•Late Emir Isa Muhammad Bawa There were palpable fears across the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State today as youths of the Gatawa community protested over the gruesome killing of their traditional ruler, Isa Muhammad Bawa, by suspected bandits. The district head was reportedly killed, yesterday, before the ransom could reach th...
•Boat mishap Four persons have died in a boat mishap at Dundaye community in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Head, Sokoto Field Operation Office of the National Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi, confirmed the incident to our correspondent today in Sokoto. He said that the incident occurred on Sunday evening, ...
•Gunmen The abductors of the former Sarkin Gobir Sabon Birni, who is now the district head of Gatawa, have reportedly demanded N1 billion to release him and his two other relatives. The district head, his son and younger brother were abducted at Kwanan Maharba while they were coming back from Sokoto last Saturday, reports Daily […]
•Governor Ahmed Aliyu Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has given assent to the Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law, which stripped Alhaji Sa`ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, of the power to appoint district and village heads in the state. The law had generated controversy across the country as many were opposed to it, […]...
•Sultan of Sokoto The Governor Ahmed Aliyu administration in Sokoto State says the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has no constitutional power to appoint district and village heads in the North-West state. The Sokoto State Attorney General, Muhammad Nasiru Binji, stated this at a public hearing at the State House of Assembly yest...
Sokoto State Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Nasiru Binji, has said that the embattled Sokoto District Heads remain deposed in the eyes of the law. However, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice stated this while speaking with the press today, adding that the court order on the deposed district heads in the state has been [&hel...
•Governor Ahmed Aliyu The Sokoto State governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has relieved nine district heads of their appointment over alleged insubordination, aiding of insecurity and land racketeering. The district heads were those of Unguwar Lalle, Yabo, Wamakko, Tulluwa, llela, Dogon Daji, Kebbe, Alkammu, and Giyawa, reports Daily Trust. The state gover...
The Unicef and European union have today join forces to poster Child friendly justice in Sokoto state. The two bodies commenced a two day training of Sharia court judges, police, and Hisbah group in Sokoto on child protection act with a view to access justice for children below the age of 18 that came in […]
•Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto State Government has declared today, Friday, April 12, 2024, as a work-free day. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Bawa, announced this in a statement yesterday. The statement revealed that the purpose of the public holiday is to allow civil servants to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr with their families. “...
The federal government has raised the alarm over maternal and infant mortality in Sokoto State, saying 44 out of 100 newborn babies in the state die. It, therefore, sought homegrown solutions to maternal and infant fatality in and across the state. The Special Adviser in charge of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Health, Salma Ibrahim, [...
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