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SOKOTO: The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Sokoto State has intensified its preparations for the 2027 governorship election with the formal unveiling of Hon. Bello Isah Ambarura, the member ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Politics: UNICEF hails Sokoto’s child welfare drive
SOKOTO: The Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, has declared that Nigeria’s successful eradication of the wild polio virus demonstrates that even the ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Politics: How the Catholic Church steers Nigeria’s politics
The Roman Catholic Church has deep-seated roots in Nigeria’s politics, which can make or break elections in the Middle Belt and southeastern regions. Shackled by an image problem due to its inability ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Politics: Tambuwal urges Tinubu to prioritise security over politics
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prioritise ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Politics: Twists in Sokoto politics over Tambuwal's defection to ADC
The defection of former Sokoto State governor and senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has introduced new dynamics into the evolving ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Politics: Inside Nigeria's political dynasties
More children of past and present political leaders in the country are getting actively involved in politics, Weekend Trust can authoritatively reveal. Checks by our correspondents reveal that an ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Politics: Nigeria: Sokoto Court Sentences 3 to Death for Terrorism, Arms Trafficking
A High Court in Sokoto State has sentenced three men, including a citizen of the Republic of Niger, to death by hanging after convicting them of terrorism-related offences and illegal arms trafficking ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Politics: Tambuwal’s aide urges Nigerians to stop playing politics with insecurity in Sokoto
Dingyadi, who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Sokoto, berated politicians who were criticising President Muhammadu Buhari and Tambuwal over ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Politics: Demystifying the opposition in Sokoto
One of the recurring features of Nigeria’s democracy since 1999 has been the constant wave of political defections from one party to another. While the motives behind these defections vary, ranging ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Politics: Choosing governance over politics: Aliyu Sokoto’s example
The massive development witnessed in Sokoto state in the last 27 months is a testament to what could be achieved when an elected first-term governor focuses on delivering the dividends of good ...
News Nigeria » Sokoto » Politics: Breaking: Sultan of Sokoto reveals date of first day of Safar 1448AH
The spiritual leader of Nigeria's Muslims, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, has announced the date when Safar 1448AH will start in the country.