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Sokoto: Governor damns opposers, signs law reducing Sultan�s power

July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 Aminu Imam

Sokoto State governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has given assent to the Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law, which stripped His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa�ad Abubakar, the power to appoint District and Village Heads in the State. Recall that the law had generated controversy across the country as many were opposed to it. Speaking on Thursday after signing six Executive Bills recently passed by the State’s House of Assembly, Aliyu explained that the amendments were aimed at removing ambiguities and inconsistencies with the nation�s Constitution. He said the amended laws…

Hijrah: Sultan declares today start of Islamic NewYear, 1446 AH

July 7, 2024July 7, 2024 Aminu Imam

Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, His Eminence Muhammad Sa�ad Abubakar, has declared today, Sunday, July 7, 2024, as the first day of Muharram, marking the beginning of the Islamic year 1446 after Hijrah. This was contained in an issued statement signed by the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, Sambo Junaidu, on Friday. Junaidu stated that there was no report of sighting the moon by national and the various moon sighting committees across the country. He said, �The national…

District Village Heads’ appointment: ‘Sultan has no power’ � Sokoto Govt.

July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 Aminu Imam

Sultan of Sokoto Abubakar Muhammed Sa'ad and Sokoto State Governor

Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence , Muhammad Sa�ad Abubakar III, is not legally empowered to appoint District and Village Heads in the State, the State government has said. The Sokoto State Attorney-General, Muhammad Nasiru Binji, made this known at a public hearing at the State House of Assembly on Tuesday. The public hearing was on a Bill for a law by the Governor Ahmed Aliyu administration to further amend the Sokoto State Local Government and Chieftaincy Law 2008. The Attorney-General disclosed that the law that gives the Sultan the power…

Sokoto Assembly passes Emirate council amendment Bill

June 27, 2024June 27, 2024 Aminu Imam

The Sokoto State Assembly has successfully completed the first and second readings of the Sokoto Emirate Council Amendment Bill. The amendment Bill, if passed into law, will strip the Sultan of powers to appoint the kingmakers, and will also strip the Sultan of powers to appoint District Heads without Government approval, among other things.??This development comes a day after the Muslim Rights Concern raised concerns about an alleged plan by the Sokoto State governor, Ahmed Aliyu, to depose the Sultan of Sokoto. In an issued statement on Monday, MURIC�s Executive…

MURIC raises alarm over alleged plan to depose Sultan of Sokoto

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

?.?…”He must be guarded jealously”, VP Shettima ?The Muslim Rights Concern group, (MURIC), has raised alarm over an alleged plan by Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, to depose the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa�ad Abubakar III. It’s Executive Director, Prof. Isiaq Akintola, made the announcement in a statement yesterday. ?The development comes amidst controversy and tension over the deposition of monarchs in Kano State. Recall that the State governor Aliyu previously deposed 15 traditional rulers for various offences. Under the current law, the authority to appoint district and village heads…

“?It will take decades to end banditry in the North � Sultan

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA), and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III,� has warned that it will take decades for the North-West region to overcome banditry and insecurity. Abubakar stated this yesterday, at the ‘North-West Peace and Security Summit’, whuch was held in Katsina State. He said, �What we must do is to challenge these bandits; because we all know the consequences of banditry and insurgency on our lives. �However, it will take decades to get out of it, if at all we get…

�Nigeria has derailed from vision of founding fathers� � Sultan

November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 Aminu Imam

Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Sa�ad Abubakar III, has said the country has derailed from the vision of its founding fathers. The Sultan stated this yesterday, at the 4th Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe Annual Award Lecture (DNAAAL), which was held at the Shehu Musa Yar�Adua Centre in Abuja. The event, with the theme: �Promoting Unity in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity in Nigeria�, was held to mark the 119th posthumous birthday of Dr Azikiwe. In attendance among other dignitaries at the event was his wife, Prof. (Emeritus) Uche Azikiwe, who was the mother…

Eid-el-Maulud: CAN President congratulates Sultan of Sokoto, Nigerian Muslims

September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 Aminu Imam

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel C. Okoh, has extended his warm congratulations and heartfelt greetings to His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa�ad Abubakar III, and all Muslim compatriots across Nigeria on the auspicious occasion of Eid-el-Maulud. This was contained in a statement issued to felicitate with the Muslims faithful yesterday, in Abuja. The statement reads: �On behalf of the Christian Association of Nigeria and the Christian community at large, I extend our warm congratulations and heartfelt greetings to His Eminence, the Sultan of…

Eid: �Accept outcomes of court cases in good faith�, Sultan urges politicians

April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Sa�ad Abubakar III, has urged politicians seeking redress in courts to accept the outcomes in good faith. Abubakar, who is the President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA), made the assertion in his Eid-el-Fitr massage to Nigerians yesterday, in Sokoto State. The Sultan said, �The elections had come and gone; people should go ahead with their routine activities peacefully. �Politicians seeking redress in courts should take the outcomes in good faith and support whoever emerges for the sustenance of peace, unity and…

Sultan declares today as Eid-el-Fitr day in Nigeria

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Aminu Imam

Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa�ad Abubakar III, has confirmed the sighting of the moon, which signals the end of Ramadan fasting. The Sultan made the announcement in a live broadcast yesterday. Abubakar said his office received information on the sighting of the moon to end the end of the fasting. He declared Friday, April 21st 2023 as the first day of Shawwal, 1444AH in Nigeria. The Sultan felicitated Nigerian Muslims and wished them God�s guidance and blessings, urging them to continue to pray for peace progress and development…