The management committee of Masjid Abdullahi Bin Zubbair in Madina Quarters, Bauchi State, has removed its Imam, Dahiru Abubakar.The development followed allegations that he used sermons to campaign for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.This is even as the committee also rejected an alleged proposal by the Imam to rename the mosque after Tinubu.According to Daily Trust, the Imam’s removal was confirmed by Abubakar Jibrin, committee chairman.RecommendedJibrin claimed that the Imam had repeatedly been warned against engaging in political activities within the mosque.According to the report, the Imam had used sermons after obligatory prayers to defend Tinubu’s administration.He was accused…
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The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ireti Kingibe, has said Nigerians deserve a government that listens to them.Kingibe spoke during plenary on Thursday while supporting a motion moved by Senator Abdul Ningi, calling for strict compliance with Senate resolutions.She urged the Senate leadership and committee chairmen to use their constitutional powers to ensure that government agencies carry out their duties in accordance with the law.”I joined my voice with that of my colleague, Senator Abdul Ningi, on the need for strict compliance with Senate resolutions, urging the Senate leadership and committee chairmen to utilise our constitutional powers to…
The Director General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, Dr Jean Kaseya, has said it is still not clear where Nigeria’s Ebola case contracted the virus.Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday, Kaseya said although the patient came from Uganda, it is not confirmed that she was infected there.”What we know is that the lady came from Uganda, but what we don’t know is whether it is a transmission from Uganda, Kampala, or a transmission that came from another place. When we have answers to these questions, I will go back to Uganda to…
The Turkish Super Lig giants are unbeaten in the group phase of the competition this season.Beşiktaş thrashed French club Marseille 4-1 in their first group game, before recording a 3-2 away win over Bundesliga outfit TSG Hoffenheim.“We will be playing against a good team. Teams coming from England are used to high tempo and intensity. We have played and are playing against good teams. So we are ready.”Beşiktaş currently occupy fourth position on the Europa League standings, while Crystal Palace sit in 15th spot.
Femi Otubanjo, a Research Professor at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, has said President Bola Tinubu is not obligated to campaign across all 36 states ahead of the 2027 general elections.Otubanjo said Tinubu, when campaigning, would be acting as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, not as Nigeria’s president.He stated this while fielding questions on Arise Morning Show on Thursday.According to him, the president has no obligation to address every Nigerian through campaign rallies.Recommended“The reality, of course, it is not compulsory for the president to campaign in 36 states. “When the president goes to campaign,…
A Yobe State High Court sitting in Damaturu has sentenced a 45-year-old man, Abubakar Musa, popularly known as Daddy, to death by hanging for the killing of his wife, Ammi Adamu Mamman, on Wednesday.The court reportedly convicted Musa of culpable homicide after concluding that the prosecution had established his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.Musa was arrested on January 4, 2024, following the death of his wife at New Bra-Bra Estate in Damaturu, according to reports.The then Police Public Relations Officer of the Yobe State Police Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, said the incident was reported in the early hours of that day.“The…
Abubakar, who served at a mosque in Madina quarters, was reportedly removed after he continued making comments in support of Tinubu following the Subhi prayer on Sunday, despite previous warnings from the mosque committee.It was gathered that the Imam repeatedly told worshippers that Tinubu was not responsible for Nigeria’s insecurity and deserved another term in office.Abubakar, however, defended his sermons, saying he had urged worshippers to stop blaming the president for the country’s security and economic challenges.“I have been preaching to the people to stop castigating President Tinubu for the insecurity and economic challenges,” he said, adding that some worshippers…
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate has said there is no approved vaccine or specific treatment for the new variant of Ebola Virus Disease currently in Nigeria.Pate disclosed this on Wednesday night while speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time.He, however, said that regardless, doctors are trying different vaccines and drugs to see if they could help.According to him, the Ebola case confirmed in Abuja is the Bundibugyo strain which has no licensed vaccine.Recommended”Specific treatments or vaccines for this variant of Ebola virus are not yet licensed or approved to be used.”Regardless, there are various…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, former governor Bisi Akande and former governor Adegboyega Oyetola are among prominent political leaders expected to participate in the inauguration of the Osun State chapter of the Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council scheduled to hold in Osogbo on Thursday, October 22, 2026.The information was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson for Governor Adeleke, the state coordinator of the council.The statement said the campaign council would comprise political leaders, elected office holders, former lawmakers, party executives and other stakeholders drawn from the All Progressives Congress, APC, Accord and the Peoples Democratic Party,…
Only minor civil disputes, infractions and petty theft usually get favourable review by the jail delivery committee, while critical violations such as culpable homicide, rape, and gang-related offenses are left for conventional courts to continue to handle.The latest facility visit, to Yolde Pate Correctional Centre in Yola South Local Government Area, was conducted on Wednesday by the jail delivery committee under its chairperson, Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman who is also the chief judge of the state.Other members of the committee include representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Deputy Chief Registrar of Area Court, the Legal Department of the Adamawa State…