Easter celebration
1 Apr
Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has urged correctional centre inmates not to feel isolated and finished but to seek the face of God for freedom and redemption. Obi stated this while celebrating the Easter Mass with the inmates at the Correctional Centre in Onitsha, the commercial city of…
1 Apr
Sunday March 31, 2024, also called Paschal or Resurrection Sunday, the feast of Easter as we know is a Christian festival and holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead...
31 Mar
As Christians celebrate Easter today, clerics have harped on the impact the event could have on Nigerians and the leaders.
29 Mar
Mr Olatoye Durosinmi, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, has assured residents of Lagos State and Ogun of adequate security during the Easter celebrations.
29 Mar
President Bola Tinubu has joined the Christian faithful to commemorate Easter, a significant moment and glorious celebration of the triumph of life over death.
29 Mar
The Lagos State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced its plan to deploy 3,500 personnel in major corridors of the metropolis for safety during the Easter celebration.
28 Mar
It is in our character as human beings to turn every anniversary into a celebration. There is dancing and rejoicing. Easter is here and what will happen in Christendom was already foreshadowed last Sunday during Palm Sunday processions.
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said 1,042 patrol vehicles have been deployed for prompt removal of obstructions on highways across the country before, during, and after Easter. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Jonas Agwu, said in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja that this would help to ease movements on the highways. Agwu…
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