The Igbo social cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide, has congratulated Muslims across Nigeria on the occasion of 2021 Eid-ul-Adha. The groou, in a statement by the Director General, Strategic Planning and Implementations, Amb Tony Obizoba recalled the reason for the animal slaughtering festival, which dates back to the sacrifice and endurance of Prophet Ibrahim, which was to offer his only son, Ismail, who, together with his mother, Hajar, submitted along with Ibrahim to fulfil the will of Allah. “It said in that sacrifice of the righteous family exists lessons for Nigerian leaders and the led.” The Ohanaeze Ndigbo…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his deep attachment to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), saying the Service is spectacular in many ways that broadens the horizon of citizens, opens up opportunities and enhances understanding of cultural differences. Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, in a statement on Tuesday, said Buhari made his feelings known at his country home, Daura, Katsina state, when he hosted youth corps members serving in his town. The youth corps members were at the president’s residence on Eid-el-Kabir homage. The president said he had consistently commended former Head of State, retired Gen.…
For Northern Nigeria to be able to make meaning in the context of a Nigerian nation that currently runs on the basis of values and practices that we need to understand, adapt to, or create alternatives that suit our cultures, circumstances and interests, it requires basic socio-cultural reorientation to keep its youth focused and disciplined in the pursuit of goals and living with values that define the Northern character. As is the norm today, with every gathering to discuss the North, intellectuals and leaders have formed the habit of referencing the life and times of such founding fathers of the…
Former Deputy President of Senate, Ike Ekweremadu has vowed of his resolve to work with other patriotic and progressive lawmakers to resurrect electronic transmission of results upon the resumption of the National Assembly. This, he said would be starting from the point of harmonisation of the clauses passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives. Ekweremadu said this in a statement by his Media Adviser, Uche Anichukwu on Monday. The lawmaker was away on official assignment in Montenegro where he attended a prescheduled regular session of the International Parliament for Tolerance and Peace (IPTP) as Nigeria’s representative and presented…
Activist and lawyer, Yomi Alliyu (SAN), has disclosed that the International Police Organisation, INTERPOL, aided Nigerian government to arrest Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho and his with his wife, Ropo in Benin Republic. Alliyu, who made the disclosure in a statement Tuesday afternoon, also called on the government of Germany and Benin Republic to prevent the extradition of Igboho to Nigeria. “I call upon you to rise up and curb the impunity of the Nigerian Government by refusing any application for extradition of our Client who already has application before the International Criminal Court duly acknowledged”. The leader of Yoruba…
The Tokyo Olympics start in earnest on Wednesday, two days before Friday’s opening ceremony, and it can possibly see some first athletes enjoying more freedom in expressing themselves. Three softball and six women’s football matches are scheduled for Wednesday. A softball date between hosts Japan and Australia starts the Games at 9 a.m (0000 GMT) in Fukushima. This is the city hit hard by the tsunami-caused meltdown at the nuclear power station in 2011. Also in action is the U.S women’s football team who as world champions seek revenge against Sweden against whom they lost in the 2016 quarter-finals. The…
Believe it or not, Igbo are among the most treasured set of people in Nigeria’s nationhood. They are the most sagacious entrepreneurs, traders, transporters, hoteliers, and all sorts of money-spinning enterprises within the Nigerian system outside. They are also not lagging in the educational system. Their trademarks include tenacious aggressiveness to a point of being offensive, a trace of arrogance, and a tendency of the “end-justifies-the-means”. Additionally, they are skillful oratory with a capacity to convince their listeners. Etymologically, Igbo means the people, language, culture, and land of people who speak the Igbo language. Population-wise, Igbo constitutes 15.2% of the…
Men of Zamfara Police Command vented their anger against the state governor, Bello Muhammed for alleged negligence, abandonment and poor welfare. An eyewitness told PRNigeria that the incidence occurred at Ahmad Sani Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, when the governor visited the mortuary to see the corpses of the 13 police personnel killed by the bandits at their formation in Kurar-Mota village of Bungudu local government area of the state. “After visiting the patients, most of whom are wounded police officers who survived the attack, the Governor moved ahead to the Mortuary but was met there by hordes of aggressive…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged leaders in the country to fear Allah and support the citizens out of hardship. Abubakar in his Sallah massage in Sokoto on Tuesday said that the existing hardship in the country was of great concern, adding that proper measures were required to address it. “Nigerian leaders need to strategies more measures to address our level of poverty and insecurity; as such will further sustain the unity and peaceful co-existence that is in existence in the country. “It is no longer a story…
Six Sports federations have been granted full recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the organisation’s 138th Session on Tuesday. The six include the International Sambo Federation (FIAS), World Lacrosse and the World Association of Kickboxing Organisations. The others are the International Federation of Muaythai Associations, the International Federation Icestocksport and International Cheer Union. Xinhua