At least 34 lawyers have indicated interest to defend killers of Deborah Samuel in court today. According to PM News, the suspected killers have been identified as Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunci. The defense team was led by Prof. Mansur Ibrahim. Deborah Samuel, a 200-Level Home Economics student of...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Following the gruesome murder of a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, identified as Deborah Samuel, over alleged blasphemy, the Sokoto State Government has declared 24 hours curfew in the state as a measure towards ensuring peace and stability in the state....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Sokoto State Chapter has expressed dissatisfaction over the gruesome murder of Miss Deborah Emmanuel by angry mobs at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, (SSCOE) on Thursday. CAN in a statement jointly signed by the Sokoto State chapter...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Mobs suspected to be students of the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE) Sokoto on Thursday set ablaze one Ms Deborah Yakubu an NCE 2 student of Home Economics Department on alleged blasphemy. Deborah was accused of speaking against the prophet in her response...
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has called on the Federal Government to effect the resignation of the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Tambuwal, a Presidential aspirant on the platform of PDP, made the call on Saturday, in Jalingo, shortly after interacting with the party delegates ahead of PDP presidential...
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has declared that the orphans of insurgency are his children. Abubakar made the declaration on Saturday, at the Eid-el-fitr lunch organised for the students of UK Jarma Academy in Sokoto State. The...
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who is a presidential aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged Nigerians to continue to pray for peace in the country. Governor Tambuwal made the call on Sunday in his Eid-el-fitr Sallah massage to the people in Sokoto. According to him, the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday began the screening of its 17 aspirants for the 2023 presidential election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the screening, under the Chairmanship of former President of the Senate, David Mark, is being held at the Legacy House, PDP presidential...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – It was unusual sight and experience for many within Sokoto metropolis on Wednesday as motorists have to feel the pains of gridlock following crowd that enveloped the town in support of Sokoto Deputy Governor, Hon Muhammad Dan ‘Iya. Hon. Dan’Iya stormed the party’s secretariat...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has ascribed his endorsement as northern pressidential consensus candidate of the PDP alongside former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, as the work of God. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Northern PDP Elders Forum led by Prof. Ango Abdullahi, on...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Hon Manir Muhammad Dan’Iya (Walin Sokoto) after indicating interest to succeed his boss, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has submitted his “Expression of Interest and Nomination Form” to the state PDP office. Speaking at the party’s office before the submission, Hon Dan...
The drive to produce a consensus presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for 2023 election has collapsed . This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday night by the Tambuwal Campaign Organization (TCO), the campaign platform of a PDP Presidential Aspirant, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto...
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has said having a consensus presidential candidate for 2023 is healthy for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Tambuwal, who is one of the PDP’s presidential candidates, stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly after submitting his nomination and expression of interest form for...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Manir Dan’Iya, has formally joined the 2023 governorship race to succeed his boss, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. Hon. Manir, whose declaration of interest is considered long over due by pundits, is said to be the fourth candidate that...
A group of Persons Living with Disabilities from Northwestern states has pledged to support Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State in his pursuit of his presidential ambition. The group made the pledge through the Special Adviser to the Governor on Disability Matters, Mr Abdulaziz Ibrahim, at the end of...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Ahead of the 2023 governorship election in Sokoto State, a coalition of 25 separate groups in the state has purchased and presented a governorship form for Hon Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa. The presentation which was coordinated under the umbrella of Bafarawa Action Group, was part...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has advised that should Nigerians wants to have the best in governance, then, the issue of zoning presidency has to be reconsidered in favour of merit. Tambuwal who added that the future of Nigerians is seriously at stake,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Monday recognized Shehu Shagari University of Education as the 58th State University and 206th University in Nigeria. Presenting the certificate of recognition in Abuja, to the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal , the Executive Secretary of the...
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has called for unity among leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to be able to win the 2023 Presidential election. Governor Tambuwal was speaking at a consultative meeting with 36 states chairmen of the party in Abuja, on his intention to...
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has declared his intention to run for the office of the President in 2023. Addressing journalists after meeting with State Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja, Governor Tambuwal said he considered the State Chairmen as grassroot mobilisers. While calling for unity...