Tag: Christmas
Road crashes reduced by 33 per cent during Chrismas— FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has said that road crashes across the country was reduced by 33 per cent…
Aisha Buhari gives foodstuff to women
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Monday distributed foodstuff to Christian Women Association, Kubwa Chapter, Abuja, as…
Xmas: Tinubu preaches humility, selflessness
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress national leader and former Lagos state governor, in a Christmas message to…
Parks, eateries record business lull in Abakaliki
Some amusement parks and eateries in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital, recorded business lull on Christmas Day, the News Agency of Nigeria…
Christmas: Abuja shoppers groan over high prices
A cross-section of consumers at various markets in the FCT have lamented over the increase in prices of commodities, especially…
Christmas: Obiano unbans motorcycles, tricycles
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra State has lifted the restriction of movement placed on private and commercial motorcyclists also known…
500 widows, 200 aged get bags of rice, garri at Christmas
Kazeem Ugbodaga For Mrs. Anthonia Anoibo, since she lost her husband many years ago, things have not been rosy. Making…
Gov. Emmanuel to Akwa Ibom people: Embrace love
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has called on the people of the state to embrace love and live…
Femi Adesina suffers backlash over Xmas message
The special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari has suffered a Twitter backlash for a Christmas message posted on social media…
Dogara urges Nigerians to pray for peace, unity, ‘change’
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday urged both Christians and Muslims to take advantage of…
What Christmas means to Abuja residents
As preparations for Christmas peaked, some FCT residents have expressed mixed views on the celebration and its significance. In separate…
Pray against hardship, Aregbesola charges Nigerians
As Christians worldwide celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has urged them and…
Xmas: Ambode, Dickson preach peace, unity, love
As Christians in Nigeria join the rest of the world to celebrate Christmas, Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has…
Christmas: Rivers police boss calls for peaceful co-existence
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo has admonished Christians in Rivers State to use the celebration…
Delta Speaker hails Okowa’s victory
The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya on Thursday congratulated Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for his victory…
Wike preaches love, unity at Christmas
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, has called on Christians to use this Christmas to promote love, peace…
Buhari felicitates with Christians at Christmas
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Christians on the occasion of Christmas celebration which is a commemoration of the birth…
Umana to Nigerians: Don’t forget the poor this Christmas
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom State, Chief Umana Umana, has congratulated Christians across the country for…
Merry Christmas for pensioners as Okowa splashes N2b on them
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has put smiles on the faces of pensioners this Christmas as…
At Christmas, remember that Jesus was a refugee
By Jay Parini/CNN As Christmas arrives, many of the over two billion people in the world who identify as Christians…
2016 CHAN: Eagles get 2-day Christmas break
The Home-based Super Eagles have been given a two-day break to enable them to celebrate Christmas with their loved ones.…
Man who came to Lagos to steal for Christmas celebration jailed
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 28-year-old man, Ikechukwu Godspower, who confessed that he relocated a few days ago from Abuja to steal…
Petrol sells for N200 per litre in Umuahia
Some independent petroleum marketers in Umuahia are selling petrol for between N170 and N200 per litre even as the seeming…
Necessary Tools
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi If you are a parent or have ever cared for children, you know that they will…
Brunei bans Christmas celebrations
Oil-rich Brunei has banned public celebrations of Christmas for fear of Muslims being led astray, its religious affairs ministry said…
Top Juju Musician, Tunde Samson Survives Auto Crash
Kayode Aponmade Top juju musician, Tunde Samson, popularly called TS, recently survived a ghastly motor accident. The accident occurred on…
Sony’s PlayStation back online after Christmas hack
Sony’s PlayStation reported that its network was back online and claimed that it had been attacked, three days after it…
Kosovo police thwart Christmas car bomb
Kosovo authorities said Friday a potential car bombing was thwarted in Pristina on Christmas day when police stopped a Serbian…
1,300 migrants saved off Italy at Christmas
The Italian Navy rescued some 1,300 migrants in several operations late on Christmas Day, among them a Nigerian woman who…
Bishop Kukah celebrates Christmas with prisoners
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, has advised inmates of Sokoto prisons, in north western Nigeria,…