The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to Muslims who had planned to perform the 2021 Hajj to remain strong in faith as their dreams will be realised as soon as COVID-19 recedes. MURIC, an Islamic civil right organisation, made the call in a statement, signed by its Director, Ishaq Akintola, in Lagos. Newsmen report…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the travel ban on Nigeria, India and South Africa. An official document released over the weekend, from the Dubai Media Office indicated that passengers from Nigeria were expected to have received a negative result for a PCR test taken within 48 hours before departure. In the document, these…
ome candidates and centre officials for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have lauded the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) for the hitch-free conduct of the examination. Newsmen reports that examination which was Computer Based Test (CBT) is going on simultaneously across the states and the Federal Capital Territory in the country with…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has reaffirmed that construction of the Second Niger Bridge would be completed next year. The minister gave the assurance at a forum of newsmen in Abuja on Sunday, to mark the sixth year anniversary of the present administration. According to Mr Fashola, the bridge, which will serve…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Usman Baba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the bye-election for Sabon Gari Constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly. The Returning Officer, Mohammed-Nuruddin Musa, who declared the result on Saturday in Zaria, said Mr Baba won the election with 9,113 votes….
Members of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) chapter, on Wednesday embarked on a three-day warning strike to press home their agelong demands. Olutunde Oluwawumi, the branch Chairman of JOHESU-UITH who declared the warning strike during an emergency congress of the union in Ilorin, noted that their agitations border…
Folarin commended the new members for their decision to join what he called “the progressive train”. He assured them that the party would do its best to give them a sense of belonging. Folarin said that all the party governorship aspirants have the capacity to lead the state. The senator, then implored the new members…
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC’s request to amend the criminal charge filed against former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling, held that granting the EFCC’s application would amount to breaching the decision of the…
Gbajugbaja oṣere tiata wa, to tun jẹ oniṣowo pataki, Alaaja Aishat Elizabeth Lawal ti gbogbo aye mọ si Liz Anjọrin ti sọ pe ibẹfa lo wu oun bi lẹyin ọmọ tuntun toun ṣẹṣẹ bi yii, bẹẹ lo fidi ẹ mulẹ pe oun ko fẹ ki kinni ọhun pẹ rara. Oṣere nla yii ti awọn eeyan…
