Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, have been sworn in for a second term in office. The inauguration event was held on Thursday at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, the state capital. Dignitaries in attendance include governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Nyesom Wike ...

The Police Command Sokoto State, has confirmed the arrest and detention of Police Sergeant,  Bello Garba, who allegedly shot one person to death and injured three others on Friday in Sokoto. The command said that the Sergeant shot 25-year-old Aminu Abdulrahman to death and injured Junaidu Abba, Babangida Muhammad and Awaisu Alti. The Command’s Public ...

  Members of the Northern Governors Forum have resolved to engage local vigilantes, hunters, and community watch groups in the security architecture of the region, to enhance intelligence gathering, rapid response, and sustained surveillance. The governors in a teleconference on Thursday presided over by the Chairman of the Forum and Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, ...

  Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has urged the National Assembly (NASS) to produce a legislation that would prescribe death sentence or life imprisonment for unlawful possession of arms in the country. Tambuwal made this call in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Muhammad Bello. The statement said ...

  Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has announced the death of three COVID-19 patients in the state. Tambuwal disclosed this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Muhammad Bello. The governor noted that all the three victims had history of other diseases such as diabetes, asthma, and ...

    President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Army to join the Police to flush out bandits from forests around the country, particularly in the areas that witnessed recent attacks. The President gave the directive in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. According to the ...

Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum and governor of Sokoto State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Aminu Tambuwal has applauded Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for enhancing the socio-economic life of Deltans through his sustained commitment towards promoting good governance in the state. Tambuwal who was speaking in Asaba while commissioning the Maryam Babangida dual carriageway ...

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal   Sokoto State Government, says it is considering the adoption of the Indonesian Islamic education model known as Pondok Pesantren Madrasah, to replace the existing Almajiri system. Gov. Aminu Tambuwal stated this on Sunday when he received the Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, AVM Usra Hendra Harahap, who paid him a courtesy visit ...

The support group of Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state (AMWATA), has lauded the governor for paying the new national minimum wage approved by the Federal Government. A statement jointly signed by the Group Chairman and his Secretary, Muhammad Sokoto and Alhaji Abubakar Ahmad respectively confirmed  this in Sokoto. The group said, “It is interesting ...

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the election of  Aminu Tambuwal as duly elected Governor of Sokoto State. The court also validated the election of Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje in a unanimous decision by the seven-member panel led by Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad. In  the Sokoto judgment read by Justice ...