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Look for New Moon, Sultan Tells Muslim
By Nasir Malali The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar has called on Muslims in the country to start looking for the new Moon of Ramadan tomorrow, Friday 28th of February 2025, equivalent to Islamic calendar 29th of Sha’aban1446AH . In a statement signed by the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Islamic Religious Affairs Sultanate Council…
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Priotise health sector development – Sultan charges Muslim Ummah
By Nafiu Busari The Sultan of Sokoto and President, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, SCIA, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has called on the Muslim Ummah to prioritize the healthcare sector by investing heavily in order to address the challenges facing the sector. The Sultan of Sokoto stated this in Saki, Oyo State, during the fundraising for…
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Eid-el-Fitr: Sultan Tasks Politician on Election Outcome
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has tasked politicians seeking redress in courts to accept the outcomes in good faith. Abubakar, who made the assertion in his Eid-el-Fitr massage to Nigerians on Friday in Sokoto State said: ”The elections had come and gone, people…
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Sultan Declares Friday as Eid-el-Fitri
Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Friday 21st of April 2023 as the first day of Shawwal 1444AH in Nigeria. The Sultan made the declaration in his palace in Sokoto on Thursday after the Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs in…
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Ramadan fasting starts tomorrow – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Mohammed Abubakar, has announced the commencement of Ramadan fasting. Abubakar said the crescent for the commencement of the Ramadan fasting has been sighted. In a broadcast on NTA on Wednesday night, the Sultan said Muslims in the country should commence fasting…
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Sultan Declares Thursday Dhul Hijjah 1, Saturday Sallah
The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Thursday 30 June as Dhul Hijjah 1, 1443AH. This means that Saturday 9 July is the Eidul Adha or Sallah day, coming after Friday 8 July, which is Arafat Day. A statement from…
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Look out for new moon of Dhul-Hijjah – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah as from tonight. Abubakar said this in a statement on Tuesday in Sokoto by the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs of…
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Alleged Blasphemy: Police arrest Two Persons in Sokoto
Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two persons in connection with the killing of a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemous statement. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Sanusi Abubakar, and made available to newsmen in the…
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Ramadan Begins in Nigeria – Sultan
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has announced that 1443AH Ramadan will start in the country on Saturday, April 2. The NSCIA President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, announced this on Friday in a broadcast. He said the new moon of Ramadan was sighted in different parts of the country and that…
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Ramadan: Look Out for Moon on Friday- NSCIA tells Muslims
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has called on Nigerian Muslims to look out for the crescent (moon) of Ramadan 1443 AH from the evening of Friday, April 1. Director of Administration at the NSCIA, Architect Zubairu Usman-Ugwu, who said this in a statement made available to newsmen, said that the search for…
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Sultan Of Sokoto Advises Nigerian Leaders To Be More Proactive
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has identified justice as essential for development calling on Nigerian leaders to be just in their undertakings. He stated this in Iseyin, Oyo State at the inauguration of Ayisat Aweni Raji Memorial Islamic Centre built by Barrister Ahmed Raji, SAN.…
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Osun@30: Osun Has Come A Long Way – Monarchs
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III wants Osun State government to implement the outcomes of its thirtieth anniversary colloquium within the relevant timelines. Alhaji Abubakar who participated in colloquium virtually said it was no surprise that in Osun’s 30 years of statehood had recorded tremendous achievements in all sectors and produced a…
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Osun 30th Anniversary: Government Plans Colloquium, Awards Ceremony
As part of activities lined up to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the creation of Osun State, the state government has unveiled plans to honour 28 distinguished and prominent citizens of the state. This was announced by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr. Charles Akinola, while addressing journalists at a press conference in…
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Prof. Ekanola Celebrates Sultan Of Sokoto At 65
The Acting Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, UI, Professor Adebola Babatunde Ekanola, has congratulated His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto and Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, on his memorable 65th birthday. In a statement by the University’s Director of Public Communication, Mr. Olatunji Oladejo, the Acting VC described the leader of the…
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Eid al-Adha: Sultan Congratulates Muslims, Urges Adherence to Protocol
Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, who is also the President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has congratulated the Muslim faithful on the occasion of Eid al-Adha celebration. This is contained in a Press Release signed by the Deputy Secretary-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Prof. Salisu Shehu. The…
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Sultan Declares Sunday, May 24 as Eid-el-Fitri
The President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has announced that the Ramadan fast would continue Saturday. In a statement by the Chairman of Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs of Sultanate Council in Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Junaidu, on Friday says this was followed by the report…
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Monarchs Seek Increased Role in National Security
Foremost traditional rulers in Nigeria have advocated the need for improved roles for Traditional rulers in the security design of the country. They spoke at the opening ceremony of the National Summit on Security and Insecurity in Nigeria, the role of the Traditional Institution, put together by the Center for Black Culture and International Understanding,…
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Let’s use our diversity to our advantage – Sultan of Sokoto
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammad Sa’ad Abubarkar, has called on Nigerians to respect and work for how ethnic diversity of the nation is managed for her greatness. The Sultan made the call while delivering a public lecture to mark Ulefunta Festival in Akure, the Ondo State capital. In a lecture entitled “Our diversity, a…
