JUST IN: Moon sighted as Sultan confirms Thursday first day of Ramadan

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has confirmed Thursday (tomorrow) first day of Ramadan in Nigeria. The President General, Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs stated this in a broadcast at his palace in Sokoto on Wednesday evening. He said, “Today Wednesday, the 29th Day of Sha’aban 1444 after Hijra of our Noble Prophet