Tag: Sokoto
Elumelu and I did NYSC in Sokoto – Fayemi
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday revealed he and businessman Tony Elumelu served as members of the National Youth Service Corps in Sokoto...
Sokoto Assembly passes Hisbah bill
Sokoto State House of Assembly has passed a bill for the establishment of the state Hisbah board.
This followed the adoption of the report of...
Quietly vacate Sokoto, Muslim group tells Kukah
The Muslim Solidarity Forum, Sokoto has called on the Catholic bishop of Sokoto Diocese Matthew Kukah to “quickly and quietly" leave the city or...
Tambuwal shuts 16 boarding schools in Sokoto
Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has ordered the immediate closure of 16 boarding schools in the state following rising security challenges in the region.
The...
31-year-old to become youngest commissioner in Sokoto
A 31-year-old man Bashir Gorau has been confirmed by Sokoto State House of Assembly as commissioner-nominee.
Mr Gorau, who was the special adviser on student...
Policeman kills man sharing Tambuwal’s gifts in Sokoto
Police in Sokoto say they have arrested and detained Sergeant Bello Garba who allegedly shot one person to death and injured three others on...
Tambuwal loses father
Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, has lost his father, Sheikh Haruna Tambuwal.
He died on Thursday aged 96 after a brief illness at his residence...
Timi Alaibe condoles Tambuwal over Garba Nadama’s death
Former managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Timi Alaibe, has condoled with Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State over the death...
Tambuwal declares dusk-to-dawn curfew in Sokoto
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Monday, declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state as part of new measures to contain the spread of...
Three die of coronavirus in Sokoto
Three persons have died of the coronavirus in Sokoto State, Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said.
The governor disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday signed...