NEWS
Sultan Urges Muslims To Watch For New Moon On Saturday
The Sultan of Sokoto has urged Muslims to watch for the new moon on Saturday.
The Sultanate Council in Sokoto announced that August 23, 2025, corresponding to the 29th day of Safar 1447 AH, is set aside for sighting the new moon of Rabi’ul Awwal 1447 AH.
In a statement on Friday, Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs and Wazirin Sokoto, called on Muslims nationwide to take part in the moon sighting exercise.
“Muslims are requested to look out for the new moon of Rabi’ul Awwal on Saturday and report its sighting to the nearest District or Village Head for onward communication to His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs,” the statement read.
The Council stressed the collective responsibility of this religious duty, which determines the start of Rabi’ul Awwal, the third month of the Islamic calendar, revered as the birth month of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
Discover more from Naijanewstoday
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
End SARS Critic Yunusa Ahmadu Yusuf Dies in Abuja Hotel at 47
Iheanacho’s Last-Gasp Penalty Fires Celtic Back to Top of Scottish Premiership
NiMet Forecasts Three Days of Thunderstorms, Moderate Rains Across Nigeria
FCT Resident Doctors Declare Indefinite Strike
Rivers Prepares for Fubara’s Return as Ibas Defends Six-Month Tenure
Nigerian Conjoined Twins Return Home After Successful Separation Surgery in Saudi Arabia
ADC Denies Report of INEC Releasing List of State Chairmen
INEC Insists PVC Mandatory for Voting Despite BVAS Advancements
Nepal’s New Interim PM to Serve for Only Six Month
Aiyedatiwa Orders Probe into Fake Teaching Appointment Letters in Ondo
Resident Doctors Suspend Warning Strike, Issue Two-Week Ultimatum
Three-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos, Rescue Operations Underway
Hilda Baci Stirs up History with Giant Pot of Rice
Co-Pilot, Cabin Crew Reject NSIB Report on Drug and Alcohol Tests
NAFDAC Seizes Fake Malaria Drugs Worth N1.2bn in Lagos
End SARS Critic Yunusa Ahmadu Yusuf Dies in Abuja Hotel at 47
Iheanacho’s Last-Gasp Penalty Fires Celtic Back to Top of Scottish Premiership
NiMet Forecasts Three Days of Thunderstorms, Moderate Rains Across Nigeria
FCT Resident Doctors Declare Indefinite Strike
Rivers Prepares for Fubara’s Return as Ibas Defends Six-Month Tenure
Nigerian Conjoined Twins Return Home After Successful Separation Surgery in Saudi Arabia
ADC Denies Report of INEC Releasing List of State Chairmen
INEC Insists PVC Mandatory for Voting Despite BVAS Advancements
Nepal’s New Interim PM to Serve for Only Six Month
Aiyedatiwa Orders Probe into Fake Teaching Appointment Letters in Ondo
Resident Doctors Suspend Warning Strike, Issue Two-Week Ultimatum
Three-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos, Rescue Operations Underway
Hilda Baci Stirs up History with Giant Pot of Rice
Co-Pilot, Cabin Crew Reject NSIB Report on Drug and Alcohol Tests
NAFDAC Seizes Fake Malaria Drugs Worth N1.2bn in Lagos
End SARS Critic Yunusa Ahmadu Yusuf Dies in Abuja Hotel at 47
Iheanacho’s Last-Gasp Penalty Fires Celtic Back to Top of Scottish Premiership
NiMet Forecasts Three Days of Thunderstorms, Moderate Rains Across Nigeria
FCT Resident Doctors Declare Indefinite Strike
Rivers Prepares for Fubara’s Return as Ibas Defends Six-Month Tenure
Nigerian Conjoined Twins Return Home After Successful Separation Surgery in Saudi Arabia
ADC Denies Report of INEC Releasing List of State Chairmen
INEC Insists PVC Mandatory for Voting Despite BVAS Advancements
Nepal’s New Interim PM to Serve for Only Six Month
Aiyedatiwa Orders Probe into Fake Teaching Appointment Letters in Ondo
Resident Doctors Suspend Warning Strike, Issue Two-Week Ultimatum
Three-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos, Rescue Operations Underway
Hilda Baci Stirs up History with Giant Pot of Rice
Co-Pilot, Cabin Crew Reject NSIB Report on Drug and Alcohol Tests
NAFDAC Seizes Fake Malaria Drugs Worth N1.2bn in Lagos
-
CAMPUS REPORTS6 days agoAE-FUNAI Mass Comm HOD Eyes Stronger Alumni, Second-Term Reforms
-
NEWS5 days agoFoundation Flags Off ‘Back to School’ Programme in Ebonyi
-
FACT-CHECKS/INVESTIGATION7 days agoTroops Kill Notorious Bandit Leader Kachalla Bala, Five Others in Kogi
-
POLITICS7 days agoNational Assembly Blocks Senator Natasha’s Resumption
-
FACT-CHECKS/INVESTIGATION5 days agoCourt Denies Bail to Five More Accused of Owo Church Bombing
-
SPORTS6 days agoNottingham Forest Appoint Ange Postecoglou as New Manager
-
NEWS5 days agoFG Inaugurates Committee for Nigeria’s 65th Independence Celebration
-
FACT-CHECKS/INVESTIGATION6 days agoVillage Head Arrested for Allegedly Shooting Sister in Akwa Ibom
-
FACT-CHECKS/INVESTIGATION4 days agoAnsaru Commander Mahmud Usman Jailed 15 Years
-
INSIDE NYSC5 days agoLagos Corps Member Emerges Runner-Up in DG’s Writing Contest
-
FOREIGN5 days agoUS Activist Charlie Kirk Shot Dead at Utah University
-
FACT-CHECKS/INVESTIGATION3 days agoPolice Kill Suspected Gang Leader in FCT Gun Battle, Recover Rifles