By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has confirmed the sighting of the lunar month of Ramadan, which will pave the way for the beginning of the Islamic lengthy fasting. The Kingdom announced its Twitter platform, @Haramaininfo, on Sunday, 10 March, 2024 The tweets partly read, “Crescent of Ramadan 1445/2024 has been sighted in Saudi Arabia! “Subsequently, Ramadan 1445/2024 begins tomorrow, 11 March 2024. “Taraweeh Prayers will begin in the Two Holy Mosques after Isha Prayers.” Recall that the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs(NSCIA) has announced the tentative dates of March 11 and March 12, 2024, as the commencement…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Tottenham have kick-started their hope of qualifying for next year Champions on Sunday, 10 March, 2024 after it putting four goals into the net of their hosts, Aston Villa. The defeat of Aston Villa may denied them from finishing in the Premier League’s top four. Ange Postecoglou’s side came to Villa Park having at the back of their minds that defeat to their fourth placed rivals would have been potentially fatal to their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League. But the Postecoglou tutored side rose to the challenge with a second half goal galore in the rain-soaked…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nigeria’s Nworie Emmanuel on Saturday, 9 March, 2023 won a bronze medal in the 77kg Greco-Roman event at the ongoing African Game in Accra, Ghana. Nworie defeated Hattingh Johannes of South Africa 11-0 superiority, after what seemed to be a controversial semifinal loss for the Nigerian Wrestler. Speaking after the game, Emmanuel expressed dissatisfaction with his semifinal loss to his Egyptian opponent. He dominated almost the entire tie but was defeated through technical decisions by the umpires. “I really feel sad because of my semifinal defeat because I gave all my strength in the game to be able…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Tinubu is expected to inaugurate an agricultural processing zone with equipment and the remodelled Minna International Airport on Monday, 11 March, 2024. Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger State, made this disclosure on Saturday, 9 March, 2024 while inspecting the projects, adding that about 2,000 hectares would be utilised for the agro-processing zone project. Also on the inspection team was the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo. Bago said about 1,000 hectares would be utilised for drip irrigation and greenhouses while an additional 1,000 hectares was specifically for processing dairy products. He…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Dozens of people were said to have been trapped after a five-storey building under construction collapsed at Basden Street, Fegge, in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State on Sunday, 10 March, 2024. It was gathered that the building, meant to serve commercial purposes on completion, collapsed in the early hours of Sunday while some of the construction workers were on the last floor. An excavator has quickly been moved to the site to begin the evacuation of rubbles and possible rescue operations of any trapped victims. As at the time of filing this report, the reason…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Chairman of the Editorial Board of The Nation Newspapers, Sam Omatseye, will on Tuesday, 12 March, 2024, unveil his new book on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The book is titled: “Beating All Odds: Diaries and Essays on How Bola Tinubu became President.” According to a statement in Abuja by Omatseye, “The book, which is the first major work to give an account of and context to one of Nigeria’s most tempestuous election seasons, will be launched on Tuesday, March 12, at the Shehu Musa Yar Adua Centre in Abuja. “The occasion, which is expected to attract high-profile…
Nigeria’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija, and her husband of 30 years, Modupe Alakija, have parted ways. The news making the rounds is that the mother of four and the businessman allegedly no longer live together in their Ikoyi matrimonial home in Lagos. The couple were alleged to have been having frequent squabbles that led to the separation. He allegedly lives alone within the same Ikoyi neighbourhood. In the past, the lawyer cum businessman was allegedly link with a one-time beauty queen. Few years ago, Modupe Alakija, the husband of billionaire Folorunso Alakija, was in the news following his suspension by…
Dr. Kole A. Shettima, author and Director, The MacArthur Foundation, Africa Office and Folake Soetan, the CEO, Ikeja Electric PLC will lead high-powered speakers at the Women High Achievers Trybe (WHATrybe) 2024 annual conference to be held Sunday 10 March at 4:00pm. The upcoming free one-day virtual event themed “Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges,” is in commemoration of International Women’s Day. WHATrybe is a Nigerian non-profit community dedicated to inspiring and empowering women to attain leadership roles in business and management services. Speaking on the forthcoming virtual gathering, Kiki Okewale, the host and Convener, WHATrybe Community said this year’s conference…
The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, on Friday, 8 March, 2024, said the administration of President Bola Tinubu opted for fiscal incentives in the Oil and Gas Sector to attract investments. She also said the government was seeking ways to grow revenue and foreign exchange to stabilize our economy and currency. She said enhanced security measures in the Niger Delta has led to increase in liquids of over 200,000 barrels per day over the last six months. She said the stability in the oil producing areas has increased the availability of NLNG Trains 1-6 from…
Human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi on Friday called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to audit the financial transactions of all officials of government who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him, the demand became necessary following the startling revelations arising from the prosecution of ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele by the anti-graft agency. Olajengbesi, the Managing Partner of Abuja-based law firm, Law Corridor, in a statement, commended the EFCC for exposing the alleged forgery of Buhari’s signature and that of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),…