“Baba is back, we thank God”“You have started your mischief again. Baba said he will be back in two weeks, and he is back, so what is special about that?”“You know sometimes when the President goes to London like that, we may then be told that his doctors have advised that he should spend another week or more. But we [...]
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Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan played host to some former ministers at his Abuja residence during the weekend.The ministers visited the former number one citizen in commemoration of Sallah. Among those in the delegation were Taminu Turaki, former minister of special duties and inter-governmental affairs and Bala Mohammed, the immediate past minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).Below are some pictures:[...]

Sulaiman Awokunle, a 30-year-old man, has been sentenced to jail for six months for allegedly stealing a ram for Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.Awokunle, who was arraigned at an Osogbo magistrate court in Osun state, was said to have stolen the ram worth N25,000 at Onunrin's compound in Iree.At the hearing, Elisa Olusegun, the police prosecutor, told the court ram belonged to [...]

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, says despite the economic challenges currently confronting the country, there is hope that measures put in place by the government will yield positive result and return Nigeria to path of growth and financial stability.In a message to commemorate this year's Eid-el-Kabir Sallah celebration issued in Sokoto by Imam Imam, his spokesman, Tambuwal said reforms instituted by [...]