Crime

Police who killed 1 person, injured 3 arrested in Sokoto

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2020 0

The Police Command Sokoto State, has confirmed the arrest and detention of Police Sergeant,  Bello Garba, who allegedly shot one person to death and injured three others on Friday in Sokoto. READ ALSO: Police arrests 50-year-old man for burying new born baby alive Daily Times Nigeria gathered

Politics

Aide warns politicians to stop playing politics with insecurity in Sokoto

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2020 0

Alhaji Yusuf Dingyadi, the Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal on Special Duties, has advised Nigerians to stop playing politics with security matters in the state. Dingyadi, who gave the advice in an interview on Friday in Sokoto, berated politicians who were criticising President Muhammadu Buhari and Tambuwal over happenings in Sabon Birni and […]

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Gombe, Sokoto, Abia join states with COVID-19 as Nigeria’s total now 665

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2020 0

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 38 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours, bringing total number of confirmed cases to 665. The NCDC made this known on Monday night in the latest report posted on its verified twitter handle. According to it, three new states- Gombe, Sokoto […]

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Tambuwal bars suspected Covid-19 patient, family from entry into Sokoto

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2020 0

Govrnor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has barred a suspected coronavirus patient and his family from entering the state in compliance to the guidelines of the closure of the state borders and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. A statement by Mr Muhammad Bello, the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Relations, revealed that the […]

Health News

Sokoto Psychiatric Hospital restricts visitors during COVID-19 pandemic

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2020 0

The Management of the Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH) Kware, Sokoto, on Thursday began restricting who can visit hospitals due to concerns over the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Head of Clinical Services of FNHP, Dr Danjuma Aboida, in a statement in Sokoto, also said that the hospital is only accepting patients with emergencies for now. Aboida […]

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22 corps members to repeat service year, as one die in Sokoto

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has declared that one of the 2019 Batch “A” corps members lost his life in the course of service in Sokoto state. NYSC state Coordinator, Philip Enaberue, made the disclosure during the passing out parade of 1, 760 outgoing corps members, on Thursday in Sokoto. READ ALSO: NAF takes […]

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Kukah mourned, prayed for Nigerians killed by insurgency, banditry

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2020 0

Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto on Wednesday led a peaceful prayer procession in Sokoto organised by the diocese to mourn Nigerians killed by Boko Haram insurgents, bandits, terrorists and kidnappers.  The procession which attracted hundreds of Christian faithful and Muslim communities in the state, started

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Kukah leads procession in Sokoto to mourn deaths from insecurity

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2020 0

Sokoto –  Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto on Wednesday  led a  peaceful prayer procession in Sokoto organised by the diocese to mourn Nigerians  killed by  Boko Haram insurgents, bandits,  terrorists  and kidnappers. The procession which attracted hundreds of Christian faithful and Muslim communities in the state, started from  Abdullahi

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Sokoto generates N41bn internal revenue in 3 years – Official

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

The Director Payee, Sokoto state Internal Revenue Service, Ibrahim Mijinyawa has said that about N41 billion has been collected as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from 2017 to 2019 in the state. Mijinyawa disclosed this at the stakeholders’ periodic reflection and action meeting on tax justice, gender responsive public service and breaking barriers project in Sokoto.

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Police arrest 10 alleged cattle rustlers, bandits’ informant in Sokoto

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

The Police Command in Sokoto state says it has arrested no fewer than 10 persons suspected of rustling 24 sheep, 11 cows and eight goats in the state. Briefing newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Kaoje, said that several others were arrested for various crimes including a bandits’ informant. […]

Politics

Sokoto Govt targets N65.7bn loan for projects

Ihesiulo Grace 8 February 2020 0

The Sokoto State Government on Saturday said it would procure N65.7 billion loan from internal financial sources to execute development projects. The said the loan would be used to fast-track agricultural development, housing, health, water resources, judiciary and service delivery. Alhaji Mohammed Bello, the Special Adviser on Media to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, disclosed this

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Sokoto workers to receive N30,000 minimum wage from January

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2020 0

The Sokoto State Executive Council (EXCO) has approved the implementation of N30,000 minimum wage for workers in the state as from January 2020. The state’s Commissioner for Information Alhaji Isa Galadanchi, who briefed journalists at the end of the council meeting on Wednesday in Sokoto, said workers would get the adjustment in their January salaries. […]

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Army reaffirms commitment in tackling security challenges

Ihesiulo Grace 20 January 2020 0

Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Brig. Gen. Aminu Bande, has reiterated the commitment of the army toward containing insurgency and other security challenges facing the nation. Bande gave the assurance at the 2019 West Africa Social Activities (WASA) celebration held at the Parade Ground of Gidinya Barracks in […]

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Sokoto govt. solicits support on child protection laws

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2019 0

 Sokoto state government has called for public support towards the enactment of the children protection law aimed at making them better adults. State’s Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are working with community groups and other stakeholders toward domesticating the law to suit the state. Operate with fear of […]

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How Maina siphoned N2.7bn pension funds

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2019 0

.As Court orders interim forfeiture of ex-Pension Reform task team chairman’s 23 houses .Orders associates with prove to show cause within 14 days Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered an interim forfeiture of 23 landed properties belonging to the Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed […]

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Tambuwal distributes 120 students bicycles under GTBanks’ Beat the Distance scheme

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2019 0

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday gave bicycles to 120 students donated by Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) to four secondary schools in the state, to ease transportation for students. The scheme was launched at the Government Day Secondary School, (GDSS) Takatuku in Bodinga Local Government Area, Tambuwal urged other institutions to emulate GTB’s […]

Business

2019: Despite World Bank’s N228.7bn incentive, 12 states fail to publish 2019 budget

Ihesiulo Grace 25 June 2019

Not less than 12 of the Nigerian state governments have proved that the returns from the usual business of budget secrecy are much more fulfilling to them than the $750million incentive provided by the World Bank to encourage public finance transparency in Nigeria, BudgIT research has shown. BudgIT in its latest assessment of the availability […]

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Sokoto Rally: We are wiser, Youths tell PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2018 0

A group of youths under the auspices of Arewa Proactive Youth Coalition has dismissed the flag-off of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign rally by its flag bearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in Sokoto as the latest form of “MMM” in town, effectively calling the campaign a scam for which Arewa youths will never fall […]

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Appeal Court Jails UBEC Chairman 41 Years

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2018 0

A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto and presided over by Justice Hannatu Sankey has sentenced the Chairman of the Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Murtala Adamu Jengebe to a cumulative jail term of 41 years. Jengebe was convicted by the court after the appellate court found him guilty […]

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Sultan directs Muslims to look for new moon of Dhul Hijjah

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2018 0

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has directed the Muslim Ummah to look for the new moon of Dhul Hijjah 1439AH from Sunday Aug. 12. The sultan gave this directive in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, on Sunday. “This is to […]