The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights has faulted the Ogun government for failure to install speed breakers on the newly rehabilitated Ikangba/Agoro road, in Ijebu Ode area of the state. The group claimed that the absence of these speed breakers is responsible for the frequent accidents and ...
Read More »Eid-el-Kabir: Fubara urges Muslims to embrace sacrifice, unity
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has called on Muslims in the state and across the world to reflect on the values of sacrifice, obedience, and faith as they mark the Eid-el-Kabir, also known as Eid-al-Adha. In his Sallah message on Friday, Fubara encouraged Muslims to use the ...
Read More »Hoodlums attack Anambra vigilante office, set five vehicles ablaze
Some yet-to-be-identified assailants have attacked the office of vigilante operatives in the Umunze community, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that during the attack that was carried out in the early hours of Thursday, the hoodlums set about five operational vehicles and ...
Read More »Motorists groan as Lagos gridlock bites harder
Commuters across the Lagos metropolis were once again trapped in a frustrating gridlock on Thursday, with vehicular movement grinding to a halt for hours, an ordeal that appears to have no end in sight. For those heading out of Lagos via the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the traffic bottleneck, ...
Read More »I was bullied by boys for learning boxing in school – Oshoba
WBC title holder and 2022 Commonwealth medallist Elizabeth Oshoba talks about winning a world title, beating the odds to win a medal in Birmingham, her boxing journey and more in this interview with PETER AKINBO How did you start boxing? It was actually my brother who introduced ...
Read More »Eid-el-Kabir: Katsina First Lady shares food items, cash to 6,000 people
The Katsina State First Lady, Zulaihat Dikko Radda, in partnership with Hasene International Organisation and Baris Charity Foundation, Nigeria, on Thursday distributed fresh cow meat to over 6,000 vulnerable individuals across all 361 political wards of the state. Our correspondent learnt that each local government area received between ...
Read More »Army arrests suspected kidnapper, informant in Ondo
Men of the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army have arrested two persons over alleged kidnapping activity in Akunnu Akoko in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. This was contained in a statement issued by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Major Njoka Irabor on ...
Read More »Eid-el-Kabir: Atiku urges leaders to show compassion, prioritise welfare
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on those in leadership to demonstrate compassion and place the well-being of the people above all, in accordance with divine guidance. In a statement from his media office on Thursday, congratulating Muslims on Eid al-Adha, Atiku encouraged Nigerians, especially Muslims, to ...
Read More »Eid el-Kabir: APC secretary seeks prayers for Osun
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Ajibola Basiru, has urged Muslims to celebrate the forthcoming Eid-ul-Adha with love, moderation, and reflection. Basiru, who is seeking the APC governorship ticket for the 2026 Osun governorship poll, in a statement by the spokesperson for the Senator Ajibola Basiru ...
Read More »Eid-el-Kabir: Kalu shares rams, rice to Abia Muslims
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has donated rams, bags of rice and other food items to the Muslim community in Abia State ahead of the Sallah festivities billed for Friday. Presenting the items to the Muslim faithful led by Sarki Shehu Bello in ...
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