The Eid-el-Kabir is a great festival because of the merger which the occasion usually evolves between the profane and the sacred. This is a festival that predates Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W); it is a festival instituted by the Almighty through the agency of Prophet Ibrahim and Ismail (upon them be peace and blessings of Allah). The […]
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Rather than abate, the tension generated by the kidnapping of Chibok schoolgirls in 2014 in Borno State has worsened and is spreading like wildfire across schools nationwide. In the last few weeks, terrorists, loosely called bandits, have resumed attacks on schools, abducting students. The recent surge happened in a number of places, including Kaduna, Zamfara, […]
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• President gets warm reception in first visit to Lagos • ‘I’m working out solutions to curb hardship’, says Tinubu As President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos yesterday, following his trip to France and the United Kingdom, politicians lobbying for ministerial appointments have temporarily relocated to the Ikoyi axis of Lagos Island to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir […]
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From next month, private and commercial motorists are to pay a N1, 000 fee for proof of ownership certificates. Hitherto, the document was issued for free to buyers of new vehicles by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The new fee is an additional charge besides payment for vehicle particulars and registration. Permanent Secretary, Lagos […]
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Oyo State’s former governor and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Senator Rashidi Ladoja on Wednesday said that he is interested in becoming the Olubadan but not an elevated oba. Speaking for the first time since Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde elevated him and ten other high chiefs to obas following the recent review of Ibadan […]
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Numbers indicate the MPI value for each state • Inflation pushes four million Nigerians into poverty in five months • Link high inflation to border closure, inefficient monetary tools • Absence of deal on future CBN overdrafts risk to debt service cost • Embark on more comprehensive economic reforms, FG charged The World Bank says […]
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President Bola Tinubu (left); his wife, Oluremi; former President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, during the swearing-in of the President in Abuja… on May 29, 2023 Former President Muhammadu Buhari said leading Nigeria is one of the hardest challenges in life. He stated this on Tuesday in his Sallah message, signed by his spokesperson, […]
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The state executive council of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State has affirmed Hon Tajudeen Lawal, as the substantive chairman of the party in the state. The resolution was taken at a special session of the State Executive Committee meeting of the party which also had in attendance local party chairmen of the party […]
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Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has congratulated the Muslim Ummah and the entire Osun citizens on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. In a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, he extolled the citizens of the state for their exemplary good virtues while urging them to use the occasion of the celebration to […]
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The academic and non-academic staff of Osun State-owned tertiary Institutions have called on the state government to decentralise the planned staff audit of the state workforce. The unions however, threatened to embark on industrial action if the consulting firm failed to reason and put concerns they’ve raised into consideration. The Institutions’ unions in a letter […]
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