BREAKING: Sultan announces end of Ramadan fast, declares tomorrow as Eid
The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Saa'd Abubakar III has formally declared the end of Ramadan 1440 (A.H) after the new crescent of Shawwal had been sighted in Kebbi and Borno States.
The Sultan, who doubles as the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has therefore asked Nigerian Muslim faithful to observe the Solatul Eid tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4, 2019.
In his nationwide broadcast on the NTA Network broadcast, Sultan Abubakar stated that the moon was also sighted in Katsina and Yobe State.
The Sultan felicitated with the entire Muslim Ummah in Nigeria and all over the world on this year’s Ramadan Fast, praying that the Almighty Allah accept the fast from as an act of Ibadah. Amin.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday interrogated former Governor of Akwa Ibom State Godswill Akpabio over allegation of financial crimes. Daily Trust gathered that Akpabio honoured the invitation by the anti-graft agency to explain allegations of looting of the state’s funds during his tenure. Sources told our correspondent that Senator Akpabio was being interrogated late yesterday evening at the Abuja head offices of the Commission. He was spotted at the EFFC office in company of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, at about 5:20pm. Akpabio’s arrest yesterday is fallout of the petition by an Abuja-based lawyer and activist, Leo Ekpenyong, who had on June 8 this year petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the EFCC, calling for Senator Akpabio’s probe and accusing him of looting. The petitioner had earlier on Wednesday adopted his petition and provided more details to the anti-graft agency on the allegations against the minority leader of People...
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