Controversial Nigerian singer Naira Marley has stirred reactions with his recent message to Muslim faithful observing Ramadan. Taking to social media, the Marlian Music boss called out those who were fasting yet still engaging in football betting. In a direct statement, he urged them to break their fast if they couldn’t refrain from gambling. “You…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a shipment of cocaine bound for Saudi Arabia. According to a statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, the cocaine was concealed in 20 sets of religious books. Babafemi said the cocaine consignment, weighing 500 grammes, was discovered at a courier company in Lagos on…
Honorable Lawrence Olujide Adewale (MBA), an aspirant for Oluyole Federal Constituency Come 2027 has congratulated Chief (Dr) Florence Ajimobi on her nomination as Ambassador by President Bola Tinubu. Hon. Adewale described the development as a step forward for Nigeria and Oyo state All Progressive Congress (APC). He described the former Oyo first lady as an…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed a deadly bandits’ attack on a church in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of the state, where at least three people were killed and about ten worshippers abducted during an evening service on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. at Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Isegun, on Okeado Street….
The Chairman of Oyo State House Committee on Women Affairs and Community Development, Hon. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide has felicitated Oyo Businesswoman and philanthropist, Princess Folashade Abeo Nurudeen on her birthday. In a message made available via her Media Unit, The Lawmaker representing Ibadan North Constituency 1 at the Oyo State House of Assembly pens a…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to order an immediate investigation into allegations that senior government officials and politicians named in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) forensic audit report have obstructed its publication. The report, which covers the period between 2000 and 2019, was commissioned to examine…
Details have emerged as to why popular gospel singer, Tope Alabi, allegedly refused to perform at the birthday of Nigerian actress, Liz Anjorin. A filmmaker and author, Oreofe Williams PhD who was privy to the matter disclosed that Ministers Soji and Tope Alabi and their team were not given the endeared privilege of a choice…
The troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have apprehended a 25-year-old suspected female ammunition courier, Shamsiyya Ahadu. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Sunday by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre of the operation, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi. According to the statement, Ahadu…
The Church of Christ Evangelical and Life Intercessory Ministry, Sabon Tasha, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, distributed grains to over 1,000 underprivileged Muslims and Islamic schools as the 30-day Ramadan fasting commences on Saturday. Pastor Dr Yohanna Buru, General Overseer of the church, told newsmen after the distribution that the church…
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of nepotism, alleging that the federal government is dominated by officials from the president’s Yoruba ethnic group and that other political constituencies have been marginalised. Speaking on Channels Television, Lawal said the composition of the government and its decision-making…