Some Muslims confused their annual Zakah with Zakatul-Fitr while some who understand the difference still observe the two in the month of Ramadan merely to attract more reward in the month of Ramadan.

He has worked in about 14 countries in four different continents as hotelier. Today, Michael Rathgeb is the General Manager of Radisson Blu Hotel, Lagos.

We spend over N180m annually to assist the less privileged — Imam Shuaib Imam Abdullahi Shuaib is the Executive Director, Zakat & Sadaqat Foundation, an Islamic organisation providing charity services to the less privileged to cushion the effect of poverty. He spoke to Vanguard on how zakat is helping to alleviate poverty in the society. […]

Nigeria began on a good note yesterday at the ongoing Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland as the country won her first medal in weightlifting.

THE defection of popular Lagos politician, Jimi Agbaje to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has further galvanized the political landscape in Lagos as the two major political parties strategise to outsmart one another in the forthcoming gubernatorial election.

Only a handful of Nigerians know that the stage name known as ‘Basketmouth’ used to belong to another comedian other than Bright Okpocha, the comedian popularly known as ‘Basketmouth’. The first comedian to bear the name was Ernest Essien, an Akwa Ibom State-born humour merchant who was on the scene before Bright Akpocha.
He had to change the name ‘Basketmouth’ to ‘MC Miracle’, to avoid clash of identities with Bright Okpocha. Though MC Miracle hit stardom with his landmark mind-blowing joke ‘“Mfon-obong, itoro-obong, ima-obong, ekom-obong, dem go dey bobong bobong bong bong”, but his life has never been the same since changing his name ‘Basketmouth’ to ‘MC Miracle’. Hear his story:

Science and Technology experts at a two-day Senior Expert Dialogue, SED, said Nigeria can benefit from the Open Data market which has the potential to save and generate about $3 trillion globally.

THE Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC has brokered a meeting between the National Automative Council, NAC and the freight forwarding groups over the new auto policy that has resulted in the increase of duty on imported fairly used vehicles by 70 percent.

The Raw Material Research and Development Council, RMRDC, has urged Nigerians to queue up and be counted in the drive for a new dawn in industrial development of the country.

As a final stamp of the State’s reputation as the most gender-compliant state of the federation, the Lagos State Executive Council has approved a new policy that will allow new fathers to take a ten day “Paternity Leave”. As a way to encourage good parenting among its workforce, the state also extended the maternity leave […]

THE Lagos State Police Command has arrested a couple, Mr. Danladi Wushishi, and Mrs.Ojuolape Wushishi, for allegedly duping unsuspecting victims to the tune of N20 million in fake Customs auction sales in Lagos.

IN a move to tackle the menace of pirate attacks in Nigeria’s territorial waters, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has established a satellite surveillance centre.

Alicia Miles Olatuja, (who is) best known for her performance at U.S President Barrack Obama’s inauguration in 2013, is billed to perform at an intimate event on the 1st and 2nd of August, 2014 in Lagos next month , courtesy the Lagos Jazz Series in their tradition of offering entertainment in Nigeria.

Board member cum Technical Director of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) ,Lawrence Iquaibom has been listed as one of the referees that will take charge of the weightlifting events at the on going Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

LAGOS — Medical report of the mental state of the mother of four who alleged that the General Overseer of Holy Family Ministry, Prophet Ernest Chukwuemeka, sent her to kidnap a seven-year-old boy for ritual purpose, last month in Ikorodu area of Lagos is out.