Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, has urged Muslims to draw strength from the teachings of Prophet Muhammad ( PBUH). This is contained in a statement by his spokesperson, Dr Yunusa Tanko, on Saturday in Onitsha. Obi in a message of felicitation to Muslims on the...
Eid-el-Kabir
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged the Muslim frightful to pray for President Bola Tinubu to successfully steer the country towards a brighter future. Wike made the appeal in his Eid-el-Kabir message to Muslim Ummah in Abuja on Saturday. The minister...
A good number of those travelling from Ibadan to Lagos and other cities by road on Saturday condemned the hike in transport fares. The passengers, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, lamented the manner the fares up. They said the fares moved...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has urged Muslim faithful to reflect on the significance of Eid-el-Kabir, an occasion that symbolizes sacrifice, faith, and obedience to the will of Allah. In a statement released in Abuja on Saturday, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on...
The 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has extended warm greetings to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on the occasion of Eid el Kabir celebration. In a broadcast delivered at the Nassarawa mini palace on Saturday, the Emir also announced the cancellation...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said the introduction of digital hajj operation by the Saudi authorities has prevented illegal pilgrims from gaining access to hajj camps this year. Its Executive Chairman, Malam Jalal Arabi, stated this during a Special National Prayer Session held at the...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) Malam Shehu Mohammed, has again warned truck and trailer drivers to desist from loading humans on top of goods especially during this Eid-El-Kabir celebration across the country. Mohammed who said this during Corps traffic monitoring of the Sallah travels on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – As part of the preparation for Eid-el-Kabir, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has distributed rams to Central mosques across Kogi Central. The main central mosques in each of the five local government areas of the senatorial district are identified...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of human and operational assets to ensure responsive policing ahead of the 2024 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He...
No fewer than 65,000 Nigerian pilgrims on Saturday joined their Muslims counterpart from around the world who observe Arafat Day at Muna, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. They converge at the plain of Arafat to perform the core hajj rite.The ritual at Mount Arafat, known as the hill of mercy,...
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris has promised not to disappoint the people of the state in his efforts to take the state to the next level of development. Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to the governor disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Arfat, Kingdom...
Some Muslim faithful in Kaduna State have lamented the high cost of rams used as sacrifice for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration around the globe. The ram sacrifice is an act of worship practiced by the Muslims to emulate Prophet Abraham (AS) who dreamt that God ordered him to sacrifice...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Monday 17th, and Tuesday 18th June 2024 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Aishetu Gogo Ndayako, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Dr. Ndayako said the Minister...
Eid-el-Kabir: Don’t grieve if you can’t afford ram, cleric urges Nigerians An Islamic cleric, Dr Tajudeen Adebayo, says Muslims who cannot afford ram for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration due to economic hardship should not grieve but hope for a better future. Mr Adebayo, the Chief Imam of the Falomo Central...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu would depart Abuja for Lagos state on Friday ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This is contained in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, in Abuja. The statement said the President would observe Eid-el-Kabir in...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State Police Command has said adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure a peaceful Eid-El-Kabir celebration throughout the state. In conjunction with relevant security stakeholders, the command has implemented measures to maintain law and order before, during, and after...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has expressed desire to pay salary of workers for the month of June, ahead of the Sallah celebration billed for Sunday, 16th June. Governor Sule, made this known while speaking during the empowerment programme organized by the Commissioner...
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has donated 4,860 rams and N390million to the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, stakeholders and less-privileged families in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris. The rams as...
Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has commenced the distribution of 380 cows to 147 political wards across the state for the Eid-el-Kabir festival. The Chairman, Sen. Yari’s Political Organization, Alhaji Lawal Liman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara) has approved the purchase of 600 rams for distribution to his neighbours and less privileged families in Zamfara West Senatorial District of the state for Eid-El-Kabir celebrations. The Coordinator, Zamfara West Senatorial District Constituency Office, Alh. Sha’ayau Sarkinfawa disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday...