Tag: Sokoto State
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2019: Tambuwal declares no intentions for president
The executive governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, is yet to publicly declare intentions to run for the office of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the forthcoming 2019 General Elections. TheNewsGuru reports the Sokoto State Governor only defected from the All Progressives (APC) party to opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP)…
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Stolen funds: EFCC kicks against Bafarawa’s acquittal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has described as “shocking and unacceptable” the ruling by Justice Bello Abbas of the Sokoto State High Court that discharged and acquitted a former governor of Sokoto State Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa. TheNewsGuru reports Justice Abbas on Tuesday discharged and acquitted former governor Bafarawa and four others of a…
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Tambuwal: Gov. Wike is a promise-keeper
Sokoto State Governor, Rt. Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has described the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike as a promise-keeper who is committed to the development of the state. Governor Tambuwal also commissioned the College of Medical Sciences building at the Rivers State University. This is as the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike berated…
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JUST IN: Wamakko denies receiving EFCC invitation
Sen. Aliyu Wamakko, a former Sokoto State governor has denied receiving any invitation to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged corrupt practices. Wamakko told members of the Correspondent Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Sunday in Sokoto that recent media reports to that effect were fake and concocted by…
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Tambuwal swears-in four new judges
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Wednesday swore-in four new judges that will serve in the state High Court and the Sharia Court of Appeal. Those sworn in as High Court Judges were Kabiru Ibrahim Ahmad and Isah Mohammed Bargaja while Kasimu Yusuf and Umar Liman Sifawa were sworn-in as Khadis of the state Sharia Court of…
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JUST IN: Court upholds Tambuwal’s election as Governor of Sokoto
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday upheld the election of the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal. The Justice Gabriel Kolawole-led court upheld Tambuwal’s election while at the same time dismissing the application challenging the December 4, 2014, All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election which saw the emergence of the former Speaker of…
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Tambuwal, Sultan inaugurate 12-bed clinic built by ex-students
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III on Sunday inaugurated a 12-bed clinic built by former students of the Sultan Abubakar College, Sokoto. The health facility was built for the college at the cost of more than N19 million. The inauguration ceremony was organised to mark the 50th Anniversary…