A socio-political group, The Collective Movement (TCM) has asked Muslims to pray for Nigeria’s Economy,and Security as they celebrate festival of sacrifice, Eid-ul-Adha. Eid-ul-Adha, also known as Bakrid, is the second-most significant festival in the Islamic calendar, following Eid al-Fitr. TCM urges the Muslim faithful to use theContinue Reading
The Kwara state Independent Electoral Commission on Sunday released the timetable for the state’s local government elections scheduled for September 21,2024. A statement signed by the Chairman of KWASIEC, Alhaji Mohammed Okanla, noted that the activities for the election will commence on Friday, June 21, 2024 withContinue Reading
The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18, 2024, public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival. In a statement on Friday signed by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, quoted the minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, as congratulating all Muslim Ummah both atContinue Reading
The Federal High Court, in Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned arraignment of the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on an alleged money laundering case instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, to June 27, following an agreement by the counsels of the two parties. AContinue Reading
Yusuf Adenoyin, a suspected ritualist, has been nabbed with eight human skulls by the security agencies at Isua Akoko, in the Akoko South-East LGA. Mr Adenoyin, 37, was arrested at one of the checkpoints between the Isua and Epinmi in a Nissan car en route from AkureContinue Reading
The Regional Director of the EFCC in Benin, Effa Okim, said the agency has been unable to arrest former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, due to the protection he is receiving from the ‘system’. Bello was declared wanted after evading arrest over alleged N80.2bn fraud. Okim said: “ThisContinue Reading
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, says President Tinubu has performed exceptionally well in his first year in office by fulfilling his campaign promises to continue from were Muhammadu Buhari stopped. Obi said this while speaking on Arise TV on Wednesday night,Continue Reading
The Federal Government has unveiled a series of events to mark this year’s Democracy Day. Details of the celebration were shared in a notice issued by Abdulhakeem Adeoye on behalf of the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of theContinue Reading
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) in interim capacity, pending the confirmation of her appointment by the NCCC Supervisory Council. A statement issued on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the PresidentContinue Reading
