The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, has urged Muslim faithful to use the Ramadan fasting to pray for the country. Ado-Bayero made the call on Friday in his address to the people of the state after the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, announced sighting the crescent in...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III on Friday confirmed the sighting of new moon and urged all Muslim ummah in Nigerian to commence fasting from Saturday 2 April 2022. Speaking in his palace...
…. Don’t just fear EFCC, ICPC, also fear Allah – Bauchi gov tells politicians ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAHANI, Bauchi – The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has warned politicians seeking for elective offices not to perceived the process as a do-or-die affair just as he reminded them that it is...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Ahead of the 2023 general election, one of the presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Senator Rochas Okorocha has advised Nigerians to be vigilant and also mindful of who they collectively entrust their future into his hands as the next president....
By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto- All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the late Magajin Garin of Sokoto (Head of Sokoto Caliphate Kingmakers), Alhaji Hassan Danbaba, as a man who devoted most of his life to the development of the Sokoto Caliphate and contributed immensely to...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigerian Supreme Coucil for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 alongside Governor Nasir El-rufai, (Kaduna) Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (Sokoto) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi) were amongst dignitaries that attended the burial of Sardauna’s grandson, Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alhaji...
President Muhammadu Buhari commenced the week under review with a promise that the Federal Government would honour promises made to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) This the President said, was to prevent disruptive strikes, engender uninterrupted academic programmes and improve funding of education institutions. The President made...
The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, says President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to enhance nation’s security and leave the country better than he met it. Dingyadi stated this at the inauguration of the Northwest Police Public Complaint Committee (PPCC) sensitisation campaign on Thursday in Sokoto. He said...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government remains committed to honouring promises made to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to prevent disruptive strikes, engender uninterrupted academic programmes and improve funding of education institutions. The President made the pledge on Tuesday in Abuja...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has again directed the nation’s Armed Forces and other security services to deal decisively with any person or group undermining efforts at achieving sustainable peace, security and stability in the country, assuring that the country will ultimately defeat the forces of...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The newly signed Sokoto State Child Protection Law is a true reflection of the character and position and religious believe of the people in the state, Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said. Tambuwal who spoke shortly after signing the the Child Rights Act, said that...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Former Lagos Governor and All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, on the 15th anniversary of his ascension to the throne. He said since he ascended the throne in November 2006, the royal...