Sokoto State governor Ahmed Aliyu has warned that his administration would not tolerate the issue of blasphemy. Aliyu also warned that his administration will deal decisively with anyone found guilty of any act aimed at degrading the personality of Prophet…
Bandits ‘kill’ Chief Imam, 2 others in Sokoto
Bandits have reportedly killed three persons including the Chief Imam of Gangara in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. It was learnt that the chief imam, fondly addressed as Liman Na-Kimba, was killed on Wednesday while coming back…
PDP has not suspended presidential campaign – Tambuwal
The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation (PCO) Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, says the organisation has not set aside its drive for votes kick-started on Monday. Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the…
How Obasanjo’s letter got Nigeria into this mess -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria is in deep trouble, and there is no use whatsoever beating about the bush over the bad matter. As I write now, the country is reeling from the barbaric act of some Muslim students stoning to death and burning…
Protesting Sokoto youths demand release of students arrested over blasphemy killing
Some Muslim youths in Sokoto State on Saturday morning trooped out to the streets in their numbers to protest against those accusing them of resorting to self-help and jungle justice over the killing of a female student for alleged blasphemy.…
26 die in Sokoto boat mishap
Following a boat mishap on the Shagari River in Sokoto state, twenty-six persons have been confirmed dead while the search continues for other possible victims. The Chairman of the Shagari Council area, Alhaji Aliyu Dantani, who disclosed that the accident…
13 killed in Sokoto boat mishap
Thirteen persons, including women and children, have been killed in a boat mishap that occurred in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Thursday. The victims were said to be traveling from Doruwa to Ginga when the boat capsized.…
Tambuwal urges Nigerian leaders to emulate Jakande
Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto has called on leaders in the country to emulate the life and times of late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, former Works Minister and first civilian governor of Lagos state, who passed on last month.…
Gunmen abduct housewife in Sokoto (Punch)
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the disappearance of a pregnant housewife suspected to have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The victim, Luba Bello, was reportedly abducted in her matrimonial home in the early hours of Thursday, at about…
Spare nobody in fight against hate speech, sultan tells government (Guardian)
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday charged the Federal Government to be “decisive in dealing with those who are bent on heating up the polity with hate speeches, no matter how highly placed they may be.” Abubakar,…