Tag : Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Abubakar Saad
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...
Muslims lookout for Ramadan crescent moon
An official looks through a telescope for the sighting of the new moon for the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan at a...
₦3.2bn hospital commissioned in Sokoto
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says the state will continue to be a safe haven for Nigerians to live and make progress regardless of...