Tag: fast
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EPL to allow players to break fast mid-game during Ramadan
Refereeing bodies in England have told Premier League and English Football League match officials to pause play so that players can break their fast during the holy period of Ramadan. Match officials have been issued guidance so players can break their fast by taking on liquids, energy gels or supplements on the touchline during a…
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Man runs mad after 14 days dry fast and prayer
A middle-aged man went mad in Benin, Edo State after embarking on 14 days dry fasting and prayer. The identity of the man could not be ascertained as at the time of this report. Investigations revealed that the father of five children was returning from the church where he carried out the spiritual exercise when…
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‘We prayed and fasted in Akwa Ibom for Super Eagles to win’ – Gov Emmanuel
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has said that the Super Eagles’ victory on Friday against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon was a “testament” to the power of prayers. The Eagles whipped their arch rival, the Lions 4-0, in their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, the Akwa…
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Unpaid salaries: Help! We break our fast with water, Nassarawa civil workers cry out
Civil servants in Nasarawa State on Friday said that non-payment of their salaries had forced them to break their ongoing Ramadan fast with only water. In interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Keffi, the workers called on the government to pay them their three-months outstanding salaries and other entitlements to save their families…
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Prayer, fast not enough to move Nigeria forward, says Osinbajo
Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, said no amount of prayer and fast by Nigerians could move the nation forward without hard work. Osinbajo said as a pastor himself, he understood the law of sowing and reaping and knew the implication of leaving what was supposed to be done undone. The Acting President spoke in…