By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto The General Officer Commanding 8 Division Nigeria Army , Sokoto , Major General Ibikunle Ajose has said that the war against banditry and terrorists across the area of responsibility of the command were progressively and steadily being won by troops, noting that several …
Read More »Foundation donates writing materials, uniforms to 200 orphans, indigent kids in Sokoto
A Sokoto-based NGO, Balarabe Goronyo Foundation has donated assorted writing materials and uniforms to no fewer than 200 orphans and indigent children in Sokoto City. The beneficiaries were given various writing materials like books and pencils, as well as uniforms. Its founder, Alhaji Zayyanu Aliyu, said that the beneficiaries …
Read More »NTA, NAN staff, Binji, Nasir emerge Sokoto NUJ Chair , Secretary
by Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto A new set of 7-man executives for the Sokoto state Council of the Nigeria Union of journalists (NUJ) have been elected with Usman Muhammed Binji of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Sokoto Zonal centre chapel emerging as its Chairman. Also , Muhammad Naseer Bello of the …
Read More »EFCC chair Olukoyede urges youths to brace against corruption , related offences for self actualisation , innovative progress
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has urged youths in the country to fiercely rise in tackling corruption and allied offences through responsive collaboration towards achieving self actualisation and innovative progress for promoting positive national values. ” Taking short cuts will always cut people short. Reject short cut through …
Read More »Minimum wage: Sokoto NLC says LG workers, teachers to benefit as body suspends intended strike
The Sokoto state branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress says genuine council workers and teachers in the state will also benefit from the N70,000 minimum wage implementation by the state government from January next year. The disclosure was made at a press briefing weekend by the state NLC chairman …
Read More »Sokoto NSCDC braces for responsive synergy against insecurity – Alfadarai
Usman Ishaq Alfadarai, Commandant Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Sokoto state has reiterated the command’s readiness to brace for more effective synergy with other security agencies in curtailing crime in the state. Alfadarai said he will ensure responsive mechanisms were piloted for more strategic operations against emerging security challenges …
Read More »PDP Zonal Youth Leader Commends Hon Buhari Yarima Of Sokoto North
People Democratic Party Zonal Youth leader Alhaji Atiku Muhammad Yabo has Commends the efforts and movement to move education and economic activities of Sokoto north 1 constituency to the next level. Alhaji Atiku Muhammad Yabo PDP zonal Youth leader said the commendation became necessary because the gesture is to move …
Read More »SOSG purchases N1.7bn relief for flood victims –SEMA
Sokoto State Government has purchased assorted relief materials for distribution to flood victims worth over N1.7billion. The Executive Secretary of the Sokoto State Emergency Management (SEMA),Alhaji Bashir Muhammad, disclosed when he addressed newsmen on Tuesday in Sokoto. Muhammad also gave an update on the commendable and plausible efforts by …
Read More »SOSG’S FAILED DAMAGE CONTROL AND MATTERS ARISING
The attempt by the Sokoto State Commissioner of Information in far away Abuja to mitigate the scandal over his principal’s self-declared expenditure of N1.2 billion on the repair of 25 boreholes in the state and the questionable award of contract for the fencing of streets in Sokoto Metropolis has again …
Read More »EFCC SHOULD PROBE BILLIONS OF NAIRA STREET FENCING IN SOKOTO
The People’s Democratic Party in Sokoto State wishes to express deep sadness over the current situation, in which Sokoto State is catching the attention of the entire nation for reasons that have never been as as negative as during the present APC administration of Ahmed Aliyu. In a statement SIGNED …
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