President Bola Tinubu on Monday hosted the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his estranged predecessor and Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, to an Iftar at the State House, Abuja, in spite the lingering political tension in Rivers State.

The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, and the Christian Council of Nigeria, CCN, has commended the Director General, State Services, DGSS, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, for an event of breaking of Ramadan Iftar and religious harmony amongst Christians and Muslims in the country.

Prof. Abdullahi Usman, National Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has assured that no intending pilgrims will miss the 2025 Hajj. Usman, who gave the assurance in Abuja on Monday, debunked the allegations that he was truncating the preparation for the 2025 Hajj Pilgrimage by cancelling deals with Saudi Arabia Masha’ir Companies.

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, says government failures were responsible for the recent stampedes in Oyo, Anambra and Abuja. The Bishop stated this on Wednesday in his Christmas message, stressing that the stampedes were a metaphor for the situation of desperation that citizens have been thrown into.

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th December, 2024, and Wednesday 1st January, 2025 as Public Holidays. Federal government declared the days to mark Christmas celebration, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. This was made known by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr Magdalene Ajani on behalf of the minister.

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has reaffirmed his commitment to the installation of the newly appointed District Head of Bichi, Munir Sanusi, and his assumption of office at the Bichi palace.