President Muhammadu Buhari, has visited the Prophet's Mosque, where he performed prayers and greeted the Prophet (PBUH) and his two companions.According to RiyadhDaily, upon arrival at the Prophet's Mosque, the President was received by several Saudi officials.
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved a timetable for the implementation of rotational senatorial town hall meetings tagged: ‘Ipade Imole’, to serve as an accountability forum for government activities.The state governor in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, declared that the forum would be held on
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Former governor of Anambra State, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju has joined his ancestors aged 78 years.Popularly called "Odera" Mbadinuju was the second civilian governor of the new Anambra State after Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife between 1999 and 2003.According to a statement by one of his sons, Mr Cheta Mbadinuju, a lawyer, Odera
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Plateau State commissioner of police, Mr Bartholomew Onyeka, has given reasons why the State House of Assembly will remain sealed until the lawmakers resolve their differences.He warned the legislators and their supporters to stay off the Assembly till further notice. The impeached speaker of the House, Hon. Ayuba Abok, got a
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Niger State Police Command has disowned a letter in circulation allegedly seeking permission to search students' lodges for alleged internet fraud.The police public relations officer (PPRO) Wasiu Abiodun said the letter believed to have originated from Lapai Police Division requesting permission to search students' lodges was untrue."The Command therefore categorically
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Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has ordered a developer of an ongoing estate in the Gaduwa area of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) to stop work on the site following allegation of encroachment.The director of the FCT Department of Development Control, Murktar Galadima, who led other senior officials of the
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President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu have donated over 100,000 combo packs of food items to Nigerians.The gesture, according to them, was given in the spirit of Easter celebration and Ramadan fast for both Christians and Muslims.At the flag-off of the food distribution yesterday at
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An ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives investigating the alleged loss of over $2.4 billion in revenue from illegal sale has summoned the minister of finance, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, and the attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami to provide details of status of remittances into the federation account and
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FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, the owner of Peak Milk, has apologised to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over a controversial social media advert which the group deemed disrespectful to the Christian faith.The apology which was contained in the letter, titled: ‘Apology for The Good Friday Social Media Post By
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A renowned Kano billionaire businessman, Abdul Samad Rabiu has donated N5 billion to 22 tertiary institutions of learning in Nigeria.In a statement, the Social Development Specialist of Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative Africa, Edidiong Idang, said each of the institutions got N250 million, under the ASR Africa Tertiary Education
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