The sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, says the recent killings by insurgents and bandits would have been avoided if the government had risen to the occasion. In a statement issued through Abubakar Aliyu, secretary-general of Jamaatu Nasril Islam (JNI), the sultan, who is JNI president-general, asked the government to do more to stem the tide […]
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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has urged Muslims in the country to look out for the new Islamic moon of Shawwal from Friday May 22. NSCIA said this in a statement by its Deputy Secretary General, Prof. Salisu Shehu, on Monday in Abuja. Shehu also felicitated with Nigerian Muslims for observing the […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday as the first day of Ramadan fast in Nigeria. the announcement was made after the citing of the new crescent in Sokoto on Sunday. The Sultan said the new moon was sighted in various places across the country which indicates that Sunday is the […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has admonished journalists to exhibit professionalism and patriotism in their duties to save the country from collapse and the ills of bad journalism. The Sultan made the call on Saturday in Sokoto when national officials of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) paid him a courtesy visit […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Friday June 15, 2018 as the day to mark the Eid-el-Fitr, and the end of Ramadan fast. The national moon-sighting committee disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday night. “The Sultan of Sokoto is making an official announcement live, declaring tomorrow Friday 15th June as […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Wednesday (April 18) as the first day of Sha’aban 1439AH. Mr Abubakar made the declaration in Sokoto in a statement signed by Sambo Junaidu, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sultanate Council. “The Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs in conjunction […]
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Sa’ad Abubakar, sultan of Sokoto, says God cannot be happy when blood is being shed. He went on to state that Islam cannot be protected when its followers kill people. The sultan said this while speaking at the first general assembly of the Interfaith Dialogue Forum For Peace (IDFP) which held in Abuja, on Thursday. […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Dec. 20 as the first day of the Islamic month of Rabi’u Asani, 1439 AH. The declaration was contained in a statement issued in Sokoto on Wednesday by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto. It said:”The Sultanate Council Advisory […]
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Tuesday, urged Muslims to start looking for the new moon of Muharram 1439AH. The call is in a statement sign by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto. He stated that “this is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Wednesday, […]
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