Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says COVID-19 is a test from God. In a Sallah message on Saturday, Atiku asked Nigerians to continue to abide by the guidelines issued by health authorities. The former vice-president said guidelines are for the benefit of Nigerians and the world at large. "All these strictures could not have made our fasting less valid because, as Muslims, we believe [...]
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The Kaduna state government has directed its ministry of finance to pay May salaries to workers ahead of the set date for payment. Workers in the state are said to usually receive their salaries on the 25th of every month. The Muslim holiday, Eid al-Fitr, is expected to be celebrated during the weekend. Hadiza Balarabe, the deputy governor, announced the early payment [...]
Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has directed the immediate release of salaries and pensions to enable workers and retirees prepare early for Sallah. Bulama Abiso, chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Borno state, announced this on Friday. In a message to workers and pensioners, Abiso said even though the month is just half-way gone, the early payment is intended to [...]
Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, has approved N83 million for the purchase of 750 cows for Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Idris Gusau, the governor’s spokesman, disclosed this in a statement. He said the cows will be distributed to the less-privileged, internally displaced persons (IDPs), orphans and widows in the 147 wards of the 14 local government areas in the state. The spokesman said the measure is [...]
“Baba is back, we thank God” “You have started your mischief again. Baba said he will be back in two weeks, and he is back, so what is special about that?” “You know sometimes when the President goes to London like that, we may then be told that his doctors have advised that he should spend another week or more. But we [...]
A video of Boko Haram insurgents celebrating Sallah in Sambisa forest has surfaced online. In the five minutes, 17 seconds video, the insurgents held prayers with guards wielding rifles. The clip was released two days after 20 persons, including children, were killed by suicide bombers in an attack in Damboa local government area of Borno state. The federal government has continuously claimed that [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday hosted his classmates in the 1953 set of Katsina middle school. The presidency released some of the pictures of the event which held in Daura, hometown of the president in Katsina state. Here are some pictures: [...]
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan played host to some former ministers at his Abuja residence during the weekend. The ministers visited the former number one citizen in commemoration of Sallah. Among those in the delegation were Taminu Turaki, former minister of special duties and inter-governmental affairs and Bala Mohammed, the immediate past minister of the federal capital territory (FCT). Below are some pictures: [...]
Sa'ad Abubakar, sultan of Sokoto, on Friday led Muslim faithful at the Eid praying ground to mark the celebration of Sallah. Here are some pictures from Sokoto and different parts of the country: [...]
Sulaiman Awokunle, a 30-year-old man, has been sentenced to jail for six months for allegedly stealing a ram for Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Awokunle, who was arraigned at an Osogbo magistrate court in Osun state, was said to have stolen the ram worth N25,000 at Onunrin's compound in Iree. At the hearing, Elisa Olusegun, the police prosecutor, told the court ram belonged to [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the federal government "will get the economy right by the Grace of God". He also said his administration is determined to improve the country's economic situation by developing infrastructure, supporting agriculture empowering women, fighting corruption and bolstering security. The president said all these in his Sallah message to Nigerians. "Fellow Compatriots, as you celebrate the Eid-El-Kabir, I [...]
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, says despite the economic challenges currently confronting the country, there is hope that measures put in place by the government will yield positive result and return Nigeria to path of growth and financial stability. In a message to commemorate this year's Eid-el-Kabir Sallah celebration issued in Sokoto by Imam Imam, his spokesman, Tambuwal said reforms instituted by [...]
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