Eid-el Maulud: FG declares Thursday October 29 public holiday

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 29 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eidul-Mawlid celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. In a statement released today October 27, the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola,  congratulated Muslim faithfuls both at home and abroad for witnessing this year’s occasion. He enjoined them…

Soldiers arrest suspects for looting NYSC camp in Abuja

The Nigeria Police Force and soldiers have arrested a number of people for vandalising and attempting to loot properties of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Some of the items that were carted away included mattresses, stationeries, boots and uniforms of potential corps members. Speaking at the NYSC Camp, Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday,…

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