BREAKING: Sultan declares Friday for Eid-el-Fitr in Nigeria
…says moon not sighted The Sultanate Council Sokoto has announced Friday, March 20, 2026, as the first day of Shawwal 1447AH, following the non-sighting of the crescent that signals the…
BREAKING: Moon Not Sighted, Saudi Arabia Declares Friday As Eid-el-Fitr
Authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have maintained that no moon crescent marking the beginning of Shawwal and the end of Ramadan has been sighted. With this development, the…
Bala Mohammed, Saraki to lead PDP reconciliation committee
The Governor of Bauchi State Bala Mohammed and former Senate President Bukola Saraki are being positioned to lead the reconciliation meeting towards resolving the differences between the two factions of…
AFCON drama: Senegal rejects CAF verdict, moves to appeal
The Senegalese Football Federation has rejected the decision of the Confederation of African Football Appeal Board awarding the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title to Morocco and confirmed it will…
BREAKING: FG declares Thursday, Friday public holidays for Eid-el-Fitr
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, 2026, as public holidays to mark the celebration of Eid-el-Fitr, which signifies the end of the Muslim holy…
Police confirm 23 deaths, 108 injured in Maiduguri bomb blasts
The Police Command in Borno on Tuesday confirmed 23 persons killed and 108 injured at Maiduguri, during the multiple explosions on Monday. The police said that suspected suicide bombers allegedly…
Crisis in Oyo APC as chieftains reject party chairman in Ibadan North-West
Prominent chieftains and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ibadan North West local government area of Oyo State have rejected the inauguration of Mr Olusola Adekanbi as…
Tinubu orders nationwide rice distribution for Ramadan, Lent
Renewed Hope Ambassadors, a political support group of President Bola Tinubu, has received directives from the President to distribute rice nationwide in support of citizens observing Ramadan and Lenten fasts.…
BREAKING: Police arrest two Customs officers for killing driver in Osun
The Osun State Police Command has arrested two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service in connection with a shooting incident that left a driver dead in Osogbo on Sunday. PUNCH…
Nigerian among 141 injured in Iran missile attacks
At least 141 people, including a Nigerian national, have been injured following a wave of missile and drone attacks linked to escalating hostilities between Iran and countries in the Gulf…