•Muslims perform the Eid-El-Fitri prayer The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared today (Sunday) March 30, 2025, as equivalent to 1 Day of SHAWWAL 1446AH and Eid-Fitri day across Nigeria. The Sultan, who is the President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), said the decision follow...
•Ramadan The Saudi Arabia, today, said the crescent of Shawwal has been sighted. It also added that Eid al-Fitr will now be held tomorrow Sunday, March 30, 2025 to mark the beginning of the new Islamic month. This disclosure was made on Haramin’s official Facebook page, an official platform for the Muslim community across the […]
The federal government has declared Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in a statement yesterday by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Magdalene Ajani. The minister congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of t...
•Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto State Government has declared today, Friday, April 12, 2024, as a work-free day. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Bawa, announced this in a statement yesterday. The statement revealed that the purpose of the public holiday is to allow civil servants to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr with their families. “...
•Tinubu and other Muslims for the Eid-el-Fitr prayer at Dodan Barracks, Lagos today Muslims in Nigeria joined their counterparts around the world on Wednesday to mark Eid-El-Fitr, signalling the end of the Ramadan fast. President Bola Tinubu joined other Muslim faithful at the prayer ground of the Dodan Barracks Mosque in Lagos to mark Eid-El-...
•Speaker Obasa As Nigerian Muslims celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr with their counterparts across the world, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, says he joins other faithful in their steadfast belief that Almighty Allah will listen to their supplications and meet their needs at this time. Dr. Obasa’s prayer ...
The Kano State Police Command said it has uncovered some faceless persons hiding under some Islamic sects to cause mayhem during the Eid el-Fitr festival. The Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Usaini Gumel, said this during a meeting with Islamic clerics and representatives from the five emirate councils yesterday. He, however, assured that the...
•Ramadan moon The federal government has extended the public holiday for the Eid-El-Fitr celebration to Thursday. Last week, it declared a two-day holiday – Tuesday and Wednesday – for the festivities. However, the crescent was not sighted in Saudi Arabia today, meaning the Eid celebration will take place tomorrow.This prompted the federal gov...
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has instructed the Muslim Ummah to observe the crescent of Shawwal 1445AH starting from today. Prof. Sambo Janaidu, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, conveyed the directive ...
•Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo The federal government has declared Tuesday, 9 and Wednesday, April 10, 2024 as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government. He congratulated all Muslim Ummah for the successful completion of the fasting in the ho...
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