Tag: sultan
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Constitution review: Sultan canvasses unrestricted usage of the Hijab
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, Sultan of Sokoto, has advocated the use of Hijab by Muslim women, without restrictions and in total observance of the freedom of religion in the country. The Sultan, who is also the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), stated this in Birnin Kebbi, on Tuesday, at the…
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Nigeria in a bad situation, Sultan laments
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, on Wednesday, said Nigerians should not deceive themselves that things are alright. He made the comment during a National Security Summit in Abuja. “Let us not deceive ourselves that things are alright, things are not alright,” the revered traditional ruler said. “We know it and we see it.…
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There will be no war in Nigeria – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto and co-chair of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has said the country will not go to war again despite agitations for disintegration from different quarters. The Sultan who spoke at the second quarterly meeting of NIREC in Abuja yesterday said he would always advocate for dialogue as…
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Buhari condoles with Sultan over brother’s death
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolence over the death of Alhaji Abdulkadir Jeli Abubakar, Dikkon Sokoto, the Commissioner of Home Affairs in Sokoto State. The deceased was the younger brother of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement…
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Sultan-led JNI condemns Kukah’s Christmas sermon, calls it a poisoned arrow fired at Muslims
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar-led Jama’atu Nasril Islam on Wednesday knocked the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah over his homily on Christmas day. The organisation described Kukah’s homily as a poisoned arrow fired at the heart of Islam and Muslims across the country. The JNI statement’s is coming three weeks…
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Insecurity: Occupy Lake Chad, Sambisa Forest to fish out Boko Haram terrorists, Sultan challenges Army
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar pointedly asked Nigeria’s military on Monday why they have not occupied the Sambisa Forest and Lake Chad islands, which the Boko Haram terrorists have been using to stage attacks against Nigeria. The Sultan, a former Brigadier-general of the army raised the poser when he led a team of traditional…
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Sultan to Buhari: Bandits bringing kidnappings to your doorstep is big blow on you, heads must roll
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III led Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), has told President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure adequate punishment is melted out to security agencies for their slackness over bandits’ abduction of hundreds of students of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Kankara, Katsina State on Friday. The apex Islamic body in a…
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Borno massacre is one of most gruesome murder by Boko Haram in Nigeria – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has described the Borno killing as the most gruesome murder carried out by the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists. Boko Haram terrorists had on Saturday stormed Koshebe community killing at least 43 people. But speaking on Wednesday during an event in Sokoto, the Sultan asked Nigerian leaders to rise…
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Things may get worse in Nigeria if govt fails to act – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has warned government at all levels, especially the Federal Government that things may slip from bad to worse for Nigeria if decisive steps are not taken to listen to the cries of the citizens and act on them promptly. He spoke at the 5th coronation anniversary lecture of…
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What Buhari told Sultan, Ooni other traditional rulers during Aso Rock meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari has pleaded with traditional rulers to support his administration’s determination to address the demands of youths in the country. At a meeting in the State House with a delegation of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria led by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III,…