Tag: Sokoto
Sokoto , AFDB To Establish Ranches To Curtail Banditry, Improve Improve...
Sokoto state Government and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are working closely towards establishing ranches and grazing reserves in parts of the state to...
Fuel Price Hike: Sokoto NLC resolves to join Jan. 27 protest
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Sokoto State Chapter, has resolved to join the planned Jan. 27 nationwide protest against fuel price hike
The national headquarters...
Sultan, Oyetola, others charge Muslims to embrace peaceful coexistence, brotherliness
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar; Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun and Alhaja Noimot Salako, Ogun Deputy Governor, have urged Muslims to embrace...
Six die, six others injured in Zamfara auto crash
Six persons died while six others were injured in an auto crash which occurred at Tazame Village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara...
Insecurity: Buhari sends NSA, IGP, DSS DG, others to Sokoto, Katsina
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday has dispatched a high-level delegation, made up of the heads of the nation’s intelligence and...
House of Reps names conference committee on Electoral Act
The House of Representatives on Tuesday named a seven-man conference committee to work with the Senate to harmonise grey areas in the Electoral Act...
NAFDAC seizes truckload of unregistered milk in Sokoto
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized a truckload of unregistered milk suspected to be counterfeit in Sokoto.
NAFDAC Coordinator...
Sokoto Govt. proposes N27bn supplementary budget
The Sokoto State Executive Council has approved a draft supplementary budget bill of N27 billion, which will be forwarded to the state assembly for...
Look out for crescent of Ramadan from Monday – Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed the Muslim Ummah to look out for the crescent (moon) of Ramadan 1442AH from...
Ex-Emir Sanusi Has Not Been Appointed As Our Leader – Tijjaniyya...
A purported appointment of ex-Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II as the new leader of the Dhariqa Tijjaniyya Islamic sect has been denied.
Sheikh Mahi...
Many killed, others kidnapped as bandits attack Sokoto border communities
SOKOTO - Sokoto State recorded wanton killings and kidnappings of innocent citizens by bandits in three border local government areas within a spate of...
Miyetti Allah Talking Nonsense On Land In Nigeria Belonging To Fulanis...
A northern group, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has been fingered as a politcal group created for political purposes by a prominent northern politician, Dr....
Buhari sympathises with Sokoto Market fire victims
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathy and solidarity with victims of the Sokoto Central Market fire incident.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special...
Bishops back Kukah
The leadership of the Catholic Church yesterday gave its backing to Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr Hassan Kukah, for his comments.
The National Directorate of...
EFCC recovers N400m in Sokoto in 6 months
By Habibu Harisu
Sokoto - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Zonal Office in Sokoto has recovered about N400 million stolen fund...
Stop playing politics with insecurity in Sokoto – Tambuwal’s aide
By Habibu Harisu
Sokoto - Alhaji Yusuf Dingyadi, the Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal on Special Duties, has advised Nigerians to...
Drama As Driver, 8 Passengers Are Arrested For Driving Into Sokoto...
Eight passengers including the driver of a commercial bus arrested in Sokoto by Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal are to be prosecuted for violating the...
COVID-19: NCS partners Sokoto gov’t on safety of inmates
By Habibu Harisu
Sokoto - The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) says it is working closely with Sokoto State Ministry of Health on precautionary...
Sultan to CAN, Christians: you lied on killings
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday faulted claims by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and other Christian leaders that Christians in...