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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has extended birthday wishes to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, CFR, mni. This, he did on behalf of the entire House of Representatives as the Sultan turns 60 today. The Speaker, in his statement, described...

Former Minister of Aviation and Campaign director to former President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 general election has described United States Secretary of State, John Kerry's statement during visit as a 'garbage'. Fani-Kayode said this on his twitter timeline shortly after John Kerry left...

United States Secretary of State, John Kerry visited Sokoto state today... During the visit on Tuesday, Kerry lauded the efforts of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, for promoting religious tolerance and understanding among Nigerians. See photos: Related: John...

Mr John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State, on Tuesday lauded the efforts of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, for promoting religious tolerance and understanding among Nigerians. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Kerry was speaking during a courtesy visit on the Sultan at his palace...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday dismissed fears in some quarters of an alleged plan to turn Nigeria into an Islamic state. Sultan Abubakar The President of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs declared that it is not possible for a multi- religious...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has emphasized the need for a violence free exercise in the coming Edo State governorship election. The Sultan, who is also the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, made the call during the council’s visit to Edo...

Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III has stated that putting on hijab is a right and not a privilege for Muslims across the nation. Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III The sultan also said that though Christians were not believed to be terrorists but they committed wicked crimes against...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar IV was at the Wilson Center in Washington DC on Tuesday. Watch video below:

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar IV was at the Wilson Center in Washington DC. Here are 8 insightful quotes from the Sultan's speech: “We always call on people not to vote on religious sentiment.” “I can’t be a true Muslim if I don’t believe in Jesus” “Mosquitos go to...

The President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has spoken on why non-muslims choose to join and practice Islam. The Sultan also cautioned Muslims in the country against forcefully converting people into Islam. He made the...

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on the Nigeria Customs Service to consider lifting the ban on importation of rice through the land borders. The federal government of Nigeria had placed a ban on importation of rice in a bid to reduce the country's dependence on...

Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar has called on Muslims across the country to look for the new moon of Ramadan today, June 5. Secretary-General of NSCIA, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, in a statement...

Jaiz Bank plc, Nigeria’s sole Islamic bank, has just received a licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to now operate nationally, after long and intense effort to get that approval. According to Business Day, Chairman, Jaiz Bank, Umaru Mutallab, announced the development on Monday...