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Sultan Canvasses Unrestricted Usage Of Hijab

Sultan Canvasses Unrestricted Usage Of Hijab

June 2, 2021 4:36 am

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, 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 North-West Zonal Public Hearing on the Constitution Review organised by the House of Representatives for Stakeholders from Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara.

Abubakar wondered why the wearing of the Hijab would be a problem for others who were not using it, stressing that the …

There Would Be No Second Civil War In Nigeria - Sultan

There Would Be No Second Civil War In Nigeria – Sultan

May 20, 2021 5:28 am

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has said that the country will not go into war again in spite of agitations.

The Sultan maintained that the country will not go into a second civil war again in spite of agitations from different quarters calling for the disintegration of the country.

The Sultan, who spoke at the Second Quarterly Meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) in Abuja, said that he would always advocate dialogue as a way to achieve peace.

“People have been talking about war; there will not be war in Nigeria, who is going to …

Sokoto: Details Of Sultan Meeting With Tambuwal Emerge

January 21, 2020 2:26 pm
The Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Tuesday, urged political gladiators in the state to unite for the benefit of the entire people of the state.

A statement issued to newsmen by the Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, Malam Muhammad Bello, said that Abubakar made the appeal when he received Tambuwal during a courtesy visit to the Sultan in Sokoto.

According to the monarch, it is high time for the political gladiators to set aside their differences and work together to achieve maximum benefit for the people of the state.

“There has never been a time in

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Buhari Reacts To Death Of Sultan

January 12, 2020 2:31 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the death of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said of Oman as a great loss not only to his country, but also the entire humanity “because of his record as a peace maker and tireless mediator for peace in the troubled Middle East.”

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Reacting to the death of the longest reigning ruler in the Middle East on Sunday in Abuja, Buhari said “the promotion of peace is one of the most important contributions we can make for humanity, and I am pleased that

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Qaboos, The Sultan Who Shielded Oman From Region’s Turmoil

January 11, 2020 5:23 pm

Oman’s Sultan Qaboos, who died on Friday aged 79, transformed the former Arabian Peninsula backwater into a modern state and sought-after mediator while shielding the sultanate from a region in turmoil.

The intensely private sultan — the longest-reigning ruler in the modern Arab world — left no apparent heir and the royal family was charged with selecting a successor.

Instead however they opted for the sultan’s own choice, his cousin Haitham bin Tariq, who was named in a sealed letter that Qaboos had prepared in case of a deadlock.

Qaboos was born on November 18, 1940, into the centuries-old Al-Said

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Shocking Revealations As CAN Reacts To Sultan’s Statement

December 28, 2019 11:40 am
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has carpeted the statement by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, wherein he was quoted to have said that “It is a lie to say Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria.”

CAN had backed the inclusion of Nigeria in United States’ list of nations where religious intolerance was going on.

Kwamkur Samuel, CAN National Director of Legal and Public Affairs, in a statement on Saturday, said it would have been better if the Sultan had remained quiet the way he did when those killings were taking place.

Recalling the several hundreds of innocent people

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Sultan: Muslims Will Not Be Provoked To Take Up Arms

December 28, 2019 9:15 am

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, yesterday called for continued dialogues over issues of religion in the country.

He said making public comments do not help but aggravate the issues, assuring that Muslims in the country are good people who would not be provoked to take up arms against anybody.

The Muslim leader spoke at the opening of the 34th National Qur’an Recitation Competition organized by the Musabaqah Foundation for Quranic Recitation in Nigeria/Centre for Islamic Studies, Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto in collaboration with the Muslim Community …

Sultan Of Sokoto Under Fire Over Comment About Christians

December 27, 2019 3:37 pm

The Nigerian Christian Graduate Fellowship (NCGF) has condemned the statement by the Sultan of Sokoto wherein he was quoted to have said that “It is a lie to say Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria.”

Recall that the Christian Association of Nigeria had recently backed the inclusion of Nigeria in United States’ list of nations where religious intolerance was going on.

A statement on Friday by Prof. Charles Adisa, National President and Mr Onyenachi Nwaegeruo, General Secretary, described the Sultan’s reaction as well as the attack on CAN as unfortunate.

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The statement

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Sultan Urges Speedy Devt Of FCT Satellite Towns

November 29, 2019 9:17 am

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has advised the Federal Capital Territory Administration to develop Satellite Towns in order to decongest Abuja City Centre.

Abubakar, who is the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), made the plea yesterday when he led a delegation of Islamic Religious and Traditional leaders from across the country on a courtesy call on the FCT Minister, Malam Mohammed Musa Bello, ahead of NSCIA 2019 Annual General Meeting from November 29 to December 3, where Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is expected to deliver the keynote speech at the opening of the …

Sultan Assures Corps Members Of Security

November 22, 2019 1:32 pm

The Sultan of Sokoto, Dr Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar 111, has urged the Batch C Stream 1 corps members posted to Sokoto State to consider the state as their home.

He stated this yesterday in his palace when the NYSC Area Coordinator North West Zone, Mrs. Ruth Bakka, led a delegation of corp members on a courtesy call.

The Sultan said: “I would like to welcome all of you to Sokoto. Here we see everybody as an indigene; no discrimination despite your ethnic and religious affiliation.”

The traditional ruler urged them to respect the law and culture of the land, stressing …

Hijab Controversy: Sultan Cautions Muslims In South West

November 17, 2019 11:30 am

Sultan of Sokoto and Present-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has enjoined Muslims in the six states in the South West of Nigeria not to take the law into their hands as they pursue the use of hijabs by Muslim female students in primary and secondary schools in the zone.

He disclosed this in his address during the formal opening session of the fourth general assembly of Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), with the tagline: “Muslim Unity and Contemporary Political Challenges in Nigeria,” held at the conference hall, University of

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