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Sultan declares July 16 as first day of Safar 1448AH after moon sighting review

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Thursday, July 16, 2026, as the first day of Safar 1448AH following the non-sighting of the new crescent moon across Nigeria. The announcement was contained in a statement issued at […]
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Edo intensifies demolition exercise

However, in a letter signed by one Mr S.O.Olayemi, on behalf of the commissioner, with reference number TP.560/13A, addressed to the MD/CEO (project) of Globacom, the state government urged the company to “speedily redress the nuisance constituted by the masts erected on the sites”.

Unemployment, major cause of insecurity in Anambra—Okonkwo

By Gbenga Oke The Senate’s Deputy Chairman  Senate Committee on Ecology, Senator Annie Okonkwo, has described unemployment as a major factor contributing to insecurity and kidnapping in Anambra state. Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, Senator Okonkwo frowned at the security situation in the state, just as he said that it was not out of […]

Edo LP hails Gbagi’s defection from PDP

Edo State chapter of the party, in a statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Sir Adams Aliu, lauded the decision of the business mogul and former Chairman, Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, to quit the ruling party for the Labour Party, adding that it was timely and was never too late to leave darkness for light.

Abia Senators oppose state’s NDDC nominee

By Emmanuel Aziken Abuja—Two of the three Senators from Abia State have rejected the nomination of Mr. Alloy Nwagboso as the State’s representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Under Senate procedures, at least two of the Senators from the state must to give approval for the nomination of any person […]

Groups want confirmation of Koinyan’s appointment

According to the group, “Larry Koinyan is a son of the soil. He has the training and the discipline and, of course, he is detribalised. We appreciate Mr. President because this appointment will give Larry Koinyan the opportunity to prove his mettle to the teeming Niger-Deltans who are in dire need of a focused, development-driven and disciplined Chairman for the NNDC.”

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