Sultan asks Muslims to watch for new Islamic month’s moon

The Sultanate Council urges Nigerian Muslims to look out for the Rabiul Awwal moon on Thursday, August 13, 2026, and report sightings to authorities.

The new defence pact builds on a previous agreement signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia a year ago, with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan claiming it is technically the same as NATO's Article 5 mutual defence agreement.