The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General JNI, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called for calm, restraint and caution to Nigerians against the ongoing nationwide hunger protest. The Sultan appealed to the protest conveners, their covert and overt benefactors, and other critical stakeholders to sheath their swords and urgently come to the table for dialogue. In a statement …

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Sunday, 7 July 2024, as the first day of Muharram, marking the beginning of the Islamic year 1446 after Hijrah. This was contained in a statement by the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, Sambo Junaidu, …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar, yesterday, declared that it will take decades for the north-west to be free from the menacing security challenge. The Sultan spoke in Katsina at the ‘Inaugural North West Peace and Security Summit’. In his address, the Sultan said: “What we must do is challenge these bandits because we all know the consequences of banditry …

Vice President, Kashim Shettima has told the government of Sokoto State that His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III must be guarded jealously. He said this yesterday while delivering a keynote address at the opening of the inaugural North-West Peace and Security Summit holding in Katsina. His remarks came after the executive director of Muslim Rights Council (MURIC), Prof Isiaq …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Sunday, 16 June, as Eid-el-Kabir day after affirming that Friday is the first day of Dhul Hijjah. Sultan disclosed this in a statement on Friday by the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sultanate Council, Sambo Junaid, in Sokoto State. ”His Eminence, the Sultan felicitates with Nigeria’s Muslim …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar the 3rd, says “We cannot educate our children by leaving them begging round streets of cities and towns”. The Sultan made the assertion at the inauguration of the Zamfara State Almajiri Integrated Qur’anic Education Centre, Gummi held in Gummi on Sunday. “I am not a politician but I’m here because of the importance …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has lamented the hoarding of wealth by public officials. He called for comprehensive measures to curb corruption and promote fairness in the country. Most Nigerian leaders live larger than life and flaunt ill-gotten wealth while the citizens live in abject poverty. The World Poverty Clock in a 2023 report reported that there …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has commended Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, on this year’s arrangement of the Ramadan feeding programme. Giving the commendation while delivering his Sallah message at the palace’s pavilion in Sokoto, on Wednesday, he expressed satisfaction with the large number of people fed under the state-wide Ramadan feeding programme and called on the …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar, has asked Muslims across the country to look out for the new moon marking the beginning of Shawwal 1445 AH on Monday. In a statement released on Sunday, the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs of the Sultanate Council in Sokoto, Sambo Wali, urged individuals who spot the new moon to promptly …

Prominent traditional rulers from the North including the Sultan of Sokoto, who doubles as President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Mohammed Saad Abubakar; and the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, were amongst eminent personalities that gathered in Ilorin, Kwara State on Saturday to offer special prayer for the progress of Nigeria. The prayer, …