INEC extends deadline for submission of nominations for state elections to August 11
Mr Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information Voter Education Committee, announced the extension in a statement in Abuja.
I spent over N300m on my wedding – Peller
Nigerian content creator Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has revealed that more than N300 million was spent on his wedding.
Arsenal suffer back-to-back pre-season defeats as Dortmund win Emirates Cup
Arsenal’s defensive problems continued during pre-season as Borussia Dortmund secured a 3-2 victory over the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium to claim the Emirates Cup.
Lagos-Calabar Highway: We stand with Tinubu, but don’t bypass Ondo coast — Afenifere
By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — The Secretary-General of Afenifere, the apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Chief Sola Ebiseni, has expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, but urged the Federal Government to ensure that the road does not bypass the coastline of Ondo State. Ebiseni described the unscheduled visit of the Minister […]
Osun Accounts: EFCC acted within powers freezing account, says lawyers’ group
By Matilda Ikediobi ABUJA — The Chairman of the League of Patriotic Lawyers, Abubakar Yesufu, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, acted within its statutory powers when it froze the Osun State Ecological Fund account over concerns about the possible diversion of more than N11 billion in public funds. Yesufu stated this […]
IsDB, SOZEA intensify Islamic social finance drive
By Musa Ubandawaki The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), in collaboration with the Sokoto Zakkat and Endowment Agency (SOZEA), has intensified efforts to strengthen Islamic social finance institutions in Nigeria with a specialised staff training and capacity-lnbuilding programme on Zakkat, Waqf and other Islamic social finance instruments. The training, held on Sunday at Dan Kane Guest […]
