Tag : Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Abubakar Saad
Sultan urges NLC to suspend planned strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has planned to embark on a nationwide strike on October 3 in protest over the current hardship occasioned by the...
Sultan inaugurates 10.2km road project in Bayelsa state
Sultan underscored the importance of unity and peace saying that there can not be meaningful development in a chaotic environment. Photo: Alambo Dantoye/Radio Nigeria The...
Monday is Eid-el-Fitr
2022 fast will last 30 days due to the non-sighting of the crescent of Shawwal, the month preceding Ramadan. The start and end of Ramadan are always determined by the visible sighting of the moon. Thus, the month is sometimes 29 days and sometimes 30 days. In a statement on Saturday night, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar, announced that Monday, May 2, was the first day of Shawwal, the year 1443 in the Islamic calendar. Professor Sambo Wali Junaidu, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs of the Sultanate Council of Sokoto, in...
Matawalle distributes 260 cars to traditional rulers
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has distributed 260 assorted cars to all traditional rulers in the state. The gifts came just as the...