Tag: Sultan of Sokoto

“Don’t beat frustrated Nigerians with ‘koboko’; show empathy, give them hope” – Sultan to Tinubu, Govs.

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Sultan of Sokoto

Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji  Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged President Bola Tinubu, the 36 state governors, and other political leaders to listen attentively to the concerns of Nigerians rather than responding with harshness or repression. Speaking in Abuja yesterday, during the launch of NASFAT’s history book to mark the organisation’s 30th anniversary, the Sultan cautioned against what he described as “beating Nigerians with koboko (horsewhip)” whenever they voice their frustrations over the state of the nation. Instead, he said, leaders should show empathy and reassure citizens that…

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Almajirai, out-of-school children core problem for Northern leaders – Sultan

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Sultan on out of school children

Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Saad Abubakar II, has stated that the issue of almajirai and out-of-school children remains a serious challenge leaders in Northern Nigeria must tackle. The Sultan, who made these comments while addressing the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) during a meeting held in Kaduna yesterday, noted that there are millions of such children roaming around towns, cities, and villages across the region. He urged the governors to include this issue in their discussions, emphasising the need to…

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Hardship: “Pray for leaders” – Sultan of Sokoto urges Nigerians

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Sultan of Sokoto

Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, has appealed to Nigerians to always pray for their leaders even in bad situations. The Sultan made the appeal at the University of Ilorin on Thursday, while speaking during a public lecture and book presentations in honour of Professor Ishaq Oloyede. Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Oloyede, formally retired from the services of the University of Ilorin after attaining 70 years of age. The books were titled: Islamics, Scholarship and Service to Society, A Festschrift for Is-haq…

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CAN, Sultan ask FG to end alarming killings, banditry

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CAN, Sultan

The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, (NIREC), has asked the Federal Government to end the alarming and disheartening spate of killings, kidnapping and banditry recorded in the country in the last week. In a statement issued on Tuesday, NIREC under the leadership of the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Daniel Okoh, and the Sultan of Sokoto, who doubles as the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, His Eminence, Saad Abubakar III. The religious council of Christians and Muslims in Nigeria said it is greatly perturbed over the…

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Hardship Protests: Sultan appeals for calm, prayers, more restraint, cautions Nigerians

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Sultan of Sokoto

As the #EndBadGovernance protests snowballed into arson and crisis across the country yesterday,the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), His Eminence, Muhammad Saad Abubakar, has appealed to the protest conveners, their covert and overt benefactors, as well asother critical stakeholders to sheath their swords. The Sultan, who is equally President General of Jamaatu Nasril Islam (JNI), urged the protesters to urgently come to the table for dialogue. Speaking in a statement signed by the JNI Secretary-General, Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, the Sultan said, We genuinely feared escalation to an uncontrollable…

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Sokoto: Governor damns opposers, signs law reducing Sultans power

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Sultan Abubakar

Sokoto State governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has given assent to the Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law, which stripped His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad 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 nations Constitution. He said the amended laws…

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

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Sultan Sa'ad Abubakar III

Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, His Eminence Muhammad Saad 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…

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

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

Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence , Muhammad Saad 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…

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Sokoto Assembly passes Emirate council amendment Bill

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Sokoto Assembly

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, MURICs Executive…

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MURIC raises alarm over alleged plan to depose Sultan of Sokoto

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Sultan of Sokoto

?.?…”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 Saad 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…

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