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Sultan of Sokoto Declares Monday as First Day of Rajab 1447AH

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2025

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Monday, December 22, 2025, as the first day of Rajab 1447AH. The declaration was contained in a statement signed by the Wazirin Sokoto, Professor Sambo

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Tinubu hosts Sultan of Sokoto in fresh round of high-level religious consultations

Daily Dispatch November 7, 2025

President Bola Tinubu on Friday met with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, in a closed-door session at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Sultan, who also serves as the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, visited the State House days after the President held a similar private meeting with the […]

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Sultan of Sokoto urges caution against fake news, denies any genocide in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2025

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has asserted that no act of genocide has occurred in Nigeria against any religious or ethnic group. Speaking on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi at the opening of the 2025 Northern Traditional Rulers Assembly Meeting, the Sultan dismissed claims suggesting otherwise, insisting that such allegations are unfounded. […]

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Middle Belt Forum rejects proposed permanent co-chair role for Sultan of Sokoto in Traditional Rulers Council

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2025

The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has firmly rejected a controversial provision in the National Council for Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2024, which proposes to make the Sultan of Sokoto a permanent co-chairman of the proposed national traditional council. In a strongly worded statement signed by its National Spokesperson, Luka Binniyat, the MBF said […]

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President Tinubu in a meeting with traditional rulers at Aso Villa

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2023

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting traditional rulers and their representatives from across the country at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. Friday’s meeting is part of a series of engagements the President is having with key stakeholders across the executive, legislative, business and traditional institutions since he assumed office on May 29. At the […]