Kebbi State government has designated specific mosques across the state as centers where Muslim faithful would be given assorted grains as food palliative for their Ramadan feeding on a regular basis till the end of the month of Ramadan. Hon.…
Lagos intensifies crackdown on noise pollution, targets nightclubs, churches and mosques
In a bid to combat the growing issue of noise pollution in the city, the Lagos State government has announced its plans to escalate the closure of more establishments, including nightclubs, churches and mosques that are contributing to environmental disturbances.…
Court orders man to clean Mosques for accommodating thieves
A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja, on Wednesday ordered a 28-year-old man, Ana’s Ibrahim, to sweep the community central mosque for six months for accommodating thieves. Ibrahim, of Zuba fruit market Abuja, pleaded guilty to belonging to gang…
Lagos churches, mosques reopen Friday, bars, clubs stay closed – Sanwo-Olu
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says worship centres in the state will be allowed to reopen from Friday, August 7. He said Muslim worshippers are allowed to begin their services from Friday while Christian worshippers could begin…
Sanwo-Olu promises to give cash, food to the poor
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised to give cash support to the very poor in the state. Sanwo-Olu, who stated this while giving an update on the state’s efforts aimed at containing Coronavirus, said that raw food would be…
Government urges calm as Lagos readies for lockdown over coronavirus
Lagos is presently under emergency. The coronavirus pandemic is hitting hard, disrupting the fabric of social interactions and engagements. Schools, churches, mosques are closing and public functions being shelved indefinitely. As more cases are confirmed, there will be additional measures…
Churches, Mosques, schools shut in COVID-19 lockdown
Drastic measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in the country were rolled out on Wednesday. Churches and mosques were advised to lockdown as schools are shut in Lagos and the nine states in the Northwest. Ogun and Kwara…
The trouble with tax in churches and mosques – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Some hotheads in Nigeria have made some noises on the need to collect taxes from churches and mosques. Controversial issues do not come any greater than this irreverent call for churches and mosques to pay tax to the government. The…
Over 2000 buildings may go as Akinole-Oshiun family takes possession of land in Lagos (DailyTrust)
Anxiety, confusion and shock have taken over many residents, business and property owners at Agidingbi in Ikeja, Lagos when the Akinole-Oshiun family took over possession of 398 acres of land following a Supreme Court judgement which ruled in their favour.…
I loved shoes so much, I walked into jail
Shoes. That is the reason I am in jail today. I have a thing for shoes; be it men shoes, women shoes, any kind of shoes. I just love them. I love smelling people’s feet in it. It helps me…
