LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday the first day of Ramadan fast in Nigeria. Abubakar announced the sighting of the new crescent in Sokoto on Sunday in a radio and television broadcast. He said the new moon was sighted in various places across the country, which indicates that…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has called on Muslim faithful in the state and Nigeria to remain content and render selfless service to their fellow countrymen and the nation at large as a panacea to heal a world in dire need of peace. Governor Ayade made the call in his…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWRANGERS)-Muslims across the world, today, bid farewell to the sacred month of Ramadan, with the faithful gathering at prayer centres to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr. As they gave thanks to Allah for the successful fasting period, they were admonished to practise the lessons of the month and abstain from deeds that violate divine injunctions….
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of All Progressive Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated all the Muslim faithful of the Lagos Central Senatorial District, Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole on their successful completion of this year’s Ramadan. In a press statement made available to NewsRangers, Oluremi Tinubu…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Muslims to project Islam through the good examples of love, tolerance and peaceful disposition at all times, which he said are prerequisite for protecting the perception of the religion from distortion. In his Sallah message to mark the end of the 30-day Ramadan fasting period,…
LAGOSJUNE 12TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Federal Government has declared June 15 and 18 as public holiday to celebrate the 2018 Eid-El-Fitr. The Minister of Interior, retired Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Monday in Abuja on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued by Dr. M. Umar, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry….
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prices of some food items like tomatoes, beans and onions have increased in Lagos markets ahead of the annual Ramadan by Muslims.. A survey at Mile 12, Iddo and Oyingbo Markets, showed that a 40kg basket of tomatoes, which previously cost N16, 500 in April now goes for N30, 000. A 50kg…