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Sultan to muslims in Nigerian - "Observe sallah prayers at home"

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The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has asked Nigerian Muslims to observe the congregational prayers for this year’s Eid-el-Fitri in their homes. 
 
This year’s Eid-el-Fitri to mark the end of the Ramadan amid coronavirus outbreak is slated for Saturday or Sunday and the Sultan had urged Muslims to look out for the sighting of the moon. 
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Abubakar, who is the leader of Nigerian Muslims, also suspended all prayers, gatherings in the outskirts of towns and cities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
The Sultan, who spoke through the JNI Secretary-General, Dr Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, in a statement in Kaduna, however, noted that in states where government had reached decision to mark the Eid-el-Fitri, Muslims should observe social distancing, wear face masks and use hand sanitisers provided for worshippers to check the spread of the COVID-19. 
 
The Sultan also warned Muslim leaders against unguarded utterances for the overall interests of the Nigerian Muslim community. 
 
The statement read in part, “The Jama’atu Nasril Islam under the leadership of His Eminence, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, Sultan of Sokoto, in a mandate to the JNI Fatwa Committee, under the leadership of Sheikh Sheriff Ibrahim Saleh Alhusainy, CON, to come up with Fatwa regarding the year 2020 ‘Eid-el-Fitr prayer, and the committee after due consultations, as well as considerations of the current state – COVID-19 pandemic and the serious threat it poses to life, reached the following decisions: 
 
“‘Eid-el-Fitr congregation in the outskirts of towns and cities should be temporarily suspended. 
 
“That the said ‘Eid-el-Fitr Prayer be observed at home with family members or alone at home. 
 
“However, in states where governments have reached concrete decisions to observe the Eid-el-Fitr prayer, based on their medical experts advice, strictest measures of distancing, face masks and sanitisers be taken to protect worshipers. In this case, neighborhood mosques can be utilised if it becomes necessary. 
 
“Ulama should fear Allah, the Most High and be mature enough in guarding their utterances and actions for the overall interest of the Deen and the Ummah.” 
 
The JNI statement added, “Nigerian Muslims are therefore called upon to reflect their minds to the good virtues of the month of Ramadan and keep to its teachings all through their respective lives, as the Lord of Ramadan is still and shall remain the Lord of other months, above all keeps the records of our actions and inactions. More so, Muslims are reminded to keep to the ordinances of the glorious Qur’an, for the prestige of the Muslim Ummah. 
 
“JNI wishes all Muslim faithful an accepted Ramadanand successful ‘Eid-el-Fitr.”

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Nigeria's confirmed COVID-19 cases shoot up past 7,000

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 Nigeria’s Coronavirus infections have jumped to 7,016, with 339 new cases recorded on Thursday. 
 
Lagos has continued to record a spike in infections, ramping up 139 new cases, while Kano and Oyo came a distant second with 28 new cases each. 
 
Edo, Katsina, Kaduna, Jigawa, Yobe, Plateau and FCT recorded 25, 22, 18, 14, 13, 13 and 11 new cases respectively. 
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Others are, Gombe, eight cases; Ogun, five cases; Bauchi and Nasarawa, four cases each; Delta, three cases; Ondo, two cases, while Rivers and Adamawa recorded one case each. 
 
The nation recorded 11 deaths on Thursday to take the overall deaths so far to 211, while 1,907 patients who recovered from the virus have been discharged. 
 
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<div dir="ltr" lang="tl" xml:lang="tl">339 new cases of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a>; 
 
139-Lagos 
28-Kano 
28-Oyo 
25-Edo 
22-Katsina 
18-Kaduna 
14-Jigawa 
13-Yobe 
13-Plateau 
11-FCT 
8-Gombe 
5-Ogun 
4-Bauchi 
4-Nasarawa 
3-Delta 
2-Ondo 
1-Rivers 
1-Adamawa 
 
7016 cases of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> in Nigeria 
Discharged: 1907 
Deaths: 211 <a href="https://t.co/tSmPZvB7gs">pic.twitter.com/tSmPZvB7gs</a></div>
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1263602566346260481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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AS STATES STAND... 
 
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<div dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">A breakdown of cases by state can be found via <a href="https://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd">https://t.co/Z5x7UFXpXd</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TakeResponsibility?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TakeResponsibility</a> <a href="https://t.co/B8GEVGnE02">pic.twitter.com/B8GEVGnE02</a></div>
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1263607954798006275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Man demands N10 Million from DSS as damages after he was detained for buying SIM card previously owned by Buhari’s daughter

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 Delta-based trader, Anthony Okolie, has written a letter to the Department of State Services demanding the payment of N10m to him as ordered by a Federal High Court in Asaba last week. 
 
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba had last week ordered the DSS to pay Okolie N10m for illegally detaining him for 10 weeks after purchasing a SIM card previously owned by the President’s daughter, Hanan Buhari. 
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In a letter addressed to the Director-General of the DSS, Yusuf Bichi, the trader said a cheque of N10m must be issued to him within 24 hours. 
 
The letter dated May 21, 2020 was signed by Okolie’s lawyer, Tope Akinyode, and was acknowledged and received by one Mafala on behalf of the DSS. 
 
The letter read in part, “We have been instructed by our client to recover the said debt of N10, 000, 000 from you. You are therefore requested to forward your cheque to us forthwith in settlement of the judgment debt. 
 
“Take notice that unless we receive our cheque in settlement within 24 hours’ receipt of this letter, we shall have no choice but to take all steps available under the law to recover the said sum.”

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Nigerian military quarantines Boko Haram members, give them masks

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The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, has said its troops now quarantine and give face masks to Boko Haram, bandits and other suspects arrested in the line of operation. 
 
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The Coordinator of the DHQ’S Media Operations, Maj Gen John Enenche, stated this during a press conference in Abuja. 
 
Enenche said the military would be training a total of 300 medical personnel and will deploy them to 21 military hospitals nationwide to support government’s efforts at tackling COVID-19. 
 
He said, “We quarantine; we have these facilities. The COVID-19 has changed the way things are done. Before two weeks into the pandemic, we already produced our face masks and it is a mixed family when you are on operation – the domestic and the extended. 
 
“The extended family are the visitors you will get, the captured enemies and surrendered enemies and you have to treat them. So, again for the overall safety, these measures have to be put in place. If someone is surrendering, the best you do is to first maintain social distancing. 
 
“Once you maintain social distancing, you give them the directive to move forward, and then you give them the face masks to wear. We have many face masks as produced by the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria. The army ordered for several thousands of face masks too and sent them to the North-East.” 
 
He added, “We don’t just get the suspects and carry them raw like that. No, those are the measures we put in place. So, COVID-19 has changed the face of our operations and made us compliant with the new health standards.” 
 
The coordinator noted that the armed forces would be conducting further medical COVID-19 training for personnel in eight military centres nationwide. 
 
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria COVID-19 case management training will be conducted in eight centres which are Headquarters 1 Division, Kaduna; 6 Division, Port Harcourt; 7 Division, Maiduguri; 81 Division, Lagos; and Headquarters 82 Division, Enugu. 
 
“Others are Headquarters Eastern Naval Command Calabar, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Makurdi and Headquarters Guards Brigade, Abuja. At the end of this training, the total number will be 300 personnel,” he added. 
 
On the allegation of abandonment of communities in Sokoto and North-West to bandits, Enenche said the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army and the DHQ-led Operation Hadarin Daji were taking care of the situation. 
 
He noted that some communities and tribes in the North-West have relations in Niger Republic and thus, the Nigerian military was collaborating with the Niger Republic forces.