By Disu Kamor His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, CFR, mni, the 20th Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), clocks 70 this week, marking a milestone that goes beyond the celebration of a royal birthday. The occasion offers an opportunity to reflect on two decades of leadership on the ancient throne of the Sokoto Caliphate and a lifetime of service to Nigeria, the Muslim Ummah and the cause of peaceful coexistence among the country’s diverse religious and ethnic communities. Ten years ago, as the Sultan marked his first decade on the…
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By Disu Kamor His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, CFR, mni, the 20th Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), turns 70 this week. It is a milestone that invites more than the customary courtesies of a royal birthday. It calls for a sober reckoning with what one life, deliberately and consistently lived, can mean for the cohesion of a nation as complex and as fragile as Nigeria. I wrote a decade ago, on the occasion of his tenth year on the ancient throne of his ancestor, Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio, that…
Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III at 70: MPAC Hails Royal Icon of Faith and National Unity His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the 20th Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has been described as a symbol of faith, national unity and peaceful coexistence as he marks his 70th birthday. The Executive Chairman of the Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) Nigeria, Disu Kamor, gave the description in a tribute titled, “At 70: Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III – A Royal Icon of Faith and National Unity.” Kamor said the Sultan’s 70 years of…
The Nsukka Democratic Movement (NDM) has urged political stakeholders and the electorate across Enugu North Senatorial District to adopt a strategic approach to the 2027 Enugu State governorship election, arguing that the changing political landscape requires Nsukka to place competence, capacity and popular acceptance above exclusive reliance on zoning. The Movement, an umbrella platform comprising civil society organisations, community-based democratic groups, youth organisations, professional associations, political advocacy groups and other people-oriented formations, said Nsukka’s substantial voting population should be deployed as a strategic political asset capable of influencing the choice of the next governor of Enugu State. In a statement…
The Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has approved the deployment of two gunboats to the Rivers State Command to strengthen security operations on the state’s waterways. In a statement signed by Olufemi Ayodele, Chief Superintendent and Special Adviser on Media and Communication, NSCDC Rivers State Command, the deployment is aimed at enhancing the Corps’ capacity to combat crude oil theft, illegal bunkering, pipeline vandalism and other illegal activities involving petroleum products across the state. Taking over the gunboats at Abonema Wharf, the Rivers State Commandant, Dr Dennis Reuben, commended the Commandant-General…
The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) Nigeria has condemned what it described as an “Islamophobic backlash” against 17-year-old Maryam Ibrahim Dan’Azumi following her victory at the 46th King Abdulaziz International Qur’anic Competition. MPAC, in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos by its Executive Chairman, Disu Kamor, said Maryam’s achievement had been subjected to hostile and disparaging comments by some Nigerians on social media. The organisation said some commentators had questioned the economic value of her achievement, while others suggested that her success should be measured against accomplishments in mathematics, science or engineering. It also condemned comments allegedly targeting the…
The Nigerian military says its air component has neutralised about 36 suspected terrorists in a series of precision air strikes conducted in parts of Borno State. The operations were carried out between the night of August 21 and the early hours of August 22, 2026, by the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI. According to the military, the strikes followed credible intelligence and surveillance missions that identified movements and concentrations of suspected terrorists in different locations. In one of the operations, an armed reconnaissance platform detected suspected terrorists around the Aduwa axis in Monguno Local Government Area before…
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has distributed official vehicles to judicial officers in the state as part of efforts to strengthen the judiciary and improve the administration of justice. Lawal, who disclosed this on Friday, said the vehicles were procured by his administration to support judicial officers in the discharge of their responsibilities and reinforce the independence of the judiciary. The governor said the initiative reflected his administration’s commitment to responsible governance and the provision of an enabling environment for judicial officers to perform their duties effectively. According to him, his administration has also invested heavily in the remodelling, construction…
The Benue State Executive Council has approved N294.53 million as the state government’s counterpart funding for the 2026 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign across the 23 local government areas of the state. The newly appointed Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Solomon Iorpev, disclosed this on Friday while briefing journalists on the decisions reached at the State Executive Council meeting. Iorpev said the approval, granted to the Ministry of Health, was aimed at strengthening efforts to prevent malaria among children, women and other vulnerable groups, particularly during the rainy season when malaria cases tend to increase. He stressed that the intervention…
The Federal Government and the Borno State Government have intensified efforts to secure the safe rescue of 44 schoolchildren abducted from Mussa community in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of the state. Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, disclosed this on Friday when he met with the parents of the abducted pupils at the Government House in Maiduguri. The meeting was held at the request of the parents, who have repeatedly appealed to the authorities to intensify efforts to secure the release of their children. Zulum expressed sympathy with the affected families and assured them that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…