Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has called on all Muslims across the Kingdom to participate in the sighting of the crescent moon of the Arabic month Dhu Al Hijjah tomorrow evening, Thursday. This action is expected to help determine the commencement of the new and last month of the Hijr and also the day the festival…
Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has reacted to the outburst of her friend and colleague Toyin Abraham to those trolling her for her political choice. Earlier today, Toyin Abraham roared against those trolling her, her children and husband because she decided to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the elections. She exchanged heavy curses with her…
After Israeli forces pulled out of Gaza City’s vast al-Shifa hospital complex on 1 April, following their second raid there, stunned Palestinians who pored over the burnt-out ruins said it reeked of death. During the past eight months of war, hospitals have come under repeated attack, with Israel claiming they are used as bases by…
The US House of Representatives has voted to pass legislation that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its prosecutor applied for arrest warrants against Israeli officials. The move comes after The Hague-based court’s prosecutor said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant should be arrested on charges relating to…
•President orders minister to calculate cost, Labour gives one-week ultimatum Organised Labour may settle for N100,000 minimum wage as the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage commences daily meetings for five days to reach a consensus. Multiple sources in the labour movement stated on Tuesday that the union leaders were willing to review their demand…
The United Nations has commenced a stakeholder workshop on insecurity, crime, and drug abuse in Zamfara State. The workshop, organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Nigeria Country Office, began Monday at the Government House in Gusau. A statement by the spokesperson for the Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed that the…
The Olowu of Kuta, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama (CON) has described former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as a timeless statesman whose presence will be felt many years after his generation. Oba Makama, who congratulated Chief Obasanjo for enjoying a healthily long life, asserted that God purposely…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), in collaboration with the Bulgarian Embassy, convened a highly successful marketplace event aimed at the development of economic ties between Nigeria and Bulgaria. At the virtual ACCI Global Marketplace, Nigeria and Bulgaria Trade Facilitation focusing on the Iron and Steel Sector hosted by the President of ACCI,…
Public schools, government secretariat and banks were shut in Osun State, in compliance with the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress directive of strike. Pupils of primary schools and their secondary schools counterparts were turned back in compliance with the directives. In many of the banks visited in Osogbo, security operatives were on ground…
…as CP Lauds public for outstanding environmental alertness The attention of the FCT Police Command has been drawn to a publication making the rounds on social media on the alleged entry of some suspected bandits into the Federal Capital Territory. Consequent to the above, the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, psc, mni,…
