The Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) has urged Muslims to intensify prayers to end the current economic hardship in the country. Adediran made the call in his congratulatory message…
Like Potiphar’s wife, she lured me but my mother was praying for me
I began to work for my Madam through a sister, more or less a cousin but we call ourselves brother and sister. At the beginning, I was Madam’s houseboy/sales boy. At that time, her husband was stationed in Abuja and…
Sallah: Tweeps knock Tinubu over long convoy in Lagos
President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos State on Tuesday from his private visit to London after a successful outing at the Paris Finance Summit. The PUNCH reports that it was the first time he would be in Lagos since his…
Tinubu returns today, may present ministerial list after Sallah
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to fly in from London today ahead of Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, The PUNCH has learnt. The Presidency had on Saturday said the President headed for the UK from France, where he had been attending a summit…
I’ll leave no inheritance for my children – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed he is leaving not any inheritance for his children beyond the training and education he gave them. The President spoke at the palace of the Emir of Daura, Dr Faruk Umar Faruk, in Daura, during…
Come “Scent, Sip and Shop” at The Fashion Souk
The Fashion Souk returns this summer and it promises to be something different with a showcase of the best of Everything Fashion; Looks, Lifestyle & Business at what the organisers are describing as “a niche fair”. Planned to hold over…
Pastor kidnaps delivery man to raise money for Sallah charity
A pastor, Adetokunbo Adenopo, has been arrested for allegedly abducting a delivery man, Jonathan Ekpo, in order to obtain ransom from his employers for Sallah celebration. The 52-year-old who is the founder of the New Life Church, Sagamu, Ogun State,…
Sanwo-Olu, Oba of Benin, CUPP preach moderation, peace, unity
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has charged Lagos residents to “calm down” and avoid being carried away by the Sallah merriment, reminding them that the COVID-19 pandemic is still very much around. Demanding self-restraint, the governor urged Lagosians to emulate Prophet Ibrahim’s…
Sallah: Buhari urges Muslims to work for national unity
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the greatest commitment to Islam is for Muslims to put its good virtues into practice, and by making justice and righteousness the guiding principle of their everyday life. Garba Shehu his spokesman said in a…
A dry Sallah and other stories -Reuben Abati
“Baba is back, we thank God” “You have started your mischief again. Baba said he will be back in two weeks, and he is back, so what is special about that?” “You know sometimes when the President goes to London…