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Obasa Pleads for Sacrifice at Sallah

Eromosele Ebhomele. Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Wednesday urged…

Heavy rainfall disrupts Eid prayers in Abuja: In Pictures

Femi Ipaye/Abuja Heavy rainfall which began suddenly and lasted for about 30 minutes prevented Muslim worshipers in and around…

Peter Ekeh and the Missing Leg of the Anti- Corruption War in Nigeria

By Adagbo Onoja. In the week in which the anti-corruption war brought within its orbit…

Borno bans vehicles, bikes, horses, donkeys on Sallah Day

The Nigerian military has banned moving vehicles, bicycles, horses, donkeys and camels in northeastern Borno…

Hannah Awolowo: Ex-president Jonathan and wife in Ikenne

Former President Goodluck Jonathan  and his wife joined the throng of Nigerians to pay a…

Nigeria destined for greatness: Onu

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, in Abuja on…

Wife of council chief abducted in Kebbi state

The wife of Alhaji Adamu Birnin-Yauri, the director of finance in Bagudu  local council Kebbi State,…

Fake National ID cards in circulation, warns DHQ

The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday warned Nigerians against approaching unauthorized agencies and individuals for national…

Sultan urges special prayers for Nigeria

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, has directed Chief Imams of Juma'at mosques…

Man, 46, admits raping a minor for money charm

A 46 year-old man, in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna,  has admitted raping an…