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By Halimah Olamide Tragedy struck on Tuesday as a young Nigerian Islamic scholar, Dr. Abdur Rasheed Abdul Jabar Salman Buwaeb was reported to have died at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTHC), Ife, Osun State. The news of the death of Buwaeb has created shock among many Muslims especially those in Osun South West Nigeria. He had served as a member of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria’s Ulamah Team for Hajj 2022 and 2023. According to another scholar, Dr. Sirajudeen Al-Asrau, Buwaeb “returned to Allah early morning of Tuesday at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTHC), Ife,…
By Halimah Olamide Tragedy has struck in India as about 27 people have been reported killed after a a stampede at a religious gathering. Officials have said most of the victims were women who came for a Hindu temple event in the Hathras district of the Uttar Pradensh state of India. The religious event is called Satsang (a Hindu religious event) where, at least, 23 women and three children have died. A video of the incident shared by by OpIndia.com showed many women lifeless on the ground after they were pulled of the stampede area. See the video below:…
By Halimah Olamide The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism is today holding a session to examine how the media have acted in their reporting of the food inflation in the country. Expected to speak at the event which holds virtually on Space are journalists covering agriculture, economists, and other experts in various areas connected with the food value chain. NPO Reports that among those expected to speak at the event are Paul Alaje, a Senior Economist at the SPM Professionals, Collins Nnabuife, a journalist with the Nigerian Tribune, Yunusa Halidu, National Secretary of the All Nigerian Farmers Association, Veronica…
By Kamil Opeyemi An actor and event anchor, Ibrahim Bello Sanyo, popularly called Baba Lawori, has accused a chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW)) Ganiyu Oyedele also called Koko Zaria of smashing a bottle of wine on his head causing him to land in hospital. Lawori said this happened on June 25 at the annual Idimu Day where he anchored the event. In a video shared on Monday by an X user, Oyindamola, tweeting as #dammiedammie35, Lawori narrated how a bottle of alcoholic drink was smashed on his head leading to stitching on his head. In…
Agency Report The Lagos State Government has refunded 145 subscribers to the Egan-Igando Mixed Housing Estate following their indication to opt out of the housing scheme. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Housing, Mr Abdulhafis Toriola, confirmed this in a statement issued by Mr Adesile Rufai, the Chief Public Affairs Officer, Ministry of Housing, on Monday in Lagos. Toriola said that reasons for the delay was because the completion of the estate faced issues such as bureaucracy and vandalism. He added those who previously subscribed and paid in full, but no longer interested in the house, could apply…
By Halimah Olamide The Lagos state government on Monday boasted of financing about 500,000 small businesses to the tune of N10bn since the inception of the scheme, the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF). The details were made public by the LSETF Acting Executive Secretary, Mrs. Feyisayo Alayande, while briefing reporters at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa on the activities lined up for the third Lagos Employment Summit being organised by the agency. She said no fewer than 500,000 private business enterprises operating in Lagos State have been successfully supported and stabilised through the tenure-bound credit programme and…
By Halimah Olamide It was not a good day for the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu at the court on Monday as the trial judge concluded he failed to prove that the state had violated his fundamental human rights. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja, delivering his verdict in a suit brought before him by Kanu, said it has not beeen established by Kanu’s lawyers how the Directorate of State Security violated his rights. Kanu, in the suit, is seeking N1 billion in damages from the Attorney-General of the Federation and…
By Kamil Opeyemi “Base on intelligence sharing, a 40-footer container with No MAEU- 165396 which originated from Turkey was tracked based on some risk factors associated with its importation. The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, has narrated how his men intercepted a large cache of arms and ammunition at one of the ports in the country. Describing the business of the importation of such arms into the country as “nefarious,” Adeniyi told journalists at a press briefing to hand over the contraband to the appropriate authority that investigations are still going on over the matter. “Base…
Agency Report The Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) has issued a stern warning to illegal car park operators in the state. The General Manager of LASPA, Mrs Adebisi Adelabu, gave the warning in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Adelabu said that the state government would no longer tolerate unauthorised individuals soliciting parking fees, urging the public to report such persons. She said that unauthorised parking facilities and unapproved road sections for parking not only endanger public safety but hinder the state’s efforts in traffic management. “Operating or using unregulated car parks poses significant risks to vehicle owners and…
By Halimah Olamide Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday told the Senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, she will lose the bid to return to the senate in the 2027 elections. Wike said that Kingibe has failed to perform and therefore cannot enjoy the support of the people. He was speaking at the Flag-off of the Mabushi Bus Terminal in Abuja. The minister said the FCT is his territory vowing that what happened that led to Kingibe’s victory in the 2023 elections would not be allowed to happen again. He said it was disheartening that instead…