Tag Archives: Sokoto

— Says external military actions require urgent internal reforms to yield lasting results Presidential hopeful, Gbenga Hashim, has described the recent United States airstrikes targeting Islamic State (IS) elements operating within Nigeria as a damning indictment of the country’s security architecture, blaming what he called the persistent failure of governance under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the APC-led administration. In …

Read More »

Speaking at its “Facts Behind the Figures” session on the NGX Nigerian Exchange (NGX) in Monday, Champion Breweries Plc (“Champion” or “the Company”) projected more than a five-fold increase in revenue and over ten times growth in profit after tax following the acquisition of Bullet, Nigeria’s No. 1 ready-to-drink (RTD) alcoholic brand.

Read More »

When the Federal Government announced with much fanfare that it had disbursed a colossal N330 billion in cash transfers to poor Nigerians, I paused, not in celebration, but in disbelief. Where, exactly, is the evidence of this money?

Read More »

Determined to enthrone a peaceful society for business to thrive, the Nigerian Army's nationwide operations, have recorded major gains as four terrorists were killed while 64 criminal suspects were arrested.

Read More »

In this chilling but fierce interview, Olivia (her pseudo name for security reasons) explains to Okosun Dennis, Nationalwire, her narrow escape from the jaws of death orchestrated by her husband, who desperately wanted her dead.

Read More »

Notwithstanding the commencement of the harvest season, prices of foodstuffs have gone up about 40 to 60 per cent in Kano, Sokoto and Kaduna states, a market survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has revealed. 

Read More »

An Aero Contractor aircraft to fly Lagos-Abuja-Sokoto route 9am on Tuesday has experienced a serious delay. The delay may not have been dissociated from a technical issue the airline is still trying to fix by noon. Meanwhile, passengers were agitated as many of them were going either for business operations or to resume work after the Easter holidays. Two hours …

Read More »

More than 545,000 expectant mothers and adolescent girls in Kebbi and Sokoto States have accessed the Iron Folic Acid Supplement to prevent high rising maternal mortality in the north western states.  In a project tagged Boosting Iron Folic Acid Supplementation for Pregnant Women in Northern Nigeria, PLAN International, since 2016 has worked with different stakeholders and community influencers in the …

Read More »

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the sum of N5.202 billion for the construction of a road in Sokoto State. Minister of State, Power, Works and Housing, Suleiman Hassan, explained that the Council approved the award of contract for the construction of Kagigi, Jaro, Goraye, and Takwaco road in Sokoto State. He briefed journalists …

Read More »

Folake Sokoya Alhaji Faruk Malami Yabo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in an online poll that attracted 2,243 votes, has defeated other aspirants within the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) eyeing the exalted position of the Sokoto State Governor. Aspirants in the poll include former Deputy Governor and Water Resources Minister, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, serving Senator Ibrahim …

Read More »