Tag: Eid el Fitr
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Eid-el-Fitr: Police announce restriction of movement in Borno
The Police Command in Borno has imposed a restriction of vehicular movement in the territory from 7 a.m. to 12. 15 p.m. during the Eid celebration in Maiduguri and Jere Local Government Areas of the state. Mr Abubakar Usman, the spokesman of the command announced this in a statement in Maiduguri. Usman said that “Muslim…
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Muslims end Ramadan fast, celebrate Eid-el-fitr today
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Tuesday June 4, as the Eid-el-Fitr day marking the end of Ramadan fast. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Sultan announced the sighting of the new moon of Shawwal in a radio and television broadcast in Sokoto on Monday. Abubakar said that…
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Eid-el-Fitr: Atiku preaches unity, tolerance
Former Vice President and APC Chieftain, Atiku Abubakar, calls on Nigerians to demonstrate a greater spirit of tolerance and firmer commitment to peaceful coexistence, which he describes as the prerequisite for unity and love in Nigeria. In his Eid-el-Fitr message to mark the end of the Ramadan fasting period, Atiku urges Muslims to imbibe the…
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Eid-el-Fitr: Ganduje grants amnesty to 500 prisoners
Kano State Government on Sunday granted pardon to 500 inmates of prisons in the state to mark the Eid-el-Fitr. The state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, granted the pardon to the inmates at Central Prison, Kurmawa in the state capital, while addressing a cross-section of the convicts, shortly after the Eid prayer in the state capital.…
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Eid-el-Fitr: Photos: Osinbajo hosts Buhari’s son, ministers, others in his residence
Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday hosted some government officials, Muslim faithfuls and religious leaders on the occasion of the 2017 Eid-el-Fitr. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Eid-el-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The celebration took place in Osinbajo’s official residence at the Presidential Villa. The pictures taken by Novo Isioro, personal…
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Eid-el-Fitri: DSS foils plans by terrorists to attack Kano, Sokoto, others
The Department of State Services, DSS, announced on Friday that it arrested suspected terrorists planning to attack Kano, Sokoto, Kaduna and Maiduguri during the Sallah celebration. The federal government had earlier declared Monday and Tuesday next week as public holidays for the Islamic festival. In a statement on Friday signed by Tony Opuiyo, the DSS…
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Eid-el-Fitr: IG orders massive deployment of Police personnel nationwide
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, on Friday ordered zonal Inspector-General of Police and Commissioners, to deploy massively policemen across the country for the Sallah celebration. A statement issued in Abuja by the Force Spokesman, CSP Jimoh Moshood, said the operation would cover recreation centres, public places and critical infrastructure and public utilities. He…
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Eid el-Fitr: FG declares Monday, Tuesday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 26 and Tuesday, June 27 as Public Holiday to mark Eid el Fitr. Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau made the annnouncement on behalf of the Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja. He enjoined all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to use the occasion of the…