The Chief Missioner of Igbomina-Ekiti Muslim Forum, Malam Salaudeen Abdulkadir, has said the Muslim women who don’t want to miss their fasting, can medically delay the menstrual cycle. Abdulkadir made the statement in Ilorin while delivering the Annual Ramadan Lecture, organised by the Igbomina-Ekiti Muslim Forum, National Headquarters....
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Suspected ritualists have murdered and removed some body parts of a 3-year old girl in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Reports said that the mutilated body of the girl was discovered late Thursday evening without her two eyes which had been...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin Kebbi – Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reopened the international boarder in Kamba town of Dandi LGA in Kebbi State to promote international trading between Nigeria and the neighboring countries of Niger and Benin Republics. The spokesperson of the Kebbi Area Command of the service,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has laid the foundation for the construction of an eye and a dental hospital in Biu town, the headquarters of Biu local government council in southern Borno on Sunday. The eye hospital has two operation theatres, consulting rooms,...
Rotary International has allocated two million dollars to projects aimed at reducing child and maternal mortality in Nigeria over a three-year period. The President of the international group, Mr Gordon McInally, disclosed this during a community health engagement at LEA Primary School, Kuchingoro, Abuja, on Saturday. The News...
Last week, we read how the signs are not looking good for a nation like ours that wants to be reckoned with internationally. We concluded by asking the federal government to look at ways to reduce the cost of governance and the unimaginable take-home pay of political leaders...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- A stakeholders meeting for the advancement of the rights of the woman had been held in Bauchi with the aim of ensuring that all forms of violence against women are reduced to the barest minimum. The state stakeholder meeting was held at the Yimir...
Nigeria’s now perennial insecurity has been damaged by political laziness. Every two- penny politician has developed a habit of weaponizing insecurity as political language. In the process, very little effort or rigour is devoted to the reality of what we are dealing with. Even those who are paid...
When Femi Gbajabiamila assumed office as the chief of staff to the president, many thought he would fail to abide by his promise which include to chase out darkness. But within a year in Office, the light that he promised began to illuminate in many areas. Free from one-sidedness,...
MainOne, a Digital Infrastructure Service Provider on Saturday said that it had restored service to some customers and was actively working on restoring all services through capacity acquired on available cable systems. The organisation made this known via a statement on its website in response to news reports...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin- Edo State Government has stepped up surveillance and is currently collaborating with security agencies for the safe release of the kidnapped chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Dr Tony Aziegbemi. The state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, disclosed...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, has ordered a probe into the tragic killing of four senior officers and 12 soldiers in Delta State. It was gathered that the slain military personnel responded to a distress call after the communal crisis between the Okuama and...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has directed that ‘Ounje Eko’ food markets should commence discounted sale of food items across the five divisions of Lagos effective from Sunday, March 17, 2024. The food items – rice, beans, gari, bread, eggs, tomatoes,...
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, has urged the family of former Gov. Joshua Dariye, to forgive those responsible for the death of their father as they buried their parents on Saturday. The funeral rites for late Pa Dariye Defyan, who was kidnapped and gruesomely murdered in 2020, took...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin- The 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Benin, said that its annual range classification, involving movement of troops and firing of ammunition, would begin on March 18. The Brigade Public Relations Officer, Capt. Chinonso Oteh, announced this in a signed statement issued to newsmen on...
Harry Kane broke a 60-year record for most goals in a debut season while Jamal Musiala scored twice as Bayern Munich won 5-2 at Darmstadt on Saturday. With 31 goals in 26 league games since arriving from Spurs in the summer, Kane overtook German legend Uwe...
Oldham FC’s U-19 coach, Chuks Akuneto, has declared interest to be head coach of Nigeria’s U-17 national team, the Golden Eaglets. Oldham currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. Akuneto is also among the candidates that applied for the vacant...
The forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) State Chairmen, has promised to work with President Bola Tinubu and Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the party’s National Chairman to deliver democracy dividends to Nigerians. The spokesperson for the forum and the Cross River APC chairman, Mr Alphonsus Ogah, said this...
Some youths ambushed and killed 16 officers and men of the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army on peace mission to Okuoma community in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta on Thursday. Those killed were the commanding officer, two Majors, one Captain and 12 soldiers. Acting Director,...
Gunmen kidnapped the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (P on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aziegbemi was kidnapped at a spot close to his residence at the Government Reservation Area in Benin City. His abduction happened less than a month after the party’s...