The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has expressed disappointment over the directive by the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Adeyemo Adejugbe, to dissolve the Sharia arbitration panel established at the state capital’s central mosque. In a statement issued on Sunday, the council said it was embarrassed by the monarch’s decision, clarifying that the panel was not a…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday, January 26, announced retaliatory tariffs on Colombia after the country’s president said he blocked US military deportation flights, the first instance of Trump using economic pressure to force other nations to fall in line with his mass deportation plans since he took office last week. Earlier on…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates below the age of 16. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, announced the development on Sunday during a meeting with media executives in Lagos. He clarified that the mock UTME is not intended for university admission but to…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the preservation of African cultural heritage He stressed that traditions like Ifa Orunmila must not be allowed to fade into obscurity. Obasanjo made the call on Sunday when he hosted renowned female talking drummer, Olamuyiwa Aralola, popularly known as Ara, at her 50th birthday celebration. The event was…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other traffic enforcement agencies to implement strict measures to curb the alarming rise in fuel tanker explosions across the country. The directive followed another tragic incident on Saturday at the Ugwu-Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, where a petrol-laden tanker exploded, leaving a…
