The President General Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Saturday, March 1, 2025, as the first day of Ramadan 1446 A.H. The announcement followed the Sultanate Council’s moon-sighting meeting, where reports were received from various states and organizations confirming the sighting of the new moon. The appearance of the crescent moon signals the beginning of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, during which Muslims observe fasting, prayer, and...

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) also called Shiietes has clarified claims by some members of other Islamic sects in the country that they are violent, regretting that they even compare them with Boko Haram. Alhaji Shehu Bello, the leader of the Fulani section of the movement who spoke in Birnin Kebbi during the maulud celebration organised to immortalise distinguished Islamic pillars like the daughter of the holy prophet Fatima, his grandchildren and their leader...