BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto on Wednesday gave scholarship to 14 indigent students. Giving insights into the scholarship, the ASUU Chairman of UDUS chapter, Prof Nuradeen Almustapha, said 2 of the 14 will get the...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has submitted that every child is at risk of abuse, hence, the need for concerted efforts by all to guarantee their protection. The Sokoto UNICEF Field Office, Child Protection Specialist, Mr Pius Uwamanua, stated this on Tuesday...
Minister of Works, David Umahi, and Senator Aminu Tambuwal (PDP-Sokoto), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Housing, on Thursday inspected the newly constructed BUA Cement’s fifth plant in Sokoto State. Umahi, who was in Sokoto to inspect the reconstruction of a 372 km dual road from Sokoto...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Zonal Coordinator, Sokoto Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Abubakar Sabo has decried that lecturers in Nigeria’s universities have been on same salary regime since 2009. Professor Abubakar, who made the disclosure at a press conference held in...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Locals in some of the worst insecurity infested areas of Sokoto East Senatorial District have passed vote of confidence on the Nigerian military for their commitment towards ending the menace of banditry, kidnapping for ransom and other crimes against humanity that have bedeviled...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Programme Manager, Civil Society Scale Up Nutrition In Nigeria (CS-SUNN), Dr Goodness Anyanwu, said malnutrition is the major cause of death, stunting growth, poor brain and cognitive development as well as lowered productivity in adulthood. Dr. Anyanwu stated this on Thursday during...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 15 trucks containing food items in Sokoto State as part of its efforts to prevent smuggling which has aggravated the rising cost of commodities in the country. Mr Abubakar Chafe, Spokesperson, NCS, Sokoto Command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Obviously perplexed by happenings in Nigeria lately, the immediate past Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal has decried that, the country is not only in a coma but in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Tambuwal, who is the current Senator Representing Sokoto South...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Senator representing Sokoto East Senatorial District, Ibrahim Lamido has registered no fewer than 5,000 students from his constituency for the 2024/2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). This development which was in continuation of...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Christian Aid and Cooperazione Internationale with support funding from the European Union has flagged off two days workshop for journalists in Sokoto on disaster reduction and social safety. Given reasons for the training, the organizers said it was geared towards educating the...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) joint border patrol team sector IV has seized consignment of sex enhancement drugs worth N19.6 duty paid value in Sokoto state. The Coordinating Comptroller, Mr Kolapo Oladeji, made this known while briefing newsmen in Sokoto. He said that trucks of food items were...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has secured the release of another female Prospective Corps Member (PCM) and driver, who were kidnapped in Zamfara on their way to orientation camp in Sokoto. The NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa, disclosed this...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Senator representing Sokoto East Senatorial District of Sokoto State, Ibrahim Lamido, Wednesday flagged off the disbursement of 50,000 naira each to 5,852 students’ from his constituent. Addressing benefiting students from across the 8 local government areas of the constituent, the Senator hinted...
An officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kazeem Yusuf, on Tuesday told an FCT High Court that N4.6 billion was allegedly diverted to finance the 2015 gubernatorial election in Sokoto State. Yusuf said this while testifying as the second prosecution witness (PW2) in the trial...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The National Orientation Agency (NDE) has empowered no fewer than 48 graduates of the Agricultural Enhancement Scheme (AES) in Sokoto with 50, 000 naira each to enable them actualize their training on poultry and vegetable production. Delivering his speech at the NDE’s Sokoto...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed readiness for the conduct of the Feb. 3 Sokoto State rerun election. Mrs Hauwa Kangiwa, the state INEC Administrative Secretary, said this at a stakeholders meeting in Sokoto on Tuesday. She stated that the re-run would hold in 18...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Litigation and Prosecution officer of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State, Barrister Fodio Saidu, has said to the best of his understanding they are not prosecuting anybody for now over any infraction or electoral offenses from the 2023 general election....
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto Missionary Zonal Pastor of Christian Evangelical Church of Nigeria (CEFN), Reverend Micheal Adaji Olobo has asserted that the choices we make form the bases of our targets per time. Rev Olobo who took his Sunday text from Habakkuk 1: 1-3, spoke...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto/Zamfara States Customs Area Comptroller, Musa Omale, on Wednesday handed over 1,198 cartons of pharmaceutical products containing 3027 unregistered drugs of various categories to the National Agency for Food and Drug Control (NAFDAC). Addressing newsmen before presenting the consignments to...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Chief of Army Staff, (COAS) Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja today in Sokoto expressed optimism that the coming year, 2024 and beyond holds lots of prospects for Nigeria ad Nigerians. Lagbaja, who spoke after commissioning a multi purpose hall built in his...