Monday, February 23, 2009

Nigeria Declares 2-Day Funeral Public Holiday In Borno State

Sources: The Guardian (Maiduguri) and Nigeria public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following last night's funeral for the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Mustapha Mumar El-Kanemi, the governor of Nigeria's State of Borno, Ali Sheriff, declared a two-day public holiday for Monday and Tuesday, February 23 and 24, 2009, to enable public servants and other workers condole the family of the late Shehu.