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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Tuesday that 4,983 motorists were arrested for various traffic offences during its just-concluded Sallah special patrol nationwide. Mr Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer, who disclosed this … Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria –...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that no fewer than 63 lives were lost in last week’s Sallah holidays celebrated across the country. Also, 1,072 persons were involved in road traffic crashes during the period with 213 vehicles, involved compared to 221 in 2017, while 79 …...

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Daura broached the issue of his opting to trek some distance after observing Eid prayers at Kofar Arewa Eid Ground and the humbling hero’s welcome from the well-wishers that lined the street. This is just as he reiterated that … Read more via BusinessDay...

A drunk policeman identified simply as Ola SARS, who turned up for a party organised on Thursday to mark Sallah celebration at Transformer Bus Stop, Adiyan, in Ogun State, reportedly shot his friend to death. The deceased, 36-year-old Ayinde aka Aye, … Read more via Naijaloaded | Nigeria’s...

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to assist a visually-impaired National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, currently deployed to Daura, Katsina State. Twenty eight-year old Okenala Ahmed, a graduate of Insurance from the Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, was among the Corps members...

As President Muhammadu Buhari celebrates Sallah in his hometown, Daura, in Katsina state, some governors and top politicians have visited to get a feel of the Eid-El-Kabir. Among those politicians include the governors of Ogun state, Ibikunle Amosun, his … Read more via Nigeria News today &...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on Tuesday visited Bariga/Somolu Local Council Development Area in Lagos State, where he addressed a town hall meeting during the Eid-el- Kabir celebration. He was accompanied by the Chairman Bariga LCDA, Hon. Kolade Alabi; Chairman Somolu LCDA, Hon...

Tragedy was yesterday averted as no fewer than fourteen passengers escaped death during the Sallah day celebration in OAndo State. LEADERSHIP gathered that a vehicle laden with gas fell on a commercial white Toyota bus on the Benin-Ore road, heading to Benin City in Edo State. Rotimi Adeleye...

Eid-el-Kabir: Gov. Ugwuanyi at Mosque, urges special prayers for President, VP, others Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Tuesday joined the Muslim community in Enugu at the Central Mosque, Owerri Road, to celebrate the feast of Eid-el-Kabir, calling for special prayers for President...

Bank customers experienced 278,966 failed electronic payment transactions on the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System Instant Pay platform on Tuesday. The NIP, an online real-time product that facilitates instant payment of bills on accounts, as of 5.40pm on Tuesday, recorded a total volume of...

Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Sallah day, facilitated the freedom of 170 prison inmates from the Goron Dutse Prison and across the state. Ganduje, who witnessed the release of the inmates from the Goron Dutse Prison, said the gesture was in the spirit … Read more via Punch...

The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, says he will bring his successor in the state in 2019 to the Eid praying ground at Oke Lantoro, Abeokuta during the celebration of the Eid-el-Kabir. He said this in his speech at the Eid ground on Tuesday … Read more via Punch Newspapers –...

President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as one of the best things to happen to Nigeria. The president hailed the programme after he was visited by corps members at his Daura home in Katsina State on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, as part of the … Read more...

The Presidency said President Muhammadu Buhari has demonstrated his fitness to run for a second term by trekking 800 metres from the Eid praying ground in Daura to his private residence. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that after the … Read more via Punch Newspapers –...

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has called on Nigerians to be patient with President Mohammadu Buhari as he battles to fix the country’s ailing economy and security challenges. Bello spoke on Tuesday after the Eid-el-Kabir prayer at his Okene country home. The governor said … Read...

A one-time Registrar of the Lagos State University (LASU), Mr. Owolabi Amisu, passed on early on Tuesday morning while preparing for the Eid-el-Kabir prayers, according to his eldest daughter, Joke. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Amisu, who was … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

The popular Aswani market in Lagos yesterday recorded low patronage due to very low turnout of buyers. Though traders complained about the economy, majority blamed the poor turnout on the Muslim festival... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News –...

We take a look at everything concerning the Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha), popularly known as Eid-el Kabir. Muslims all over the world are gathered today to celebrate the Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha), popularly known as Eid-el Kabir... Read more via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s entertainment & lifestyle...

The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has observed with concern that Nigeria is in a trying period with so many challenges. In its Eid-el-Kabir message to all Nigerians, the National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim Biu, said, “it is also a period of … Read more via Naijaloaded |...

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will never surrender to corruption. He said no amount of criticism and hatred will make him relent in the war against corruption, insisting that doing that is a “betrayal of public trust”. The president made this known in his Eid-el Kabir...