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May The Sallah Season Bring Joy And Blessings To Every Nigerian – Femi Adebayo

David Folami — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:20:07 +0000

Nollywood actor Femi Adebayo has gifted a ram to a 12-year-old boy who won his yearly Sallah giveaway competition. Recall that the movie star recently hosted a Quran recitation contest for children aged 5 to 12 in celebration of the Eid al-Adha festival, and he has released the winners of the 2025 edition. Announcing via [...]

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Buhari holds final Sallah, eager to return home after 8 years in Aso Rock

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 20:00:32 +0000

Buhari expresses eagerness to return home after eight years of leading Nigeria, during his final Sallah homage held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. In a recent statement made at the 9th and final Sallah homage held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari expressed his eagerness to return home after eight years [...]

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Muhammadu Buhari Celebrates Sallah In Daura

David Folami — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 12:02:19 +0000

President Muhammadu Buhari celebrated Eid-el-Kabir in his hometown of Daura, Katsina state on Friday, September 1, 2017. Bashir Ahmad shared this on his Twitter account. He was present at the prayer ground with Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruk Umar, and gathered by hundreds of supporters also at the worship centre. Chief Imam of Daura, [...]

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NSCDC Deploys 40,000 Personnel For Eid-el-Fitr Celebration

David Folami — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:59:19 +0000

The ‎Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Muhammadu, has directed that 40,000 personnel be deployed nationwide to provide security during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The spokesperson of NSCDC, Emmanuel Okeh, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. ‎He said that in addition to the 40,000 personnel, [...]

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Nigerians Storm Buruji Kashamu’s Residence For Sallah Food

David Folami — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:06:49 +0000

Thousands of Ogun State residents on Monday, September 12, were said to have trooped to the home of Senator Buruji Kashamu for Sallah largesse. Kashamu, who represents the Ogun East Senatorial District in the Senate, gave out bags of rice among other food items to Muslim faithful for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

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Nigeria Has Witnessed The Gloomiest Festive Season Under President Buhari’s Watch – Metuh

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 08:14:47 +0000

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said the policies of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration and his “apparent lack of viable economic initiatives” were inflicting hardship on Nigerians. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, said in a statement that it was disheartening the present administration had remained insensitive and unresponsive to the [...]

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Governor El-Rufai Donates 20m Naira ‘Sallah Gift’ To Kaduna Pilgrims In Saudi

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 23:36:46 +0000

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has sent the sum of N20million as Eid-el-Kabir Sallah gift to the 5,710 Kaduna State Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. Each of the 5,710 pilgrim who went for the 2015 Hajj exercise under Kaduna State, got 50 Saudi Riyals each, which is equivalent to N3,500 in the Sallah largesse. The State [...]

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Army Chief Holds Sallah Get-Together With Wounded Soldiers

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 08:05:30 +0000

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Friday organised a Sallah “get-together” for wounded soldiers in Yola as a way of motivating soldiers and give them a sense of belonging. Buratai, who was represented by Colonel Aba Popoola, Commander, 23 Armoured Brigade, Yola, the army chief said the gesture was also an expression [...]

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Wife of Nigerian President Aisha Buhari spends Sallah with Orphans, calls for Proper Children Care

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 07:29:50 +0000

Wife of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has appealed to caregivers in orphanage homes to pay greater attention at every stage of growth of the children to properly develop their capacity for a stable future. She made the plea in Gwagwalada, Abuja, where she joined children at the orphanage in Giri for the [...]

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Sallah: Atiku Abubakar Preaches Love and Religious Tolerance

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:59:22 +0000

Former Nigeria’s Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to rid their hearts and minds of hate, intolerance and prejudice, which he said could promote violent conflicts and destruction of life and property in the country. In his passionate Sallah message to the nation on the occasion of Eid-el Kabir celebration, the former vice president [...]

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Ekiti > Governor Fayose Gives Sallah Rams To Muslims, Promises To Offer Same To Christians During Xmas

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:55:29 +0000

Ekiti State Muslims on Tuesday defied the purported directives by some of their leaders not to accept Sallah Rams, bags of rice and other types of food items from Governor Ayodele Fayose, as they trooped in their numbers to the government house, Ado Ekiti, to collect the rams distributed by the governor for Eid-el-Kabir celebration. [...]

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Plateau > NSCDC Deploys 2,000 Officers For Sallah

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:03:23 +0000

The Plateau State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 2,000 officers and men to ensure peaceful Eid-El-Kabir in the state. This is contained in statement signed by the corps Public Relations Officer in the state, Naomi Cishak, and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Jos. The statement urged the [...]

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Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje Advises FG To Thread With Caution Over Boko Haram Negotiation

Wale Adebayo — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 23:35:13 +0000

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has warned that the Federal Government (FG) must be careful in its resolve to negotiate with the dreaded Boko Haram sect. Ganduje, who was fielding questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Friday, expressed the fears that government might end up not talking with the genuine faction of the [...]

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#Ekiti > League of Imams Warn Muslims Against Collecting Sallah Rams From Governor Fayose To Avoid The Wrath Of Allah

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 23:30:33 +0000

Ekiti State League of Imams and Alfas have warned Muslims against collecting Sallah rams from Governor Ayodele Fayose in protest against the ‘deliberate marginalization of Muslims’ by the Ekiti State Government. The meeting of the Muslim clerics was held o Tuesday at Anser- Udeen Central Mosque Odo-Otu, Ado-Ekiti. According to reports, the clerics condemned the [...]

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