Tag: Eid-El-Kabir
Eid el-Kabir : IG orders massive deployment of personnel
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed that there should be effective and extensive deployment of policemen and…
Why Eid-el-Kabir was shifted to 24 September
The Muslim Eid-el-Kabir or Eid-il-Adha festival will now be celebrated on 24 September. This followed the shifting of the Arafat…
Eid-el-Kabir: Ram dealers record low sales
Less than two weeks to the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, ram dealers in Hadejia, Jigawa are recording low patronage, a check by…
Monarch, LG boss sues for peace in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Residents of Ogun in southwest, Nigeria have been advised to eschew violence and allow peace reign in the…
Sallah: Pastor feeds Muslim inmates
Pastor Yohana Buru of Christ Evangelical and Intercessory Fellowship Ministries, Kaduna, on Saturday fed 400 prison inmates, mainly Muslims, at…
Nigerians should have religious tolerance, unity – Abdulsalam
A Muslim Cleric, Alhaji Abubakar Abdulsalam, on Saturday told Nigerians to continue to promote religious tolerance to ensure unity and…
Oshiomhole preaches sacrifice as Muslims celebrate Eid-el-Kabir
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo, has urged Muslims community in the state to imbibe the lessons of sacrifice as they…
Eid El-Kabir: Only Nigerians can rescue their nation – Fashola
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola said the future of Nigeria lies in the actions of the people. Fashola made…
Eid El-Kabir: Lagos residents to enjoy free ride
Residents of Lagos state commuting on Lagos government owned buses will enjoy a free ride today. Mr Dayo Mobereola, the…
Eid El-Kabir: 600 rams, cows stolen in Zamfara
Armed bandits stormed Billashe village in Birnin Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara State, and carted away about 600 rams…
Eid El-Kabir: Passengers stranded as transportation prices soar
Cyriacus Izuekwe Commercial drivers have taken a cue from traders who has increased the cost of goods by increasing the…
Eid El-Kabir: FRSC urges motorists to observe traffic laws
Mrs Stella Uchegbu, Federal Road Safety Commission Public Education Officer, said the commission would not hesitate to prosecute traffic offenders…
Eid El-Kabir: Gbemi Saraki donates 4 buses, food items
Senator Gbemisola Saraki, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara on Friday donated four buses and food…
Eid El-Kabir: Rededicate yourselves to God, PDP tells Nigerians
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to use the period of Eid-El-Kabir to re-dedicate themselves to God by…
I’ll only contest in the interest of Nigerians – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said that national interest would override any personal ambition or sectional agenda in his decision…
Victor Olaiya Stages Special Show Sunday
Come Sunday, 5 October, 2014, Surulere, Lagos-based Stadium Hotel’s Papingo Night Club will play host to teeming highlife music buffs…
Eid-el-Kabir: Osogbo motor parks record large number of travellers
A large number of passengers, travelling to various parts of the country for the Eid-el-kabir celebration, was recorded on Friday…
Eid el-Kabir: IG orders tight security nationwide
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on Thursday ordered all commanding officers nationwide to provide water-tight security before, during…
Sallah Day terror: Microphone bomb kills governor
On a day that muslim pilgrims gathered in Mina, Saudi Arabia to pelt the devil with stones, terrorists in Muslim…
Jonathan, governors preach peace on Sallah day
The need for peace in Nigeria is the central theme of the messages by Nigeria’s political leaders to Muslims as…
Tuesday, Wednesday declared Sallah holiday
Nigeria’s Federal Government on Thursday declared October 15 and October 16 as public holiday to commemorate the muslim festival of…
October 15 Eid-el-Kabir
The head of Nigerian muslims, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has announced Tuesday 15 October as Eid-el-Kabir. A statement…
Fanfare At The 2012 Ojude Oba Festival
Annually, the people of Ijebu converge on Ijebu-Ode town two days after the Muslim festival, Eid-el-Kabir, to commemorate their age-long…
Imbibing The Spirit Of Sacrifice
Last weekend’s Eid-El-Kabir celebrations were about sacrifice and the need to be accommodating, but how accommodating have we been in…
Jonathan probes Hajj blues for Nigerian female pilgrims
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said he has ordered a post mortem on the problem Nigerian female pilgrims to Mecca faced…
‘Ram bonus’ war imminent in Nigeria
The Kano State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress,is to declare its stand soon on the plan by the State…
Low Turn Out Of Workers At Lagos Secretariat
Government activities at the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, were at low ebb on Wednesday as many workers did not…
Prices Of Rams Soar
With barely 72 hours to the Muslim festival of Eid-el-Kabir, many Islamic faithful may not be able to slaughter a…
Ileya Special Shows
As part of activities marking the year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration, king Wasiu Ayinde (K1) will dazzle at the Lagos #1 hangout,…
Yuletide Season: LASG Deploys 410 Officers
In its concerted efforts to ensure safe, stress-free driving, reduce travel time and prevent avoidable loss of lives and property,…