The Muslim Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN), Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA) and Muslim Community of Oyo state (MUSCOYS) National Council of Muslim Youths Organisations (NACOMYO), Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) and Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) have all called on federal and state governments to declare Muharram 1, the first day of the Islamic Hijrah Calendar 1438 A.H, a public holiday.
In separate statements issued to mark the Islamic new year, the groups said such a move is only fair and will give Muslims in the country a sense of belonging.
They said it was long overdue and called on the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs to enter into dialogue with the Nigerian Government on the issue.
Source: Vanguard
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Dey should move over mbok! Linda take note!
DeletePlease there are already too many public holidays in Nigeria. Nigeria is concentrating on making money and these ones are talking about public holiday. If we keep having public holidays in Nigeria, where is the time to make money and fix the bad economy of Nigeria? Soon native doctors and babalawos will also ask for public holiday. Stmcheew
DeleteMore public hols for us so I approve. Anyone who disapproves is just being sentimental. We r a secular country
DeleteLong Live LIB
You guys aint seen nothing yet. It must surely happened.
DeleteAs if Nigeria is the only country with mixed religions..every advanced countries with the same mix around d world won't make a sense of this...Nigerians have problems chai
DeleteMe I worship in okija shrine and we have our own calendar too. Can't wait for the govt to make it a public holiday
DeleteWarrefa
ReplyDeleteFor what
DeleteThese people like raising up controversial issues. Is Nigeria an Islamic nation? 1st January have always been the only recognized New Year in the country and it has nothing to do with Christianity.
DeleteI wonder ooo. Wahala sidon, some people go look for am.
DeleteDis ppl and their wahala...perhaps they are from another planet entirely, which one is Islamic calendar again
ReplyDeleteWhy not every day of the month. Morons .
ReplyDeleteWhy should he do such, Muslims don't control everything. Mtcheew. See video of what two Popular celebs were going off camera. Watch this
ReplyDeleteLet them have several seats
ReplyDeleteShebi b4 now, they wanted friday to be made work free day like sundays
Its time this Muslims begin to realise rheir religion has no basis
The quaran is an edited version of the bible with plenty mix ups. They can never b like Christians. Which one is muslim calender again???
Do They think the calender we are all following is a Christian calender???
Nigeria have better things to worry abt
The islamization is real.
ReplyDeleteDe gods are wise
Give dem so dat wat wil happen? So if dis is don dats d only way dey wil hav sense of belonging?
ReplyDeleteNo mind them. All the public holidays they have is not enough. Plus Govt sponsoring their Mecca Trip to Saudi and the affordable exchange rate for mecca reip, is not enough to give them a sense of belonging. Abi? May God intervene for us in Jesus' name, amen.
Deletethis people and their everyday wahala,abeg nigeria should please regconize them
ReplyDeleteYou might as well call for Nigerian calendar year to be changed from the Roman calendar year, to islamic calendar year. The moslems already have more holidays in any year, in Nigeria more than the Christians. The Christians holidays are only the Easter and Christmas holidays. Whereas, moslems gets a holiday in February (they said it's Mohammed's birthday), then the eid-el fitri and eidel maulud holidays. Well, the country is already in a recession, you have an islamic government in place, working very hard to declare the country an islamic country. Please don't ask for one more holiday, ask that any kind of work should be barred in Nigeria, and that everyone should be worshipping Mohammed January to December. And to think that this statement was made by youths, you begin to wonder how lazy they must be, as well as being core islamic fundamentalists
ReplyDeletea non issue.
ReplyDeleteINFIDELS USELESS PEOPLE WHO WILL BURN IN HELL
ReplyDeleteWhy hide in shame?
DeleteThat is in itself haram!
ReplyDeleteGod punish the devil
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Stupid assholes! Very lazy dullards!! They would make half the year public holidays if given the chance. Snese of belonging in hell. Idiots
ReplyDeleteThis muslims have come with their trouble. As if Nigerian does not have enough problems.
ReplyDeleteIslamic Calendar ko Muhamed Calendar ni
ReplyDeleteIt is well
ReplyDeleteEven Saudi Arabia the custodian of Islamic faith is moving away from the Muslim calendars for its workers.
ReplyDeleteWhy won't dey misuse de opportunity of deir broda being de president,gradually dey re trying very soon everyone will see sense in freeborn's weeping.
ReplyDeleteMay ⚡ strike their mouths there, rubbish!!!
ReplyDeleteMay ⚡ strike their mouths there, rubbish!!!
ReplyDeleteDey need Holidays to make more children and marry more wives instead of working to feed d existing ones. They are all free to transit to Saudi so dey can have dia holiday. Rubbish thinking rubbish products.
ReplyDeleteStupid bunch of twats!!
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Api holiday...
ReplyDeleteRiel.
Public holidays not our problem 4 now joor.
ReplyDeletePublic holidays not our problem 4 now joor.
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ReplyDeleteIs it not the same Islamic calendar that Saudi Arabia have decided to do away with knowing that it is useless that the Muslims in Nigeria is holding onto? Are we moving forward or backward in this country?
ReplyDelete' we think its long overdue, and it will give Muslims a sense of belonging' this line cracked up i almost spat in my delicious breakfast! Do you know what else is long overdue? Biafra! sit your lazy asses down! we are not an Islamic nation, its either you accept it or take your shit elsewhere! (in Melissa McCarthy's voice)
ReplyDeleteThey can go on and do whatever their wishes in their northern state, In Biafra land it is hell NO.
ReplyDeleteNa wah oh
ReplyDeleteNigerian is nigeria. So if Christians have christmas and Easter, its only fair that This Islamic wish be accepted too.
ReplyDeleteYou're a fool! Have you counted the number of holidays Muslims enjoy in a year?
DeleteMisplaced priority
ReplyDeleteNAWA OO DEM WON TURN NIGER TO ISLAMIC HUMMMMMM IT WILL NOT WORK BY THE SPECIAL GRAC E OF GOD
ReplyDeleteIslamisation of Nigeria loading>>>>>>>>>>
ReplyDeleteThese Muslims should go and sit down.
ReplyDeleteFirstly they demanded that Fridays should be work free, now they're asking for Muslim calendar.
They should accept the superiority of Christianity.
Nigeria has not been declared a Muslim country jor. Which Arab country recognizes other calender year? Even xmas day in Arab countries Christians goes to work. They should just go and sleep and dont let me release my annoyance in their lives.
ReplyDeleteHopeless retards..too backward in everything
ReplyDeleteWe said Nigeria will soon become 100% Islamic states. Ignorant people didn't believe us. Watch and See.
ReplyDeleteOnly time will tell.
Ndiala
ReplyDeletena.in what way will your useless calender help our economy. First it was Muslim can't go to nysc camp during Ramadan then Friday should be declared as work free day now public holiday for 1st day of isLamictal calendar. Abeg wetin una want sef