A traditional ruler in the Isolo area of Lagos State, Oba Kabiru Agbabiaka, has passed on. He passed on after Eid-El-Fitr prayers, which signalled the end of the one-month Ramadan fast. He was aged 64. The Chairman of the Isolo Local Council Development Area, Olasoju Adebayo, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday. “I…
Similarly, Binance has been under the Nigerian government’s radar recently, with the Central Bank of Nigeria blaming the organisation for the naira’s depreciation against the dollar. A further crackdown by security authorities led to the detention of two employees, an American, Tigran Gambrayan, and a British Kenyan, Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance would stop all its offerings…
Air Peace started direct flights from Lagos to London on March 30, pegging its price for a round-trip economy ticket at N1.2m on a route that foreign airlines had charged as much as N3m to fly passengers on. The move by the Nigerian airline had seen foreign airlines cut their airfares to an average of…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday extended his warm congratulations to the Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, who turned 67 on April 10, 2024. “President Tinubu extols Alhaji Dangote’s famed dauntless and inventive spirit, as well as his facility for excellence in any venture,” read a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the…
President Bola Tinubu and his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, at their separate praying grounds on Wednesday in Lagos and Katsina states respectively, rejoiced with the Muslim faithful on the celebration of the Eid El-Fitri.Tinubu and his predecessor called on Nigerians to love the country and support leaders. Tinubu, who was present at the Dodan Barracks in…
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo, on Wednesday, announced the arrest of the perpetrators of last week’s crisis in which about 25 people were killed in Bagana, Omala Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen, suspected to be armed herdsmen, were said to have also destroyed property worth millions of naira in the community…
No fewer than 1,000 people have been rendered homeless following a heavy rainstorm in Iyara community, headquarters of Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Monday night. Speaking shortly after the disaster, the Eleta Oluyara of Iyara, Oba Jacob Meduten, called on the government, well-to-do individuals, and…
On Sunday, it declared a two-day holiday, Tuesday and Wednesday, for the festivities. However, the crescent moon was not sighted in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, meaning the Eid celebration will take place on Wednesday. This prompted the Federal Government to add an extra day to the already-declared public holiday. “The Federal Government has approved Thursday…
The declaration, he says, followed the report of the National Moon Sighting Committees across the country which confirmed that the moon has not been sighted. A statement signed by the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sultanate Council, Prof Sambo Junaidu, said the council accepted the report and accordingly declared Wednesday, April 10,…
