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Jun

2024

2024 Hajj: Nigerian Pilgrim Puts To Bed In Makkah

2024 Hajj: Nigerian Pilgrim Puts To Bed In Makkah A 30-year-old Nigerian pilgrim has given birth to a baby boy at a Saudi Hospital in Makkah. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) the pilgrim arrived at the Hospital’s emergency room after experiencing labour pains at 31 weeks of the pregnancy. The emergency team swiftly assessed her condition and transferred her to the maternity ward, where she gave birth to the baby boy naturally. While the mother is recovering, the baby named Mohammad is receiving special care, being premature. According to the Saudi Gazzet, this marks the first birth by…

Jun

2024

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Governor Grants N45,000 Sallah Bonuses To Each Civil Servant

News Flash, Politics, Religion

Governor Grants N45,000 Sallah Bonuses To Each Civil Servant The Katsina state government on Sunday, June 9, splashed N45,000 as bonus to the state’s civil servants for the fourth coming Muslim Eid-el-Kabir celebrations next week. The N45,000 package which was approved by Governor Dikko Umaru Radda for each worker in the state’s civil service,contains N15,000 gift and N30,000 as soft loan. The loan is repayable in three monthly instalments The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Dr. Bala Salisu Zango, in a statement also disclosed that the governor commended the workers’ dedication and commitment, describing the gesture as part of the…

Jun

2024

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Hajj 2025: NDLEA Arrests Intending Pilgrims Traveling To Saudi Arabia With Cocaine Consignments

Crime, News Flash, Religion

Hajj 2024: NDLEA Arrests Intending Pilgrims Traveling To Saudi Arabia With Cocaine Consignments Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided Emerald Hotel, Ladipo area of Oshodi, Lagos state where some intending pilgrims to the ongoing hajj in Saudi Arabia were lodged and caught in the act of ingesting wraps of cocaine ahead of their flight to the holy land on Wednesday, June 5. Those arrested during the intelligence-led operation include: Usman Kamorudeen, 31; Olasunkanmi Owolabi, 46; Fatai Yekini, 38; and a lady, Ayinla Kemi, 34. The four suspects were lodged in two rooms in the hotel…

Jun

2024

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Sultan Of Sokoto Announces Date For Eid-ul-Adha Celebration

Culture, News Flash, Northern Nigeria, Religion

Sultan Of Sokoto Annouces Date For Eid-ul-Adha Celebration Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has announced Friday 7th June as the first day of Dhul Hijjah 1445. Thursday, June 6, is therefore the last day of Dhul Qa’adah and Friday, June 7, is the first day of Dhul Hijjah. This means the first day of Eid Al Adha will be on Sunday, June 16 (Dhul Hijjah 10). The Day of Arafah — marked one day before Eid and known as the holiest day in Islam — will fall on Saturday,…

Jun

2024

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RCCG Suspends Pastor Whose Wife Threw Lavish Party After Wigwe’s Death

News Flash, Religion

RCCG Suspends Pastor Whose Wife Threw Lavish Party After Wigwe’s Death The City of David Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Lagos has suspended Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, following the extravagant birthday party of his wife shortly after the death of Herbert Wigwe, former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc. According to ChurchTimes, a top pastor of the church who did not want his name mentioned said the decision to suspend Iluyomade was in response to the public outcry against the party. “It was not Pastor Adeboye that suspended him. The governing council decided…

May

2024

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Tragedy As Six Members Of CAN Women Wing Die In Road Accident

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Tragedy As Six Members Of CAN Women Wing Die In Road Accident Six members of the women wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have died in a road accident in Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State in North-east Nigeria. The accident occurred on Sunday afternoon when an 18-seater bus, in which the members of the state chapter of the Women Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN) were travelling, crashed. The members of the group were returning from Gembu, the headquarters of Sardauna LGA, to Jalingo, the state capital. The women were returning home from a…

May

2024

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Man Sets Kano Mosque On Fire During Prayers

Crime, News Flash, Religion

Man Sets Kano Mosque On Fire During Prayers Yet to be identified man has set a mosque on fire at Laraba Abasawa in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. According to Daily Trust, the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, left worshippers injured. Members of the community were observing the ‘Subh’ prayer when the arsonist struck. According to a member of the community who asked not to be named, “the man used petrol and lit fire while the people, about 40 of them were praying. He locked the mosque after the fire.” “It took time for…

May

2024

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Many Churches In Nigeria Are Set Up Just For Business Purposes – Catholic Bishop Laments

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Business, News Flash, Religion

Many Churches In Nigeria Are Set Up Just For Business Purposes – Catholic Bishop Laments The Catholic Bishop of Yola, Stephen Mamza, has lamented the growing number of churches in the country set up as commercial ventures to make money for the owner(s). The cleric lamented that many people are going into ministry and setting up churches just to make money and live in affluence. Speaking on Sunday at St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Bekaji, Yola, where he presided over a Mass to mark this year’s World Communications Sunday of the Catholic Church, Bishop Mamza said many people just want to…

May

2024

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Economic Hardship: Church Shares Food, Cash To Less Privileged During Service

Economy, News Flash, Religion

Economic Hardship: Church Shares Food, Cash To Less Privileged During Service GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Taraba branch of Deeper Life Bible Church, on Sunday, distributed food items and cash to the less privileged in the state to cushion the effects of the economic hardship on them. Pastor Samuel Omajali, the state director of the church while answering questions from journalists at the end of the combined service to thank God over the just concluded global crusade held by the general overseer of the church, Pastor William Kumuyi in Wukari, expressed worry over the difficult situation citizens were going through.…

May

2024

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‘God Has Set You Up To Be A Star In Our Country’ – Kumuyi To Gov Otti

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Religion

'GOD HAS SET YOU UP TO BE A STAR IN OUR COUNTRY' - KUMUYI TO GOV OTTI The Founder and General Overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, more popularly known as Deeper Life Church, Pastor W. F. Kumuyi, says there is a bright light shining in Abia State. Pastor Kumuyi, who has been in the state for about a week for a crusade with the theme; "A Glorious Transformation Through Christ", spoke Tuesday, when he paid a working visit to Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, at his residence in Nvosi, Isialangwa South Local Government Area. The revered…