UPHOLDING THE LESSONS OF RAMADAN BEYOND EID EL FITRI IS THE FOCUS OF TODAY’S VIEWPOINT. IT IS WRITTEN BY DR. BABATUNDE TIAMIYU, GENERAL MANAGER OF PENSIONERS 106.7 FM, IBADAN. As the crescent moon graces the evening sky on the 30th day of Ramadan, Muslims around the world come together to celebrate Eid el-Fitri. For more…
By Adebayo Yusuf Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, Oyo State Council, has felicitated muslim faithful on today’s Eid el fitri, urging them to remember the purpose of the celebration. Chairman of the union, Chief Isiaka Abolade and the union’s Secretary, Comrade Olusegun Abatan, made this known in a statement. According to Chief Abolade and Comrade…
The Federal Government has extended the public holiday for the Eid-El-Fitr celebration to Thursday. On Sunday, it declared a two-day holiday, Tuesday and Wednesday for the festivities. However, the crescent was not sighted in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, meaning the Eid celebration will take place on Wednesday. This prompted the Federal Government to add an…