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Just in: Ramadan fasting ends as Sultan of Sokoto confirms sighting of moon for Eid-el-Fitr
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar Sa’ad, has announced that the crescent moon marking the end of Ramadan fasting has been sighted. The Sultan made this known in a broadcast on Saturday. The Sultan said they received reports of sighting from Borno, Zazzau, Dutse, Maru, among other places within the country. The Sultan, who is…
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Sultan declares Friday, first day of Sha’aban
The Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs has announced that there were no confirmed reports of the sighting of the crescent moon marking the beginning of Sha’aban 1446AH. The announcement done in collaboration with the National Moon Sighting Committee, is significant for Muslims in the country being the month that precedes Ramadan. In a…
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Sultan directs Muslims to look out for Sha’aban moon
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed Muslims to look out for the crescent of Sha’aban 1446 AH, from Wednesday . The directive is contained in a statement released in Sokoto on Tuesday by Prof. Sambo Junaidu
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Tinubu holds emergency meeting with Sultan, Ooni, IGP, others over planned protest
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday entered an emergency closed-door meeting with top traditional rulers, top security personnel over the planned protest slated for August 1st.
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Sultan directs Muslims to look for Crescent of Dhul-Hijjah 1445 AH from Thursday
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent of Dhul-Hijjah 1445 AH from Thursday. Abubakar made the call in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Janaidu, the Chairman of the
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Eid-El-Fitr: Sultan directs Muslims to look for new Moon of Shawwal
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto and President General, National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has instructed the Muslim Ummah to observe the crescent of Shawwal 1445AH starting from Monday. Prof. Sambo Janaidu, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, conveyed the directive in a statement issued to Newsmen in…
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Sultan directs Muslims to watch out for new moon of Rajab
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has directed Muslim Ummah to watch for the new Moon of Rajab 1445 AH starting on Friday. Prof. Sambo Janaidu, the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs
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Islamic New Year: Sultan tells Muslims to watch out for new moon
The President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on all Muslim faithful in the country to watch out for the new moon of Muharram 1445 After Hijrah, (AH) of the Islamic calendar on Monday, July 17, 2023, which is equivalent to the 29th…
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JUST IN: Sultan formally announces date for Eid Al-Adha 2023 in Nigeria
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, announced through the Sultanate Council Sokoto that Eid Al-Adha 1444 AH/2023 would be observed in Nigeria on Wednesday, June 28 The announcement was made via a tweet from the official Twitter page of the National Moonlighting Committee The Sultan extended advance Eidul Adha Mubarak greetings to…
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Just In: Eid-el-Kabir: Sultan issues new directive to Muslims
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III has asked Muslims to look out for the new crescent of Dhul-Hijjah on Sunday, June 18th, the equivalent of the Islamic calendar 29th of Dhul-Hijjah 1444AH. The Sultan made this known on Saturday in a statement signed by the Chairman Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council…