Tag: Sokoto
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Philanthropist sponsors 100 marriages in Sokoto
Alhaji Umarun Kwabo, a philanthropist and All Progressives Congress (APC) party Chieftain, on Sunday, sponsored the marriages of 100 couples in Sokoto. The Chairman of the Marriage Organising Committee, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, said at the Abu Huraira Mosque, Sokoto, where the wedding Fatiha took place, that Kwabo spent a total of N31 million to ensure…
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Gov. Tambuwal’s spokesperson, Imam Imam, is dead
Imam Imam, the spokesperson for Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal is dead. Imam, passed on at the age of 44 after being diagnosed of pneumonia at Nizamieye Turkish hospital in Abuja in the early hours of Friday, April 27. He was also known as the special adviser on media to Tambuwal as then speaker…
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Gates, Dangote, six Govs sign MoU on immunization in Sokoto [Photos]
Bill Gates, Aliko Dangote and six Governors Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding on improved access to immunization across Northern Nigeria. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto was joined by Kashim Shettima of Borno, Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Muhammed Abubakar of Bauchi and Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna at the signing ceremony which held at the…
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Sultan of Sokoto urges Muslims to get their PVCs ahead of 2019 elections
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of Supreme Council of Islamic for Islamic Affairs in Nigeria, Alhaji Saad Abubakar has stressed the need for all Muslim ummah to take advantage of the ongoing Continues Voter Registration CVR to obtained a voters card ahead of the 2019 General elections. Speaking at the closing ceremony of…
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Sokoto introduces ambulances services with 300 vehicles
Sokoto state government said has introduced specialised ambulances to deepen access to medical care and improve emergency service delivery across the 23 local government areas of the state. The state commissioner of health, Dr. Balarabe Shehu Kakale, told journalists in Sokoto Tuesday that already, 300 vehicles equipped with necessary health gadgets and equipment, have been…
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From less than 30 to 115: Sokoto boosts enrollment of girls in FGGC Tambuwal
Worried by the apparent lack enough Sokoto indigenes at the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) Tambuwal, the state government has sponsored 115 girls to begin academic pursuits in the institution. The admission for the 115 girls was secured under the auspices of the newly-created Agency for Female Education. Though located in Sokoto State, reports indicate…
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80 students escape death in Sokoto
Eighty students of Government Girls Secondary School, Mabera, in Sokoto metropolis escaped death on Sunday night when fire completely razed down their hostel. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the inferno destroyed the four-room A’isha hostel and valuables but no student was hurt. It took the combined efforts of officials of State Fire Service…
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Sokoto Govt, Navy team up to build eco-friendly classrooms
The Sokoto State Government will partner with the Nigerian Navy to construct blocks of classrooms using the affordable burnt brick technique in all the 36 districts in the state, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has stated. The project, according to the Governor, will be executed under the State Consultative Committee on the Development of Education headed…
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Six die, 14 injured in Sokoto auto crash
Six persons have died and 14 others were injured in an auto crash on Sokoto-Jega road in Sokoto State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Sani Hamzat, the Sokoto State Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) said the crash occurred on Wednesday. He said all the victims were in a Toyota Canter…
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Sokoto state Govt. to establish Ministry of Energy in 2018
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said on Friday that his administration would create Ministry of Energy in 2018 to facilitate project execution in the energy sector in the state. Tambuwal dropped the hint while addressing newsmen at the Government House, Sokoto. He said that the ministry would help promote economic and commercial activities as…