Sokoto State Police Command has explained that ballot papers that were discovered in a vehicle were meant for voter education purposes and not thumb-printed for voting as speculated in the public. Police officers in Sokoto had on Sunday, February 17, intercepted a vehicle containing voting materials allegedly belonging to opposition party People’s Democratic Party (PDP). […]
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Family head refute rumour of siblings defecting to PDP
THE Patriarch of the late Alhaji Muhammadu Dodo Iya, Iyan Sokoto family, Alhaji Aminu Dodo Iya, has refuted fake news making the round to the effect that some of the family members have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ). This is contained in a statement signed by Alhaji Aminu Dodo Iya, who is […]
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Sokoto: INEC distributes 1.7m PVCs, returns 155,958 uncollected to CBN
THE Resident Electoral Commission (REC), Mallam Sadiq Abubakar of Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) in Sokoto has revealed that a total number of 1,726,887 permanent voters card (PVCs) has so far been distributed to the electorates in the State. Speaking on Thursday during a stakeholders meeting organised by the Commission with leaders political parties in […]
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Wamakko inaugurates FG’s 60KWs solar power project in Torankawa
THE Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, on Tuesday, inaugurated a 60 Kilo Watts Solar Photovoltaic Connected Mini-Grid Project in Torankawa town, Yabo Local Government of Sokoto State. The Model Project was successfully executed by the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, while it was funded by the Sovereign Green […]
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INEC seeks collaboration with security agencies in managing election risks
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sought the collaboration of security agencies and community leaders to effectively Manage election risks in five violence-prone local government areas in Sokoto state. The Commission’s Administrative Secretary, Alhaji Yunusa Jika-Kura, gave the indication at a workshop on Election Risk Management (ERM) on Monday in Sokoto. He explained that […]
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Buhari, APC Campaign train moves to Kebbi
APC takes campaign to Kebbi By Ismaila ChafeThe Presidential campaign train of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has departed for Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital, after a successful rally in Sokoto, Sokoto State, on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Buhari and his entourage had first paid
3,385 PDP members defect to APC in Sokoto State
NOT less than 3385 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from Silame and Binji Local Governments of Sokoto State on Sunday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement by the Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko on Media and Publicity, […]
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Attacks: NAF deploy aircrafts on special operations in Sokoto
NAN The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed Jet aircrafts and helicopters on special surveillance in efforts to flush out bandits in Sokoto State and environs. Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Tactical Air Command (TAC), disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday at the arrival of Special Force at Sultan Abubakar […]
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NDLEA arrests 178 drug offenders, secures 29 convictions in Sokoto
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested 178 illicit drugs offenders in Sokoto State, out of which 29 persons were convicted in 2018.
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Sokoto: 50 Governorship candidates sign peace accord
A total number of fifty (50) governorship candidates signed peace accord in an event organised by International Republican Institute (IRI) in Sokoto on Wednesday. The important event was jointly organised in conjunction with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and USAID, which is aimed at promoting peaceful coexistence among the politicians before, during and after […]
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