The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This is contained in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, on Thursday in Abuja. Belgore said the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal […]
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Former governor of Lagos, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has Nigerians to remember President Muhammadu Buhari, the governors and other leaders in their prayers so that they could continue to confront and surmount the challenges facing the country. Tinubu, who said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos also asked Muslims to dedicate themselves to greater […]
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A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has felicitated with Muslim faithful on the celebration of the 2019 Eid–el-Kabir, urging citizens to promote religious harmony, peaceful coexistence and tolerance which are core prerequisites for unity and development of any society. The erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic […]
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burutai, on Monday, assured soldiers wounded while fighting Boko Haram insurgents that their sacrifices would not be in vain. Burutai gave the assurance during a visit to the soldiers on admission at the 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital (DMSH) in Maiduguri. The visit was in celebration […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has declared Friday, September 1 and Monday September 4, 2017 as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau on behalf of the federal government. He congratulated Muslims and urged all Nigerians to use the occasion to pray for peace, unity, […]
Continue ReadingThe Abubakar Shekau faction of Boko Haram has released a new video uploaded on YouTube on Tuesday, showing its members praying during recently concluded Eid-el-Kabir ceremony with a large gathering of the sect’s adherents praying at a large mosque in an unspecified location.But Shekau, who Nigerian military authorities said was badly injured in an airstrike […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Railways Corporation (NRC) has suspended its passenger train service from Abuja to Kaduna on Monday and Tuesday because of the Eid el-Kabir public holidays.Yakub Mahmood, the Deputy Director, Public Relations of the NRC, made this known in Lagos on Saturday. Mr. Mahmood said the period would also be used to carry out comprehensive […]
Continue ReadingThe Inspector General of Police IGP Ibrahim K. Idris (NPM, mni) on behalf of the Officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force heartily felicitates with Muslims faithful in Nigeria on the occasion of the 2016 Eid-El-Kabir celebration.2. In order to ensure adequate security and guarantee utmost protection of life and property during the celebration […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government has declared Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th September, 2016 as Public Holidays to mark Eid-el-Kabir Celebration.Making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, the Honourable Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, enjoins all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to support, co-operate and join hands with President Muhammadu […]
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