Lagos-Ibadan chaos: Kara Bridge repairs leave motorists, commuters groaning
…Spend hours in gridlock as LASTMA, TRACE deploy more personnel By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS — Motorists and commuters plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have continued to groan over severe traffic congestion following the commencement of repair works on the Kara Bridge. The two-week rehabilitation project, directed by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, involves the […]
Bloodbath, as factional carpenters association clash in Ondo
The once united and formidable Carpenter and Furniture Makers Professional Unions Ondo state Chapter is now disunited. No thanks to alleged high-handedness by leaders of the Association.
The essence of brotherhood in Islam
All praise is for Allah the Mighty ,the Exalted, and may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon His final Messenger Muhammad Ibn Abdullah and upon his family and companions.
Superstitions about Safar, ‘ember’ months
The dawah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the Sahabah (RA) and orthodox scholars such as Shaikh Ibn Taimiyyah, Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahab, Ibn Bazz among others abolished all the superstitions and beliefs of the jahiliyah period such as beliefs that Safar, the second month of the Islamic calendar is a month of ill-fortune and bad luck in Saudi Arabia.
Residents groan over 102-yr-old abandoned Ojutu bridge
By Lateef Dada ILOBU—-One hundred and two years old Ojutu bridge is an ancient bridge in Ilobu, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun state with remarkable history. The most interesting history of Ojutu river is that it has been a force against external attack of the town during wars. The bridge which was […]
Nigerians in Ghana prisons cry out for help
His name in Igbo language means “Lord bless me”. But today Chigozie is certainly not feeling blessed as he is one of the numerous Nigerians currently serving various jail terms in Ghanaian prisons.
