His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji (Dr) Sa’ad Abubakar has urged Muslims to continue to contribute their quota towards the development of Islam. This, he said, would facilitate unity, peace and progress among the Muslim Ummah and the country at large. Sultan stated this on Friday at the official commissioning of Dr Sulaiman Muhammad…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for a strict legislation to ban cultism in the country’s institutions of learning. Apparently worried by the menace of cultism in the Nigeria, the commission said, the legislation should be made in such a way that it will not affect the rights of student population in forming…
Nigerian afrobeats singer David Adeleke, aka Davido, has hinted at quitting music. The ‘Unavailable’ crooner said he would quit music after his next album. Davido disclosed this on Thursday night while reacting to the recent pictures and videos doctored against him by some blogs. He claimed that some persons desperately want him out of the…
American celebrity couple, Hailey and Justin Bieber have announced that they are expecting their first child together. The couple flaunted Hailey’s baby bump in matching Instagram posts on Thursday. They tagged each other in the Instagram caption, as the 27-year-old model, dressed in a long white lace dress with a veil-like scarf wrapped around her…
Nollywood star, Eniola Badmus has bagged a federal appointment and is set to work with the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, Tajudeen Abbas. According to reports by Wahala Network, Eniola Badmus was appointed by Tajudeen Abbas as his Special Assistant for Social Events and Public Hearings. Clips from the swearing-in and when…
Nigerians are choking as the price of rice, garri, yam, beans, and other food items surged by over 100 per cent annually. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its latest Selected Food Price Watch for March 2024. This is as 1kg of rice locally sold loose stood at N1,340.74, indicating a rise of…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has tasked telecom companies to refocus on developmental cooperation with subnational governments in terms of tax payments and corporate social responsibility. Addressing a delegation of the Globacom telecommunication company in his office, Governor Adeleke who endorsed the proposed partnership with the Globacom firm declared: “I am a stakeholder in…
Determined to foster a strong relationship between the two southwestern states, the Ekiti State Government and its Osun counterpart, have mapped out strategies to resolve inter-state boundary crises in some border towns across the two states. The two states sealed the peace act on Thursday when a delegation, led by the Ekiti State Deputy Governor,…
The former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on Friday finally agreed to submit himself to the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment on June 13 in the corruption charges against him. Bello’s lead counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed gave the undertaking to Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday shortly after the request for suspension of trial…
The Jigawa State Government is partnering with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to see to the development of a special agro-industrial zone (SAPZ) in the state. This was made known when a delegation from the AfDB, led by Mrs. Monde Nyambe, paid a courtesy call on Governor Mallam Umar Namadi Wednesday at the Government House,…
