Both Abubakar and Onaiyekan gave the warning on Wednesday in Abuja at a joint press conference organised by the Interfaith Initiative for Peace, a pan-peace NGO co-chaired by them
Browsing: Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar
Wali gave the pledge at a news conference in Sokoto, during which he denied any plan to sideline the council, headed by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar
The two leaders spoke in Sokoto on Sunday when the Sultan paid the traditional Sallah homage to the governor
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State commended the cordial relationship between the Muslims and Christian community in the state
Abubakar, who made the call on Sunday in Sokoto in his Sallah message to Nigerians, said that the insecurity in the country had led to loss of many lives and property
However, the President of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, announced late on Friday that the fast would commence on Saturday (today)
Abubakar, who was in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to commiserate with the family and people of Oyo State on Saturday, said though Arisekola-Alao was dead, his legacies should not be forgotten
The Sultan said JNI criticism of certain policies of the present government was a wakeup call for government or those in leadership positions “to do what is right”
The Bishops urged them to begin by instilling in the Muslim adherents’ heart that the religious conversion of individuals or groups is a matter of choice and not by compulsion
A statement issued by the MSSN B Zone Coordinator, Alhaji Mushafau Alaran, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan, stated that the theme of the IVC is: “Survival
A statement by NSCIA’s Acting Director of Publicity, Muhammad kabir Qasim, said that the gesture by the governors enabled Muslims in the states to have equal opportunity like their Christian counterparts to mark the new Islamic year
Abubakar maintained that the strike by the university lecturers, now in its fourth month, had caused a lot of hardships to the students and their parents
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abubakar spoke at a special Sallah lunch with the leaders and members of the resident communities in Sokoto on Saturday
This was contained in a statement signed on Sultan’s behalf by Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Secretary-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, on Sunday
He noted that the complete break down of family and leadership values have left the youths with no role models to emulate, either at home or at the national level
“We are said to have between 80 and 90 million Muslims in Nigeria; we should use the advantage of our number, so as not to lag behind
Whyte said that the demand by Abubakar for amnesty for Boko Haram showed he had lost leadership of the Islamic faith in Nigeria
Akpabio, who said this on Tuesday when the National Chairman of Nigeria Inter-religious Council and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar, and the Vice Chairman of the council and Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, paid him a courtesy visit at Governor’s Office, Uyo, said some religious leaders preach one thing and do the reverse