President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians to make religion their moral compass both in their public and private lives. The President’s remark is contained in his Sallah message to mark the end of the Ramadan fasting period. Buhari regretted that “selfishness and greed have overcome people’s conscience so much that they don’t have moral inhibitions […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with heads of security agencies and also broke Ramadan fast with governors of APC at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting with heads of security operatives which lasted for about one-and-a-half hours took place at the president’s office. […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hosted leaders of the National Assembly to a breaking of (Ramadan) fast at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that those at the event were principal officers of the Assembly, including the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; Senate leader, Ahmad Lawan; while Speaker of the […]
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A Business man, former commissioner in Edo State and APC Leader in Ovia South West Local Government area of Edo, Mr. Idahosa, has called on Muslims to use the holy month of Ramadan to devote themselves to the verses of the holy Quran by demonstrating the lenient qualities of Prophet Mohammed in their everyday lives. […]
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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has urged Muslims to use the Ramadan period to pray for unity in the country. He made the call in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, as Muslims the world over commenced fasting in the holy month of Ramadan, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. […]
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Saudi Arabian moon observers said there was no sight of the Ramadan crescent on Tuesday, meaning millions of Muslims around the world will begin the holy month on Thursday. According to reports on Saudi Arabian state TV, as published by Arab News, bad weather made observation of the crescent difficult. The Kingdom and other Muslim […]
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The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has announced that it has successfully calculated and predicted that the first appearance of the first astronomical lunar crescent for Ramadan will be sighted on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. In a statement by the agency’s Head of Media and Corporate Communications, Dr. Felix Ale, the appearance of […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its national convention earlier scheduled for Monday, May 14. Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesman of the ruling party, disclosed this to reporters in Abuja after a meeting between some governors of the party and the national working committee (NWC) led by John Oyegun. The APC spokeman said some of the […]
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Nigerian Muslims have been directed to observe eid-el-fitr on Sunday to effectively mark the end of the Ramadan. Sultan of Sokoto and President-General Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, said that the order followed the sighted of the moon in some locations in Nigeria. Seven countries have also announced […]
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The Federal Government has declared Monday, 26th and Tuesday 27th June 2017 as Public Holiday to mark Id-El Fitr Celebration. The Honourable Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, enjoined all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to use the occasion of the […]
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