Miracles of Holy Prophet Muhammad (XI)
He said: ‘No, not until you tell us what happened when the Messenger of Allah (SAW) went out and you were with him’. In fact, the Holy Qur’an heals all diseases, both physical and spiritual. In his authentic hadith, Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: “Before me, every prophet was given a miracle and they practised it during their lifetime. We therefore invite you to have peep into the Holy Qur’an, read it and savour the blessings of God. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…Miracles of Holy Prophet Miracles of Holy Prophet
Source:Nigerian Tribune
March 25, 2022 03:42 UTC
Zoning is unconstitutional but ensures power sharing -Don
According to him, “If zoning is not in place, few wealthy members of the political party from one particular zone will continue to rule others forever”. “Zoning of elective positions ensures fair rotation of power to geopolitical zones, senatorial districts, constituencies and wards,” he stated. Onuoha observed that despite the fact that zoning was never entrenched in the constitution, political parties had expediently adopted the policy as far back as 1999, being a power rotation lever of seesawing elective positions across the country. “Whether zoning or not, the election of unqualified people occurs when money-bags and godfathers hijack the process of choosing candidates for political parties,” Onuoha maintained. “When these politicians are benefitting from zoning, the arrangement is not unconstitutional but when it is the turn of another people, it becomes unconstitutional,” he noted.
Source:Punch
March 25, 2022 03:04 UTC
Despite falsifying his age, LASU makes Okebukola, ex-NUC boss, its first emeritus professor
In October 2020 PREMIUM TIMES had exclusively reported plans by the university to appoint Mr Okebukola an emeritus professor while being fully employed by the university. Mr Okebukola is now retired from service. If LASU management had followed its own rule to the letter, Mr Okebukola should have been dismissed immediately the age discrepancies were found out. Upon the withdrawal of his notice of retirement, Mr Fagbohun swiftly, quickly approved Mr Okebukola’s February 2016 sabbatical to February 2017. AdvertisementsBut official documents obtained from the university showed the school management was aware of Mr Okebukola’s multiple birth dates.
Source:The Guardian
March 25, 2022 01:55 UTC
22 ships discharge petrol, others at Lagos ports | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Thursday said that 22 ships at the Lagos Port Complex were discharging petrol and others. The NPA in its daily Shipping Position said that the ships were discharging bulk wheat, general cargo, container, frozen fish, ethanol, automobile gasoline, base oil, butane gas, bulk urea and petrol. The authority said that 26 other ships were expected to arrive the port between March 23 to April 10. It listed the expected items as bulk wheat, general cargo, frozen fish, bulk sugar, butane gas, bulk gypsum, bulk salt, automobile gasoline, petrol and containers. It indicated that eight others had arrived the ports waiting to berth with bulk wheat, container, base oil, petrol and bulk sugar.
Source:The Guardian
March 25, 2022 00:41 UTC
Woman dips daughter's hands in hot water for stealing | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
A woman, Tina Idoroyen, has been arrested in Calabar for dipping the hands of her five-year-old daughter in hot water for stealing a piece fish. Idoronye, a food vendor, claimed that she prepared 19 pieces of fish for her business and went out. Idoronye then dipped her daughter’s two hands in hot water as a punishment, with the girl suffering severe burns. “The mother alleged that her 5-year-old daughter stole her fish so she dipped her hands in very hot water, that was how she reacted to the alleged stealing. “The woman has nothing: the father of the child abandoned them two years ago, she still has another 8-year-old daughter.
Source:The Guardian
March 23, 2022 15:44 UTC
Agropartnerships: Nigeria's SEC seal fintech company office
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sealed up the office of fintech company Agropartnerships. SEC said the parent companies Farmforte Agro Allied Solutions Limited and Agropartnerships Technology Ltd are operating illegally and unlicensed to carry out investment related operations. “These companies do not have registration of the SEC to conduct fund management activities and have been found to promise exorbitant rates of returns to lure investors. While Agropartnerships office remains sealed, the fintech company refutes SEC’s claim that is operating illegally and unregistered with Nigerian authorities. “We remain committed to enabling progress for all in the agriculture value chain across Africa,” Agropartnerships said.
Source:The Guardian
March 23, 2022 10:24 UTC
PCR tests scam, reputation issue for Nigeria – WHO envoy
She wondered why the PCR tests were done with no reagents. The NCDC Director-General, Ifedayo Adetifa, had insisted that the country would not scrap the COVID-19 tests for inbound passengers into the country. In reaction, Alakija tweeted, “The portal for PCR tests is defective, people sometimes have to pay several times before it will generate QR code. It is a reputation issue for Nigeria and is a scam.”A civil society organisation, ActionAid, had, on Saturday, called on the Federal Government to reduce the high rate of the PCR tests for inbound travellers. The organisation also berated the government, adding that the high cost of the PCR tests was a lucrative business for rich people in the country.
Source:Punch
March 21, 2022 07:42 UTC
Leaked Obiano’s video in EFCC detention surfaces online
A short video of former Anambra Governor Willie Obiano in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s detention has surfaced online. In the video which lasted 12 seconds, Obiano was seen sipping water from a bottle. EFCC had Obiano is being quizzed over the alleged misappropriation of N42 billion belonging to the state. The PUNCH had reported that Obiano was arrested by EFCC on Thursday night, hours after handing over to the new Anambra Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. “Obiano was arrested for alleged misappropriation of public funds, including, N5bn Sure-P and N37bn security vote which was withdrawn in cash.
Source:Punch
March 21, 2022 07:36 UTC
Collapsed school building kills five children in Niger
Five children have been killed by a primary school building that collapsed on Saturday at UK Bello Memorial Primary School, Paiko, in the Paiko Local Government Area of Niger State. Our correspondent gathered that the building that killed the children had been on the verge of collapse for years and efforts by the Niger State government to demolish the building were resisted by the residents. Our source stated, “There is a refuse dump close to the school toilet where children usually pick up disposed materials to sell adding that it was during such visits that the toilet collapsed on them. “The toilet block is outside the school building and there is a refuse dump very close to the toilet. Children usually go to the refuse dump to dig up for things they can sell.
Source:Punch
March 20, 2022 05:00 UTC
Russia uses advanced hypersonic missiles in Ukraine for first time
Russia used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine on Friday to destroy a weapons storage site in the country’s west, the defence ministry said. Russia has never before admitted using the high-precision weapon in combat, and state news agency RIA Novosti said it was the first use of the Kinzhal hypersonic weapons during the conflict in pro-Western Ukraine. “The Kinzhal aviation missile system with hypersonic aeroballistic missiles destroyed a large underground warehouse containing missiles and aviation ammunition in the village of Deliatyn in the Ivano-Frankivsk region”, the Russian defence ministry said Saturday. A defence ministry spokesman declined to comment when reached by AFP. The Kinzhal missile was one of an array of new weapons Putin unveiled in his state-of-the-nation address in 2018.
Source:Punch
March 19, 2022 22:04 UTC
Tanzania bus and lorry collision kills at least 23 | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
At least 23 people have died after a bus crashed into a lorry in eastern Tanzania on Friday, the police said. “The death toll is now 23” after one of those injured died, said police head of operations and training Liberatus Sabas. “The truck driver, who was heading from the Dar es Salaam port to the Democratic Republic of Congo, was overtaking a motorbike when the two vehicles collided head-on,” he said. “Three injured have been transferred to Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam for further treatment,” Sabas added. In its 2018 global report on road safety, the World Health Organisation said Tanzania had reported 3,256 traffic accident deaths in 2016, but estimated there had probably been closer to 16,000.
Source:The Guardian
March 19, 2022 17:54 UTC
Burkina's 'Opera Village' by its groundbreaking architect | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
With its imposing, angular proportions made out of clay, laterite and other local building materials, the Opera Village cultural and educational project, designed by Burkina Faso-born architect Francis Kere, blends into the landscape. His Opera Village used local construction materials, such as clay, laterite, granite and wood to allow it to withstand the extreme heat of the region, the site’s administrator Motandi Ouoba said. “These are local materials that the architect found on site: blocks of compressed earth, bricks taken from the site, paving stones made from granite,” he said. – ‘Durable and functional’ –Opera Village also serves as a creative residency site for artists, according to Ouoba. “It reminds us that we can get something beautiful, durable and functional from local materials,” he said.
Source:The Guardian
March 19, 2022 08:39 UTC
2023: The kind of leaders Nigeria deserves – Gowon
Yakubu Gowon, a former military Head of State, has said that Nigeria deserves to be led by its very best in 2023 and beyond. Mr Gowon said that in the country’s interest, all politicians and their followers must look beyond the struggle for positions and sustain faith in Nigeria. “Sustain hope, believe in Nigeria and believe in the cause of unity and peace,” Mr Gowon said. Mr Zagi told reporters that the visit was a matter of courtesy, adding that as an elder statesman, Mr Gowon embraced everyone. Mr Buhari’s deputy, Mr Osinbajo, has yet to declare his interest formally but many groups have been clamouring for his emergence as a candidate for the presidential slot.
Source:The Guardian
March 19, 2022 08:15 UTC
Bamise: Why family, lawyer rejected autopsy date
A member of the family, Mr Pelumi Ayanwola, disclosed this on Friday while speaking with journalists at the Right House, Adeniji Jones Street in Ikeja, Lagos State. “We received an invitation on Wednesday from the police to come and witness Bamise’s autopsy on Thursday. Counsel to the family, Mr Ayo Ademiluyi, confirmed the autopsy was rejected, as it would be conducted by pathologists appointed by the same Lagos state government with an axe to grind on the matter. “We rejected it because it will only be conducted by the appointed officials of the Lagos State Government alone. “Lagos State is a party in this case, they cannot be a judge in their own case; they can only be witnesses or observers.
Source:Punch
March 19, 2022 06:44 UTC
Brazil Supreme Court judge bars messaging app, Telegram
A Supreme Court judge in Brazil ruled Friday to block popular messaging application Telegram nationwide, barring one of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s favorite communication channels. Citing Telegram’s failure to comply with orders from Brazilian authorities and remove messages found to contain disinformation, Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered the app blocked immediately in Brazil, in a ruling dated Thursday and published Friday on the high court’s website.
Source:Punch
March 19, 2022 06:10 UTC