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  • Barely a year after killing Deborah, Islamic extremists again slaughter man in Sokoto over blasphemy

    Barely a year after killing Deborah, Islamic extremists again slaughter man in Sokoto over blasphemy

    A group of Islamic extremists on Sunday killed a butcher, Usman Buda, for alleged blasphemy in  Sokoto State.

    Ahmad Rufai, Sokoto police spokesperson, confirmed the killing on Sunday evening.

    He said, “We got a distress call in the morning around 9:20 a.m. that a mob attacked one person by name Usman Buda, at Abattoir in Sokoto,” Mr Rufai said. “They alleged him to have insulted prophet Mohammed (SWAT).

    “On reaching the scene, people there took to their heels leaving him in bloodshed, seriously injured. We rescued him and took him to hospital. Unfortunately, later in the day he passed away.”

    The police spokesperson further said they have commenced investigations to apprehend the killers of Mr Buda.

    Condemning the murder, Amnesty International charged the Nigerian government to investigate the matter.

    “Amnesty International strongly condemns the killing of Usman Buda today at a market in Sokoto over alleged blasphemy. Nigerian authorities must immediately investigate this horrifying incident and ensure that those suspected of being responsible are brought to justice,” the human rights organisation said in a tweet.

    Recall that on  12th of May 2022, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel was gruesomely killed by her fellow students who accused her of blaspheming Prophet Muhammad.

  • Bandits Attack: Sen. Wamakko mourns massive killing in Sokoto

    Bandits Attack: Sen. Wamakko mourns massive killing in Sokoto

    Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North) on Sunday sympathised with the people of Tangaza Local Government Area over bandits attack that led to the death of many people in some villages.

    Wamakko, in a statement issued by Malam Bashar Abubakar, his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, condoled with the bereaved families who lost their loved ones.

    Newsmen reports that armed men suspected to be bandits on Saturday launched an attack on the people of six villages in Tangaza LGA of Sokoto state.

    The attack led to the death of no fewer than 30 persons and left many others injured.

    Wamakko, the All Progressive Congress (APC) leader in the state, described the incident as unfortunate and ungodly.

    “For this attack, the authority should urgently take the necessary measures and ensure that the perpetrators must be brought to book to face the wrath of the law.

    “I condoled with the people of the area and prayed Allah the Almighty to forgive the deceased and reward them with Jannatul Firdausi as their final abode,” he said.

    The lawmaker also prayed for the quick recovery of those who sustained various degree of injuries, who are currently receiving treatment at the hospital.

  • Aliyu revokes land allocations, terminates last-minute appointments made by Tambuwal

    Aliyu revokes land allocations, terminates last-minute appointments made by Tambuwal

    Gov. Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State on Tuesday revoked last-minute all land and housing allocations made by his predecessor, Aminu Tambuwal.

    Aliyu has also dissolved all boards, terminated civil service and traditional rulers appointments recently made by the immediate past administration in the state.

    Aliyu made the announcement through his Press Secretary, Malam Abubakar Bawa, noting that appointments into the state civil service made by the government after March 19, 2023 were all affected.

    Bawa quoted Aliyu as saying the renaming of tertiary institutions and related appointments to their governing councils as well as relocations announced by the immediate past administration were nullified.

    According to him, the affected institutions are to revert to their former names and locations.

    “All recent appointments of traditional rulers, made by former Gov. Aminu Tambuwal are hereby suspended and will be reviewed in due course in the public interest.

    “All local government sole administrators/ caretaker committees recently appointed by the immediate past administration are hereby dissolved,” Aliyu said.

    He directed LGAs Sole Administrators to hand over to the Directors of Administration at the Councils with immediate effect.

    Aliyu added that all governing boards of parastatals other than statutory boards were also dissolved with immediate effect.

    The governor said that all wasteful and unnecessary auction of government assets were suspended and would be revisited in due course.

    Meanwhile, the governor has approved the appointment of Alhaji Ibrahim Arkilla, as acting Director-General of the Pilgrims Welfare Agency

  • Sultan of Sokoto lashes out: Whether anybody likes it, May 29 must hold

    Sultan of Sokoto lashes out: Whether anybody likes it, May 29 must hold

    The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar has said whether anybody likes it or not, the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29 must hold.

    Abubakar disclosed this while urging Nigerians to pray for Tinubu’s administration to succeed.

    He spoke at a roundtable engagement with traditional and religious rulers which was organized by the World Bank on Wednesday in Abuja.

    He said: “There must be change because in the next few days or weeks there will be a new government; what can we contribute to that government to stabilize?

    “Whether anybody likes it, it must take place, a new government is coming on May 29, so what can we do besides prayers, because we believe in the Almighty, we believe in God that gives and takes.

    “After that so what? What do we do to help the government stabilize and move the country forward?”

    He charged Nigerians to be united and work towards ensuring equity and justice.

  • INEC declares Tambuwal, Wamakko, Dasuki as winners of NASS elections

    INEC declares Tambuwal, Wamakko, Dasuki as winners of NASS elections

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate as winner of Sokoto South Senatorial District.

    Declaring the results of the supplementary elections, the Returning Officer for the Sokoto South Senatorial District, Prof. Abubakar Bagudo, said Tambuwal scored 100, 860 and defeated Sen. Ibrahim Danbaba of All Progressive Congress (APC) who got 95, 884 votes along with others.

    Bagudo said that the election was contested by Muhammad Faruk of ADC; Abdullahi Danbaba, APC; Umar Rabiu, APGA and Umar Abubakar LP.

    Others are Aliyu Sayyinna, NNPP; Hudu Sa’idu NRM; Aminu Tambuwal, PDP; Labbo Bala, SDP and Muhammad Bashir ZLP.

    ” Tambuwal having satisfied the requirements of law have been declared winner and returned elected,” Bagudo said.

    Meanwhile, the Returning Officer for the Sokoto North Senatorial District, Prof. Ibrahim Magawata, had also returned Sen. Aliyu Wamakko, as winner of the Sokoto North Senatorial District.

    Magawata said Wamakko polled 141,448 votes to defeat the candidate of the PDP, Muhammadu Dan’Iya, who scored 118,445 votes.

    “Magatakarda Aliyu Wamakko of the APC, having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner of the election, and returned elected,” Magawata said.

    Also, the Returning Officer of Kebbe/Tambuwal federal constituency for 2023 Supplementary Election, Prof. Abubakar Muhammad, returned Abdussamad Dasuki as winner of the election.

    Muhammad said Dasuki polled 47,317 votes to beat the candidate of the APC, Bala Kokani, who scored 34,282 votes along with others.

    The Feb. 25 National Assembly elections in Sokoto state was declared inconclusive, and INEC fixed April 15 for the supplementary elections.

  • Supplementary elections: All eyes on Sokoto as citizens vote in 552 polling units results declared inconclusive by INEC

    Supplementary elections: All eyes on Sokoto as citizens vote in 552 polling units results declared inconclusive by INEC

    …ten federal seats to be occupied today

    …as Tambuwal eyes Senate seat

    The home state of Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, a former speaker of the House of Representatives is a cynosure of all eyes today as Sokoto citizens vote in 552 polling units declared inconclusive by INEC in the last presidential election.

    TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports that due to a chaotic situation during the election ten federal constituencies results were declared inconclusive by the apex electoral umpire which rescheduled such troubled spots for election today.

    Tambuwal the outgoing governor, the hero of PDP presidential primaries who gallantly lost the state to APC is also eyeing his Senatorial district seat today if Sokoto citizens consider him worthy enough.

    His ambition of becoming Senate President was truncated by the abysmal performance of his party PDP at the presidential election.

    As at 10.56am on Saturday the electorate in the state were seen voting peacefully without any molestation as captured by TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG).

    More details soon…

  • Just In: Tambuwal ‘lule’ as APC floor PDP in Sokoto

    Just In: Tambuwal ‘lule’ as APC floor PDP in Sokoto

    Aliyu Ahmed Sokoto of the All Progressives Congress, APC. has won the governorship election in Sokoto State with 453,661 votes.

    He defeated his closest rival from the PDP, Umar Saidu who scored 404,632.

    Details shortly…

  • Army confirms killing of soldiers by colleague, self

    Army confirms killing of soldiers by colleague, self

    The Nigerian Army on Monday confirmed the case of a soldier who shot his colleagues and himself dead at Forward Operations Base, Rabah, Sokoto State on Sunday.

    Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated in Abuja that investigations had begun into the incident.

    Mwachukwu stated that circumstances leading to the incident could not be immediately ascertained since the soldier who killed his colleagues also shot himself dead.

    He added that the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division and Commander, Joint Task Force, Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji Maj.-Gen. Godwin Mutkut and other senior officers had visited the location.

    According to him, the GOC commiserated with troops for losing their colleagues in such an unfortunate situation.

    “He urged them to be their brothers’ keepers and to report any anomaly observed amongst colleagues to forestall a recurrence.

    “He also encouraged them to remain calm and committed in the discharge of their duties.

    “The authorities of the Nigerian Army are deeply concerned about this unusual and ugly development and have instituted a Board of Inquiry (BOI) to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.

    “It is envisaged that the findings of the BOI will help forestall such ugly and bizarre occurrence in the future,’’ Nwachukwu stated.

  • Presidential election: Atiku wins in Sokoto State with 288,679 votes

    Presidential election: Atiku wins in Sokoto State with 288,679 votes

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar has emerged winner of  Saturday’s  Presidential election in Sokoto State with 288,679 votes.

    The State Collation Officer and Vice-chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Prof. Kabiru Bala, who presented the results in Sokoto on Tuesday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 285,444 votes.

    Bala said that  Labour Party’s (LP) Presidential Candidate also scored 6,568 votes, while that of NNPP got 1,300 votes.

    Also, the Presidential Candidates of Accord Party (A) scored 115 votes, Action Alliance (AA) got 110 votes, AAC 128 votes, ADC 486 votes, ADB 1,105 votes and APGA 808 votes.

    Others are: APM 273 votes, APP 219 votes, BP 126 votes, NRM 681 votes, PRP 324 votes, SDP 120 votes, YPP 175 votes and ZLP 208 votes.

    He gave the state’s total registered voters as 2,037,024, number of accredited voters as 619,492 voters, total votes cast 607,890, valid votes as 586,815, while 21,015 votes were rejected.

    Bala further said 133 registration areas were cancelled during the process, which affected 271 polling units, involving 254,902 voter cards collected out of 301, 299 registered voters.

  • 2023: PDP remains answer to Nigeria’s challenges – Tambuwal

    2023: PDP remains answer to Nigeria’s challenges – Tambuwal

    Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains the only answer to the Nigeria’s challenges.

    Tambuwal, who made the declaration at the PDP’s campaign rally in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto on Saturday, said the party’s Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar, was fully set to face the battle.

    “Atiku’s massage to the people of Goronyo centered on tackling security challenges, tapping the full potentials of Goronyo Dam and irrigation scheme, wealth creation through empowerment and employment opportunities,“ he said.

    The governor, who was accompanied to the podium by his Deputy, Manir  Dan’iya, said that PDP would continue to sustain its issues-based campaign across the country.

    “We have the strength and issues to tell Nigerians who we are and what we can do and we are sure the citizens will judge during the polls,“ he added.

    Tambuwal appreciated the people of Sokoto State for their support and loyalty to the PDP and his administration, while calling on them to vote for all the party’s candidate, to get more dividends.

    Earlier, Alhaji Shuaibu Gwanda-Gobir, the Senatorial Candidate for the Sokoto East District, thanked the people of the zone for their show of love and hospitality to the PDP campaign train.

    Gwanda-Gobir, while reacting to the speculation that he was among the candidates planning to dump the PDP, stated that he had never discussed such with anybody.

    “I am a senatorial candidate in PDP and a loyal member of the party, so nothing will induce me to join anybody in this context,“ he said.

    Also speaking, the governorship candidate, Malam Sa’idu Umar, pledged to prioritise the development strategies of Tambuwal, if elected.

    Umar said his administration would give more priority to security matters,  agriculture, education, youths and women empowerment.