Millions of the Muslim faithful in Nigeria on Wednesday joined hundreds of millions more across the globe in celebration of Eid-el-Kabir. The annual festival, also referred to as Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca by countless devotees from around the world. It is usually celebrated…
Vast crowds of robed worshippers hurled pebbles in the “stoning of the devil” ritual on Wednesday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the start of the pandemic draws to a close in intense Saudi Arabian heat. From dawn in Mina, hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims began pelting three concrete monoliths representing Satan, and heading…
Nigerian gospel film actor, producer and founder of film production company Mount Zion Faith Ministries, Mike Bamiloye, and his wife, Gloria, are marking their 35th wedding anniversary. On Wednesday morning, Bamiloye shared his wife’s picture on his Instagram page saying she still calls him Bro Mike even after years of marriage. He promised to break…
The governor of Osun State, Mr. Ademola Adeleke, has reportedly escaped an assassination attempt. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the incident unfolded at the Osogbo Eid praying ground, where chaos erupted as a group of hoodlums, allegedly led by some prominent members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), took control of the section reserved for the…
Governors of Osun, Delta and Bayelsa states at the American independence day event in Lagos
His Excellency Gov. Ademola Adeleke attends the 247th US Independence Day Governor Adeleke and Aliko Dangote at the pre-independence day event of the United States Lagos
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated the Muslim Ummah’s and entire Osun citizens on the auspicious occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Governor in a statement by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, extolled the citizens of the state for their exemplary good virtues while urging them to use the occasion…
In his quest to bring a lasting solution to the electricity crisis in Ila federal constituency, Hon. Clement Akanni has met with the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, and other Directors in the ministry, in Abuja. During the visit, Hon. Clement Akanni discussed the frequent power outages plaguing the Ila Federal Constituency. He stressed the…
Sierra Leone’s President and ruling party candidate Julius Maada Bio speaks to journalists after casting his vote for national elections at a polling station in Freetown, Sierra Leone, June 24 Incumbent Julius Maada Bio has been declared the winner of Sierra Leone’s presidential election but the opposition is disputing the result. Official figures say that…
The Osun State Government has blamed a damaged train track as the reason behind its decision to suspend the free train ride for indigenes coming for the Ileya festival from Lagos and its environs. The government in a press statement signed by the spokesperson,Olawale Rasheed noted that, Osun Gov’t had put in place proper machinery…
