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  • Obasanjo Visits Sokoto, Commend Sultan For Quality Leadership

    Obasanjo Visits Sokoto, Commend Sultan For Quality Leadership

    By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto

    The former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria General Olusegun Obasanjo (rtd), visits sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar as part of his one day visit to Sokoto state.

    He was led to the palace by Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, his deputy, members of the state executive council , SSG and HOS and top ranking politicians amongst others.

    While at the Palace, the general commended the Sultan for hospitality and quality leadership and urged him to always focus his senses on his subjects.

    The Sultan similarly recalls the leadership qualities of the general challenging him to always exhibit the role model in him.

  • SOKOTO: Ten Political Parties Append Signatures Ahead Of 2020/2021 Local Government Elections

    SOKOTO: Ten Political Parties Append Signatures Ahead Of 2020/2021 Local Government Elections

    By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto

    The brief ceremony that took place at Sultan Maccido Institute of Qur’an and General Studies was attended by stakeholders and security agencies.

    Speaking at the ceremony, the Executive Chairman State Independent Electoral Commission, Alhaji Aliyu Suleiman said the meeting for the stakeholders was aimed at resolving issues for the conduct of free, fair and peaceful elections.

    He added that it was also for all political parties to sign peace accord.

    The Resident Electoral Commissioner who was represented by his director Ahmad Musa assured hitch free conduct of the local government elections saying grassroots democracy always pave way for actual democracy adding that SIEC has put everything in motion and therefore commended them for feats.

    “We have to abide with the rule of the game where the loosed must accept defeat, when one becomes victorious, celebration galore, I therefore called on all stakeholders to be law abiding”.

    The state Commissioner of Police,Kola Okunlola reiterated that elections have been coming and going but the council election has never been given adequate for us being the generator of democracy.

    He then adviced them to be law abiding as submitted by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

    ” No person is allowed to move around the hours of 6am–4pm for security purpose, all polling booths would be secured, and we are not going to be hard on anybody, unless and unless he breaks the rule of the game”.

    Chairman of the ‘Peace Accord’, Alhaji Namadina AbdulRahman who read the text of the Peace Accord said African Alliance,African Democratic Congress, All Progressive Grand Alliance,All Peoples Party and African Progressive Movement signed the Peace Accord.

    Other parties include Boot Party, Peoples Democratic Party, Young Peoples Party and Zenith Labour Party.

    Other security agencies present at the ceremony all pledged to participate in providing security at the polling booths.

  • SOKOTO: PDP Issue Electioneering Campaign Flags To Council Chairmen

    SOKOTO: PDP Issue Electioneering Campaign Flags To Council Chairmen

    By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto

    The Sokoto Central Zone electioneering campaign ceremony that took place at Shehu Kangiwa Square was attended by all the 23 local government areas PDP executives.

    Inaugurating the chairmen, governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal urged them to be law abiding and consider their electorates more important than their interest.

    He also made it clear to them to listen to the yearnings of their electorates and execute projects that has direct bearing especially to those at the rural areas.

    Tambuwal reminded them that with the current Nigeria’s insecurity coupled the poverty, they should look at their at problems worthy to solve and assist depending on the level and the allocation of area.

    The former Governor and founder of PDP in the state, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa revealed that many innocent citizens were killed and nothing no action was taken to protect the lives and properties of the people of Sokoto state.

    He said it is a duty imposed Federal Government to protect the lives and properties of its citizens and that for to refuse participating in the election is merely neglecting Nigerian laws enshrined in the constitution.

    State PDP party Chairman, Sokoto Central Vice-chairman of the Chairmen forum Bello Aliyu Goronyo and Muhammad Dangoggo, women leader and other speakers as well said the party is very much alive in fulfilling promises and execution of modern day projects like supporting agriculture, education and such that beautifies cities as flyovers.

    Other major projects they said include supply of portable dinking water and provision of medicaments to hospitals for pregnant mothers and children below the age of five years.

    They also emphasized on the electorates to participate fully during the local council election that comes up on Saturday 27th of this month. 

    Other speakers include Pilgrims Welfare Agency Chairman Alhaji Mukhtar Bello Maigona, Abdullahi Tsitse and series of others.

  • Sokoto Police Command Provides Toll Free line

    Sokoto Police Command Provides Toll Free line

    By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto

      With reference to No. AZ:5250/SKS/PRD/VOL.111/178, dated 22ndMarch 2021,Sokoto state police command wishes to inform the general public that the command in their efforts to ensure prompt response to emergencies , Provides toll freeline in addition to the existing control room number.

    This was contained in a release signed and issued to newsmen in Sokoto by the Command’s PPRO, ASP Sanusi Abubakar.
    However, The Nigeria Police Force has also launched a mobile application available on android and IOS for prompt response and it’s very effective 24 hours.

     It further said one can send live vedios, pictures and audio of current events and quick response will be made  in few seconds via calls. On pressing the emergency button, you will receive a call instantly.

    Members of the public are enjoined to take full advantage of these initiatives to enable the police serve them better .The Nigeria Police Force is committed to ensure the  safety of lives and properties of Nigerians.
    The Command provides TollFree Line Sokoto as 08031230631.

  • SOKOTO: Police Command Parade Arrested Criminals, Kidnappers

    SOKOTO: Police Command Parade Arrested Criminals, Kidnappers

    By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto

    The Command is facing serious challenges as recorded from the tremendous successes ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping and other forms of crimes.

    The state Commissioner of Police CP Kola Okunlola who briefed the press today on criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide said on the first of March Faruk and Mansur all of Bodinga local government reported that large number of unknown bandits invaded their community and carted away some properties and similarly killed one Bello and kidnapped Maryam Umar.

    One of the gang members Abubakar was arrested in connection of the crime possessing AK 47, while others are still at large.

    On the case of kidnapping and criminal conspiracy that occurred on the 12th of this March at Tambagarka village of Wurno local government investigation through reports led to the arrest of two persons who are still under investigation.

    In a related development, criminal conspiracy,kidnapping and armed robbery on the 11th of this month, men of the command arrested Abdullahi Modi in Tangaza local government area.

    The Commissioner who also disclosed a number of attacks and terrorisms at Goronyo, Wurno, Rabah and other local government areas called on the people of Sokoto, groups individuals to always report any suspected person or movements while the command assured guaranty of lives of those that offer to give accurate reports whether informants or individuals.

    Mr. said accurate report may attract payment and safety of lives as the police force was established the safeguard lives and properties of humanity.

  • Each School Year Increases Woman’s Earning By 20%–Osinbajo

    Each School Year Increases Woman’s Earning By 20%–Osinbajo

    By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto

    Sokoto is in itself a citadel of learning, home to revered leaders and revolutionary Sheikh Usman Ibn Fodio. We are justly proud of the quality of scholarship deeply entrenched in the research works of the founding fathers of the Caliphate.

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made this known when he visited Sultan Abubakar 111 at his Palace during the maiden convocation of the Sokoto State University where he shared some thoughts where society can engage in the great work of thinking, planning ahead and proffering solutions.

    He said the difference between failure and success is usually planning and preparation. And it is our duty to find answers to the difficult issues which will undoubtedly impact our future as a nation.

    “We are projected to quadruple our population at the end of the century. To handle this, education is important – especially that of the girl child. We also need to redesign the speed, scale and quality of our educational system to allow for creativity, technology and innovation.

    ” The importance of girl child education cannot be over emphasized. It has been said that each additional school year increases a woman’s earning by 20%. Considering that women make almost half of our population, ignoring this will be a major disservice to us as a country. Women empowerment also has a trickledown effect as seen in the case of Nana Asma’u, who back in the 18th century, educated women who went on to educate and empower other women across West Africa”, he averred.

    He further explained that, Climate change threatens our food and actual security by way of the farmers-herdsmen clash. To mitigate this, we are working with state governments through the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP). Solar power as an alternative to oil and gas is also being implemented.

    To handle insecurity, technology will be crucial for both smart surveillance and interception of criminals. Also, now more than ever, we need a decentralized policing system and we have proposals before the NASS to bring this to fruition. We are working to safeguard ALL Nigerians.

  • Transborder drug trafficker arrested with N1bn worth of cocaine in Sokoto

    Transborder drug trafficker arrested with N1bn worth of cocaine in Sokoto

    Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Sokoto State have arrested a 36-year-old suspected transborder drug trafficker, Nkem Timothy, alias Auwalu Audu, while trying to cross to Algeria through Niger Republic with 62 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine.

    Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Mr Femi Babafemi, who made these known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday February 28, said the substance which weighed 1.550kg, has an estimated street value of about N1 billion. He said the illicit drug was neatly concealed inside yoghurt bottles.

    Babafemi in the statement said the suspect who resides in Algeria, was intercepted on a motorcycle around the baggage area at Illela border while trying to cross to the Niger Republic.

    “He was found with an ECOWAS passport with different name written as Auwalu Audu but he gave his real name as Nkem Timothy” Babafemi stated in the statement read

    He said his men had commenced further investigation to unravel his sponsor and other members of the transborder drug cartel.

    “This is a ground breaking feat for us in the Command as seizure of this magnitude of type A drug (cocaine) has never been made in Sokoto Command before.

    Meanwhile, the Adamawa state Command of the Agency has also arrested one Umar Mohammed with 82 blocks of compressed cannabis sativa weighing 70kg at Lafiya Lamurde area of Adamawa state.

    In his reaction to the seizures, Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended the two Commands and charged them to remain vigilant and ensure no illict drug goes in or out of their areas of responsibility” the statement read

  • Sokoto: APC Expresses Lack Of Confidence In SIEC

    Sokoto: APC Expresses Lack Of Confidence In SIEC

    By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto

    “Our position is due to the glaring fact that they are all card carrying members of the PDP.

    All of them are very close cohorts of the leadership of the government in Sokoto state who are always dancing to its tunes”, declared the state APC Chairman, Isah Sadiq Achida while addressing newsmen at the party Secretariat along Sultan Abubakar Road, Sokoto.
    He said the recent happenings in the preparations for forthcoming LG elections in the state have glaringly confirmed our their position.

    That when the state government announced the belated decision to conduct the local government elections in the state, they expected the electoral body to arrange consultative meetings with other political parties for the successful conduct of the elections but outrightly refused to do so.

    Achida said they expected a just umpire like SIEC should have invited political parties for their inputs before coming up with an election timetable adding that it was a further indication of their lack of fairness and unwillingness to provide a level playing ground for political parties wishing to participate in the elections.

    “It is sad to note that apart from deliberately starving the local governments of funds that legally belong to them, the present administration in Sokoto state will go down in history as one that was instrumental to reducing the tenure of elected local government councils from three to two years for no other reason than to serve the personal convenience of its leadership”, averred the chairman.

    He said the APC in Sokoto therefore call on all its members and supporters across the state not to participate or have anything to do with the conduct of the elections in the interest of the party and the principles of democracy which the APC represents.

  • SOKOTO: Kidnappers Shot Former Assembly Member, Kidnap Three Members Of His Family

    SOKOTO: Kidnappers Shot Former Assembly Member, Kidnap Three Members Of His Family

    By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto

    AbdulWahab Yahaya Goronyo Tuesday around three o’clock in the morning encountered kidnappers in a Hilux and good number of motorcycles adopted hawk system while picking its preys and kidnapped two of his sons and a sister to his wife.

    Eyes confirmed that the terrorists forced open the gate and entered the house after overpowering the gate man who tried to deny them entry into the main house.

    “The gate man was shot but could not affect him, it was the number of the terrorists that overpowered him, pin him down, and made their way into the main house”, said the unanimous speaker.

    Open hearing unnecessary voices, the former member of the state House of Assembly and owner of the house, AbdulWahab Yahaya Goronyo came out of the house to see what was causing the commotion, but only succeeded in accommodate a bullet in his thigh.

    The unanimous speaker further said apart from AbdulWahab’s residence no any other house was attacked.

    All efforts to contact Police Headquarters proved abortive as their phones were put off for several hours.

  • Masari, Mangal Visit Sokoto, Commiserate With State Gov’t and Fire victims

    Masari, Mangal Visit Sokoto, Commiserate With State Gov’t and Fire victims

    By Muhammad Goronyo, Sokoto
    While commiserating with Sokoto state government and victims of Sokoto Central fire victims,Governor Aminu Bello Masari accompanied by Dahiru Bara’u Mangal said they should submit everything to God.
    “With patience, everything lost would be restored”, averred Masari.
    He said he had a personal reason to visit Sokoto and prayed to Allah to really and bring back what had been razed by the inferno many folds adding that it is not what one can easily access in terms of naira and kobo.
    Masari later prayed for none reoccurrence of the disaster as it affects the nation generally.