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Daily Monitor reports that the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar has declared Monday 11th March 2024 as the first day of Ramadan. The sultan in his address said “Today Sunday 29th day of Shaaban 1445 AH  which is equivalent to 10th March 2024, marks the end of Sha’aban 1445 AH. Reports of positive moon sightings were received from Muslim leaders and organisations across the country which we duly accepted. “Consequently, tomorrow, Monday 11th March 2024 becomes the first day of rsmsdsn 1445 AH. “We therefore call on all Muslims in the country to commence fasting accordingly.” The Sultan called on…

The holy month of Ramadan in the Islamic lunar calendar 1445 will begin on Monday, March 11, 2024, with the sighting of the Crescent Moon in Saudi Arabia. Earlier, Muslim faithful around the world were placed on alert to report the sighting of the moon in readiness for the sacred month considered for piety and sacrifice in the Islamic world. In Nigeria, the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Saa’d Abubakar III, who is also the President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) had also charged faithful to be on the lookout for the moon. The sighting…

The aspirations of the West African Monetary Zones (WAMZ) to adopt a single currency across member states have encountered significant hurdles, with the timeline for realization extending further than initially anticipated. The Director-General of the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI), Olorunsola Olofeso, revealed this development during the 51st meeting of the Convergence Council of WAMZ held in Abuja over the weekend. According to Dr. Olofeso, the key convergence indicators, critical benchmarks that member states must meet to achieve the monetary union, have seen a notable decline. This setback raises concerns about the feasibility of introducing a unified currency in the…

Nigeria’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija, and her husband of 30 years, Modupe Alakija, have parted ways. The news making the rounds is that the mother of four and the businessman allegedly no longer live together in their Ikoyi matrimonial home in Lagos. The couple were alleged to have been having frequent squabbles that led to the separation. He allegedly lives alone within the same Ikoyi neighbourhood. In the past, the lawyer cum businessman was allegedly link with a one-time beauty queen. Few years ago, Modupe Alakija, the husband of billionaire Folorunso Alakija, was in the news following his suspension…

  Odema Izegbua Akerele, daughter of former Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh is dead.  Odema died last month at the age of 42 and she was laid to rest after a requiem mass at the Church of the Assumption in Asokoro, Abuja. Odema’s journey was one marked by ambition, resilience and the relentless pursuit of excellence. As the inaugural Group Head of Human Resources at Rendeavour, she laid the foundation for what would become a career defined by groundbreaking achievements and transformative leadership. Her ascension to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) was not just a testament to her…

The founder and spiritual head, Shafaudeen in Islam Worldwide, Prof Sabit Ariyo Olagoke JP has called on all prominent Yoruba sons and daughters especially those blessed with financial resources to trace and identify with their ancestral homes to strengthen the bond of  kinship, enhance unity, love and development Olagoke who is the Mogaji Ogunelu Ejemu, Aare Alasa Dynasty in Ibadanland made the call on Monday during a fact finding visit  to Ile-Oye, Okere-Ado rulling house in  Saki said to be the ancestral home of Ogunelu a renowned warrior in Ibadanland who hailed from Otamokun and also one of the sons…

On the eve of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City bears few of its usual hallmarks of festivity. Nearly half of the grotto-shaped gift shops are sealed behind metal shutters. The narrow streets that run toward Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third-holiest site, are eerily empty. Absent are the fairy lights and shining lanterns that would usually dangle above hurried worshippers. Ramadan preparations in Jerusalem, the spiritual heart of the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict, have been subdued because of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, now in its sixth month. With more than 30,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza and hundreds of…

We are about to witness a mud-fight between two gods of integrity. In a Nigeria where the mantra is, if you see something, say something, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, elected to say something. And he did say something last Wednesday. “We talked about inflation, where has it come from? It’s come from eight years of just printing money. And the issue is that that money was not matched by productivity…For eight years, the weak were left to their own devices. It is the privileged few that took everything” he said while appearing before…

Northern senators under the aegis of Northern Senators Forum (NSF) have confronted the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over alleged padding of the 2024 budget with about N4 trillion worth of projects. Representatives of the 58-member Forum led by its chairman, Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi), confronted Mr Akpabio at a meeting on Thursday in the latter’s Guest House located in the Maitama District of Abuja. Members of the Senate leadership present at the tension-soaked meeting, apart from Mr Akpabio, were his deputy, Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano), and Chief Whip, Ali Ndume (APC, Borno). It was not clear if the Chairman,…

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), led by its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has issued a summons to Muslims across the country to begin the search for the Ramadan moon for 2024 (1445 AH) on Sunday. According to Prof. Salisu Shehu, Deputy Secretary General of the NSCIA in a statement on Friday, the Council advised the Muslim Ummah to observe the crescent of Ramadan 1445 on the indicated day, which is the 29th of Sha’aban 1445 AH. He remarked that Sultan Abubakar congratulates the entire Muslim Ummah on the impending 1445 AH Ramadan…