May 23, 2020

Saudi Arabia, UAE Mosques To Stay Closed For Eid Prayer

Saudi Arabia, UAE Mosques To Stay Closed For Eid Prayer

May 23, 2020 8:53 am

Mosques will remain closed for prayers on the Eid-El-Fitr festival, Saudi and United Arab Emirates officials said on Friday.

They call on the population to adhere to safety guidelines to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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The Eid, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, may fall on Saturday or Sunday in the Gulf region.

“Saudi Islamic Affairs Minister, Abdullatif al-Sheikh, gave instructions not to have Eid prayers in mosques.

“Muslims will hold the Eid prayer at home because of the pandemic,’’ the Saudi Press

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U.S. Jails Nigerian Emmanuel Odiah For 54 Months Over $600K Fraud

U.S. Jails Nigerian Emmanuel Odiah For 54 Months Over $600K Fraud

May 23, 2020 8:52 am

A Nigerian Emmanuel Odiah has been sentenced to 54 months in U.S. federal prison after pleading guilty for money laundering.

The charge was in connection with a wire-fraud scheme that swindled victims out of more than $600,000.

U.S. Attorney Scott C. Blader, Western District of Wisconsin, announced the sentence.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.

“Odiah participated in a scheme that manipulated elderly and other vulnerable individuals with a total disregard for the financial and emotional devastation it caused,” said U.S. Attorney Blader.

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Eid-el-Fitr: Ondo Govt Orders Reopening Of All Markets

May 23, 2020 8:52 am
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has ordered that all major and community markets throughout the State be reopened on Saturday, May 23.

The Governor made this known in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olusegun Ajiboye made available to newsmen in Akure on Friday.

Akeredolu had earlier banned daily market activities in the State as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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The decision is to enable Muslim faithful in the State engage in shopping activities ahead of the Eid-el-Fitr festivities.

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FG’s Palliatives Huge Scam, Give Account – PDP Dares Buhari

FG’s Palliatives Huge Scam, Give Account – PDP Dares Buhari

May 23, 2020 8:51 am

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari-led Presidency to immediately make public detail of funds spent as palliatives to Nigerians.

PDP explained that the scheme which was aimed at cushioning the stay-home effect caused by COVID-19 pandemic had been exposed to ba a huge scam.

The opposition party made the call in a statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan.

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PDP also urged its state governors to help their counterparts in the All Progressives Congress, APC, in responding to the pandemic.

It stressed that had the

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Eid-El-Fitri: Abia Govt Bans Muslims From Prayer Grounds

May 23, 2020 8:51 am

The Abia State Government has said its total ban on religious gatherings is still in force as it informed Muslim community in the state to celebrate this year’s Eid el-Fitri at their various homes.

This is coming on the heels of the lockdown directed by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu-led government as part of precautionary measures to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the state.

Recall that the federal government had declared Friday, 1st and Monday 4th September, 2017 as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.

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This was confirmed

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NECO - Buhari Appoints Prof. Obioma As New Registrar

NECO: Buhari Appoints Prof. Obioma As New Registrar

May 23, 2020 7:38 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Godswill Obioma as the new National Examinations Council (NECO) Registrar and Chief Executive Officer.

The approval was contained in a letter dated 15th May 2020 with Reference No: FME/PS/396/C1/1/134.

It was signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu.

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The letter noted that the appointment, for an initial tenure of five years, would take effect from 14th May 2020.

A statement by the Head of Information, Azeez Sani, said the Registrar officially took over the affairs of the Council from

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America Needs Prayers – Trump Orders Reopening Of Churches, Mosques

America Needs Prayers – Trump Orders Reopening Of Churches

May 23, 2020 7:37 am

United States President, Donald Trump has given permission for the reopening of religious centres.

He made the announcement on Friday at the White House, stating that America needs “more prayers”.

Trump declared that his administration considered places of worship “essential” amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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He told governors to allow the institutions open and threatened to “override” them if their states did not follow federal recommendations.

Trump said he identified “houses of worship, churches, synagogues and mosques as essential places that provide essential services”.

The president said some governors “have deemed

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Bello Vs Wada - Today Is Judgment Day!

Bello Vs Wada: Today Is Judgment Day!

May 23, 2020 5:51 am

Aside the controversies over whether the deadly Covid-19 virus has landed in their midst or not, the most talked about issue among residents of Kogi in the past few days is the impending judgment of the Kogi Election Petition Tribunal in the petition filed by Musa Wada, the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP against the declaration of Yahaya Bello of All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner of the State’s November 16 governorship election.

Findings by this medium on Friday revealed that members of the two major Nigerian political parties are anxious, excited and hopeful that they will sing …

Lagos - BRT buses Set To Withdraw Services Next Week

Lagos: BRT buses Set To Withdraw Services Next Week

May 23, 2020 5:44 am

Primero Transport Services Ltd., operator of the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has announced plans to withdraw its services on May 25.

The transport services cited logistics problems and other issues as one of its reasons, a source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

According to the source, the company might likely run out of diesel and other supplies that would likely disrupt BRT operations next week.

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“Primero is planning to withdraw all its buses from the road from May 25. The company is running out of diesel,”

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NCDC Announces 245 Fresh Cases As Total Hit 7261

NCDC Announces 245 Fresh Cases As Total Hit 7261

May 23, 2020 5:43 am
Nigeria on Friday recorded 245 cases of coronavirus

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known in a tweet on Friday.

According to the agency, Lagos recorded the highest number with 131 cases, while Jigawa State followed with 16 cases.

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NCDC wrote, “245 new cases of #COVID19;

“131-Lagos, 16-Jigawa, 13-Ogun, 12-Borno

9-Kaduna, 9-Oyo, 9-Rivers, 9-Ebonyi, 8-Kano

7-Kwara, 5-Katsina, 3-Akwa Ibom, 3-Sokoto

2-Bauchi, 2-Yobe, 1-Anambra, 1-Gombe, 1-Niger, 1-Ondo, 1-Plateau, 1-FCT, 1-Bayelsa;

“7261 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria;

“Discharged: 2007.Deaths: 221.”

AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK

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Justice Karibi-Whyte is dead

Justice Karibi-Whyte is dead

May 23, 2020 5:43 am

Adolphus Karibi-Whyte, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, is dead.

He died on Friday in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State.

Karibi-Whyte was aged 80 years.

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The late justice left behind seven children, four male and three female.

They are Asikiya, Tonye, Gogo, Abiye, Tokini, Sodigi and Nengi.

Karibi-Whyte, a Professor of Law, hailed from Abonnema, Rivers State.

He was the Legal Draftsman in the Rivers State Ministry of Justice in 1973 and later the Solicitor-General.

In 1976, he became a Judge of the Federal Revenue Court, …

The Rise Of American Idiot - Donald Trump

The Rise Of The American Idiot: Donald Trump

May 23, 2020 5:42 am

On 20 May Donald Trump said that having one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks was a “badge of honour.” What kind of idiot would think that having the highest death toll in a world pandemic would be a point of pride? Quick, someone give this moron a medal!

The American Idiot is a figure the world has come to know all too well — he’s a world famous celebrity by this point. Brad Pitt has nothing on him. And the world, these days, so far as I can see, is laughing at America, horrified, astonished, bewildered — asking a …

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