By Jimisayo Opanuga 05 April 2023 | 2:12 pm The Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday as holidays for Easter celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore, on Wednesday. Aregbesola called on Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace, and patience that were attributes and… Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola The Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday as holidays for Easter celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore, on Wednesday. Aregbesola called on Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace, and patience that were attributes and practices of Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His ministry while on earth. The minister also asked Christians and all Nigerians alike to use the occasion of this year’s Easter celebration to pray for an end to all security challenges in Nigeria. “Security is everybody’s business. I, therefore, urge Nigerians and foreigners resident in our country to display a high sense of citizenship and public spiritedness by supporting the efforts of all security agencies in bringing peace and security of lives and property of the citizenry,” Aregbesola said. The minister assured that the Federal Government is doing all necessary to ensure a peaceful government transition following the peaceful conduct of elections. Aregbesola also enjoined all Christians at home and in the Diaspora to love their neighbours through acts of kindness and generosity of spirit, with the well-to-do sharing their substance with the less privileged around them. He assured Nigerians that the nation is on the path to greatness and urged them to positively deploy their creative energy to realise it. 26 mins ago The Plateau State Police Command has shut down the Plateau State House of Assembly Complex so as to prevent the breakdown of law and order following the reinstatement of former speaker Ayuba Abok by the state high court. 31 mins ago The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove the Resident Electoral Officer in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa, ahead of the supplementary election billed for April 15. 2 hours ago The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order restraining the Labour Party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, the party’s Secretary, Farouk Ibrahim, and two others from acting as the party’s national officials. Other party officials affected by the order include the National Organising Secretary, Clement Ojukwu, and the Treasurer, Oluchi Opara. The restraining order… 2 hours ago Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, said the comments of Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Datti Baba-Ahmed towards the judiciary were unacceptable. Baba-Ahmed during an interview in May said the country has no president-elect despite the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announcing Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election.… 2 hours ago The Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday as holidays for Easter celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore, on Wednesday. Aregbesola called on Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace, and patience that were attributes and…
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