Tag: Sokoto State
PDP faction rejects Sokoto governorship primaries results
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State on Thursday rejected the results of the state’s governorship…
2015: Over 4000 PDP members switch to APC
Over 4,000 members of the PDP in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Sunday defected to the APC.…
Atiku donates N8.5m to Sokoto APC, promises end to poverty
Former Vice President and an All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday donated N 8.5 million…
Tambuwal picks Sokoto guber form
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambawal, on Friday collected his governorship nomination form at the Sokoto State office…
Tambuwal: Why I withdrew from presidential race
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Aminu Tambuwal, the Speaker of House of Representatives on Tuesday withdrew from the contest for the opposition All…
Police warn residents against rumour mongering
Alhaji Shaibu Gambo, Commissioner of Police in Sokoto State, on Friday appealed to residents to avoid rumour mongering, to enhance…
2015: 40 PDP aspirants jostle for elective offices in Sokoto
Fourty aspirants, including an incumbent Senator and a House of Representatives member, have so far purchased the Peoples Democratic Party…
Tambuwal, Wamakko, Sultan, bag Sokoto Poly awards
The Polytechnic, Sokoto on Saturday conferred Fellowship Awards on six prominent personalities in the country. The awardees include the Speaker…
Gov. Wamakko appointed into council of Muslim World League
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state has been appointed into the 60-member council of Muslim World League. This was contained…
1 dead, 17 injured in Sokoto accident
The Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) in Sokoto State said that one person died while 17 others sustained injuries in…
Sultan, Wamakko call for State Police
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III and Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto have advocated the creation of State…
PDP’s support for Jonathan not in doubt, says Shagari
Sokoto state deputy governor, Mukhtari Shagari, on Wednesday in Sokoto said that the loyalty of members of the Peoples Democratic…
Tambuwal turbaned Matawallen of Sokoto
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Saturday, conferred on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji…
Sokoto police arrest 5 suspected killers of finance director
Sokoto State Police Command on Monday paraded five persons suspected to have murdered late Alhaji Yahaya Sa’idu, a Director of…
Sokoto govt. has no plans to ban Okada
Sokoto State Government has said that it has no immediate plan to ban commercial motorcycle operation in the state. The…