Tag: Sokoto State
Sokoto govt dethrones 15 traditional rulers for aiding insecurity, land racketeering
For their involvement in various offences bordering on aiding insecurity, land racketeering, conversion of public properties for personal use amongst others, 15 traditional rulers...
Tambuwal assigns portfolios to new commissioners
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has assigned portfolios to newly appointed commissioners in the state.
The new commissioners are Dahiru Yusuf Yabo assigned to the...
Deborah: Sokoto govt set to reopen state college
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has said the state government would consider the reopening of the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), which was...
Sokoto commissioner dumps PDP for APC
Barely 24 hours after the defection of Tangaza Local Government Council Chairman, Hon. Salihu Bashar Kalanjine, the Sokoto State Commissioner for Security and Careers...
Islamic year: Tambuwal declares Monday public holiday
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has declared Monday, August 1, 2022, as a public holiday to mark the beginning of the new year of...
Sokoto govt secures scholarship for 63 indigenes in Malaysia
The Sokoto State Government, through its Zakkat and Waqf Commission (SOZECOM), has secured scholarship for 63 indigenes of the state.
The governor of Sokoto State,...
Six in Police net for killing 90-year-old man in Sokoto
By UMAR ADAM, Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested six persons for allegedly killing a 90-year-old man, Muhammad Riskuwa.
The suspects also carted away over N430,000...
Deborah: Soyinka calls for sack, trial of Abuja Mosque Imam
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has slammed the Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Abuja, Professor Ibrahim Maqari, and a few others for allegedly justifying...
Tambuwal relaxes curfew in Sokoto
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has announced the review of the earlier 24-hour curfew imposed on the state on Saturday.
Tambuwal said the revised curfew...
Northern CAN calls for justice over murder of Sokoto college student
The Christian Association of Nigeria (19 Northern States and Abuja) has called on the Federal Government and the Sokoto State Government to demonstrate political...
