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–El-Rufai expresses delight, praises students for sheer courage The eight female students of Government Secondary School, Awon – who were kidnapped by terrorists on Monday 3rd April 2023 in the Awon general area of Kachia LGA – have escaped from the terrorists’ den. In a statement Signed by Samuel Aruwan …

  Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko says the victory recorded by the All Progressives Congress in the just concluded supplementary polls in Sokoto state is a testimony that the party owns the state. The lawmaker insisted that APC won the presidential elections in the state while wondering why the entire NASS …

  From : Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto     The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state winner of the Sokoto South Senatorial District elections.     Tambuwal, a former House of Representatives Speaker won by 100, 860 votes to defeat Senator Abdullahi Ibrahim Danbaba …

Daga Bashir Bello Sokoto, Najeriya Dan Majalisar tarayya mai wakiltar mazabar Wurno/Raba, dake Jihar Sokoto, Honarabul Ibrahim Al-Mustapha Aliyu ya bayyana cewa zai amince da duk hukumcin da hukumar Zaɓe mai zaman kanta ta kasa (INEC) ta ayyana a matsayin sakamakon zaɓen da aka sake gudanarwa. Hon Ibrahim Al-Mustapha wanda …

  By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto Late arrival of materials in addition to seeming voters apathy at some polling units for the Saturday NASS supplementary elections in Sokoto state characterised the exercise. Besides , there was anger amongst voters who could not hide their concerns over the delay even as women …

  *Says world watching Presidential Election Petitions proceedings A social activist and author, Reno Omokri, has said forensic analysis of the presidential election result of the February 25, 2023 showed that there were over voting in more than 10,000 polling units, which represents almost 8% of all PUs. He, however, …

The National Universities Commission (NUC) Visitation Team on Wednesday, 12th April, 2023, paid a facility assessment visit to the proposed Canadian University of Nigeria, Abuja. The team comprises Mr. Mustapha Rasheed, Deputy Director (Masterplan & Infrastructure), Mr. Abubakar Girei Deputy Director (Academic Matters), Umma Giwa-Amu, Deputy Director (Governance & Legal …

  By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto A transition committee of 88 members has been constituted and approved by the Sokoto state Governor -Elect, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto to be chaired by Alhaji Abubakar Sani Makaman Sokoto. The committee with membership drawn from across the 3 Senatorial zones, comprised of experienced and …

    The African Institute of Waste Management and Environmental Studies has called on the European Union (EU) and African Union (AU) to make it mandatory for tobacco companies across Africa to pay for the evacuation of discarded cigarette butts and packs polluting streets, markets, motor parks, train stations, football …

  By Salisu Na’inna Dambatta   That the sum of USD 800 million (about N386 billion) borrowed by the Federal Government through the World Bank would be used to cushion the initial potential negative effects of the forthcoming removal of subsidy on the price of premium motor spirit, or petrol, …