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Court fines Ekiti pastors N.1m for lockdown violation

Court fines Ekiti pastors N.1m for lockdown violation

An Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday convicted two pastors, Abiodun Daramola and Sunday Akinwande, for violating the lockdown order of the state government. The Magistrate, Mr Lanre Owoleso, who found the clerics guilty of the two counts preferred against them, ordered them to pay N50,000 fine each and as well as engage in one…

Bandits kill four soldiers in Zamfara

Bandits kill four soldiers in Zamfara

Four soldiers were feared dead in an ambush by bandits in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Tuesday. A source said troops of Operation Hadarin were taken unawares by the bandits in the bush between Birane and Garin-Kada villages of the Zurmi Local Government Area. The soldiers were said to be conveying food to their…

FG postpones WASSCE, NECO indefinitely

FG postpones WASSCE, NECO indefinitely

The Federal Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced the indefinite postponement of the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council slated for May and June. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who spoke at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja, noted that 15 states…

Ramadan: Look for moon in your homes, NSCIA tells Muslims

Ramadan: Look for moon in your homes, NSCIA tells Muslims

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs on Tuesday called on Muslims to observe the practice of social distancing when looking out for the moon in the forthcoming Ramadan. The organisation specifically advised that Muslim fateful should look for the moon at their residences without going out in groups. The Deputy Secretary-General of NSCIA, Prof….