By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Diversity Bridge Builders Collective (DBBC), a coalition of advocates for true inclusion, zero prejudice and peaceful coexistence, has attributed former Vice President Atiku Abubarka’s inexplicable deletion of a tweet condemning the gruesome murder of a female student in Sokoto, over alleged threat by trolls...
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Former Vice President and presidential aspirant in People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubarka, has controversially deleted a tweet made on his verified Twitter account, condemning the heinous murder of a female student at the College of Education, Sokoto, Sokoto state. The tweet was made 20 minutes after midnight on Friday,...
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...
Students of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto are reported to have stoned and burnt their own colleague to death for allegedly blaspheming Islam prophet. According to a report by Peoples Gazette, the irate attackers, who went berserk Thursday afternoon, roasted the Christian female student, simply identified...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – No fewer than five villagers have been killed by bandits, who attacked Takakume Village of Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. It was gathered by our correspondent that the incident occured in the late hours of Sunday, 8th May, 2022. The perpetrators according...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) through its Women Employment Branch (WEB) on Monday flagged off a 5 day training workshop forDirector General of NDE, Malam Nuhu Fipko, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), sokoto State, . 130 women in Sokoto on diverse skills. According...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has flagged off the 2022 Sustainable Agricultural Development Training Scheme (SADTS) for 38 participants alongside orientation of loans to be disbursed to the 2021 trainees of the scheme in Sokoto. Speaking at the event, the State Coordinator of NDE,...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has reiterated his matching orders to troops of the Nigerian Army to intensify the elimination of bandits and terrorist from every part of the country. COAS Faruk gave the order on Tuesday shortly after...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 has urged Nigerians to call a spade a spade by appropriately calling bandits their right name which is simply terrorists. The Sultan, who spoke on Tuesday...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Amazed by the crowds that thronged his village central Eid praying ground in Wamakko town today, Senator Aliyu Wamakko has appealed to all Nigerians to pray for peace, security and prosperity of the country. Senator Wamakko, made the call shortly after observing the two...
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...
BY ANKELI EMMAJUEL, Sokoto – Ahead of 2023 general elections, no fewer than 11 commissioners, the Secretary to the State Government as well as the Chief of Staff to governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal have resigned. The resignation of the 13 cabinet members however did not come to many as...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has began documentation and training of 46 cooks for the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme in Sokoto. The participating cooks who were drawn two each from the 23 LGAs of Sokoto State...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State Police Command has paraded a 65 years old man, identified as Ibrahim Adamu Magana for allegedly defiling two minors aged 10 and 9 within Sokoto Cinema area of Sokoto North LGA of the state. Narrating the incident that led to Magana’s...
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...
At least twenty six (26) persons have been confirmed dead while search continues following a boat mishap on Shagari River in Shagari local government area of Sokoto state. Chairman of Shagari Council area, Alhaji Aliyu Dantani, who disclosed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday,...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – In his continued efforts towards ensuring healthy living in Sokoto State, Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the scheme for the change of cadre for all those willing to undertake special training in Nursing, Midwifery and Community Health Extension workers. The State commissioner of...
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...