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  Muslim pilgrim gather atop Mount Arafat,also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the holy city of Mecca, on July 8, 2022.  A piece of news that would sadden the heart of loved ones is the death of another Nigerian pilgrim identified simply as Hasiya Aminu.  The sad development has been confirmed by the Chief of Operations and Head of the Nigerian Medical Team, of NAHCON, Dr Usman Galadima Meanwhile, close sources revealed she passed on in her sleep; Aminu becomes the second pilgrim that died during the 2022 Hajj operations . Again, another Nigerian pilgrim, identified simply as Hasiya Aminu from Kaduna state is dead. Vanguard reports that the pilgrim died after she returned from the plains of Arafat, Friday evening. Confirming the development, the Chief of Operations and Head of the Nigerian Medical Team, of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Dr Usman Galadima said no cause has been ascertained for her death.  Pilgrims closed to her in the tent said i

  What is the essence of slaughtering animals on Sallah day? The essence of slaughtering animals on Sallah day is to perform one of the Sunna (actions) of our noble and humble Prophet Muhammad, who also slaughtered animals during his lifetime. The slaughtering of ram started from the time when Allah, the most beneficent, the most merciful, directed Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his only son, Ismail, and in the process of trying to slaughter the child, Allah, in His infinite mercy, replaced the son with a ram. So, from that time to date, Muslims are directed by Allah, through Prophet Muhammad, to observe the worship during the annual Eid Al Adha festival, otherwise called Sallah. Apart from ram, which is the commonest animal slaughtered at Sallah, what other animals are acceptable? Apart from ram, a Muslim can also slaughter sacrificial animals like goat, cow or camel. But ram is the most rewarding, followed by goat, then cow and lastly camel. Some people also slaughter chicken, possibly

  The Nigerian Correctional Service on Friday, July 8, released the names and pictures of inmates with cases of terrorism who escaped from the Kuje Medium Custodial Centre in Abuja. The inmates escaped the correctional centre on Tuesday night, July 5, after members of the Islamic for West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the facility.  “If you see any of these people, or have useful information which may lead to their recapture, please call 07000099999, 09060004598 or 08075050006 or Any Law Enforcement Agency nearest to you. We guarantee to keep your information anonymous,” the NCoS said in a release on Friday. See the names below as listed in a report by The Punch: 1. ABDULKAREEM MUSA 2. ABDUSALAMI ADAMU 3. ABUBAKAR ABDULRAHMAN HABIBU  4. ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED SADIQ 5. ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED 6. ABUBAKAR YUSUF 7. ADAM LAWAL MUHAMMAD 8. AKIBU MUSA DANJUMA 9. AMODU OMALE SALIHU 10. BELLO HARUNA 11. BILYAMINU USMAN 12. BUKAR ALI 13. IBRAHIM MOHAMMED 14. IKYA ABUR 15. ISMAIL IDRIS ABDULLAHI 16. MOD

  The Federal Government and authorities of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have launched a manhunt for escapees from the Kuje Medium Custodial Centre, which was attacked on Tuesday by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. It was gathered that the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) is coordinating the manhunt while the NCoS is compiling the biodata, including photographs of escapees, especially 64 members of the Boko Haram group who were ferried out of the prison facility. A source within the Kuje facility, who preferred anonymity, said over 600 of the escapees have been recaptured. The Public Relations Officer of the NCoS, Umar Abubakar, on Wednesday said only 578 escapees had been recaptured, leaving 416 escapees still on the run. The source said: ” We are under intense pressures to recapture all the escapees including the 64 Boko Haram members. Investigations are going on at all levels of the country’s security architecture to unravel the circumstances surrounding th

Nasarawa State has confirmed six cases of monkey pox in two Local government areas. Confirming the outbreak of the disease in Lafia, the state commissioner of health, Ahmed Baba Yahaya  said the first case was reported in Keffi Local government in May this year.  According to the Commissioner, health care workers in the state have been sensitized and trained on the occurrence of the disease while drugs and essential commodities  have been procured  and treatment obtained in all general hospitals and the Federal Medical Centre Keffi. He said, an emergency operational centre for monkey pox  have been activated while an incident manager has  been appointed adding that  all necessary measures have been put in place in strategic areas to fight against the spread of the disease in the state. “It is noteworthy that the disease can be transmitted through direct contact with infectious  rash, scabs, such as kissing  body fluids of infected persons, respiratory secretions, face to face prolonged

TOP STORIES    The strike action by the ASUU has continued to influence the lifestyle of female students on Nigerian campuses negatively. This is because some have decided to sell their body in a bid to survive the tide, especially with the present harsh economic realities Meanwhile, since the nation's educational body embarked on the industrial action, the fate of the Nigerian students are hanging to pay. At a restaurant in Wuse 2 Abuja, Monica, also known as Monik, a student of the Kogi State University, looked ready for a conversation. At first, she had thought a young man had come for her, possibly for her night business. She engaged our correspondent in a conversation, and in the end, she was willing to go with our correspondent to any of the nearby hotels to spend the night.  The federal government earlier noted the strike action by ASUU would soon be called off. The conversation continued: “But you are a student. You shouldn’t be doing this,” our correspondent advised amid h

  The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has secretly welcomed a set of twins with Shivon Zilis, an employee in one of his businesses. According to court documents obtained by Insider, and published on Wednesday, the twins were born last year November in Austin, Texas. Zilis is the Director of Operations and Special Projects at Neuralink, a neurotechnology firm founded and owned by Musk. Filed in April 2022, the papers were a request by the parents to a Texan county judge to change their babies’ names to reflect their “father’s last name, and contain their mother’s last name as part of their middle name.” The order was eventually approved by the Judge in May. Insider also reports that the twins arrived weeks before the birth of Musk’s daughter with his former partner, Claire Boucher, a Canadian singer popularly known as Grimes. During a cover story interview with Vanity Fair in April, Boucher confessed to secretly welcoming the child via a surrogate in December 2021.   Musk also shares 18

A Westminster Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom, on Wednesday, ruled that David Nwamini Ukpo, the alleged kidney donor for the daughter of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, is not 15 years old. Arise TV reports that the Ukpo has admitted to the court that he is 21 years old and had been in the UK since February but only presented himself to the police in May. Kindly share this story    

 The battle gets interesting by the day and the game gets tougher for the race to Aso Rock in the 2023 general election In fact, APC flagbearer Bola Tinubu would have to contend with not only Labour Party's candidate Peter Obi but his supporters, who are ready for a showdown with anyone who downplays his candidacy Interestingly, Obi will have to compete tightly with the Jagaban of Lagos in a game that many have described can be won by the 'strong-hearted'. Peter Obi has slammed his counterpart, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, noting that with the present condition of Nigeria, the 2023 election should not be based on ethnic or personal greed for power, as shown in the catch-phrase ‘Emi L’okan (it is my turn).’ Tinubu had, days before his party’s presidential primary, told an audience at Abeokuta in Ogun state that it was his turn to become the president of Nigeria. 

  Katsina, usually referred to as Katsina State to distinguish it from the city of Katsina, is a state in North West zone of Nigeria.   The Nigeria Air Force may have mistakenly bombed a community in Katsina State hours after suspected terrorists attacked a presidential advance convoy in the state. Channels Television gathered that the bombing took place on Tuesday. An eyewitness said the bomb destroyed at least one building sheltering several persons at Kunkuna village, Safana Local Government Area of the state, killing an elderly woman and injuring 27 others. The Nigerian Air Force has not reacted to the incident as military officials directed journalists to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. This is not the first time innocent Nigerians will be killed in an aerial bombardment by the military in an effort to rid the nation of bandits and insurgents ravaging parts of the country. Last April, no fewer than six children lost their lives to an explosion from a fighter jet belonging to the