Tag: Eid-El-Kabir
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Eid-el-Kabir: Ambode restates commitment to residents’ welfare
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says the welfare and well-being of residents, irrespective of their location within the state, remains the utmost concern of his administration. Ambode said this on Saturday at the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in Ibeju-Lekki area of the state. He assured the residents that this would be without prejudice to their ethnic,…
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Eid-el-Kabir: Ganduje frees 350 prisoners, gives them N5,000 transport allowance
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State on Friday visited Kano Central and Goron Dutse Prisons to release 350 inmates. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the governor released 200 inmates from the Kano Central Prison and also freed 150 inmates from the Goron Dutse Prison. He also gave them N5, 000 cash each to assist them return…
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Eid-el-Kabir: Address rising cost of living, Emir Sanusi tells FG
The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, has charged the Federal Government to address the rising cost of food items in the country. Sanusi made the call in his Sallah message to the people of Kano delivered at his palace shortly after the Sallah prayers. The Emir, who lamented the current hardship being experienced by Nigerians,…
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PHOTOS: Buhari joins muslims to offer Eid prayers in Daura
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined thousands of Nigerians in marking the Eid-El-Kabir. The President on Friday attended the Raka’at Eid-El-Kabir prayer with Muslims Faithful at the Kofar Arewa Eid prayer ground in Daura, his home town.
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JUST IN: Three killed, several injured as car rams into Eid-El Kabir prayer ground in Ogun
There was pandemonium on Friday as two people were killed after a vehicle crashed into a large crowd of Muslim worshippers at the Eid-El Kabir prayer ground in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State. A witness said the driver lost control of the car and plowed into the crowd leaving scores of other worshippers injured. An angry mob…
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Eid-El-Kabir: Governors urge sacrifice, love, unity, continuous prayers for Buhari
As Muslims celebrate the 2017 Eid-el-Kabir festival today, Governors of the 36 states have urged both Muslims and non-Muslims to imbibe the values of sacrifice, love and keep fostering unity even as the task to build a better nation continues. The governors also unanimously urged Nigerians irrespective of religious or political divide to pray for…
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Eid-El-Kabir: Saraki, Dogara, Tinubu preach peace, prayers for Buhari
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara and national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu have all tasked Muslims and Nigerians in general to live peacefully and continue to offer prayers for President Muhammadu Buhari’s final recovery as they mark the…
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Eid-El-Kabir: Buhari appreciates Nigerians for their prayers, says ‘I am re-energized to build a great Nigeria’
President Muhammdu Buhari on Thursday said the prayers offered on his behalf across board from various religious faithfuls have re-energized him in the task to build a greater and more prosperous Nigeria. The president also appreciated Nigerians who prayed for his quick recovery while receiving treatments in London. This was revealed in a special message…
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Exams will hold as earlier scheduled despite Eid-el-Kabir holiday – WAEC
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has announced that the examinations earlier slated for Monday, September 4 will hold despite the public holidays. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Federal Government had on Tuesday declared September 1 and 4 as public holidays to mark the 2017 Eid-el-Kabir festival. However, WAEC while answering questions from candidates partaking in…
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Eid-el-Kabir: FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays
The Federal Government has declared Friday, September 1 and Monday, September 4, 2017 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), made the declaration on behalf of the government in a statement on Monday in Abuja by the Director Overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary,…