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By Sani Abdulrahman Ram sellers in Kaduna on Friday expressed dismay over low sales, barely two days to the Eid-el-Kabir festival. Major ram markets including Zango, Bachama road, Rigasa and others within Kaduna metropolis had recorded low patronage amidst availability of many rams. Alhaji Idris Saminaka, a livestock trader atContinue Reading

Frank Lampard says he will have no fear giving his Chelsea youngsters their chance to make an impact at Stamford Bridge this season. Chelsea’s all-time record goalscorer begins his managerial reign at the club on Sunday away to Manchester United in the English Premier League (EPL). It would be noContinue Reading

By Deborah Akpede An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced a 23-year-old car wash operator, Adeyemi Adetula, to four years imprisonment for stealing a car valued at N3millon. The Magistrate, Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi, pronounced the verdict after the defendant pleaded guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy andContinue Reading

By Lizzy Okoji The Federal Government has said  that Nigeria’s Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, has not been closed by the host country. Mr Ferdinard Nwonye, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday.Continue Reading

The immediate past governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, FCA, has cleared the air over a statement attributed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleging that it had frozen certain accounts linked to him.   The former governor said no account of his contained N9.9bn let aloneContinue Reading

Aug. 9, 2019 (FLOWERBUDNEWS)No fewer than 300 houses and several farmlands have been destroyed by devastating floods in Ngalda, Yobe, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports.   The floods, which followed days of persistent rainfall, also destroyed schools and livestock.   NAN reports that Alhaji Idi Gubana, the state’sContinue Reading

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged Nigerians to imbibe the lessons of sacrifice made by the Prophet Ibrahim and work for the unity of the nation as they celebrate Sallah.   Sanwo-Olu in his Sallah message on Saturday, said that ‘ “Eid al-Adha” became a symbolic event inContinue Reading

A House of Representatives member, Rep. Babatunde Hunpe, has urged Muslims to make fear of Allah the foundation of their lives, as they celebrate the 2019 Eid-el-Kabir.   Hunpe, representing Badagry Federal Constituency, in a goodwill message on Saturday, said Eid-el-Kabir Festival symbolised the fear of Allah and the desireContinue Reading