Tag: Sokoto State
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AIG assures Sokoto residents of security during Yuletide season
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 10 Headquarters, Sokoto, AIG Bello Dalijan, has reassured residents in Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara states that efforts to prevent crime and improve public safety will continue during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. In compliance with the Inspector-General of Police’s order, Dalijan has instructed the commissioners…
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2023: PRP denies collapsing into APC in Sokoto
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Sokoto State has denied the assertion that the party has collapsed into the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state.
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2023: Sokoto PRP collapses into APC, as another Tambuwal’s Aide dumps PDP
The leadership of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Sokoto state led by the party’s governorship candidate, Sa’idu Gumburawa, had joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. This development is contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday by Bashar Abubakar, the Special Assistant to Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC Sokoto- North), the…
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NSCDC rescues 4 minors from human trafficking in Sokoto
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has rescued no fewer than four minors from human traffickers and arrested one suspect over the act.
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2023: Again APC receives more defectors in Sokoto state
The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Sokoto State on Sunday received more defectors ahead of the 2023 General Elections in the state. The latest defection was another set of scores of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members from Dundaye, Gumburawa and Gidan Bubu districts in Wamakko Local Government Area of the state. Speaking at the event,…
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2023: 9,800 supporters dump PDP, NNPP for APC in Sokoto
Over 9,800 supporters of the PDP and NNPP in Goronyo local government area have dumped their parties for the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Sokoto by Bashar Abubakar, Special Assistant on New Media to APC leader in the state, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North). Abubakar said…
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Sharia law affects only Muslims, Sultan tells Corps members
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has assured corps members serving in Sokoto State that Shari’a Law affects only Muslims and not binding on non – Muslims. He gave the assurances on Thursday when the NYSC management team in the state led by the state coordinator, Muhammad Nakamba and some selected 2022 Batch ‘B’…
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Tambuwal’s Commissioner for Careers and Security Matters defects to APC
The Sokoto State Commissioner for Careers and Security Matters, retired Col. Garba Moyi, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement signed by Malam Bashar Abubakar, Special Assistant, New Media, to Sen. Aliyu Wamakko ( APC- Sokoto North) on Sunday in Abuja. Newsmen…
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2023: Sokoto APC governorship candidate announces running mate
Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Sokoto state governorship candidate has selected Alhaji Idris Gobir, as his running mate for the 2023 polls. Alhaji Isa Sadiq-Achida, the state APC chairman said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Sokoto. Sadiq-Achida said that Gobir was selected after wide consultations among party stakeholders.
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2023 Elections: Speaker, three others decamp to PDP in Sokoto
Alhaji Aminu Achida, the Speaker of Sokoto State House of Assembly and three gubernatorial aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The four decampees were received by the Delta state Governor and PDP’s vice presidential candidate Ifeanyi Okowa at the party secretariat in Sokoto…