BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Save the Child Initiative (STCI) Nigeria has engaged stakeholders in a one day inception training to facilitate safe spaces for no fewer than 100 schools across the 23 local government areas of Sokoto State. Giving brief on the workshop, the STCI Head of Migration, Mobility...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – In keeping to their mission of making lasting impacts on the lives of vulnerable children and women, PLAN International with funding from the European Union have organized a one day town hall advocacy dialogue with stakeholders in the education sector in Sokoto State. The...
Sokoto Govt empowering citizens to become self reliant, useful members of the society – Commissioner
Sokoto Govt empowering citizens to become self reliant, useful members of the society – Commissioner
In this interview with select journalists, Sokoto State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftain Affairs, Honourable Ibrahim Dadi Adare maintained that, the state is empowering citizens irrespective of political or religious inclinations. He also scored the Ahmed Aliyu led APC government high on delivery of good governance: Excerpt: QUESTION:...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has approved the commencement of the payment of the N70,000 new national minimum wage to the state workers. The Press Secretary to the governor, Abubakar Bawa, announced this in a statement issued on Sunday in Sokoto The governor assured that...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Wife of the Garrison Commander, 8 Division, Nigeria Army, Giginya Barracks, Sokoto, Mrs Anne Umoh Tawasimi has been commended for remodelling the Division’s vocational center. Mrs. Tawasimi, who is the Zonal Coordinator of Nigeria Army Officers Wife’s Association (NAOWA) had divulged that the center...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto Zone, has expressed concerns over the proposed Tax Reform Bill before the National Assembly, warning that the bill is a deliberate attempt to dismantle the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), a vital source of funding for...
The Nigerian Army has directed troops under Operation Fansan Yamma to either eliminate the Lakurawa sect or ensure their expulsion from the country’s territory. The Theater Commander of the Joint Task-Force Northwest, code-named ‘Operation Fansan Yamma’, Maj.-Gen. Oluyinka Soleye, issued the directive on Friday during a visit to troops...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto– PLAN International, Nigeria with funding support from the European Union has began a 5-day training for master trainers on Accelerating Basic Education Programme (ABEP) and Livelihood Opportunities for Children and Youths in Sokoto state. The training objectives according to the Project Coordinator, Joseph Julius are...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Tragedy struck in Sokoto on Monday midnight as a devastating fire claimed the lives of Rabi’atu Bello Sifawa, her three children, and a domestic staff. The late Rabi’atu was the daughter of Muhammed Bello Sifawa, who is the Secretary to the State Government. Abubakar...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Police Command has arrested no fewer than over 575 suspected criminals in 2024. The command’s spokesman, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ahmad Rufai, stated this in a statement signed by the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmad Musa and made available to newsmen...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of 49, 700. 00 US dollars allegedly recovered from Dr Nura Ali, former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for Sokoto State in the 2023 general elections. Justice Emeka Nwite gave...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has expressed heartfelt condolences and an apology to Sokoto State’s government and people following the tragic loss of lives during a joint military operation against the Lakurawa terrorist group. The operation targeted terrorist hideouts in the Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities in the Silame Local Government...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it would conduct a comprehensive investigation into the air strike that led to the death of 10 people Sokoto State. The air strike had occured in Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa villages of Silame Local Government Area in the state. This is contained...
The Defence Headquarters says the death of 10 civilians in Gidan Bisa and Gidan Ruutuwa In Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State, was as a result of secondary explosion and not direct military airstrikes. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, gave the clarification while briefing newsmen...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Following uproar over the recent airstrike on two communities in Sokoto recently, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has said it was not only precise but also justified. This was even as the CDS warned villagers against harbouring terrorists under whatever...
A fighter jet has mistakenly bombed two communities in the Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The incident, which happened on Wednesday, left at least 10 innocent villagers dead and several others injured. The Sokoto State Government confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday. The Press Secretary...
Sokoto State Police Command has arrested a fake Nigerian Army Major, Austin Anthony, who allegedly led a specialised car syndicate operating in Nigeria and neighboring countries. Anthony, 44, resident of Delta state was intercepted driving a stolen car at a police checkpoint on Dec. 5, along Bodinga road in...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State PLAN International Project Coordinator, Sadiya Abas, has called on states yet to domesticate child protection laws to consider doing so. Sadiya who argued that the Violence Against Persons Prohibition and Child Rights Laws when domesticated will enable survivors of Gender Based Violence...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The American Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jnr Thursday said Sokoto state is very crucial in Nigeria because of its religious and cultural relevance. Mr. Mills, who spoke at the Government House in Sokoto during a courtesy visit to the governor, said aside being hospitable,...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Marking the International Day of People With Disability (PWD) in Sokoto, the state governor, Ahmed Aliyu, said his administration has not only reintroduced the abandoned allowance to PWD but also reviewed it upwards from the initial 6500 to 10,000. The governor, who also donated...