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Jigawa extends deadline for 2025 Hajj registration
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The Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board has extended the deadline for intending pilgrims to complete their 2025 fixed Hajj fare registration.
According to the Director-General of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Labbo, the new deadline is now Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
Labbo, who made the announcement while briefing newsmen on Tuesday evening, explained that the extension was necessary to allow more intending pilgrims to complete their registration exercise.
“The board has already deposited the required advance fee with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria as part of its early preparation for the Hajj exercise,” Alhaji Labbo said.
The DG also stated that this year, NAHCON has allocated 1809 slots to Jigawa State for the Hajj pilgrimage.
“To meet the NAHCON deadline, the board secured a loan of over N3 billion from the Jigawa State Government. This fund will be used to make the necessary deposits with NAHCON,” the DG disclosed.
Thus, he urged all intending pilgrims to take advantage of the extended deadline to complete their registration and assured them (pilgrims) that the board is working tirelessly to ensure a smooth and successful Hajj exercise.
The Director-General also commended the Jigawa State Government for its support and cooperation. He praised the government’s efforts in providing the necessary funds to facilitate the Hajj exercise.
Labbo further emphasised the importance of early preparation for the Hajj exercise. He noted that the board’s early preparation has helped to avoid last-minute rushes and its attendant usual complications.
However, he attributed the successes recorded by the board to its commitment to transparency, accountability, and efficiency.
“The board has also introduced several innovations to improve the Hajj experience for pilgrims from Jigawa State. These include the provision of comfortable accommodation closer to Haramain in Saudi Arabia, transportation, and medical care,” Labbo stated.
Additionally, the Jigawa pilgrim’s welfare board’s DG appealed to all stakeholders, including intending pilgrims, to cooperate with the board to ensure a successful Hajj exercise, assuring that “the board is committed to providing excellent services to all pilgrims.”
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Lagos hotelier admits having fun with teenage boy but denied any sacrifice
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Lagos-based hotelier and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Leuven Empire Hotel and Suites, Ejigbo, Lagos, simply identified as Macdonald, has admitted sodomising a 16-year-old secondary school student.
The hotelier was arrested by the Nigeria Police Force for alleged sodomy with the two secondary school boys.
Speaking in a viral video, the suspect denied using the boy for rituals but admitted to having s3x with him twice.
However, the victim’s father, Edozie Christian maintained that the suspect lured his son and four other teenagers to his hotel, where he sodomised them and warned them that they would die if they revealed the incident to anyone.
The police arrested the suspect after a complaint was made by the father.
Speaking after being arrested in a video shared by TVC News on Thursday, the hotelier swore that he did not use the boy for rituals, but he had sex with him twice.
He said, “I swear with my life, that it is only sex that I had with him (Chiagoziem), that I never used him for any ritual. I swear in the name of my late parents that are in the grave, I swear with my children that I never did anything ritual it was just sex.”
He added: “I swear in the name of my late parents and children. I’m telling the truth. Between me and God, it was only sex. I didn’t take the boy to any shrine or to a ritualist. I didn’t do that; I swear to God.”
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Man lands In hospital after ingesting sniper, following heartbreak
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A man identified as Adedoye Emmanuel is currently in critical condition at the Igando General Hospital’s intensive care unit in Lagos State after attempting to take his own life by ingesting Sniper Insecticide.
This incident occurred at a hotel on Governor’s Road in the Ikotun area of Lagos, where Emmanuel had been staying.
According to reports, Emmanuel, a resident of the Agbado area in Lagos, was driven to this extreme measure by heartbreak from an undisclosed woman, as well as other life issues.
Unable to cope, he checked into the hotel armed with Sniper insecticide, Coca-Cola, and Action Bitters. He then mixed these substances together and consumed the dangerous cocktail.
As the concoction began to take effect, Emmanuel raised the alarm and fled his room.
Man Hospitalized After Ingesting Sniper Following Heartbreak
The hotel owner swiftly intervened and rushed him to a private hospital, where he revealed his motives before losing consciousness.
He was subsequently transferred to the Igando General Hospital’s intensive care unit, where medical staff are fighting to stabilize his condition.
Emmanuel’s full identity remains unknown, as he was not carrying any form of identification at the time of the incident. Additionally, the two phone numbers he provided before losing consciousness have either been unreachable or turned off.
The matter has been reported to the Ikotun Division Police, who investigated Emmanuel’s hotel room and discovered the empty can of Sniper insecticide.
A concerned individual, who wishes to remain anonymous, has generously offered to cover Emmanuel’s medical expenses at both the private and General hospitals. Efforts to contact his family members have so far proven unsuccessful.
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Nigerians consume creamers, not milk – Dairy expert
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A manufacturer, the Operations Director of Manufacturing Industry Canada, Olufemi Johnson, said what is consumed as milk in Nigeria are creamers.
Johnson made this known in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday while speaking on the challenges facing Nigeria’s dairy industry.
According to him, Nigeria’s dairy has remained stagnated due to under-investment.
“When it comes to the dairy industry, we are not anywhere in Nigeria.
“As a society, we don’t have milk, or kids don’t have milk protein. We didn’t grow with milk protein. What we called milk in Nigeria is not milk but creamers. They are not qualified to be called milk.
“There is a global standard of what is called milk. You don’t milk, milk, but bottle it,” he stated.
Experts in the have lamented the widespread of inferior milk in Nigeria.
Recall that the federal government in June 2024 launched the National Dairy Policy, 2023-2028 to drive growth in the sector.
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