Tag: Sokoto
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JUST IN: Aliyu, APC appeal Tambuwal’s victory at Sokoto Tribunal
The 2019 Sokoto All Progressives Congress(APC) gubernatorial and rerun election candidate, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto and the party have formally filed a Notice of Appeal at the Gubernatorial Elections Petitions Tribunal, which sat in Sokoto. The Tribunal had penultimate week,in Abuja, dismissed the petition brought before it by Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu and the APC, upholding…
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Sokoto Guber: Tribunal affirms Tambuwal’s victory
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, in Sokoto State on Wednesday in Abuja affirmed the election of Gov. Aminu Tambuwal. The three man tribunal dismissed the petition of the APC and its governorship candidate, Ahmed Aliyu, for lacking in merit. In delivering judgment, the Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Abbas Bawale said the petitioners had failed…
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Banditry will soon end in Sokoto -Tambuwal
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Tuesday restated his administration’s commitment towards ending banditry in the state. Tambuwal spoke on Tuesday when he hosted the acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8th Division Nigeria Army, Sokoto, Brig. Gen. Aminu Bande who paid him a courtesy visit. He said that negotiations are ongoing between government and…
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Bandits massacre 20 villagers in Sokoto
Suspected armed bandits have killed over 20 persons in Dan Tatsako Village, Goronyo Local Government area of Sokoto State. A source in the local government told Channels TV that the assailants arrived in the village at night armed with sophisticated weapons and started shooting sporadically. He said apart from the 20 persons killed, houses and…
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Banditry: Troops kill 8 bandits, arrest 17 collaborators in Sokoto
No fewer than eight bandits have been killed and 17 other collaborators arrested by troops of Operation HARBIN KUNAMA III under the 8 Division Nigerian Army, Sokoto. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Division, Maj.-Gen. Hakeem Otiki, told the newsmen in Sokoto on Saturday that those apprehended were bandits’ informants and logistics suppliers. Otiki said…
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Gunmen abduct final year student in Sokoto
A final year student of Microbiology of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Aliyu Maidamma, has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen some days to the first semester examination. The Nation gathered the victim was attacked Friday evening on his way back to Sokoto after the Sallah break. The victim’s brother, Ibrahim Sanni Maidamma, confirmed the attack in…
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Tambuwal buries 25 persons killed in fresh bandits attack
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal on Sunday attended the funeral of 25 persons killed by bandits in a fresh attack which occurred on Saturday in three communities in Rabah local government area of the state. Tambuwal, together with heads of security agencies, traditional rulers and government officials later condoled the families of the victims after…
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Just in: Bandits kill 18 in Sokoto
Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, on Saturday night killed no fewer than 18 persons across villages in Rabah local government area, eastern axis of Sokoto. The incident, which also left four others with various degrees of major injuries, is one of the most recent dastardly attacks in the state. Chairman, Zakkat and Endowment Commission and…
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Operation Puff Adder: Sultan of Sokoto Pledges to Support IGP
From Jonas Ike, Abuja. Efforts by the Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP M.A Adamu towards galvanizing broad-based support in the fight against armed banditry and other crimes in the country received a comprehensive boost with the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III CFR pledging an unalloyed support to the Police and…
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Supplementary polls: APC rejects Benue, Sokoto governorship results
The Sokoto State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday rejected the declaration of Gov. Aminu Tambuwal as winner of the just-concluded governorship election in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Mr Tambuwal winner of the election after Saturday’s supplementary with a narrow margin of 342 votes. The Chief Collation/Returning Officer,…