Prince Dapo Abiodun has said he cannot do everything that needs to be done as the governor of Ogun State. The governor also added that he has no plans to
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DAILY POST learnt that Rufai was denied bail by a federal Magistrate Court sitting in New York.
The magistrate had ruled on Wednesday that Rufai, who was charged for his involvement in unemployment fraud in Washington State, cannot be released before his trial.
Rufai’s counsel, Michael Barrows of Garden City, New York, had urged the court to grant his client bail on self recognizance.
The lawyer had asked that he be released to the custody of his brother, one Alaba A. Rufai, who is an attorney in New York.
Abidemi Rufai had also agreed to electronic home monitoring and certain travel restrictions.
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Southern Governors In Nigeria Ban Open Grazing And Call For National Conference.
Governors from the southern part of Nigeria on Tuesday May 11,2021 met in Asaba, Delta State to proffer solutions to killings, kidnapping and other challenges bedeviling the nation.
The governors, Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo) et al, gathered to address the growing issues of insecurity and other matters affecting their regions.
The governors, under the aegis of the Southern Nigeria Governors Forum (SNGF), said they condemned open grazing of animals and movement of cattle from the northern part of the country to the south and also called for a national conference to determine national questions bothering on the nature of Nigeria’s federalism and federal character in national appointments, among other issues.
Eid-ul-Fitr: Muslims to fast tomorrow, Shawwal moon not sighted in Saudi Arabia
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Muslims are required to fast one more time tomorrow to mark the end of the Ramadan fast.
The committee responsible for sighting the moon in Saudi Arabia announced today that the Shawwal moon is yet to be sighted.
Consequently, Muslim faithful are required to fast tomorrow, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Hence, Eid-ul-Fitr will now be officially celebrated in Nigeria on Thursday, May 13, 2021
The Federal Government of Nigeria had since declare Wednesday and Thursday as public holiday to celebrate the holy festival.Shawwal