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HAJJ 2025: WHY SAUDI DENIED ME ACCESS TO MECCA FOR PILGRIMAGE – GUMI Outspoken Kaduna-based Islamic Cleric Sheikh Ahmed Gumi has criticised the Saudi Arabian government for denying him access to Mecca to perform the 2025 Hajj. On Monday, Mr Gumi revealed on his official Facebook page that he has returned to Nigeria after being denied access to Makkah after …

IMO, ANAMBRA WORST HIT AS SIT-AT-HOME ORDERS CLAIM OVER 700 LIVES IN SOUTH EAST IN FOUR YEARS — REPORT A new report by SB Morgen Intelligence has revealed a staggering toll of violence in Nigeria’s South-East region, with 776 deaths from 332 recorded attacks linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its enforcement of the controversial sit-at-home order …

PDP SINKS IN DEEPER CRISIS AS GOVERNORS, BOT BACKTRACK ON NEC MEETING The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be sinking into deeper crisis as the party’s governors and the Board of Trustees (BoT), on Monday, backtracked on the Tuesday, May 27 date earlier fixed for the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. Rising from a joint meeting of in …

PDP SHUNS SEALED SECRETARIAT, HOLDS MEETINGS AT ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS Following the closure of its national secretariat, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has convened its meetings at alternative locations ahead of its crucial National Executive Committee (NEC) session scheduled for Tuesday. The party’s National Caucus gathered at the Bauchi State Government Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, while the Board of Trustees (BoT) …

BREAKING: FCTA SEALS PDP NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday sealed off the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja over alleged violations relating to land use and unpaid ground rent. Located at Wadata Plaza, in the highbrow Wuse Zone 5 district of the capital, the PDP’s national secretariat was sealed this afternoon …

SAUDI AUTHORITIES BAR SHEIKH GUMI, DEPORT HIM BACK TO NIGERIA Saudi authorities have barred prominent Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, from performing the 2025 Hajj, deporting him back to Nigeria. The cleric confirmed the development on Monday, May 26, 2025, through a post on his Facebook page. According to Gumi, despite being issued a valid visa for Hajj, he …

KANO MOSQUE ARSONIST SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING An upper Shariah court in Kano has sentenced Shafiu Abubakar to death by hanging for setting ablaze worshippers at a mosque in Gadan Village of Gezawa local government area of state. The incident happened when the worshippers were performing early morning prayers on May 15, 2024 About 11 people died immediately while …

HOUSE OF REPS SPEAKER, ABBAS, WITHDRAWS CONTROVERSIAL COMPULSORY VOTING BILL Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has withdrawn the controversial Compulsory Voting Bill to amend Electoral Act 2022. The bill withdrawal was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the speaker’s special adviser on media and publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi. According to him, the decision was to …

FRENCH PRESIDENT, MACRON, SLAPPED BY WIFE IN PUBLIC This is the shocking moment Emmanuel Macron’s wife, Brigitte, slapped the French President after the two were reportedly seen “bickering.” The couple were preparing to disembark the presidential plane when Brigitte’s hands hit Macron in the face as they arrived in Vietnam for a tour in Southeast Asia. The Élysée first denied …

TRAGEDY: CATHOLIC PRIEST, FEMALE PASSENGER DROWN IN NIGER FLOOD AFTER BRIDGE COLLAPSE Reverend Father James Omeh, the Parish Priest of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Gulu, and Coordinator of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State, has died in a flood incident. The incident occurred on Saturday, 24 May 2025, along the Lapai-Gulu Road, …