Tag: Eid el Fitr
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Eid-el-Fitr: Sultan declares Monday as Sallah in Nigeria
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has declared Monday (May 2, 2022) as the first day of Shawwal 1443AH in Nigeria.
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Kebbi: FRSC collaborating with relevant stakeholders for accident-free Eid-el Fitr – Official
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kebbi State Command, says it is working closely with all relevant stakeholders to ensure no road accident is recorded during the Eid-el Fitr period. The Sector Commander, Yusuf Haruna, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday.
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Eid-el-Fitr: APC, PDP send messages to Nigerians
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have felicitated with Nigerians particular Muslim faithfuls on the Eid-el-Fitr festival. The APC in a statement by Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, its National Secretary, Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) on Wednesday in Abuja urged continuous prayers for the country…
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Eid-El-Fitr: Tinubu calls for a better Nigeria
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday as Muslims completion of 2021 Ramadan fast called for a better Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Tinubu called for a better Nigeria free from want, violence and hatred, urging Nigerians to eschew divisive vices. This was contained in a statement in which…
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Eid-el-Fitr: It’s delighted seeing Christians breaking fast, extending gifts to Muslims – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight that Eid festival will continue to bring with it peace, safety, security, brotherhood and love amongst Muslims and Christians as witnessed during the fasting period. The president made his feelings known in a Sallah message issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday. According to the…
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BREAKING: Sultan announces 2021 Eid-el-Fitr day
President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has announced 2021 Eid-el-Fitr day. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this is contained in a statement released on Tuesday by Prof. Salisu Shehu, Deputy Secretary-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. According to the statement, the Sultan…
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Eid el-fitr: Police warn politicians against turning Eid ground to political rally
The Police in Kwara have warned politician in the state not to turn Eid praying ground to a political rally during the Eid-fitr prayers. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed Bagega, gave the warning in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ajayi Okasanmi on Wednesday in Ilorin. “I…
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Eid-El-Fitr: Buhari bans Sallah homage, cautions on excessive celebrations
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the forthcoming Eid celebrations in the country should be limited. As Muslims in Nigeria join fellow worshippers across the world in preparation of the Eid-el-Fitr – a day that is celebrated to mark the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting, he explained that the directive became necessary due…
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Buhari sends message to Muslim faithfuls, observes Eid prayer with family inside Aso Villa [PHOTOS]
President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his family on Sunday observed the Eid-El-Fitr prayer at the presidential quarters in line with the protocol against mass gathering issued by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. “Even as we mark the successful end of the Ramadan, and the commemoration of Eid-el-Fitr, we are doing so mindful of…
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Eid-el-Fitr: Ban on religious, social gatherings not lifted, IGP warns
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has said that socio-religious gatherings remain prohibited. While congratulating Nigerians on the celebration, Adamu said the successful conclusion of the Ramadan, a period of self-denial geared towards attaining wholesomeness, reinforces his belief that with the citizens’ collective perseverance and voluntary compliance with the prevention regulations emplaced by Governments…