Wanted ‘notorious Eiye cultist’ arrested with charms in Ogun

The police in Ogun State have arrested “a notorious and murderous cultist,” who was accused of terrorising Abeokuta and Ifo environs. The suspect, who was identified by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, as Rotimi Adebiyi (a.k.a Paracetamol), was nabbed on Saturday. Oyeyemi said on Sunday that Adebiyi had been on the command’s wanted list, over “his role …

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Sultan declares new date for Eid-El-Fitr as moon can’t be sighted

The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Monday as the first day of Shawwal following the inability of the National Moon Sighting Committee to sight this year’s Shawwal moon. The Secretary of the National Moon Sighting Committee (NMSC), Mallam Yahaya Muhammad Boyi, made this known in a terse statement on Saturday night. He said, “The Sultanate …

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Moon Not Sighted, Fasting Continues In Saudi Arabia

Muslims in Nigeria are still awaiting directive of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. Sultan of Sokoto had urged Muslims across the country to look out for this year’s Shawwal moon on Saturday. “Consequent upon the advice of the National Moon Sighting Committee …

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Special Tawaf: Tinubu Thanks Obasa, Urges Nigerians to pray for Buhari, other leaders

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and top presidential aspirant on the party’s platform, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has thanked the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, for the special Tawaf held for him and in favour of his ambition in Mecca. Tinubu also commended the Lagos State House of Assembly for …

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2023: Why I withdrew from presidential race— Orji Kalu 

Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, on Tuesday, pulled out of the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, urging the South West and South South to support a South East candidate in 2023. Senator Kalu, in a statement titled ‘2023 Presidency: The Fairness I Know, warned that if power should come to the South and not the …

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2023 election: Special Tawaf To Hold In Mecca For Tinubu

Ahead of the 2023 election, a special Tawaf is to be held on Thursday, April 28, for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and top contender for the office of the president. Tagged ‘Special Tawaf for Asiwaju’, the session is to commence by 12 noon and would be conducted around Kaabah at the centre …

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2023: Buhari, Sokoto Gov, Tambuwal meet in Aso Rock

Sokoto State Governor, Hon Aminu Tambuwal has just left the Presidential Villa Abuja, where he met President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed-doors. Although he declined to speak to State House reporters on his mission to the seat of power, Tambuwal is one of the front runners for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential ticket for the 2023 presidential election. The …

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How NDLEA Operatives Seized Cocaine In Teabags, Apprehend Smugglers At Lagos, Abuja Airports

Operatives of the National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have thwarted attempts by Brazil-based drug cartels to smuggle substantial quantities of Cocaine into Nigeria through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, by concealing the illicit substance in teabags.  A statement by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA and made available to …

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Alaafin Of Oyo’s 18 Wives Now Available For Suitors —Oyo Chief

Following the death of Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, his 18 wives may now be available to suitors without undergoing cleansing rituals, according to palace sources. Oba Adeyemi, 83, who died on Friday, following some treatments at the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, was buried according to Islamic rites on Saturday. Although it is believed in the Yoruba …

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Why we denied Alaafin’s death – Palace source

A reliable source at the palace of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Atanda Olayiwola Adeyemi has said that it is normal for the palace to deny the passage of the monarch. The reliable source, a prince and a member of Adeyemi family in Oyo, spoke to DAILY POST Saturday morning. Oba Adeyemi, who ascended the throne 52 years ago, …

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