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General Politics, Sokoto, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
By Mohammed Aminu Sokoto State Police Command, has mobilised 5000 police men to maintain security during the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Sokoto today. Jonathan is expected to flag off the governorship campaign of former governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, at Trade Fair Complex Sokoto. The state Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Baba Adisa Bolanta, made […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, Sokoto, State News
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
From TIMOTHY OLA, Maiduguri The Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnati Lidda’awati Wal Jihad otherwise known as Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the series of attacks in Kaduna, Kano and Maiduguri this week, including the bombing of Air force base in Kaduna, warning that more attacks were underway. It gave the indication that Sokoto may be the […]
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Headlines, Sokoto, State News
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Wednesday February 08, 2012 Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Residents of Sokoto metropolis are yet to come to terms with the unbelievable incident that occcurred in the city recently. That was when a sheep gave birth to a monstrous being at a government owned veterinary clinic in the Sokoto State capital. […]
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Boko Haram, Religion, Sokoto, State News, Sultan of Sokoto, Top Stories
Sunday, January 29th, 2012
THE Boko Haram sect has warned the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, to intervene in the release of its arrested members by the police, as failure to do so could lead to attacks and bombings of Sokoto, as it did in Kano on Friday, January 20, 2012. The sect alleged that many […]
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Adamawa, Bayelsa, Breaking News, Cross River, Governors, Judiciary, Kogi, National Politics, Sokoto, State News, Top Stories
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Justices of the Supreme Court in Nigera today ruled that five state governors have no legal mandate to remain in office beyond May 2011. A panel of the Nigerian apex court today ruled that the tenures of Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa, Murtala Nyako of Adamawa, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko of Sokoto, Ibrahim Idris of Kogi and […]
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Headlines, Sokoto, State News
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
Since the emergence of the administration of Alhaji Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (Sarkin Yamman Wamakko) as governor of Sokoto State, it has been dogged by irritant opposition from some people who would prefer sustenance of rubbishing the cherished values of the Seat of Caliphate. Series of court cases trailed the administration in avowed stance of making […]
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Headlines, Sokoto, State News
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
• Rev. Kukah exchanging pleasantry with one of the dignitaries Photo: THE SUN PUBLISHING More Stories on This Section It was a glitter day. September 8, 2011 was the day. A day of celebration in Sokoto, as thousands of dignitaries and members of Catholic Church across the country gathered and witnessed the installation of Rev […]
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Sokoto, State News
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Against the affirmation by Sokoto State Government that it had concluded plans to implement the new salary structure for Medical personnel in its workforce, the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), had issued a 72-hour strike notice to the state government. This came barely 24 hours; members of the Academic Staff Union of […]
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Bayelsa, Cross River, Governors, Plateau, Sokoto, State News
Saturday, September 10th, 2011
•For Kogi primary, sale of form begins Monday Governors of Ada-mawa, Bayelsa, Cross River and Sokoto states hitherto beli-eved to be standing as candidates of their party, the Peoples Democratic Party, for the rescheduled gubernatorial elections in their states have more hurdles to cross after all. It emerged yesterday that they are to face PDP […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Religion, Sokoto, State News
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
It was not a usual celebration for fun seekers in Sokoto state during the just concluded El-el-fitr feast. The El-el-fitr is usually celebrated among Muslim faithful to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. But the relatively lowkey fanfare among families in the ‘seat of the caliphate’ was a true indication that there […]
