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Trending News: At least 87 dead after US sinks Iranian warshipTinubu swears in Tunji Disu as IGPShi’ites gives reasons for protesting in solidarity with IranUS embassy in Abuja cancels visa appointments for March 4 over protest fearsEuracare defends doctors suspended over death of Adichie’s sonCourt adjourns Malami, son’s trial to March 10Anambra cuts February pay for workers over Monday sit-at-homeUK stops study visas for four countriesFACT-CHECK:  FALSE! Asari Dokubo not being monitored by Mossad as a terrorist‘Too Late’ For Iran To Seek Talks, Says TrumpMDCN Panel Suspends Dr Majekodunmi, Two Others Over Death Of Chimamanda’s SonKhamenei killed by Israeli strike, not US operation – PentagonFive officers arrested over bribery in El-Rufai airport breachThree siblings abducted by new tenant in Ebonyi communityLassa fever kills 35 in TarabaDon’t join this war’ – Iran warns European countries4.4 magnitude earthquake rocks southern Iran as Israeli strikes intensifyIran drones hit US embassy in Saudi ArabiaKingibe Won’t Return To Senate In 2027, She Has No Projects – Wike‘The Big One Is Coming Soon,’ Trump Doesn’t Rule Out Sending Troops To IranDSS nabs social media user claiming responsibility for Obi’s attackUS-based Nigerian jailed 19 years over $4m romance, fraudAt least 22 killed, 120 injured as protesters storm US consulate in PakistanNine Killed, 11 Missing After Iran Missile Attack On Israel2027: There Will Be No Glitch In Transmission Of Election Results — INECFormer Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad killed in US-Israeli strikesTerror Gang Resumes Killings In Imo Community Ex-Deputy Governor’s father kidnapped in EbonyiRULAAC: Save our students, young people from predatory policingNDLEA nabs wanted ‘drug kingpin’ who has been in hiding for 13 years.Suspected herdsmen abduct, kill youth leader in Ondo StateEight terrorists killed, two arrested as troops foil attacks on military basesAyatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, dies at 86Nine 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Strikes On Iran?IPC Condemns Otti’s Verbal Attack on Journalist, Demands Public ApologyOtti slams journalist over demand for economic impact dataDeath toll from attack on school in Iran rises to 85Iran Strikes Bahrain, Others Hosting US Forces In Middle EastJAMB uncovers AI syndicates defrauding UTME candidatesLassa Fever Kills 10 Health Workers in BenueUAE closes airspace, Qatar Airways suspends flights as Iran attacks US bases across Middle EastFemale officer dies after being run over by NSCDC vehicle during simulation exerciseIran vows to respond with crushing attacksIran shuts airspace until further noticeUS In ‘Major Combat’ To Destroy Iran Missiles, Navy, Says TrumpAnambra demolishes shrine as native doctor jailed 11 monthsUS, Israel launch strikes against IranCourt sends popular native doctor to prisonDSS nabs Mastermind of Kogi Church AttackGunmen Storm Kwara Community, Abduct Four Family MembersCourt validates 2025 PDP Convention in IbadanAmnesty: How Tiger Base police officers torture, execute suspects in ImoCourt grants Malami, son N200m bail in terrorism financing caseUS lawmaker insists Christians bear brunt of Nigeria’s violence, asks Trump to actAgain gunmen kill five persons, injure three in PlateauPakistan bombs capital of Afghanistan, declares ‘open war’Adamawa gov Fintiri defects to APCINEC fixes January 16, 2027 for presidential election25 killed in jihadist attacks in northeast Nigeria – ReportSuspected Lakurawa Terrorists Kill Six Worshippers In Attack On Kebbi MosqueAlcohol sachet ban: Labour unions again protest at NAFDAC Lagos officeReport: Tsoho, FHC chief judge, faces possible removal over ‘non-declaration’ of some assetsRULAAC Condemns Online Death Threat Against Peter ObiRULAAC sets agenda for new IGPUK-based Nigerian man jailed, banned from sitting near lone women after train assaultsTunji Disu Assumes Office As Acting IGP, Promises Professional, Accountable PolicingUS court jails ex-NNPC GM for 87 months over $2.1m bribe from Chinese oil firmDisu assumes duty as acting IGGunmen invade church in Ondo, abduct six worshippersEFCC arraigns ex-NRC MD Okhiria over ‘$385,000, N165m fraud’DSS arrests sixth suspect in 2022 Owo church massacrePolice allegedly brutalize journalists as elders sue man over attempt to take over land in Imo community2 fishermen killed in Benue ambush by armed herdersWhy Egbetokun resigned as IG – PresidencyReport: Nigeria paid Boko Haram ransom for kidnapped pupilsObi breaks silence after gunmen attackTinubu’s govt will be liable if anything happens to El-Rufai – AtikuBayelsa Assembly Confirms Peter Akpe As Deputy GovernorUS Congress Submits Report On Nigeria, Recommends Sanctions Over ‘Christian Persecution’CBN Reduces Interest Rate To 26.50%US lawmakers ask Nigeria to sever military partnership with RussiaSix final-year LAUTECH students killed in road crashBenue govt wants to rehabilitate ‘400 repentant bandits’FG files fresh charges against Ozekhome over alleged use of fake Nigerian passportRussia recruiting Nigerians to fight in Ukraine, says EU ambassador
Thu. Mar 5th, 2026

FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays for Easter celebration

 

The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 18, and Monday, April 21, 2025, as public holidays to mark Good Friday and Easter Monday.

This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday.

He emphasised the importance of embodying the virtues of the sacrifice and love displayed by Jesus Christ, who had to die for the redemption of man, while greeting Christians on the joyous occasion.

 

In a statement by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Magdalene Ajani, the minister called on Nigerians to use the holiday period to pray for the peace, unity, and stability of the nation.

Details later…

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