By Yusuf Muhammad About two million Muslim pilgrims for this year’s Hajj on Sunday performed the symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia. This comes as part of the final activities of the Muslim pilgrimage and importantly, the start of the Eid el-Kabir celebrations for Muslims globally. In Nigeria, Eid al-Kabir, or Babbar Sallah…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Nigerian Muslims have joined their counterparts across the globe to celebrate the 2024 Eid-El-Adha also known as Eid-El Kabir. The annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice marks the end of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca by hundreds of millions of Muslims. It is usually celebrated with…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Some dare-devil robbers have attacked a commercial bank in the Abaji area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, killing a police officer. This is just as angry residents went after the robbers and set ablaze the corpse of one of the gunmen, reportedly caught on Thursday. A police…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Hon. Danladi Sulaiman Aguye, member representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal Constituency, has rolled out the scorecard of his impactful representation in the past year to mark his first anniversary as a member of House of Representatives. Speaking through his Head of Media and Publicity, Comrade Ibrahim Shaibu Nuhu, the lawmaker said; “As…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Residents of Lokoja GRA have sent a Save Our Soul (SOS) message to the Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo to intervene in the illegal sale of Police Post built by former governor of the state, Ibrahim Idris for the community to a politician. The said property, according to…
By: Muhammad Ahmad Musa The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Operations Commissioner, Prince Anofiu Olarenwaju Elegushi, led staff and officials of State Pilgrims Welfare Board to a pathfinding tour of the Taraddudiyyah’ routes. The physical visitation to Muna, Arafat and Muzdalifa afforded officials the opportunity to establish the positions of the Nigerian Pilgrims. The…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab More than 18 Nigerian girls whose age range between 16 and 18 years have been rescued from human traffickers in a daring operation by local security guards in Ghana. The girls were reportedly lured to Ghana with promise of better life but were instead forced into prostitution. The girls, who were…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Watch below video with compassion and pray that God will direct the eyes of Nigeria government to rescue these helpless young girls.
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Kogi State Secretary of the Nigeria Motorcycle Transport Union (NMTU), Umar Anas Okpahi has said there will be no imposition of candidates in the forthcoming election of Lokoja local government branch of the union. Okpahi made the declaration at the Lokoja Local Government branch of the NMTU stakeholders meeting…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Air passengers are jubilating as members of the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, on Tuesday, suspended their strike for one week, a leader of the NLC told our correspondent in Abuja. National Watch Tv reports that after a six-hour meeting with the leadership of…
