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Defection continues as Tambuwal returns to PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 2 August 2018 0

…Resign now or keep quiet, Gov Ghanduje tells Dep Gov The gale of defection plaguing the All Progressives Congress (APC) continued on Wednesday as Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal finally dumped the ruling party for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is even as the

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Tambuwal, Saraki, others Was Bound To Leave APC – Amaechi

Ihesiulo Grace 29 July 2018 0

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has called Nigerians and the members of All Progressive Congress, APC over the defection of the Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal as he was bound to leave the party because of his political ambition. The Minister, who was speaking on the spate of defection of some members of the […]

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Tambuwal, Ahmed set to defect as Ortom dumps APC for PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2018 0

…Defection of 51 lawmakers, beginning of APC end – ADC As the gale of defection sweeps across the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and other parties, two high profile politicians are set to join the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic P (PDP). The Daily Times can report that Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, and his […]

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2019: ‘What PDP offered Saraki, Dogara, Tambuwal, Ortom, others’

Ihesiulo Grace 23 July 2018 0

…To provide level playing ground for defectors to vie for party’s presidential ticket …Reserves specific positions for them should they fail to get tickets A leading member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed to The Daily Times the offers his party has made to Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House […]

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Tambuwal dissolves cabinet

Ihesiulo Grace 5 July 2018 0

Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Wednesday dissolved the State Executive Council, directing the former commissioners to hand government property to the permanent secretaries in their respective ministries, immediately. Malam Abubakar Shekara, Director General Media and Public Affairs in Government House, announced the dissolution in a statement. Shekara explained

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Minister Condoles with Oyo, Sokoto States over officials’ deaths

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2018 0

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described as untimely and shocking the recent deaths of the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Michael Adeyemo, and the Special Adviser on Media to Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Mr. Imam Imam. In a statement issued in Abuja on […]

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Imam Imam, Tambuwal spokesman dies at 41

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2018 0

Mallam Imam Imam, the Special Adviser to Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Media and Publicity has died. The 41-year-old seasoned journalist died on early Friday morning at the Nizamieye Turkish Hospital in Abuja after a brief illness. His body was later laid to rest on Friday at the Al-Nur Mosque, Abuja after Jummat prayers. […]

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Kazaure lauds Tambuwal for paying N253m corps members’ allowances

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2018 0

Director-general of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brig. Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, has lauded Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, for paying N253 million outstanding allowances of corps members. Kazaure, represented by Sokoto State Coordinator of NYSC, Alhaji Musa Abubakar, during 2018 batch “A” Corps members’ swearing-in ceremony at Wamakko orientation camp on

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Tambuwal donates 1,000 bags of grains to widows, others

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2018 0

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Sunday donated 1,000 bags of grains to widows and the needy across the state through the Zakkat and Endowment Commission. Distributing the grains in Sokoto, Malam Lawal Maidoki, the Chairman of the commission, said that the gesture was part of the governor’s personal effort to support the needy. […]

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Buhari’s declaration: Saraki, Tambuwal, others ambitions in jeopardy

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2018 0

…We won’t loose sleep over President’s declaration …Lawyers express divergent views, CSOs react The event of Monday is one day that has been long anticipated in Nigeria’s recent political history. Before then it was a question of will he run, will he not run. While many including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and former Military President,

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Sokoto state reshuffles cabinet (FULL LIST)

Ihesiulo Grace 5 February 2018 0

Aminu Tambuwal, the governor or Sokoto state has announced a major reshuffle of his cabinet, assigning portfolios to four recently-appointed commissioners while nine others were reassigned to different ministries. Imam Imam, the state governor’s spoke person, while announcing the decision in a statement issued Monday said the little delay in assigning portfolio to

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Army to site a tertiary military hospital in Sokoto

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2018 0

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has commended the Nigerian Army for its plan to site a tertiary military hospital in Sokoto to serve as centre of excellence for military related diseases. A statement issued on Tuesday by Tambuwal’s Spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, quoted the governor as saying that the hospital would be the first […]

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We’ll address infrastructural deficit, stops rice importation- Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 1 January 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the 2018 is pivotal to country’s quest for change, stressing that no act of unpatriotism will divert his administration from the course “we have set ourselves.” Buhari, who stated this today during his 2018 New Year nationwide broadcast to the nation, also disclosed that the federal government would

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Jega hails Tambuwal, laments FG’s low budgetary allocations to education

Ihesiulo Grace 1 January 2018 0

Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has commended Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal for allocating 26 percent of its 2018 budget to education, saying the move will go a long way in addressing numerous challenges facing the sector. Speaking at a youth and students summit organised by Federation of […]

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Tambuwal tasks military on professionalism

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2017 0

Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has commended the Nigerian military for exhibiting high sense of patriotism in carrying out various assignments within and outside the country. He stated this in Sokoto when he hosted participants of Senior Officers Course 40 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, led by Team Leader Brigadier General […]

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Discussing 2019 elections now distractive, unhelpful, says Tambuwal

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2017 0

Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said that the increasing discussions about the next elections in 2019 is both distractive and unhelpful to all office holders. Speaking at a parley with journalists in Sokoto, Tambuwal said what should be paramount in the mind of the people now is discussions about governance and how the mandates […]

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Tambuwal commends FG on economic diversification

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2017 0

Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has commended the Federal Government’s drive to diversify the country’s economy, saying the move will have long term positive effect on the lives of the people. Speaking in Sokoto when declared open the 9th meeting of the National Council on Industries, Trade and Investment, Tambuwal said Sokoto has already taken […]

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NNPC begins search for oil in Sokoto

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2017 0

The Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) has said that it has started the process leading to the exploration of oil and gas in the Sokoto basin. Group Managing Director, Maikanti Kachalla Baru, said this when he received the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, who paid him a visit at the NNPC Towers in […]

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Sokoto guber: Court rules on case against Tambuwal

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2017 0

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court on Friday in Abuja struck out a suit seeking to remove Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State from office. The motion on notice dated January 30, 2017 emanated from an earlier suit filed on January 27, 2015 by Senator Umaru Dahiru and Aliyu Abubakar Sanyinna. The application […]

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APC to Acting IG: Shun Partisanship, Embrace Professionalism

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2015 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the newly-appointed Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, to approach his new task with a high level of professionalism while shunning crass partisanship that has dragged key national institutions of state, especially the police, into the partisan fray. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, by […]