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Adamawa, Jigawa, Niger, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Raw Politics, Sokoto, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North; Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor, Henry Umoru & Tina Akannam ABUJA — NATIONAL Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, yesterday took a swipe at five governors from the North elected on the platform of the party, warning them to show decorum, humility and respect him. One […]
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Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, Sokoto, State News
Friday, June 14th, 2013
Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and his Sokoto State counterpart, Aliyu Wamakko, may refuse to appear before the peace panel set up by President Goodluck Jonathan to mediate in the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party. The committee, which was set up by the President following the protracted crisis rocking the party, has six governors […]
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General Politics, Headlines, Sokoto, State News
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
Few days after the suspension of the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, from the People’s Democratic Party, the party on Wednesday announced the suspension of the Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Wamako, from the party The party said in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, that the suspension […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Sokoto, State News
Monday, September 24th, 2012
By John Shiklam Former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarwa, and former Head of State, Major General Mohammadu Buhari, at the weekend held a closed door meeting at the latter’s Kaduna residence. Although details of the meeting were not made public, the former governor in an interview with newsmen shortly after the meeting, which […]
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Headlines, Sokoto, State News
Saturday, September 8th, 2012
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Sokoto – Sokoto state government has approved the release of one billion five million one hundred and seventy-eight thousand eight hundred and eleven naira only (N1,005,178,811.00) for the payment of allowances to foreign students of Sokoto origin. This was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of […]
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Bauchi, Borno, Headlines, Kaduna, Kano, National Politics, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Sokoto, State News, Top Stories, Yobe
Monday, July 2nd, 2012
National Youth Service Corps members | credits: Corps members posted to Yobe, Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Bornu and Bauchi states have asked the National Youth Service Corps to redeploy them from these trouble states. The corps members, who expressed sadness as they received their call-up letters for the Batch B NYSC service year, said they […]
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Sokoto, State News
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
Sokoto – The Sokoto State Government has released N26 million for the payment of the outstanding allowances for 1,870 students of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. The Permanent Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Alhaji Garba Sarkin-Kudu, said in Sokoto on Monday that the payment was for the arrears of the 2010/2011 academic session. […]
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Boko Haram, Sokoto, State News
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
Residents of the quiet Sokoto neighbourhood were taken unawares last Thursday as a scene in a war zone played out in real life with guns booming for about seven hours. It was at Mabera Itti, an extension of Mabera located within the Sokoto metropolis and a relatively quiet area where two Europeans, Chris MacManus, a […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics, Sokoto, State News
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
According to him, “I must admit that what happened in Sokoto last Saturday was a step in the right direction. The conduct of the election was very peaceful as testified by many people. I want to repeat again that the duty of conducting an election is not that of INEC alone but for us all”.
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Sokoto, State News
Monday, February 20th, 2012
The winner of Saturday’s governorship poll in Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, said Sunday that he would do his best to serve the people. Fielding questions from newsmen on the result of the poll, Wamakko said he would take peoples’ views and aspirations into consideration in executing development programmes for the progress of the state. […]
