archiveAugust 10, 2019

  President Muhammadu Buhari has admonished Muslims in the country to avoid extremist ideas that give the religion a bad name. In his Eid el-Kabir message to Muslims in the country made available to the media in Abuja on Saturday, he said the greatest commitment to Islam is for Muslims...

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has prophesied that Nigeria would come out great, march forward and overcome its numerous challenges. Adeboye also declared, “There will be an end to emptiness, materially, spiritually and economically in Nigeria.” He made the prophetic declarations in his sermon...

  The Lagos State Police Command says it has deployed 12,000 men, including undercover officers to provide security in various parts of the state during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP. Bala Elkana, made the disclosure to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday. Elkana said that intense surveillance/Intelligence gathering would...

  The President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has felicitated with Nigerians, particularly the Muslim faithful, as they celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, urging them to remember the purpose of the celebration, which is to commemorate the trials and triumph of Prophet Ibrahim. The Senate President, in a Sallah message...

  Nigeria’s crude has suffered its slowest sales of the year in August as the United States’ exports of competing light, sweet grades flood traditional markets in Europe and Asia, with negative impact on demand for Nigerian oil. Also, the naira on Friday weakened to N364 per dollar, from a...

A civil society group, Concerned Nigerians, has protested against the Tuesday killing of policemen by soldiers along Ibi-Jalingo Road in Taraba State. Members of the group who held a solidarity protest at the Force headquarters, Abuja, on Saturday, demanded the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators. The Intelligence Response Team...

  Says we must emulate good virtues of Prophet Ibrahim   Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has felicitated with Muslims on the occasion of this year's Eid-el-Kabir. The Governor, in a Sallah message made available by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, urged Muslim faithful to imbibe the...

  Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has expelled 24 students, most in their final year of studies from the university, for falsification of their entry qualifications. The spokesperson for the university, Malam Lamara Garba disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Kano. According to the statement, their expulsion was approved...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Abdullahi Babalele, who is a son-in-law to ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and Atiku’s lawyer, Mr. Uyi Giwa-Osagie, ahead of trial for laundering of $2 million, Babalele is expected to account for about €41,900,000. The two suspects have been under investigation...

  No fewer than 1.8 million pilgrims across the world have successfully performed Arafat in Makkah on Saturday as one of fundamental rituals of an acceptable Hajj. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the pilgrims moved in convoy from their tents in Muna to the Arfat ground in the early...