The the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Dr Sa’ad Abubakar has urged Muslims to offer special prayers for God’s intervention for an end to the challenge facing the country. The call is contained in a statement issued by Dr Khalid Aliyu, Secretary-General, JNI, on Thursday in Kaduna. Abubakar also urged Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia to pray for Nigeria and its leaders on Arafat day. “If we don’t humble ourselves to the Almighty Allah, an end to these orgies of violence seems not insight. “I implore us all to dedicate special prayers against all these menace…
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Nigerian filmmaker Kunle Afolayan’s movie ‘Citation’, has won the ‘Best International Film’ award at the 2022 National Film Festival (NFF) in the United Kingdom. The renowned filmmaker took to his Instagram page @kunleafo to announce the great achievement to his fans and well-wishers. According to him, the award came as a surprise to him, as there was no form of lobbying to win, it was a merited one. “Two days ago in London, Citation won Best International Film. The Director and the entire production team did not see the award coming. “We are grateful for the support and recognition of…
Russia on Tuesday claimed that some of the weapons the West is sending to Ukraine are spreading across the Middle East and ending up on the black market. Speaking in televised remarks, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Ukraine had received more than 28,000 tonnes of military cargo so far, and some of the Western weapons were appearing in the Middle East. He did not provide any details to back up his claim. “In the hope of prolonging the conflict in Ukraine, the collective West is continuing large-scale arms supplies to the Kyiv regime,” Shoigu said. “According to information at…
The Alumni Association of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) has asked the new Vice Chancellor Professor Adenike Oladiji to count on the support of its members worldwide in achieving her agenda for the development of the institution. The President of the Association, Engineer Adeyemi Bello, gave the assurance when he led Executive members on an official visit to the Vice Chancellor on Wednesday July 6, 2022. Bello said the alumni have always a played a critical role in contributing to the overall development of the university. He said through innovative ideas, the alumni have continuously raised the bar…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has been asked to stop the All Progressives Congress (APC) from replacing Kabiru Masari as the running mate to the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Shortly after Tinubu emerged as the APC flag-bearer, the party submitted Masari’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the vice-presidential candidate, for the meantime. However, two chieftains of the party and delegates in the just concluded APC national convention, Zakari Maigari and Zubainatu Mohammed approached the court to stop INEC from accepting a change of vice-presidential candidate from APC. The plaintiffs joined APC, INEC, Tinubu,…
The European Union is not going to let Russia use a G20 meeting of top diplomats in Bali for political propaganda, EU foreign affairs spokesperson Nabila Massrali says. “The EU is committed to the success of the summit and will not allow “Moscow to abuse the G20 as its own propaganda platform,” Massarali told a Brussels press conference. Massarali said Russia’s high level political participation at the G20 meeting might pose a threat to the G20’s credibility, efficiency and relevance. She said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine “excludes any business as usual” but the commission did not want to the G20…
Zinger Wallet, a financial technology startup has launched a payment platform, aimed at addressing problems with payment methods in Africa’s biggest economy. According to a statement from the company, the payment platform allows businesses to receive payments in a reliable, quick, and cheap manner through their in-app free data analytics dashboard while providing easy management of staff, departments, and customers. “Zinger was built with the aim of making the payment collection process seamless and hassle-free,” David Edijala, the CEO and Co-Founder of Zinger Wallet said in a statement. He added, “when we combined the concept of a unified payments system…
Bayern Munich is aiming to sign centre-back Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus. On Thursday, the German side’s board member for sport Hasan Salihamidzic headed to Italy for talks. Various news reports have linked Netherlands international de Ligt with a move to the Bundesliga champions. Salahamidzic is now expected to be holding first talks with Juve sports director Federico Cherubini. De Ligt, 22, is considering leaving Juve after three years, in spite of a contract until 2024, and his agent is expected in Turin by this weekend. Bayern Munich are reported to have raised their offer to 75 million euros (76.6…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Kebbi state, (Equity Bar), has decried contracting of services of external solicitors at the expense of private legal practitioners in the state. Barrister Lawal Hudu-Garba, the newly elected Chairman of the association, made this known while delivering his acceptance speech in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. He assured that the association would work assiduously to encourage government patronage of private lawyers in the state. “Huge amount of funds are used in contracting services of external solicitors and the most unfortunate thing is that the government does not patronise lawyers who practise within its jurisdiction. “It is noted…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is quitting as Conservative Party leader after ministers and lawmakers made clear his position was untenable due to growing anger about his handling of alleged misconduct by different party members. Johnson will remain as prime minister until a successor is in place, expected to be by the time of the Conservative Party conference in October. A Downing Street source said Johnson spoke to Graham Brady, chairperson of the Conservative 1922 Committee, to inform him of his decision. “The prime minister has spoken to Graham Brady and agreed to stand down in time for a new…