Tag: sultan
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Sultan of Sokoto cautions against inciting comments by religious leaders
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ ad Abubakar, has advised religious leaders to eschew inciting statements capable of igniting trouble among Nigerians. Abubakar made the call at the Abdullahi Fodio award presentation and book launch in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. The event titled “Gwandu Emirate: the domain of Abdullahi Fodio since 1805, was organised by…
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Kaduna killings: Sultan sad over death of 800 people, begs Buhari for lasting solution
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has condemned what he described the ongoing unjust acts of destruction of lives and properties in Southern Kaduna. A statement from the Director of Administration, NSCIA, Ustaz Christian Isa Okonkwo, Monday, quoted the Sultan as…
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In Northern Nigeria, Igbos are attacked because they are industrious – Sultan
Sultan of Sokoto, Alh. Mohammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has disclosed that Igbos are subject to attacks in crisis periods because they are visible entrepreneurs located in all nooks and crannies of Nigeria. He spoke on Tuesday in Nsukka, during a civic reception organised in his honour by the Nsukka Socio-Cultural zone. Abubakar regretted that contemporary…