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The essence is sacrifice, obedience, and love The annual festival of Eid al-Adha, better known as Eid-el-Kabir, is being marked today across the world with the killing of rams and sharing the meat among families, friends and the less privileged. It is a unique festival that derives its origin from both Islam and Christianity based on scriptural accounts of how Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham in the latter), in obedience to God, offered his son as sacrifice before divine intervention. So, beyond the me...

At least 3,462 Christians killed by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria this year    At least 3,462 Nigerian Christians have been killed this year by Nigerian Jihadists, Fulani herdsmen and state actors up till 18 July. The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law gave this grim report today. According to the report, Benue and Kaduna have recorded the most deaths in the last six months. “Benue State recorded the highest number of Christian deaths in the past 200 days with 450 and ha...

open defecation Young people between 10-24 years old in Ghana and Nigeria are being mobilised to share ideas on how to end open defecation in their communities. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the exercise has begun in Ghana and Nigeria and would take off in Central Africa in the coming weeks. UNICEF disclosed this yesterday in a press statement made available to The Guardian in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. x The global agenc...

sepak bola Indonesia, dan di luar dugaan memutuskan untuk pensiun di klub Liga 1, Madura United. Pada satu kesempatan wawancara, ia mengaku ingin menghabiskan waktunya di Bali, satu-satunya wilayah di Tanah Air yang diketahuinya sebelum memutuskan berkelana ke Nusantara. Peter Odemwingiemerupakan pesepak bola yang unik. Ia lahir di Tashkent, Uzbekistan, dari ayah dari Nigeria dan ibu berkewarganegaraan Rusia. Ia juga tercatat pernah bermain di klub-klub dari tujuh negara berbeda, dari tiga ben...

When the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria confirmed Dr. Muheeba Dankaka as the chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) it ushered in a new era at the commission. Having been part of a 38-man list submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment into the commission, Dankaka, a native of Offa, Kwara State, was confirmed on merit. However, the circumstances surrounding the appointment of the second principal officer of the commission raised some eyebrows as Mohammed Tuku...

Downpour submerged 300 Taraba buildings, says NIHSA The Punch Published 12 July 2021 The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, on Sunday, said the severe flood that submerged about 300 buildings in several communities in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital was due to heavy downpour in the affected locations. NIHSA denied reports alleging that the flood was aggravated by the release of water from the Cameroonian Lagdo Dam built within the Cameroonian portion of River Benue. The Dir...

The Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman had stated in April when he received the management team of the contractor, China Gezhouba Group International Engineering Company and its Vice President, Mr Yuan Baoyi, that the project is also hindered by the legal disputes between the former contractor, Sunrise, with which the government was finalising settlement terms so that the project can continue. Sunrise Power Transmission Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPTCL), a promoter of the project, in May filed a...

Cette semaine sur Netflix, cest le retour de la série populaire «Mes premières fois» et de lanimé «Beastars», dont les secondes saisons sont disponibles le 15 juillet. Vendredi, Netflix met en ligne le troisième volet de sa trilogie horrifique «Fear Street» ainsi que la saison 3 de la série pédagogique «En bref». 13 juillet Day of Destiny (film) Deux jeunes frères voyagent 20 ans dans le passé pour changer le cours de leur existence et effacer les déboires financiers de leur ...

GAVEL A recent attempt to sanitise the country’s electoral process suffered a setback last week over reported plan by some elements in the National Assemby to remove electronic transmission of results from the Electoral Act amendment Bill due for consideration by the National Assembly this week. Adedayo Akinwale reports It came as a rude shock, when news filtered in that electronic transmission of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been expunged from the Elect...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, condemned the incessant attacks and killings being perpetrated by bandits in Zamfara, Kaduna and other states in the North. The President in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, urged the military to crush the criminals. 2. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the weekend, revealed that the Federal Government will ...