GOC 1Div Commissions NA remodeled Guest House in Sokoto
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto A newly re-modeled Nigerian Army Guest House was Friday commissioned in Sokoto by the General Officer Commanding, 1 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Adeniyi Oyebade. The re-modeled structure is located at No. 1 Achida Road, Sokoto. In his address, Major General Adeniyi who was also the Guest of Honour according to a […]
Ooni’s Palace: Osinabjo, Sultan And Others To Grace Ooni’s Birthday
The Nigeria’s Vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo is expected in Ile-Ife on Tuesday 17th October 2017 as the Special Guest of Honour at a leadership symposium in honour of the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II who will be marking his 43rd birthday with Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji […]
Sokoto approves over N1.5bn rural roads contract
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto In its bid to consolidate in the area of infrastructure, Sokoto state Executive Council Chaired by Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has approved the sum of over N1.5 billion for construction, rehabilitation and expansion of a number of rural roads across the 23 LGs in the state. A statement issued Sunday morning […]
UNICEF partners UDUS on research, knowledge sharing- Official
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto EXPLORING more areas of synergy for academic excellence in institutions of higher learning, the United Nations International Children Education Fund (UNICEF) at the weekend, sealed a deal on research and knowledge sharing partnership with Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto. Sokoto Chief Field Officer of UNICEF, Mr Mouhuiddin Mohammed who made the disclosure at a […]
APC primaries: loser, Sadiq, defects to PDP, picks ticket
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto BARELY 72hours after suffering defeat at the All Progressives Congress(APC) primaries conducted Thursday in Sokoto for the Kware/Wamakko Federal Constituency, Hon. Sadiq Abubakar has defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). The party has equally given him automatic ticket to contest against Hon. Ahmed Kalambaina who won the APC primaries. Kalambaina […]
ICYMI: How Jonathan’s govt fought Boko Haram with ‘Ukrainian mercenaries who posed as instructors’
👤by Fredrick Nwabufo Mohammed Mamu, former chief of administration of the Nigerian air force, says the office of the national security adviser under former President Goodluck Jonathan hired Ukrainian mercenaries to fight Boko Haram. Boko Haram held a swathe of territories and carried out fatal attacks in the federal capital territory (FCT) in the early […]
Idil’s letter from prison
İdil, the Director of Amnesty International Turkey, was detained along with nine others during a workshop in Istanbul. They are accused of assisting a terrorist organisation. This is a ridiculous and baseless accusation. They have done nothing wrong. We want to share with you a letter İdil has written from her prison cell, after hearing […]
President Buhari Calls For Stronger Global Ties To Edge Out Terrorism
Femi Adesina, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja called on world leaders to strengthen relationships across borders, and be more forthright in intelligence sharing in order to curb the growing sophistication in global terrorism. Receiving the Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Mr. Aseem Muhammed Hanafi Elseify, at a Letter of Credence presentation ceremony […]
2019 polls: Opposition parties ‘ll get few votes- Wamakko
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Opinions and predictions ahead of the 2019 general polls have begun just as Senator Aliyu Magatarkada Wamakko(APC-Sokoto) has expressed optimism in favour of the ruling APC, saying opposition parties will win few votes. Wamakko according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Bashir Rabe Mani made the […]
Chairman Nigerian National Merit Award Visits Danbatta
The Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Merit Award, NNMA, Professor Shekarau Yakubu Aku recently led top management staff of the organisation on a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. Prof. Aku’s team was received on behalf of the Commission by Prof. Umar Danbatta, the EVC/CEO of NCC. Aku, who assumed […]