Chairman of Cubana Group, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, says he does not have “soap” to cut for anyone. Cubana, who made this known in an interview with BBC News Pidgin on Tuesday, advised youths to work hard and earn a better life. “Soap” is a lingo used in Nigerian social circles to affirm the…
The police command in Imo has confirmed the death of a senior Pastor in Owerri, Thompson Onyekwuru, while trying to separate a fight between a couple in the state. The police confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Mike Abattam. Abattam said that the incident occurred at Umukoto Nekede…
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has paid an additional nine months of consequential adjustment arrears occasioned by the new minimum wage increase of 2019 to the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) pensioners. Mr Gbenga Ajayi, the PTAD’s Head of Corporate Communications, stated this in a statement issued on behalf of Dr Chioma Ejikeme, the Executive…
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic. He was arrested at an airport in Cotonou on Monday night, a top source familiar with the matter told our correspondent. Igboho was arrested by the security forces in Benin Republic about three weeks after the Department of…
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…
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…
