Eid-el-Fitr
13 Apr 2024
As Muslims celebrate this year’s Eid-el –Fitr, marking the end of the Ramadan fast, the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, has emphasised the need to sustain prayers and other good virtues exhibited during the holy month to build an egalitarian society.
12 Apr 2024
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has urged the Muslim faithful to do all they could, through their religion, to sustain the unity of Nigeria, especially by being law-abiding.
11 Apr 2024
As the Muslim Ummah celebrates Eid-el-Fitr, the minority caucus in the House of Representatives has called on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of tolerance, sacrifice and peaceful co-existence with one another.
11 Apr 2024
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, admonished the Muslim faithful to resist every temptation that could lead them to the bad behaviour they have abandoned during the Ramadan period. He gave this charge while addressing journalists...
10 Apr 2024
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has admonished Nigerians to be hopeful for a better Nigeria with prayers from both Christians and Muslims.
10 Apr 2024
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has congratulated the Muslim faithful on the completion of the Ramadan fast and stressed the need to draw inspiration from the essence of Eid-el-Fitri to foster peace, harmony, and progress in the country.
10 Apr 2024
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, felicitated with the Muslim Ummah at Eid-el-Fitr, an auspicious occasion that signifies the end of Ramadan.
10 Apr 2024
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has enjoined Muslim faithful to work towards ensuring the unity and peaceful coexistence of Nigerians.
9 Apr 2024
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has felicitated with the Muslim community on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the month-long Ramadan fasting, and urged prayers for peace in his home state and across Nigeria. A statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said that the month of Ramadan provided an…
9 Apr 2024
The Katsina State Government has extended the Eid-El-Fitr public holidays to Friday, April 12. The extension was announced in a statement by the Katsina State Commissioner of Information and Culture, Bala Salisu Zango on Tuesday. Zango said the decision to also declare Friday as a work-free day followed the good gesture of the Federal Government…
9 Apr 2024
Ahead of this year's Eid-el Fitr celebration, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has urged Lagos residents to make clean environment a permanent habit.
9 Apr 2024
A Muslims celebrate the end of this year’s Ramadan, it is important that they constantly keep the virtues that the month has come to inculcate in them under focus: Have more empathy for the poor. Sustain the acts of worship which they engaged in during the month. Steadfastness, patience and perseverance should remain the watchwords.
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