The Federal Government on Wednesday admonished Muslims to take advantage of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir holiday to promote peace, love and kindness.The government made the call while declaring Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July 2022, as public holidays to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God’s command.Making the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to defeat the Hamas militant group after its deadly incursion into southern Israel which has seen them snatch grandparents, children and women off the streets but says the war will ‘take time.’ Hamas gunmen have taken dozens of hostages off the streets of Israel as the war takes…
One of the most remarkable photographs of the year from National Geographic, where the calf, aware of its fate, does not abandon its mother. Aferrándose a la Vida. A leopard’s jaws cling to the carcass of a baboon. The predator has captured its prey and is willing to take it to its cubs. It’s the…
In 1968, the author received the Pulitzer Prize for this photograph – one of the most prestigious awards in the United States, which is awarded for achievements in music, cinema, theater and journalism. The picture shows two electricians, Randall Champion and Jay Thompson, hanging from a power pole. That day there was a strong heat…
Former Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has court cases around massive frauds hanging on his neck as his supporters and proxies drum support for him for the 2023 presidency. Checks by this online platform revealed that the fraud cases against Tinubu dated as far back as…
In line with one of the dictum and reasons why people in sports willingly concede points to their comrades. The runner-up in any given race is usually as good as the man in the lead, but circumstances are divinely remotely the culprits for the eventual emergence of the latter. Odengene Peoples Movement (OPM) sincerely believe…
By Bakare MajeedJuly 22, 2022 Mike Igini discusses how Nigeria can overcome vote buying, improve the conduct of elections and reduce the intervention of the courts in the electoral process. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa-Ibom State, Mike Igini, in an interview, on Tuesday on the Sunrise programme of Channels Television, discussed how Nigeria can…
This may be the appropriate time to pay a deserving tribute to one of Nigeria’s unsung heroes and patriot who suffered day and night and kept awake in order to bring about the much needed dynamic changes and positive impact witnessed over the years in the country’s public service sector. At the statutory age of…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has announced a new “CBN Naira 4 Dollar Scheme” for senders and recipients of International money transfers. The CBN in a statement released by its Director, Trade and Exchange Department, A.S Jibrin, said it will through commercial banks pay to remittance recipients the Incentive of N5 for every USD1…
By Louis Amoke The Chairman of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), Mr. Tunde Fowler has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for putting in place a proficient and “unparalleled” tax regime, which has ensured that the state exceeded the 15 percent tax revenue to GDP benchmark suggested by the United Nations for the funding…
