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Nigerians pray for peaceful elections
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari joined fellow worshippers Friday to pray for peaceful elections, amid claims of possible vote-rigging and fears of violence.
Crowd as President Buhari observes Juma’at prayer in Daura
Mammoth crowd today trooped out in Daura, Katsina State, as President Muhammadu Buhari observed today’s juma’at prayers at the central mosque of the town.
INEC takes PVC collection drive to worship houses
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kwara State, Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, on Friday, visited the Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria Central Mosque in Ilorin as part of the campaign to promote the collection of Permanent Voter Cards.
I saw bite marks, wounds on deceased Bilyaminu Bello’s body – Witness tells court
A prosecution witness, Umar Muhammed, told an FCT High Court, Maitama, that he saw several wounds on the body of Bilyaminu, the deceased son of former PDP Chairman, Alhaji Bello Halliru.
Emir Sanusi: Tackle poverty, birth rate to end Boko Haram
One of Nigeria’s leading and respected Islamic figures on Tuesday renewed calls to tackle endemic poverty and rapid population growth to help end deadly Boko Haram violence.
Eid-el-Kabir: Governor Ugwuanyi at mosque, urges special prayers for President Buhari, others
Enugu State governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, yesterday joined the Muslim community in Enugu at the Central Mosque, Owerri Road, to celebrate the feast of Eid-el-Kabir, calling for special prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other leaders in the country.
Mother-of-seven loses marriage for refusing to practise husband’s religion
A 41-year-old mother of seven, Rachael Olayiwola, on Tuesday in Lagos had her 21-year-old marriage dissolved on religious grounds.
Remains of ex-IGP Ibrahim Coomassie laid to rest in Katsina
The remains of the former Inspector General of Police (IG) and Chairman, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmadu Coomasie, were Friday laid to rest in Katsina amidst eulogies.
Killings: Cleric wants federal government to fish out, prosecute perpetrators
Malam Bashir Yankuzu, Chief Imam of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Central Mosque, has called on the Federal Government to fish out and prosecute those responsible for the killings of innocent Nigerians.
2019: Muslim community endorses Governor Ugwuanyi for second term
Some Muslims in Enugu State on Friday endorsed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwunayi for a second term in office for promoting peace, security, national unity and good governance in the state.
Bauchi agog as NAF chief Abubakar’s son weds ex-Governor Yuguda’s daughter
Bauchi town went agog Saturday as Capt. Nasir Saddique, son of Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, and Hauwa Isa Yuguda, daughter of former Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Isa Yuguda, were joined in holy matrimony.
Herdsman docked in Benue for openly grazing cattle
The Police on Thursday arraigned a 20-year-old cattle herder, Ibrahim Yau, at a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for alleged criminal conspiracy and open grazing.
Lagos judiciary commences Golden Jubilee legal year Monday
The Lagos State Judiciary will commence activities for the 2017/2018 Golden Jubilee New Legal Year with religious services to be held simultaneously on Monday.
Lagos judiciary set to begin new legal year on October 9
Lagos State Judiciary is set to begin its 2017/2018 Golden Jubilee Legal Year on Oct. 9 following recent appointment of new Acting Chief Judge, Justice Opeyemi Oke, for the state.
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Elections: Rivers APC kicks as INEC chairman claims every judgment has been obeyed
The Director of Strategic Communications for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, Prince Tonye Princewill, has expressed dissatisfaction with the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, over the claim that all court judgments have been obeyed by the electoral umpire as regards the state.
Elections: Police summon APC Reps member over Kano violence
The police in Kano on Friday ‘invited’ a member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, over his alleged role in a bloody clash between members of the PDP and APC in Bebeji Local Government Area.
Elections: Liberia’s Ellen Sirleaf urges politicians to maintain peace, adhere to rule of law
Head of the ECOWAS Election Observetion Mission (EOM), former Liberia’s President, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has urged Nigerians, particularly the political class, to sustain the peace that characterised the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections and also conduct themselves according to the laws of the land as they go to the polls Saturday.
Policeman, thugs arrested for branding private vehicles in police colours
An unidentified police inspector was arrested on Thursday at a hotel in Ewet Housing Estate for aiding some people to brand two private vehicles in police colour.
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