Tag: sultan
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Sultan of Sokoto rejects restructuring
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, yesterday called on Nigerians to focus on the devolution of the economy rather than the restructuring the country. Abubakar made the call at the Niger State Investment Submit in Minna. The summit, which attracted economic experts, industrialists and manufacturers as well as some state governors from different parts…
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Focus attention on releasing dams to states, not restructuring, Sultan tells FG
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, on Monday called on Nigerians to focus on devolution of ‘dams’ rather than restructuring the country. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Sultan made the call at the Niger State Investment Submit in Minna. The summit which attracted economic experts, industrialists and manufacturers as well as some state governors across the…
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Sultan to Northern Governors: We must stop being lazy to solve our problems
Apparently angry over the many sufferings peculiar to people in the northern region of Nigeria, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar, yesterday, warned that the lazy attitude of some northern governors to governance is affecting possibilities of turning around the poor situation of the north. Abubakar who made the statement during a joint meeting…
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Eid-el-Fitr: Sultan declares today Sallah as Buhari speaks from London
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, said, the end of Ramadan fast is on Sunday after the new moon was sighted in parts of the country, including Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. The Sultan, therefore, asked Muslims all over Nigeria to cease…
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Fasting: Sultan declares Saturday 1st Ramadan
The Sultan of Sokoto,Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Saturday, May 27, as 1st Ramadan, 1438 AH, signifying the commencement of the annual long-month fast by Muslims. The News Agency of Nigeria( NAN) reports that Abubakar announced the sighting of the new moon in Sokoto, on Friday, in a broadcast. Abubakar said that the new…
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Ramadan: Watch out for new moon tomorrow, Sultan urges Muslims
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar 111, has urged Muslim community in the country to be in the lookout for the new moon for the month of Ramadan on May 26. Prof. Sambo Wali, the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, made the call in a statement in Sokoto on Thursday.…
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Islam frowns at street begging, laziness – Sultan
…says government must stop Almajiri system of begging The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, said on Sunday that street begging by children has no basis in Islam and challenged those engaging in the act to find other means of earning a living. Abubakar, who is also the President-General of Jema’atu Nasril Islam (JNI)…
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Direct your anti-war advice to Fulani herdsmen, MASSOB tells Sultan
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra has faulted the advice by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, that Nigerians should avoid acts that could plunge the country into another civil war. MASSOB said rather than making reference to the whole country, the Sultan ought to have directed his advice…
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Let’s avoid mistakes that led us to civil war – Sultan warns Nigerians
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday, warned Nigerians against making the mistakes that led Nigeria into 30 months civil war. Abubakar, who said that the country would not be able to survive another civil war, added that it was necessary for every Nigerian to work towards peaceful coexistence. The monarch spoke…
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Begging has no basis in Islam, says Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, said on Saturday that begging has no basis in Islam and challenged those engaging in the act to find legitimate means of earning a living. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abubakar made the remark in Sokoto at the graduation of 2000 women trained in various…