Tag: Sokoto
I did not avoid Jonathan in Sokoto, says Obasanjo
by Ranti Joseph Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday clarified that his failure to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan ...
Don’t be deceived, Jonathan will defeat Buhari – Anenih declares
by Kolapo Olapoju Tony Anenih, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, has implored Nigerians to abandon ...
But why did PDP women embarrass VP Sambo’s wife now?
by Panshak Ibrahim At a recent ceremony to distribute items to PDP women supporters, wife of the Vice-President, Amina Sambo, ...
#CampaignDiary: Thugs invade Jonathan’s Bauchi rally || Bomb scare reported at Buhari’s Sokoto rally
by Panshak Ibrahim On Thursday, January 22, there were hitches at the respective presidential campaigns of President Goodluck Jonathan and ...
Photos from Pres. Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign rally in Sokoto & Kebbi
by Anike Jacobs President Goodluck Jonathan and his campaign team yesterday headed to the Northern part of the country for ...
7 important things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)
by Kolapo Olapoju 1. Like a thief in the night, 11 lawmakers and their Speaker, Adewale Omirin attempted to steal the ...
2015 election: No sirens, no weapons – Police in Sokoto is not joking with politicians
by James Sambo Sokoto State police command has warned candidates of political parties contesting in the 2015 general elections to ...
“Free education, ending poverty and insecurity” – Presidential aspirant, Rochas Okorocha makes lofty promises
by Azubuike Azikiwe Rochas Okorocha, the governor of Imo state has pledged to provide free education to all Nigerians, provided ...
Nigeria’s primary school net attendance ratio drops
by Tunji Andrews Indications have emerged that the primary school attendance ratio in Nigeria dropped by 2.3% between 20012 and ...
Make it rain: Atiku splashes N8.5 million worth of cash in Sokoto
by Isi Esene Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has donated N8.5 million to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in ...
Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal formally defects to APC
by James Sambo The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has ditched the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, ...
@MrAyeDee: Why Buhari is not a religious bigot
Aye Dee One of the most popular misconceptions against Muhammadu Buhari is that he is an Islamic fundamentalist. In fact, ...
Is Tambuwal setting himself up to become Sokoto governor?
by Isi Esene Reports from online news website, Sahara Reporters indicate that Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the Speaker of House of ...
One person dies, 17 others injured in Sokoto accident
by James Sambo An accident along the Sokoto-Sabon-Garin Kwannawa highway today claimed the life of one person leaving about 17 others ...
Send your girl child to school and make money – UNICEF tells Northern parents
by S’ola Filani “We want to tell parents: ‘If you send a girl to secondary school, you will get more ...
Suspected killers of Kebbi finance director nabbed in Sokoto
by Aminu Tukur The police in Sokoto have arrested five people in connection to the killing of the Alhaji Yahaya Sa’idu, ...
Tragic: 18 people killed in Kebbi auto crash
by Isi Esene Several passengers lost their lives this morning as a Sokoto bound 18-seater bus with registration number, BUD 291 ...
Attention, youth ‘corpers’: NYSC announces plans for 7 states under Boko Haram attack [DETAILS]
by Mayowa Aboah The National Youth Service Corps has announced the redeployment of corps members from seven northern states. The ...
Opinion: Sambo Dasuki – The power of apology and public engagements
by Labaran Saleh A believer in constructive and sometimes intellectual engagements, Dasuki has continued to promote dialogues through conferences and ...
‘He killed him with a machete’: Man, 25, arrested for hacking his father to death in Sokoto
by ‘Jola Sotubo A young man in Sokoto has been arrested after he allegedly took the life of his own ...
Ex-governor Attahiru Bafarawa dumps APC for the PDP
Attahiru Bafarawa, former governor of Sokoto State has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after dumping the opposition All ...
Gusau, Obanikoro, others named among Jonathan’s ministerial nominees
by Oge Okonkwo The names of the 12 new ministerial nominees have been submitted to the Senate for consideration and confirmation by President ...
Horrible: 9 men arrested for rape, murder of 9-year-old girl in Sokoto
by ‘Jola Sotubo The police in Sokoto have arrested 9 suspects on suspicion of murder after they were reported to ...
Mass defection: 27 out of 30 PDP lawmakers decamp to APC in Sokoto
by Oke Efagene A majority of members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, have defected to the All Progressives ...
“We will never accept the leadership”: Crisis looms in APC over power sharing
by Akintomiwa Agbaje A crisis storm is about to hit the All Progressives Congress over power sharing and control plan. ...
It gets worse: Another 2,300 PDP members decamp to APC in Kaduna
by Akintomiwa Agbaje The list of ‘defectors’ never stops this time with a record breaking exodus again in Kaduna involving ...
Defecting governors maintain stance, turndown president’s overtures
by Akintomiwa Agbaje Sokoto State governor, Governor Aliyu Wamakko has insisted that his defection along with the five other governors from ...
Opinion: It’s such a pity Jega has failed this test
by Chioma Gabriel Just before the election, allegations of INEC ‘s high level of incompetence in registering voters, compiling, maintaining, ...
Sad news: Kidnapped Sokoto businessman dies days after release (PICTURED)
by Akintomiwa Agbaje A Sokoto-based businessman, Alhaji Abu Dankure, who was kidnapped by four gunmen along Kupper road and released 11 ...
You’d have been nothing without the PDP – Presidency tells aggrieved govs
by ‘Jola Sotubo The already torn veil of peace within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) seems about ready to be ...
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