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Jun

28

2023

Eid-el-Kabir: Lamentations over how the holiday is impacted by the economy

Lifestyle, Metro2023, Eid El Kabir, Metro, Religion

The Yoruba's Eid-el-Kabir festival, also known as the Ileya festival, will take place in 2023 during a time when many people are struggling to put food on their tables. The second and biggest of the two major festivals observed in Islam is Eid-al-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice. Rams and other suitable animals are sacrificed during the festival as offerings to Allah. The festival is always a time for feasting, revelry, and celebration in Nigeria. It provides a chance for families to get together, as well as for clubs or communities to host carnivals and other cultural gatherings.…

Jun

26

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Man got busted after allegedly paying N500,000 to kill his brother.

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Lifestyle, MetroKidnappers, Kidnapping, Ohafia, Okon-Aku, Udoeze Kalu

By Odinaka Kalu …The voice instruction from the phone record told the hitmen to make sure they tie a big stone around the waist of the victim so that he sinks very well when they throw the body inside the river he pointed out to them. This is the deadly story ruling social media for some days now after a voice note was made public on several WhatsApp groups in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. What took many people aback over the ugly story is that both the victim and the mastermind are from the same community and…

Jun

25

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ned Nwoke narrates how he failed to board tragic Titanic submarine – Ned Nwoko

Amos Oge Kalu, Lifestyle, NewsAccident, Entertainment, Ned Nwoko, Personality

Nigerian politician Ned Nwoko disclosed that he received an invitation to take part in a tour of the renowned Titanic Shipwreck. Nigerian lawmaker Ned Nwoko said on Friday that he had been invited to join the tour of the iconic Titanic Ship wreckage while mourning the loss of his friend and partner, Hamish Harding, a passenger in the tragic Titan submersible. One of the five people killed on board the imploding submersible was Mr. Harding, a British businessman, explorer, and multiple Guinness World Records holder who set a record for the longest time spent traveling through the deepest portion of…

Jun

24

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

FCT Trademore flood: 116 homes were impacted, according to FEMA

Lifestyle, MetroAbuja, Lifestyle, Metro, Nigeria

The Trademore Estate along Airport Road in Abuja was flooded early one morning, affecting about 116 homes. No lives were lost, Dr. Abbas Idriss, Director General of the Federal Capital Territory's Emergency Management Agency, emphasized. Prior to the incident, there were worries that at least one life had been lost. Idriss urged residents whose homes are situated along water channels to move, emphasizing that violations on the water channels were to blame for the flood at Trademore Estate. The Trademore estate is prone to flooding, according to Nkechi Isa, Head of Public Affairs at FEMA, who cited her boss. "The…

Jun

22

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Burna Boy, now first African artist to have 1 billion Audiomack streams.

Entertainment, Lifestyle, MusicBurna Boy, Entertainment, Music

Burna Boy, a Grammy Award-winning Nigerian singer, has become the first African artist to reach one billion streams on the global streaming platform Audiomack. On Thursday, the streaming service confirmed this via its Twitter account. Burna Boy is the first African musician to have one billion Audiomack streams, according to Audiomack. The 'Last Last' singer accomplished the accomplishment by combining the streams of his three most recent albums and singles. Burna Boy is also the most followed African musician on the platform, having over four million fans.