Tag: Sokoto State
Ex-LG chairman, 6400 PDP supporters defect to APC
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state on Tuesday advised 6,400 supporters of the People Democratic Party ( PDP) who defected…
Tambuwal appeals to politicians to shun violence
By Haladu ABUBAKAR Speaker of the House of Representatives and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Sokoto state said…
Wamakko distributes 10,000 bags of rice, N10m to the needy
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state has distributed 10, 000 bags of rice and N10 million to the needy in…
UDUTH, Sokoto loses N100m to health workers strike
The Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, said it had lost over N100 million revenue to the ongoing Joint Health…
1200 PDP guber campaign coordinators in Sokoto dump party for APC
By Haladu Abubakar Alhaji Murtala Madagu, Sokoto state coordinator for Senator Umar Gada and Alhaji Yushau Kebbe of the Peoples…
Sokoto PDP supporters embarrass VP Sambo’s wife
Abubakar Haladu/Sokoto Sokoto PDP women supporters demonstrated some rebellion today as Amina Sambo, wife of the vice-president spoke at a…
I’ll use anti-corruption money for power, health, water – Buhari
The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, has promised to use the monies from anti-corruption to…
NEMA donates relief materials to fire victims in Sokoto
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated relief materials to some fire victims in Wamakko Local Government and the…
Shagari assures PDP of victory in Sokoto
Alhaji Muktar Shagari, Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, on Monday assured that the electorate in the state would massively vote…
Abba Fit As DPO, Not IGP – Gov. Wammako
Funsho Arogundade Sokoto state governor, Aliyu Wammako, has stated that the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, is not fit…
Over 1700 PDP members join APC in Sokoto
By Haladu Abubakar/Sokoto Over 1700 supporters of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Turetat local government area of Sokoto state have…
Police arrest 9 after PDP, APC supporters’ clash
The Commissioner of Police in Sokoto State, Alhaji Shu’aibu Gambo, on Saturday confirmed the death of one person and the…
APC governorship aspirant dumps party for PDP
A former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recent party primaries Sokoto State, Alhaji Yusha’u Kebbe,…
Sokoto PDP guber candidate denies plan to sideline Sultan
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Sen. Abdallah Wali, on Monday pledged to work…
Don’t sell your PVC, INEC warns voters
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto has cautioned voters in the state against selling their permanent voter cards…
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…