Kano declares public holiday for Islamic New Year

Kano State Government has declared today as public holiday to mark the new Islamic year. 1440 AH. This is contained in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Youth and Culture, Malam Muhammad Garba. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje was quoted as congratulating Muslims the world over for witnessing the New Year, which commences in the […]

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Sokoto declares Friday public holiday to observe Islamic New Year 2017

Sokoto State Government has declared Friday September 22, 2017 as public holiday to commemorate the Islamic New Year 1439 AH. This is contained in a statement issued to journalists in Sokoto by Malam Imam Imam, the spokesman to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. “The government enjoins the people to use the period of the holiday to […]

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