Every year, as the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal arrives, debates resurface within the Muslim community about whether or not to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). While some regard the Mawlid as a show of love for the Prophet, closer examination of Islamic teachings and history tells a…
The Lagos State Government, through the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), has inaugurated a 17-member committee tasked with drafting and implementing a comprehensive policy for non-state schools in Lagos. This move aims to standardise the delivery of education in private and mission-owned institutions, which ensures alignment with both national benchmarks and Lagos State’s unique…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors have condemned Isreal’s continued killing of journalists in Gaza. The editors in a statement by its president Eze Ababa and secretary, Onuoha Ukeh on Thursday unequivocally condemned the genocide in the Gaza Stripe by the Benjamin Netanyahu led Isreal government. The full statement of the NGE is produced below: The…
By Bolu Olanite and Munet Amedu The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Lagos State Command has appointed the Oshodi-Isolo local government chairman, Otunba Kehinde Almaroof-Oloyede as its Anti-Drugs Ambassador. The council boss was amongst some other prominent Nigerians appointed ‘Anti-Drugs Ambassador’ by the Anti-Drugs agency at its Anti-Drugs Field Intelligence and Advocacy Agents Training in…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has tasked the Awujale Chiefs in Council to ensure a level playing ground in the process of appointing a new Awujale of Ijebuland. The stool of the Awujale became vacant when Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona joined his ancestors on July 13, 2025, at the age of 91 after reigning…
By Ibrahim Agunbiade, Ibadan, Oyo State Education is the bedrock of every society, and the condition of our schools is a reflection of the value we place on the future of our children. It is with deep concern that I draw the attention of the Oyo State Government, stakeholders in the education sector, and the…
As the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, begins its continuous voters registration exercise, the Executive Chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, Otunba Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede has called on residents of his local government to turn out en masse to get registered for them to get their permanent voters card, PVC. The Lagos council boss made this…
The Ogun State Government has announced Wednesday , August 20, 2025,as a public holiday to commemorate the annual Isese Day celebration. It would be recalled that August 20 was formally declared a public holiday in 2023, following a motion passed by the Ogun State House of Assembly and the concurrent approval of Governor Dapo Abiodun….
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has attributed the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in last Saturday’s by-election for the Remo Federal Constituency to the deliberate efforts of his administration to improve the lives of the people and transform the state through aggressive infrastructural development. The governor stated this on Sunday in Iperu…
The University of Lagos Muslim Alumni (UMA) has hailed the election of one of its distinguished members, Imam Nojeem Jimoh, as the new National Amir (President) of The Companion, a leading network of Muslim professionals and businessmen in Nigeria. Delegates confirmed his emergence during the association’s three-day National Conference, which concluded on Saturday, August 9,…
