•Sultan, Tinubu and Abbas As the debate over alleged genocide against Christians in Nigeria lingers, President Bola Tinubu has met with the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Sultan, who serves as head of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Nigeria, is the spiritual leader of the Muslim community [&h...
•Muslims perform the Eid-El-Fitri prayer The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared today (Sunday) March 30, 2025, as equivalent to 1 Day of SHAWWAL 1446AH and Eid-Fitri day across Nigeria. The Sultan, who is the President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), said the decision follow...
•Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar The President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has said that this year’s Ramadan fasting commences today. He made the announcement last night in a telecast monitored in Abuja, reports Daily Trust. “We thank Alla...
•Sultan The Sultan of Sokoto and President General NSCIA, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed all Muslims in the country to start looking out for the new moon of Ramadan 1446AH tomorrow and report its sighting to the nearest District or Village head for onward communication. A statement in Sokoto today by the Sultanate Council Chairman, [&he...
•Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar The Sultanate Council of Sokoto, under the leadership of Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the new moon of Sha’aban 1446 AH tomorrow, Wednesday, January 29, 2025, corresponding to the 29th day of Rajab 1446 AH in the Islamic calendar. In […]...
•Sultan of Sokoto The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Mohammad Abubakar II, has countered the notion that traditional rulers are afraid of governors. The Sultan said traditional rulers were ruling the country even before Nigeria got independence, adding that as monarchs they have more stake and understanding of the country than governors, reports Dail...
•Bishop Kukah and Sultan of Sokoto The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, and the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, have called for new policies to tackle malnutrition, boost the well-being of pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and children in the country. They made the call yesterday in Abuj...
•Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar (L) and CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) has asked the Tinubu-led federal government to end the “alarming” and “disheartening” spate of killings, kidnapping and banditry recorded in the country in the last week. In a statement today, NIREC under the leadership o...
•Tinubu As the planned ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest slated for August draws close, President Bola Tinubu today entered an emergency closed-door meeting with top traditional rulers, security top brass in his government and governors of his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The high-delegation meeting was held at the State House i...
•Sultan of Sokoto The Governor Ahmed Aliyu administration in Sokoto State says the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has no constitutional power to appoint district and village heads in the North-West state. The Sokoto State Attorney General, Muhammad Nasiru Binji, stated this at a public hearing at the State House of Assembly yest...
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