Ramadan is expected to begin on or around Monday, depending on the sighting of the crescent moon. The 15-member council voted overwhelmingly in favor of the British-drafted resolution, with 14 countries in support and only Russia abstaining. Sudan plunged into chaos in April, when long-simmering tensions between its military, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan,…
Joshua, 34, floored the UFC champion in the first round and early in the second before delivering a destructive second-round knockout. Ngannou had to be treated by medics as he appeared motionless when he hit the canvas. The manner of the loss for Ngannou, 37, was one that reminded fans of the inherent threat and…
The kidnappings have taken place in the country’s troubled northern region, where relentless violence by separatist Islamic militant organizations and by bandit groups with no particular ideology have crumbled communities and killed thousands of people. The abductions generally are aimed at obtaining ransom and have become a lucrative business, according to Shehu Sani, a former…
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and is considered a holy month for Muslims worldwide. It begins and ends with the appearance of the crescent moon. Because the Muslim calendar year is shorter than the Gregorian calendar year, Ramadan begins 10–12 days earlier each year, allowing it to fall in every…
LivingTrust Mortgage Bank Plc has appointed Dr. Olumide Adedeji as its new Managing Director effective March 7, 2024, and subject to regulatory approval. According to a statement by the company secretary Timothy Gbadeyan, on Friday, before his appointment, Adedeji was the Executive Director in charge of Business Development, Information Technology, Operations, and Customer Experience. He…
France is the first country to explicitly guarantee abortion rights in the national charter. While abortion is a deeply divisive issue in the United States, it’s legal in nearly all of Europe and overwhelmingly supported in France, where it’s seen more as a question of public health rather than politics. French legislators approved the constitutional…
Hundreds of pupils are missing after gunmen attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria in the second mass abduction within a week in the country. Local government officials in Kaduna state confirmed the kidnappings from Kuriga school on Thursday, but did not provide figures as they were working out how many children had been abducted. Reporting…
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has announced the tentative dates of March 11 and March 12, 2024, as the commencement dates for the annual Ramadan fast, pending the sighting of the moon after sunset on Sunday, March 10, 2024. In a statement signed by the Deputy Secretary-General of the NSCIA, Prof Salisu Shehu,…
Confirming the suspension in a statement on Thursday, presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the President also suspended three executive directors of the agency. “In the light of new findings unearthed during a comprehensive investigation into the financial activities of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), President Bola Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension of the Managing…
