Buhari declares 3-day public holiday

<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has declared has declared Monday 27th&comma; Tuesday 28th December 2021 and Monday&comma; 3rd January 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas&comma; Boxing Day and New Year Day celebrations respectively&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Minister of Interior&comma; Rauf Aregbesola&comma; made the announcement in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry&comma; Dr Shuaib Belgore&comma; on Wednesday morning&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We must emulate the life of Jesus Christ in His practice and teachings on humility&comma; service&comma; compassion&comma; patience&comma; peace and righteousness&comma; that His birth signifies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This will be the best way to portray Christ and celebrate his birth&comma;” part of the statement by the Ministry of Interior reads&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;tv-production-icon-olalekan-babalola-is-dead-photo&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ff0000&semi;">TV Production Icon&comma; Olalekan Babalola Is Dead &lbrack;PHOTOS&rsqb;<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>Christmas Day &lpar;December 25&rpar; is a public holiday in many countries&period; It is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On the other hand&comma; January 1 is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar&period; This day is known as New Year’s Day since it marks the beginning of the year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;