NewsNigeriaMuslims Commence the Observance of Holy Month of Ramadan

Muslims in Nigeria have joined their counterpart across the globe in observing the Holy month of Ramadan.

This followed the confirmation of sighting of the moon in some parts of the country by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar who is also the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA).

Sultan Abubakar, in a live broadcast on Friday, announced that the Ramadan fast will begin today Saturday, and charged Muslim faithful in Nigeria to redouble efforts in praying to Almighty Allah to bring peace and stability to country Nigeria.

Part of the broadcast read: “Today, Friday 1st of April, 2022 marks the end of month of Sha’aban, 1443 and tomorrow Insha Allah we will start fasting in accordance with Shari’a. Available reports we received from many so states including Sokoto, Borno, Yobe, Zamfara, Katsina, Plateau, Kaduna and Kano all confirmed sighting of the new moon.

“Consequently, we call on all Muslims to start the fasting in this Holy Month of Ramadan tomorrow, Insha Allah.”

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Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.

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