Abike Dabiri-Erewa Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has described the late foremost diplomat and defence analyst, Alhaji Rasheed Adesokan, as a true patriot, honest straightforward and trustworthy person. In a condolence message sent to the family of the Adesokan in Ibadan, the NIDCOM boss said the global community and Muslim community in Nigeria […]
The Diya family from Odogbolu, Ogun State, has announced the death of Lt.-Gen. Donaldson Oladipo Diya. Diya died in the early hours of Sunday, March 26, 2023. Prince Oyesinmilola announced the death a statement issued at Odogbolu, Ogun state, the country home of the retired Army General. ”On behalf of the entire Diya family home […]
Ice block sellers are making brisk business in Kano, due to the high demand for cold water, occasioned by the hot weather condition. The prevailing hot weather condition, coupled with the epileptic power supply and the Ramadan fast, all combined to create a high demand for cold water by residents. Further checks by a correspondent […]
Four persons died in multiple accidents involving a tanker, a BMW car and a Nissan jeep in the Lafenwa area of Abeokuta in Ogun on Saturday. Florence Okpe, Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe said excessive speeding by the tanker driver caused […]
Sen. Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, has advised Nigerian Muslims to emulate the exemplary life of humility, forgiveness and service to others like Prophet Muhammad. Tinubu also advised them to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice, goodwill, justice, tolerance, mercy, compassion and generosity that lie at the heart of Islam. In a goodwill message on the occasion […]
A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have been convicted of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. A jury found that Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56 and their “medical middleman” Dr Obinna Obeta, 50, were guilty of a conspiracy to bring a young man to Britain to give his kidney. […]
The total assets of the insurance industry stood at N2.33 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, Statistics Department Quarterly Report of the Insurance Market stated. A bulletin of Insurance Market Performance, released by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) published the report, on Thursday in Lagos. The figure represents positive growth signifying expansion at the […]
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has urged Muslim faithful to use the Ramadan period to emulate the sacrificial living, self control and intercessory supplications embedded in the teachings of the holy month. In his Ramadan message issued on Thursday in Osogbo, Adeleke urged them to also help the needy. He urged Muslim faithful to […]
By Obike Ukoh With disputes still raging over the Presidential and National Assembly elections, jostling, has, however, started for the headships of NASS, especially the Senate. Though not cast in iron, based on established tradition, the Senate President, is expected to come from the South. In the South, the South-West has produced the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Federal Government, on Tuesday, announced the removal of excise duty on the telecom sub-sector of Nigeria’s Digital Economy Industry. Prof. Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, announced the removal at a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. “This is in line with recommendations of the committee constituted to review […]