Public holidays allow citizens to unwind and relax just as they take a break from work.
Photo credits: BENSON IBEABUCHI/AFP, Emmanuel Osodi/Anadolu AgencySource: Getty ImagesGood Friday: April 18Easter holiday: April 21Eid-el-Fitr 2025: March endingInternational Workers Day: May 1Democracy Day: June 12Eid-el-Kabir: JuneEid-el-Maulud: September 2025Nigeria Independence Day: Wednesday, October 1Christmas: Thursday, December 25Boxing Day: Friday, December 26Ondo declares public holiday
Gunmen reportedly kill Miyetti Allah leader in Kwara
Unknown gunmen have reportedly assassinated Alhaji Idris Abubakar Sakaina, Miyetti Allah leader in Kwara state He was reportedly shot dead by gunmen on Saturday, March 8, 2025, in front of his residence in Oke Ose, Ilorin, Kwara state capital The Kwara state police command is yet to release an official statement regarding the troubling incident ... Read more Continue reading here ▶
Natasha vs SP: Analyst says Saraki didn’t step aside for probe during tenure
Political analyst Shadrach Ogbonnaya has opposed former Senate President Bukola Saraki’s call for Godswill Akpabio to step aside over Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s sexual harassment allegation Ogbonnaye said Saraki remained in office during past controversies, including accusations of improper customs duties The analyst questioned Sarakis stance on the matter which is generating public outrage in the ... Read more Continue reading here ▶
Group gives Senate 7-day ultimatum to reinstate Natasha, threatens visa bans
Nigerian American Coalition for Justice and Democracy (NACJD) has condemned the Senates suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan NACJD demanded Akpoti-Uduaghans immediate reinstatement and warned that the Senates actions prioritise shielding powerful men over ensuring justice The coalition gave the Senate a seven-day ultimatum to conduct a fair investigation, threatening to escalate the matter to international ... Read more Continue reading here ▶
Pastor Adeboye shares testimony of how God saved him from death in 2018
The general overseer (GO) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has recalled how he nearly died seven years ago during one of his church’s evangelism programmes According to Adeboye, he fell critically ill, and for the first time, Adeboye said he was eventually forced to spend Christmas Day 2018 in ... Read more Continue reading here ▶
Reactions as cleric who took ‘Osanyin’ to Portable declares self Allah’s Prophet
Qudus Ewe, the young Islamic ‘cleric’ from Saki, Oyo state, who took ‘Osanyin’ to the controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, a few weeks ago, has now claimed to be a Prophet of God According to Qudus Ewe in a video which has gone viral on social media platforms, he sees and speaks ... Read more Continue reading here ▶