Tag: JUST IN: Friday 8th July Is Arafat Day Saturday. 9th Eid-el-Adha – Saudi

Petrol Hits N180/litre, Worsens Fare Hike For Sallah Travellers

ADEOLA YUSUF

“We are being forced to either pay through our noses to travel or stay in one place to celebrate Ileya (Sallah)”   The plan by thousands of Nigerians to travel for Eid-el-Kabir Sallah Festival may be disrupted as the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol hit N180 per litre in Lagos, and environs. Platforms Africa reports that the high price slammed on petrol by mostly members of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Lagos, Ogun and other parts of the country has made transporters…

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JUST IN: Friday 8th July Is Arafat Day, Saturday, 9th Eid-el-Adha – Saudi

Damilola Olonade

Day of two Sermons/Khutbah: it’s another single day for Arafat and Jum’ah    The Arafat Day, which falls on the 9th day of Dul Hijjah is Friday, July 8, while Saturday, July 9 is the first Day of Eid-el-Adha, Saudi Authority has declared. Platforms Africa reports that this followed the sighting of the crescent moon on Wednesday evening. It has been announced that the five-da5y Eid Al-Adha celebration will begin on July 9. READ ALSO: No Hajj, Come For Refund, Lagos To Intending Pilgrims as Saudi Dashes Hope of 5,000…

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