Tag: Sokoto State
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Gov. Tambuwal confirms 43 deaths in Illela’s bandits attack
Gov. Tambuwal confirms 43 deaths in Illela’s bandits attack
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Buhari gives go ahead for completion of project started in 1999
Buhari gives go ahead for completion of project started in 1999
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24 family members poisoned to death in Sokoto
Dr Ali Inname, Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, on Tuesday confirmed the deaths of 24 family members after eating some poisonous food. The commissioner said in a statement that the incident occurred on Monday in Danzanke village of Bargaja ward of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. He explained that the incident was caused…
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BREAKING: EFCC nabs Lagos ponzi scheme operator in Sokoto
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested a Lagos State based ponzi scheme operator identified as Omotade-Sparks Amos Sewanu. According to the EFCC, the suspect, who operated the Inks Nation Ponzi Scheme, was arrested in Sokoto State by the zonal office of the Commission in the State. “The suspect who had…
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Sokoto Agric Commissioner Tureta dies at 62
The Sokoto Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Arzika Tureta, has died at the age of 62, after a protracted illness. The Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Muktar Dodo-Iya made this known in Sokoto. He said the deceased passed on in the early hours of Monday at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUS)leaving behind two wives and…
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INEC to create 956 additional polling units in Sokoto State
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) plans to create additional 956 polling units in Sokoto State. INEC’s National Commissioner, Mr Festus Okoye, made the disclosure during a stakeholders meeting on conversion of polling units, on Tuesday in Sokoto. Okoye said the conversion would adjust the number of polling units from 3,035 to 3,991, with a…
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Obasanjo lays foundation for N3.4bn flyover bridge in Sokoto
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has described Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State as a dynamic, talented visionary leader with a constructive mind of ensuring transformation. Obasanjo made the remark on Sunday in Sokoto when he laid the foundation for the construction of N3.4 billion nine-span Flyover Bridge in Sokoto metropolis. The former president said he…
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PDP clears Sokoto State LG poll
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cleared the Sokoto State local government councils poll, winning all the 23 chairmanship and 244 councillorship seats. Alhaji Aliyu Suleiman, Chairman, Sokoto State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), disclosed this when he announced the results in Sokoto on Sunday. “I certify that the election was conducted hitch free and 10…
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APC to boycott Sokoto LG election
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Sokoto State Chapter, has resolved to boycott the forthcoming local government (LG) election in the state. The position of the party was made known by the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Isah Achida, at a news conference on Sunday in Sokoto. According to Achida, the resolution was based on the recent…