The FIRS had posted the Easter message on its social media platforms showing a point of sale (PoS) machine, and wrote, “Jesus paid your debt, not your taxes”. But CAN said the copy is offensive to the Christian faithful and wants the FIRS to apologise. “This year, a public institution, which should be the bastion…
As the country’s latest immigration surge enters its third year this spring, some Islamic institutions in the Big Apple say they’re struggling to keep up with the needs of the ever-growing migrant population. The challenge has become all the more pronounced during Ramadan, which began March 11 and ends next week. Islamic leaders say they’ve…
Pope Francis in his Easter message on Sunday prayed for peace on the African continent and sought the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine in a bid to put an end to the war. The pope urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” in his Easter message at the Vatican, easing growing…
The Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has suspended its Women Leader, Maryam Suleiman, for criticising Governor Uba Sani over his claims of inheriting huge debts from the administration of the immediate past governor, Nasir El-Rufai. In a letter conveying the suspension of Suleiman signed by the APC Chairman and Secretary of…
The produced in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, indicates a sharp 96.2 per cent increase in the national average CoHD, escalating to N938 per day in February 2024 from N473 per day in the same month of 2023. The CoHD, a crucial metric in assessing food affordability and nutrition, also showed a…
A former Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has suggested reasons why Russia is fighting Ukraine. He said Ukraine would have been utterly destroyed if not for Russia had been mild, limited and restrained in its attack, unlike how Israel took the war to Gaza. He also believes that NATO provoked the war in Ukraine,…
Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, arrived by car for the hour-long late morning service at St George’s Chapel within the grounds of Windsor Castle, west of London. The 75-year-old, dressed in a suit and light blue tie, smiled and waved to crowds who had queued up for hours for a glimpse of the ailing…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, on Sunday, celebrated Easter with inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Service Medium Security Custodial Centre, Onitsha, Anambra State. Speaking during the celebration after the Sunday mass, Obi urged the inmates not to feel isolated and despaired because “everybody is in prison…
Zoning the governorship position among Ondo State’s three senatorial zones (Ondo Central, Ondo North, Ondo South) every four years was initially aimed at ensuring fair power distribution. The concept aimed to promote balanced development across the state. Despite political parties’ zoning efforts since 1999, Ondo State still grapples with challenges in infrastructure and human capital…
