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Eid-el-Kabir: Look out for Dhul-Hijjah 1445AH Crescent on Thursday, Sultan tells Muslims
Ahead of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival, the President-General of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has enjoined the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria to look out for the crescent moon of Dhul-Hijjah 1445AH after sunset on Thursday, Dhul-Qa’dah 29, 1445AH, equivalent to Thursday, June 6, 2024.
Sultan declares Monday March 11th start of Ramadan in Nigeria
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar Sa’ad III has declared Monday, 1st of Ramadan 1445 A.H, marking the beginning of the month-long compulsory fast.
‘Things are not okay in Nigeria,’ Sultan decries rising poverty level
The Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman of the Northern Traditional Rulers Council, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has decried the increasing level of poverty in the country, saying things are not okay in Nigeria.
Probe alleged hoarding of essential commodities by marketers-Sultan urges ICPC
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to thoroughly and effectively investigate activities of alleged essential commodities hoarders.
New moon sighted, Sultan of Sokoto announces date for 2021 Eid-el-Kabir
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has announced that Sunday, July 11, will be the first day of Dhul-Hijja 1442AH.
Insecurity: Obasanjo, Abdulsalam, Ooni, Sultan, Onaiyekan, others meet in Abuja
Rising insecurity and agitations for secession by different ethnic groups across Nigeria has attracted the attention of elder statesmen and other national leaders to a meeting in Abuja.,