Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has blamed the deplorable state of tertiary health institutions in the country on the inability of state governors to fund basic primary and secondary health facilities under their respective care. Adewole, who stated this at the Senate plenary on Tuesday, said state governments had “literally abandoned” health care. He […]Read More
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Adamu on Wednesday launched operation puff adder in Zamfara state. The IGP, while launching operation, said the Nigerian police is good to go energetically in the fight against bandits in Zamfara. Adamu revealed that bandits in Zamfara state has scampered to neighboring States especially to Sokoto with the […]Read More
The Federal Government has ordered the closure of the land borders in states where supplementary elections will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019. A statement from the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr Muhammad Babandede, confirmed the order for the closure of the land borders of Adamawa, Benue and Sokoto states, from […]Read More
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Wednesday urged Muslims to start looking for the new moon of Rajab 1440AH. Abubakar stated this in a statement by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs and Sultanate Council in Sokoto. The Sultan said, “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that […]Read More
Bandits’ reign of terror has continued unabated in Sokoto and Kaduna States as 45 persons were reported killed yesterday.According to Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, 16 persons were killed in a fresh banditry at Dalijan, Rakkoni and Kalhu communities in the Rabah Local Government Area of the state. The other 29 were reportedly killed […]Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari took his nationwide campaign to Sokoto on Wednesday where he pledged to continue his duty of protecting the integrity of Nigerians as well as pursue his three cardinal programmes. Addressing a mammoth crowd of supporters of All Progressive Congress (APC) , President Buhari said that his administration was successfully implementing the fight […]Read More
Fresh attacks on three villages in Gandi District, Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State by people suspected to be a spill-over of the armed bandits terrorising Zamfara State, has left about 25 people dead and hundreds of others homeless. As a result of the attacks which occurred on Sunday in Warnanna and two other […]Read More
A member of Sokoto State House of Assembly Alhaji Muhammad Bashir, who lost in the bid to secure the All Progressive Congress (APC) ticket for the House of Representatives, has dumped the party. Bashir said on the floor of the assembly on Wednesday in Sokoto that he has now shifted loyalty to the Peoples Democratic […]Read More