Author: Olukayode Oke

The Christian Association of Nigeria has joined Muslim brothers and sisters in Nigeria and around the world to celebrate the Eid-al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. This was contained in a statement signed by the President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, on Friday. Okoh said Ramadan was a time of self-reflection and a renewed commitment to living a life of piety and peace, adding that Islam and Christianity share a lot of good virtues in common. The statement read in part “We extend our warmest greetings and felicitations to the President-General of the Supreme…

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has greeted the Muslim faithful on the occasion of the Eid-El-Fitr celebration. Obi, in a series of tweets shared on his Twitter handle on the evening of Thursday, April 20, 2023, congratulated Muslims on the successful completion of fasting in the Holy month of Ramadan. Starting with “As-salamu alaykum to our Muslim brothers and sisters,” the former Anambra State governor also wished Muslims a happy Sallah celebration and enjoined them to be fair and just in all dealings to reflect the teachings of Ramadan. “The Holy Month of Ramadan was for all to practice restraint,…

Microblogging site, Twitter has stripped notable Nigerian musicians of their Legacy verification tick. The microblogging platform, on Thursday, removed the verification badges of the Nigerian singers, Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid and Peter Okoye. Recall that Twitter owner, Elon Musk, had in March, in a tweet accompanied by links to subscribe to the premium program, hinted at plans to commercialize verification tick. He said, ”We will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks on the 1st of April. To keep your blue checkmark, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue.” Announcing the final date for the…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says every year, no single dose of any vaccine is received by about 2.2 million Nigerian children. According to the report, the situation has made Nigeria the second-highest country with the number of zero-dose children in the world. The Chief of Health, UNICEF Nigeria, Eduardo Celades, on Thursday in Nigeria, explained at a media briefing on the release of the State of the World’s Children global report that “In the first eight weeks of delivery, 2.2 million children every year are not vaccinated at all in Nigeria.” According to him, vaccines are a very…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has urged Muslims in the state not to jettison the virtue of love and sacrifice the holy month of Ramadan teaches. The Governor in a message issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, felicitating with Muslims on the celebration of the 2023 Eid-el-Fitr charged the faithful to continue to live with love, sacrifice and piety as they did throughout the holy month. I rejoice with fellow Muslims across Osun State on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. While we throng the Eid ground for prayers and mark the end of the month of Ramadan you…

Amidst divergent views regarding the conduct of the recent general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has described the process as the most transparent and hitch-free. Buhari, who penned down a message of felicitation to muslim faithful on the occasion of the Ed-el-fitr celebration, said even members of his party, the All Progressive Congress were routed and unseated. Buhari also said he didn’t interfere with the process in order not to give unfair advantage to anyone. “The elections were so transparent that even members of the my own party were routed and unseated. At no point did I interfere with the process…

Juventus reached the Europa League semi-finals as a 1-1 draw against Sporting CP at Estadio Jose Alvalade sealed a 2-1 aggregate triumph. Buoyed by learning prior to Thursday’s second leg that their 15-point deduction in Serie A for financial breaches had been suspended, Adrien Rabiot struck early on to double Juve’s lead in the tie after Federico Gatti had given them a slender advantage in last week’s reverse fixture at Allianz Stadium. Marcus Edwards quickly pulled one back for Sporting from the penalty spot after Rabiot’s foul on Manuel Ugarte, but resilient defending saw the Bianconeri through. Juve will feature in a European semi-final for the first…

Manchester United were dumped out of the Europa League following a dreadful performance in defeat to Sevilla. The Spanish side led after eight minutes when Youssef En-Nesyri finished following an error from Harry Maguire. Sevilla doubled their advantage with a looping header from defender Loic Bade, before En-Nesyri again capitalised on a mistake – from goalkeeper David de Gea – to complete the win. United were well below their best as they exited Europe with a whimper. This is the first of a series of potentially season-defining games for United – they take on Brighton at Wembley in the FA…

Juventus’ 15-point penalty over transfer dealings has been reversed with Italy’s highest sporting court ordering the case to be re-examined. Juve were punished in Janaury after being found guilty of false accounting. The club have now moved from seventh to third in Serie A, but could still be punished at a later date when a new hearing is held. Tottenham director of football Fabio Paratici lost his appeal against a 30-month ban as part of the same case. The former Juve sporting director was one of 11 directors at the club, either former or still in place at the time of…

A Magistrate Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of a Peter Obi supporter, Obiajulu Ujah, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. The citizen will be there for one month on observation to enable medical experts to determine the state of his mental health. On March 31, Ujah caused a stir at the Abuja airport. While inside a Lagos-bound Ibom Air flight, he warned against the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu. Ujah is on trial for a criminal charge in a case marked CR/08/23 filed by the Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Magistrate Abdulazeel Ismail Muhammed of…

Al-Nassr superstar Cristiano Ronaldo could be arrested and deported from Saudi Arabia after appearing to make an obscene gesture towards Al-Hilal fans during a heated Saudi Pro League encounter. This was after Al-Nassr suffered a 2-0 defeat to their bitter rivals Al-Hilal and fell three points behind league leaders Al-Ittihad in the SPL title race. The football icon was angered by Al-Hilal who taunted him throughout the match with chants of Lionel Messi. Ronaldo while walking off the King Fahd International Stadium, and with the chants of ‘Messi’ ringing louder in his ears, allegedly grabbed his genitals in reaction. The…

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has announced a 13-man Presidential Inauguration committee comprising of eminent Nigerians to plan a week-long presidential inauguration event that will usher him and his VP-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima in as the President and Vice-President of the country. Tinubu, in a letter to the Secretary to the Government of Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, announced a former Senator representing Borno North and current National Deputy Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Abubakar Kyari as the Coordinator and Director of Finance and Budget of the Committee. The Executive Director (Business Development) at the Nigeria Export-Import…