Tag: Sokoto
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...
Coronavirus spreads to Sokoto, Gombe, Abia as cases reach 665
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 38 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing total number of confirmed cases to 665.
The...
NDLEA arrests woman on 10-year watchlist in Sokoto over illicit drugs
Sokoto State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a woman who had been on its watchlist for 10 years.
NDLEA...
Supreme Court upholds re-election of Tambuwal as Sokoto governor
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the re-election of Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Sokoto State.
The seven-man...
APC calls for calm in Sokoto over loss of NASS seats
The Sokoto State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on its supporters to remain calm over the loss of two National...







