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Sultan, Ooni, others urge FG to end killings

Chidi Roberts — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:18:23 +0000

The National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) has urged the Federal Government to end the senseless killings in the country, saying that life is too sacred to be wasted. The Chairman of NCTRN and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar, made the call at the opening of the council’s General Assembly in Port […]

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Bode George visits Sultan, challenges PDP chairmanship aspirants to public debate

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 14:34:31 +0000

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has visited the Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar III, in his palace. It was in furtherance of his aspiration to become the National Chairman of the party. George, who was received by the Sultan, received royal blessing during the visit. He also […]

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PDP chair: Sultan receives Daniel

Freedom Reporter — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 20:25:41 +0000

Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Saad III, with former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, when Daniel led his loyalists to the palace to get endorsement for the race of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto…on Thursday.

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Buhari meets monarchs, decries governors’ handling of Paris Club refund

Roland Edwards — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 20:18:54 +0000

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, met with members of the National Council of Traditional Rulers and decried the way the Paris Club Refund was spent by some governors. The Federal Government had on May 4 released details of the second tranche of Paris Club refund to states totalling N243. 795 billion. The refund is in […]

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Sultan, Amaechi, Peterside, others at Council on Transportation meeting

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:49:05 +0000

Minister of Transporation, Rotimi Amaechi; His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar; Rector/Chief Executive, Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, Captain Abdulsalami Mohammed; Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside and Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hassan Bello, at the 15th National Council on Transportation meeting in Sokoto.

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Osinbajo to Northern monarchs: Speak up against hate speech

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:06:21 +0000

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, met with Northern traditional rulers and charged them to always speak up against hate speeches and divisive voices in their respective domains. In his opening remarks at the meeting held at the old Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, Osinbajo said the meeting had become imperative in view of a […]

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Sultan receives Osinbajo, urges FG to relax ban on importation of rice, vehicles through land borders

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 15:50:50 +0000

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to relax its ban on importation of rice and vehicles through land borders. The Sultan made the call when the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, paid him a courtesy visit at his palace in Sokoto. The sultan said: “We will continue to […]

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Buhari, Saraki, others at Sultan’s 10th anniversary

Freedom Reporter — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 02:43:31 +0000

R-L: Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State; President Muhammadu Buhari; Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and others during the mini durbar in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Sultan in Sokoto…on Saturday.

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CAN President Ayokunle: U.S. supporting Nigerian Muslims against Christians, says ‘Kerry’s visit has further divided Nigeria’

Femi Adewale — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 07:21:37 +0000

President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Supo Ayokunle, has raised the alarm over the open display of affinity to Nigerian Muslims by the United States (U.S.) Government. While reacting to the recent visit of the U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry, to the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, President Muhammadu […]

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Kerry visits Sultan, says corruption costs the world $2.6trn annually

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:28:57 +0000

Secretary of State of the United States (U.S.), Mr John Kerry, on Monday said the world lost $2.6 trillion to corruption annually. Kerry made this known when he visited the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, in his palace in Sokoto on Tuesday. He said that the money being lost to corruption across the […]

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Sultan at Abuja Town Hall Meeting

Freedom Reporter — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 21:19:18 +0000

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN (left); Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (right) and Chairman of the occasion and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammad Sa’ad Abubakar II, during the Town Hall Meeting/Policy Dialogue for Good Governance with the theme: “Towards Effective Implementation of the 2016 Budget,” […]

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Sultan directs Muslim Ummah to commence Ramadan fast June 6

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 22:17:19 +0000

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed Muslim Ummah to commence the Ramadan fast on June 6. The Sultan gave the directive in Sokoto on Sunday, sequel to the sighting of the new moon of Ramadan, 1437 AH. The Sultan said that the new moon was sighted in various states of the federation. […]

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Fayose to Sultan: Buhari is gradually becoming a dictator

Freedom Reporter — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:48:54 +0000

Text of an address by Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State during the visit of Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III to Ado-Ekiti for the turbanning of Alhaji Jamiu Kewulere. I welcome our spiritual leader of the Muslim faith in Nigeria, who happens to be the first Sultan to visit Ekiti State and coincidentally in my time […]

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Bench warrant against Saraki: Sultan, Emir of Ilorin, Atiku call Buhari

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:02:55 +0000

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Friday issued a bench warrant against the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki. The tribunal, presided over by its chairman, Justice Danladi Umar, ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, to arrest Saraki and present him before the tribunal on Monday. Minutes after the order was given, Freedom […]

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