Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has decried the indifference of the media to the plight of the northerners who have become hapless in the face perennial insecurity ravaging the region. The Sultan spoke at a meeting of the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council on Thursday in Abuja. He said the absence of strong media presence in … Read more
Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal, has disclosed why the sharing of COVID-19 palliatives to residents was delayed in the state. In the last one week, in some parts of the country, many warehouses, which are believed to be housing COVID-19 palliatives, were invaded by mobs and the items looted, properties were also vandalised during the … Read more
Enrolment Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has lauded the Sokoto State Government The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has lauded the Sokoto State Government for successful enrolment of 75,650 out-of-school children. Nwajiuba gave the commendation at the launching of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme on Tuesday … Read more
Dam construction at Kamarawa village The Sokoto State Government says it is constructing a dam at Kamarawa village to facilitate farming and animal rearing among repentant bandits and others in the state. The Commissioner for Career and Security Matters, retired Col. Garba Moyi made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria … Read more
No fewer than nine people died in a boat mishap that occured in Birjingo Village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto. ASP. Muhammad Sadiq, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Sokoto, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Thursday. Read Also: North-East Governors’ Technical Committee Meets In Maiduguri … Read more
The Sokoto State Executive Council has approved the sum of N1.65 billion for the construction of a new sports arena and indoor sports hall in the state capital city. A statement issued on Thursday in Sokoto by Muhammad Bello, the Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal on Media and Public Affairs, indicated that the approvals … Read more
Less than a week after killing 74 people across four villages under Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, gunmen on Saturday night again attacked Gatawa Village and killed three persons and abducted two others. The attack equally left many people including women and children injured. Those killed were buried on Sunday amidst tears. … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two Chinese for offering the sum of N100m as bribe to the Zonal head of the anti-graft agency in Sokoto State, Mr Abdullahi Lawal. The agency disclosed this in a series of tweets on Tuesday, noting that the arrest was made on Monday in Sokoto. According … Read more
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has given a 30-room hotel to the Sokoto State Government as an isolation centre for suspected coronavirus patients in the state. Announcing via Twitter on Monday afternoon, the Sokoto State Ministry of Health, said Kukah acted on behalf of the Catholic Diocese in the state. The ministry … Read more
Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal said the state has recorded its first case of COVID-19. The governor made the announcement after receiving a briefing from members of the state task force against the spread of COVID-19 in Sokoto at the Government House on Monday. Tambuwal said: “My fellow citizens of Sokoto State, it is with … Read more
The Sokoto state government has appealed to some 1,000 workers allegedly collecting illegitimate salaried to come forward with a view of securing pardon. Alhaji Abdussamad Dasuki, the Finance Commissioner and Acting Chairman, Sokoto state Steering Committee on Integrated Payroll and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), disclose this in a news conference on Thursday in Sokoto. Dasuki … Read more
The Police on Monday paraded a kidnap gang that was formed in Katsina Prison and abducted a businessman in Sokoto, Alhaji Tukur Subairu, for ransom. They were arrested by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) and Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Force Headquarters in Abuja. . Parading members of this gang alongside other … Read more
– Sokoto state Governor, Aminu Tambunwal said that negotiation is ongoing to end banditry in the state – He noted that the new GOC’s wealth of experience would bring a lasting solution to the current security challenges confronting the region – The Governor expressed the support of the state government to the Army personnel … Read more
The governors of Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara states have jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Governor of Maradi region in Niger Republic on best approaches to addressing the security challenges in their states. This was contained in a statement issued by Yusuf Idris, the Director-General, Press Affairs to the governor of Zamfara … Read more
Alhaji Mannir Dan’iya, leader of Sokoto State Pilgrims (Amirul Hajj) has said only one pilgrim died out of the 3,496 pilgrims who performed Hajj during 2019 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Dan’iya, who is also State Deputy Governor, disclosed this in a statement signed by his media aide, Malam Aminu Abubakar, and issued to journalists … Read more
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has declared Monday, Sept. 2, 2019 as public holiday to mark the beginning of Islamic Year 1441. A statement issued by Malam Abubakar Shekara, a Permanent Secretary with the state government on Sunday, said, “the holiday is to allow Muslim faithfuls to celebrate the commencement of the new year.” … Read more
The death toll in the multiple raids of villages in Sokoto State at the weekend by gunmen on motorbikes has risen to 43. The police commissioner Ibrahim Kaoje confirmed the death of 25 people, but the villagers gave another 18 deaths unaccounted for. “Twenty-five people were killed in four villages,” said Kaoje, Sokoto state’s top … Read more
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Sunday attended the funeral of 25 persons killed by bandits in a fresh attack which occurred on Saturday in three communities of Rabah local government area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tambuwal together with heads of security agencies, traditional rulers and government … Read more
A group of women and youth had stormed the INEC Office in Sokoto on Tuesday to protest against the decision of the commission to declare the state governorship poll inconclusive. The protesters, who were armed with placards, were denied entrance into the INEC state headquarters. They, however, barricaded the major roads leading to the office … Read more