More than two million pilgrims performing Hajj this year ascended Mount Arafat on Tuesday, the climax of a record-breaking pilgrimage returning to full capacity for the first time since the global pandemic. As the sun rose, pilgrims camping in the tent city of Mina performed dawn (Fajr) prayers, then began reciting Qur’an verses and moving toward Arafat, where the Prophet …

As the Muslim world and well wishers commemorate Eid-UI-Adha (better known as Eid-el-Kabir or Sallah), Nigerian leaders and groups have joined in the felicitation with messages of diverse dimensions. In his first Sallah message, President Bola Tinubu assured Nigerians that he is “working day and night” to solve the myriads of challenges facing the country. Returning from a weeklong official …

Katsina State Governor, Dr. Dikko Radda has reportedly rejected 100 rams from an unnamed philanthropist in the state. According to The Guardian, the rams were presented to Radda on Tuesday ahead of the Sallah celebration, but he turned down the offer. The donation was said to have offended the governor, who warned against bringing him such gifts in the future. …

A non-governmental organisation, Global Allies and Lovers of the Police Network, GALPONET, yesterday, urged the acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to deploy technology in tackling crime in the country. In a statement by its Executive Director, Mr. Obed Chinoyerem, expressed confidence in Egbetokun’s capabilities to reposition the Police, saying that his appointment was well deserved. He said: “GALPONET congratulates …

There is confusion over the purported plan to hike electricity tariffs from 1 July. Yesterday, the DisCos clarified that they had not got the approval of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to hike tariffs. Also, the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) backtracked on its earlier announcement of a tariff increase, barely 18 hours after it issued a notification. An …

No fewer than six persons have been confirmed dead, while 15 others sustained varying degrees of injuries at Sekona on the Ogbomoso-Odo-Oba road in the Ogo Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo State. The crash, involving a commercial bus and a trailer, occurred on Sunday evening. Also, a commercial motorcycle (okada) rider lost his life, on Monday morning, after he …

Power distribution companies (Discos) failed to remit a total of N208.8 billion to the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry in 2022, the Federal Government has said. Figures obtained on Sunday from the latest Fourth Quarter 2022 Report of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, a Federal Government agency, as well as those from the First, Second and Third quarters showed that the …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday announced the arrest of two Ghanaians, Monday Saba and Hakeem Kwana, and 11 other suspects for drug-related offences in different parts of the country. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi said that NDLEA officials intercepted two imported consignments of a strong strain …

Renowned professor of Mass Communication, Lai Oso, is dead. He was 67 years old. Until the motor accident on Saturday on his return from a conference in Abraka, Delta State, Oso was a professor at the School of Communication of Lagos State University (LASU). His death was confirmed by the Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies at …

A footballer, Babajide Folorunso and a plumber, Damilola Ayodeji have been ordered to be remanded in prison by a family court sitting at Oke-Eda, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl. The accused persons, who were brought before the court on two-count charge of conspiracy and rape, allegedly committed the offences on 24th March 2023, …