Author: David Great

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday joined the Muslim faithful at the State House Mosque to witness the conclusion of Tafsir (Interpretation of the Qur’an) as Muslims around the world approached end of the Ramadan fast. The President, who participated in the daily exercise throughout the one month period, had also used his evenings to host guests from cross sections of the country to Iftar (The breaking of fast). Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja, said the President used the occasions to practice the values projected by the Ramadan. These,…

The Nigerian government has declared Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd May, 2022 as public holidays to mark this year’s Workers Day and EIdul-Fitr celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. In a statement by Dr. M.L. Shuaib Belgore, Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Aregbesola congratulated workers across the country on the celebration of this year’s Workers Day. “Ogbeni Aregbesola commended workers for their hard work, diligence and sacrifice, noting that their efforts are largely responsible for the greatness of the country and the respect Nigeria now commands in the comity…

The Nigerian Army is set to deploy 197 troops for ECOWAS Peacekeeping Mission in The Gambia. Chief of Operations, Army Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Olufemi Akinjobi, disclosed this on Thursday at the graduation ceremony of Nigerian Company 7 which will soon head for the tiny West African state. The ceremony was held at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji, Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that before now, Nigeria had deployed six separate companies to The Gambia. Akinjobi said Nigeria was committed to deploying quality peacekeepers for global peace and security. NAN reports that the…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 17th goal of the season to earn Manchester United a point after David de Gea had frustrated Chelsea with several superb saves at Old Trafford. The visitors were thoroughly dominant in the first half but were unable to find a way past De Gea, who made saves from Kai Havertz and N’Golo Kante. But Chelsea finally broke the deadlock midway through the second half when Marcos Alonso volleyed home from an angle. The Blues’ celebrations had barely finished as Manchester United responded within a minute, Nemanja Matic playing a brilliant ball into the box and Ronaldo…

By Babatunde Obele During a recent weekend ritual of visiting the barber, I met two elderly gentlemen on the same mission of having a haircut. As we sat down at the lounge, awaiting our turns, there was a news commentary on television focusing on the subject matter of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s declaration to run for the office of the president and the prospect it holds for a better Nigeria. As we were watching and musing over that news commentary, one of the two who later introduced himself as Mr. Alhassan Lawal, made a statement that opened the floor for…

A new variant of buying of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms came to the fore at the All Progressives Congress (APC) party in Abuja on Thursday. Seventeen children of an APC governorship aspirant in Kaduna State, Alhaji Sani Sha’aban, came together and bought the forms for him to contest the 2023 governorship election in the state. What was trending in the political arena before Thursday was for “pressure groups’’ and “friends’’ to pick the forms for aspirants in virtually all the political parties. Asmau Sani-Sha’aban, the Chief Executive Officer, Design Oasis and eldest daughter of the governorship aspirant, confirmed…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has agreed a two-year contract extension committing him to the club until 2026. Klopp, 54, joined the Reds in 2015, but suggested in March he would follow through with a plan to take a break from the game when his deal ended in 2024. But the club have signed Klopp and his staff to longer deals at a time where the team are chasing a quadruple. He said he was “delighted, humbled, blessed, privileged and excited”. The boss has a special message for you… ❤️ pic.twitter.com/T4vFwYFN9p — Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 28, 2022 Klopp added: “When the…

An Igando Customary Court has dissolved a 30-year-old marriage between one Kayode Akinyade and Iyabode. In a ruling on Thursday, the President of the court, Mr Koledoye Adeniyi, said the marriage between the couple could no longer stand. Adeniyi, therefore, dissolved the marriage because of allegations of being fetish, disrespect, home abandonment, infidelity, quarrels and threat to life. He ruled that there was no more love after a careful review of the allegations and counter allegations by the litigants. The court, however, found nothing wrong with the petitioner marrying another wife, saying it is allowed in African tradition, especially when…

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on April 28, 2022, arraigned employment fraud queen one Salamatu Isah (aka Uwar Marayun Matasan Arewa) before Justice Darius Khobo of the State High Court, Kaduna on a one count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence. Salamatu, who is standing trial on multiple employment fraud charges, is alleged to have tricked her victim to paying the sum of N500, 000.00 into her UBA account number 2082694498 on the pretext of helping her secure employment with a lucrative Federal Government parastatal. The complainant alleged that, after paying the…

Urges Nigerians to pray for Buhari, other leaders Seeks Allah’s intervention in Nigeria’s challenges The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has thanked the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, for the special Tawaf held for him and in favour of his ambition in Mecca. Tinubu also commended the Lagos State House of Assembly for the successes so far recorded under the leadership of Dr. Obasa just as he appreciated the members of the House who took part in the Tawaf. The special Tawaf held on…