Civil servants in Oyo State on Tuesday identified the exorbitant prices of rams and the high cost of fuel as impediments to the way they would have celebrated the Eid-el-Kabir. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, the civil servants from the state and federal ministries...
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has declared Trademore Estate, located at Lugbe area of the FCT, Abuja, a disaster area, following a flood that left the area in ruin on June 23. The Permanent Secretary of the FCTA, Mr Olusade Adesola, made the declaration on Tuesday during an assessment...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, on Tuesday, commenced the reconstruction of a 13.8km road linking Itakpe to Okene, the headquarters of Okene Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the road, which begins from Itakpe Junction through Kabba Junction, will terminate at...
The Police Commissioner in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Garba Haruna, says adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure peaceful Eid-el-Kabir Sallah celebration in the FCT. Haruna gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja shortly after the monthly FCT Security Committee Meeting, chaired by the...
Religious leaders and stakeholders on Tuesday poured encomiums on the late Maxwell Anikwenwa, the Pioneer Bishop of Awka Diocese, who died on March 13, 2023, aged 82. He was former Archbishop of Province II and a Retired Bishop of Awka Diocese, Church of Nigeria. On a Day of Tribute...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on Nigerians, particularly Muslims, to seek increased wisdom and guidance from Allah for the nation’s leaders, in order to move the country forward. This is contained in a statement signed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Olawale Sadare and made available to...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Muslims in Nigeria to pray for the country at various Eid prayer grounds. Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general elections, made the call in a statement issued by his Media Office in Abuja on Tuesday. He said...
By PAUL EJIME – ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Sierra Leone’s General Elections said today the polls took place “generally smoothly and in a largely peaceful atmosphere and eligible voters were able to freely participate in the process … despite some early challenges.” The presidential and Parliamentary elections in...
A cursory look at the Oil and Gas host communities in Delta state reveals an area tensed up with a lot of issues, intrigues and hiccups. Their anger in the present moment, going by media reports, is precipitated by the alleged opaque manner the former governor of the state,...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has expressed his profound gratitude to Nigerians for the overwhelming reception accorded him in Lagos on Tuesday, conveying his best wishes to all Nigerians during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. The President received a tumultuous welcome from a massive crowd of Nigerians...
Unless the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Trade & Investment, quickly wades into the matter, the crisis currently brewing in the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) of Nigeria, between its Registrar General and Chief/Chief Executive Officer and the workers may tear to organization apart in no distant future. Already,...
I join Muslims in Nigeria and all over the world in observance of Eid-el-Kabir. We must thank Almighty Allah for the grace to witness another Eid. As we immerse ourselves in the joy of this moment and celebrate, let us remember those who may not be as fortunate like...
Some Muslim faithful in the FCT, on Tuesday say the high costs of ram and other foodstuff will not stop them from celebrating the Eid al-Adha. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that they were eager to partake in the yearly ritual in spite...
Gov. Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger has urged Muslims to emulate Prophet Ibrahim’s virtues of sacrifice, obedience and submissiveness to the will of Allah in order to be successful in life. The governor stated this in his Eid-el Kabir message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, and made...
Alhaji Isiaka Mohammed, Chairman of Livestock Sellers in Calabar says he keeps N1 million for settlements at checkpoints to move his livestock from the north to Cross River. Mohammed said this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while reacting to the Eid-el-Kabir celebration and the prices of rams...
A support group of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Reuben Initiative for Good Leadership and Accountability (PRIGLA), on Tuesday received some 200 members of other political parties who pledged to support the party in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa. The decampees include those who claim to...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has been urged to withdraw his case against the victory of President Bola Tinubu. The 2023 Labour Party (LP) governorship aspirant in Plateau, Chief Yohanna Margif, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 40,000 personnel to provide security across the country as Muslim faithfuls celebrate Eid-El-Fitr. NSCDC Director of Public Relations, Olusola Odumosu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Odumosu said that NSCDC...