Tag: Ramadan

Ramadan: Cardinal Onaiyekan donates meals to Muslim faithfuls

Aminu Imam

The former Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, on Thursday shared iftar to almost 2,000 Muslim faithful at the Al-Habibiyah mosque in Guzape, Abuja, where they had gathered to perform prayers before breaking their Ramadan fast together with Christian visitors. Iftar is the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset. Onaiyekan, while handing out the platters to the Muslims, said: “We are doing our best to spread an attitude of openness because we believe that God does not want his children to kill each other. He wants us…

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Ramadan: Zamfara shares 180,000 bags of grains, clothing

Aminu Imam

The Zamfara State governor Bello Matawalle, on Wednesday, distributed 182,000 bags of food items to some citizens as part of the government’s gesture for the holy month of Ramadan. The items include 60,000 bags of rice, 30,000 bags of sugar, 50,000 bags of millet, 30,000 bags of maize, 10,000 bags of beans and 2,000 cartoons of milk. Other items include 40,000 pieces of shadda and atamfa clothing materials. He also directed that the items be distributed to civil servants in an “efficient and equitable manner”. A statement issued by the…

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