The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared that Ramadan will start today. Speaking from his palace, Abubakar announced that the crescent moon was sighted evening of February 28, corresponding to the 29th day of Shaban. The Sultan urged all Muslims to dedicate the holy month to prayers, seeking Allah’s blessings and guidance for the nation and its leaders. …

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Muslims across the country to look for the 2025 (1446 AH) Ramadan moon from Friday. The Sultan made the call in a statement by NSCIA Secretary-General Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, on Thursday. ‘Consequent upon the advice …

The conferment of the prestigious traditional title “Marafan Sokoto” on Senator Abdul’aziz Yari by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has been met with commendations from various quarters, particularly from the Shehi Marafan Sokoto Youth Development Initiative. One of such group’s chairman, Alhaji Mujtaba Isah Helele, expressed profound gratitude to the Sultanate Council during a press briefing at …

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 …