Yoruba leaders, including monarchs, have rallied support for Yoruba rights activists, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, who has been arrested in Benin Republic. Some of the leaders, who spoke to our correspondent on the telephone on Tuesday morning, said meetings are holding on the matter. The source also told our correspondent that lawyers…
Transaction on the Nigerian stock market closed on a positive note ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration with a marginal growth of 0.01 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index rose by 5.47 per cent to close at 37,952.65 against 37,947.18 achieved on Friday. Similarly, the market capitalisation rose by two billion naira or 0.01 per cent…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has partnered with some cyber security stakeholders to launch a new cyber awareness campaign tagged ‘# NoGoFallMaga’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative was launched in collaboration with Committee of Chief Information Security Officers of the Nigeria Financial Industry (CCISONFI) and Cybersafe Foundation (CSF). Mr…
he Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) has called on Nigerians to use the period of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration to experience the hospitality and tourism establishments in the country. The Director-General of NTDC, Mr Folorunsho Coker, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Coker said as Muslim faithfuls…
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has urged people of the state, Muslim Ummah and Nigerians in general to continue to continue to embrace peaceful coexistence, love and kindness. Bello stated this in his Eid-el-Kabir message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed, on Monday. According to him, the lessons of sacrifice, patience and faith…
The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has urged Muslims to remain guided by COVID-19 protocols as they partake in Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. This was made known by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, in a statement titled, ‘AbdulRazaq bids Muslims, Kwarans blessed Eid-el-Kabir.’ The statement read, “Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has…
A roadside bomb attack targeted a Baghdad suburb on Monday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 35 others, Iraqi security officials said. The attack took place in a busy market of Sadr City, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. It happened a day before the Eid al-Adha…
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun and his Deputy, Benedict Alabi, have congratulated Muslims on the occasion of the 1442 AH Eid-el-Kabir festival, urging them not to forget the symbolic significance of the celebration. Oyetola’s message was contained in a congratulatory message by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, in Osogbo on Monday. He encouraged the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo has kicked against the suspension of two of its lawmakers by the party’s caucus in the state House of Assembly. This is contained in a statement signed by the state Chairman of the party, Mr Charles Ugwuh, and read to newsmen in Owerri on Monday by the party’s…
