Sultan Of Sokoto has urged Muslim faithful to cease the opportunity of the last 10 days of Ramadan to intensify prayers for the nation’s peace and security. Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar has urged Muslim faithful to cease the opportunity of the last … Read more
…mourns demise of late Sardauna’s daughter The Kogi State, Governor Yahaya Bello, has commiserated with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, over the death of his elder brother, Alhaji Buhari Abubakar III. In a condolence message by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary Onogwu Muhammed, Bello prayed for repose of the soul of the late … Read more
The Sultan said inter religious harmony was a way of sustaining peace in the country and urged that the Kogi example where Christians and Muslims were united in worship be emulated by all Nigerians. The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Saturday commended the inter-religious harmony in Kogi. The Sultan gave … Read more
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Sunday, turbaned no fewer than 20 dignitaries, including three sons of the 18th Sultan of Sokoto, late Ibrahim Dasuki, with traditional titles of the caliphate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the turbaning ceremony took place at the Sultan’s palace, in the ancient city … Read more
AstraZeneca Vaccines, FG , Sultan backs vaccinne The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has reaffirmed confidence in the Federal Government’s decision to continue the vaccination of Nigerians with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, noting that it remains the only tool to get out of … Read more
As controversies over the effectiveness of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines continue, the Nigerian authorities decided to meet with Muslim scholars and imams led by the Sultan to seek their support The Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) says it will not force anyone in the country to take the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The Sultan of … Read more
The Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman, National Council of Traditional Rulers, Mohammed Saad Abubakar has accused the military particularly the regimes under Generals Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo and Aguiyi Ironsi of systematically stripping traditional rulers in Nigeria their constitutional powers and rendered them almost useless in the current scheme of things. The Sultan’s statement is … Read more
No man in his right senses go on a killing spree – Sultan Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has appealed to Nigerians not to allow politicians who instigate crisis use them as instrument of violence. Abubakar made the plea at the meeting of Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council in Kaduna on Monday, the Sultan also … Read more
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Friday July 31 as Eid-el-Kabir Sallah day and urged Muslims to observe prayers in mosques. Abubakar, also the President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), made the call in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate … Read more
In its effort to defeat the ongoing deadly pandemic, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Rev. Samson Ayokunle in conjunction with the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar Mohammadu III have called for three-day fasting and prayer (tagged NINEVEH) from July 3-5 throughout the country. This was disclosed to newsmen on Wednesday by the … Read more
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has replied the Sultan of Sokoto, His eminence, Sa’ad Abubakar III, who recently said that Christians were not been persecuted because not all Fulani were Muslims. In its reaction, CAN noted that the Sultan’s assumption was wrong, adding that, the association stands by its statement on the Christians persecution … Read more
–Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar accused political class for fueling religious crisis in Nigeria. The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has accused politicians of fueling religious crisis across the country. According to sultan of sokoto the political class are to be blamed “for using their selfish ambition to fuel religious suspicious and create … Read more