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  • Sokoto police nabs AIG, Force Secretary impersonator, car thief

    The Sokoto state police command has arrested one Ibrahim Dangaladima for fraudulence and impersonation as an ‘Assistant Inspector General’ of police.
    The suspect who confessed that he had been in the business for 5 years was tracked and arrest at Mabera area in Sokoto.
    Parading the suspect on Wendesday, Cordelia ‎Nwawe, spokesperson of the command said luck ran out of hand last Friday for the suspect who had for the past four months been operating as AIG and Force Secretary with an office at the headquarters in Abuja.
    Nwawe said the suspect requested a total of  N604, 500 in the guise of offering  jobs in the Force.
    ” He offered to have 9 slots for 5 cadet ASPs and 4 cadet Inspectors to an unsuspecting businessman. He engages victims through consistent text messages using Etisalat SIM card no: 08182229077‎ which made the potential victim suspicious.
    “He requested N482,500 for the cadet ASPs at N76,500 each and N222,000 for the cadet Inspectors respectively”, She explained.
    ‎The command’s image maker said” the suspect confessed he had duped uncountable number of unsuspecting, law abiding public. We have recovered the SIM card from him.”

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    In the same vein Nwawe confirmed the arrest of a car theft specialist, Surajo Abdullahi.
    The suspect according to the command’s PPRO, got nabbed with a master key at the Shehu Mosque in Sokoto through ‎prolonged intelligence operations.
    ” He succeeded in opening a Toyota Corrolla ‘E’ with registration no: SLM 202 AA but before he turned the ignition, he was arrested.”
    The car is said to belong to one Alhaji Dahiru Muhammad of Gidan Igwai area, Sokoto.
    However, Abdullahi who confessed been in the business for long also said he was initiated by his master, Alhaji Baba Yaro of Minna, Niger.
    ” After any theft, he takes the vehicle to his master at Garki, Abuja. Efforts to arrest Yaro is being made and the suspects will be charged to Court”, he explained.
    Nwawe further warned that the police has its modus operandi of recruitment with authentic website and page, adding ” the public should be wary of impersonators and fraudsters. There is no recruitment currently going on in the Force.”
    She also sieized the opportunity to remind politicians in the state that the police would not compromise its role and efforts at ensuring peaceful conduct of electioneering exercise.
    ” I will say that politicians should strictly play the game and process according to the rules and guidelines. We will not condone acts of thuggery, violence and social misconduct capable of jeopardising public peace.”

  • ‘We will deliver 15 million votes to Buhari in 2019’

    Women and youth leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North West zone have risen from their meeting to strategize on how to deliver victory to the party in the zone, saying that, they will mobilize 15 million votes for President Muhammadu Buhari during the 2019 elections.
    The North West Youth Leader, Sadiq Sani Fakai while opening the meeting said, the presidential election was just 82 days away, hence the need to strategize on how to mobilize support for the party and ensure its victory.
    He said, President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has delivered good governance in all ramifications, but corrupt politicians are bent on rubbishing its achievements, therefore the youths must rise to promote the APC government’s achievements and canvass votes for it.
    Briefing newsmen shortly after the opening of the meeting, leader of the youth caucus and Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Investment, Ismail Ahmad, said the meeting has mapped out strategy to deliver 15 million votes President Buhari in the forthcoming polls.
    He also vowed that they will work to reclaim Sokoto State and all legislative seats lost to other parties, both in states and National Assembly.
    According to him, “We have a lot of work to do, but we have a lot of opportunities to mine. As at January this year, there were 18.5 million registered voters in the north west zone and theere was opening again within the year, where we had encouraged more people to register and a lot of people were encouraged to collect their PVC as well, so the registered voters should be in the region of 20 million now.
    “We are going down to all the wards, all the local government area in all the seven states of the North West to mobilize for the people. Remember that in 2015, with the exception of Senator Danjuma Lah of Kaduna South, all the senators of The North West zone we were APC. All the governors of the North West for the first time since 1999 were APC, until recently when we had the defection of the Sokoto State Governor.
    “Our plan is to ensure that the party maintains that 2015 success and reclaim Sokoto State as well as all our legislative seats both at the national and state levels.

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    “It is going to be a lot of work, what I have called on my colleagues at the north west level to do is not going to be easy, it is not going to be a tea party. We are aware that the contest is between two northerners, but we will do our home work well. Again, we know people appreciate performance that is glaring and the president has performed way above expectation in terms of real things on the ground, not just semantics.
    “This government has done a lot of work, but it doesn’t have many people speaking for it
    “So, we know in reality we cannot get hundred percent votes from the North West, but in 2015, north west alone delivered over eight million votes to the APC, this time, we will work hard and ensure that we deliver 15 million votes to President Muhammadu Buhari from the North West alone.
    “Talking about the aggrieved party members, Ahmad charged the youth not to leave the job of reconciliation to the reconciliation committees alone, but talk to aggrieved party members within their own domains.” He said.
    The zonal woman leader, Yahanasu Buba Ahmad in her own remarks at the meeting said, the women wing had concluded arrangements to organise 35,000 women rally for President Muhammadu Buhari next Tuesday.

  • Sokoto gets new deputy governor

    Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has sworn-in Alhaji Manir Dan’iya, as his deputy to replace Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, who resigned on Nov. 13.

    Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony on Friday at the International Conference Centre in Sokoto, Tambuwal said that his relationship with the former deputy governor was still cordial.

    Tambuwal prayed for God’s guidance on the new deputy governor to enable him discharge his duties diligently.

    “I and my former deputy are in a cordial relationship as his resignation is on personal grounds.

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    “I hereby urge the youth in the state to come together and cast their votes for PDP in order to achieve success,” he said.

    Aliyu, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2019 poll in the state, resigned his position to enable him concentrate on his campaign.

    NAN

  • Ngige urges NARTO to sustain partnership among members

    The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has called on the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) to sustain more collaborative partnership among members.

     

    Ngige, represented by Alhaji Idris Idris, made the call at the NARTO 18th Annual General Meeting in Sokoto on Tuesday.

    The minister said: “I want to use this forum to appreciate your association for working in collaborative partnership with your members.

     

    “This has in no small measure contributed to sustaining industrial peace and harmony as a major prerequisite for economic growth and development.

    “In this regard, I wish to reiterate that my ministry places much emphasis on social dialogue.

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    “As such, I want to state without equivocation that the doors of my office will continue to remain open to achieve this objective.’’

    He called on the participants at the conference to give it all the necessary seriousness it deserves.

    “All hands should be on deck to ensure the success of the conference, as I have no doubt that the outcome will significantly strengthen your association in attaining its statutory mandates.

     

    “This will provide a conducive environment for the maintenance of industrial peace and harmony which is a catalyst for socio-economic growth of our nation,’’ Ngige said.

     

    In his message, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Bashir Garba, commended NARTO for selecting the state for the meeting.

    Tambuwal called on the association to continue to focus on modern and latest means of transportation of goods and services across the country.

     

    “The transport sector been a crucial sector that played important role in the movement of goods and services; hence the need to focus more on modern system to be fully sustainable.

     

    “It is in view of this that the Sokoto State Government formed a committee to look into the activities of NARTO and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state, ‘’ he said.

     

    Earlier the President of NARTO, Alhaji Kassim Bataiya, commended the efforts of the Federal Government in the area of road construction in many parts of the country.

     

    Bataiya called for the dualisation of Makera-Kontagora-Yauri-Jega-Sokoto Road and upscaling of the security arrangement on Birnin Gwari-Kaduna Road to stop the incessant kidnapping of people on the road

  • Education board trains 1,126 female students

    In its bid to fulfill its visionary drive on state emergency in education, the Sokoto State Arabic and Islamic Education Board on Monday said it has trained no fewer than 1,126 female students from across the 23LGs,  according to its Executive Secretary, Alhaji Baba Altine.

    Altine explained that the students were drawn from Islamiyya and Community Junior Arabic Girls Secondary Schools under the board.

    The Executive Secretary made the disclosure at the graduation of the students where he also said that, the pilot training programme was in line with the state of Emergency on education declared by Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.

    Accordingly, Altine explained that, the training was organized in collaboration with a private firm, Garge Multi Purpose Enterprises, adding that, it would soon be replicated to cover all schools under the board, across the state .

    He further said that, the students underwent a three-month intensive training in various skills including the production of detergents, toiletries, beverages, sewing and knitting, among others .

    ” This is a new innovation by the board to make the students self reliant, productive , as well as curb poverty and unemployment.

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    ” This a deliberate policy targeting only females students and which has culminated in the introduction of skills acquisition in our schools curriculum .

    ” The gesture is also aimed at further boosting the economy of the state and Nigeria ,in general .”

    According to him, the policy had greatly bolstered schools ‘ enrolment,  retention and completion across the state .

    He however, promised to sustain the scheme while lauding the state government for its sustained moral and financial support to the  board, saying , ” this is the secret of the successes of our  activities .”

  • 29 psychiatric nurses sit for professional examination in Sokoto

    No fewer than 29 psychiatric nurses have sat for the 2018  professional examination at Post Basic School of Psychiatric Nursing in Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Kware, Sokoto State.

    The examination coordinator, Malam Sani Haruna, disclosed this to our reporter  on Monday in Kware Local Government Area of the state, adding that the examination was being conducted by Nursing and Midwives Council of Nigeria.

    Haruna said that the figure was the highest recorded in the history of the school and lauded the commitment of the hospital’s management for the achievement recorded.

    Haruna, who is the National Chairman of Association of Psychiatric Nurses of Nigeria (APNON) said the examination was part of the standard process to ensure professional practices.

    He stressed the need for combined efforts of all stakeholders at improving mental health care in the country.

    Speaking also, the medical director of the hospital, Dr Shehu Sale, advised nurses and other health workers to use available resources and opportunities at their disposal to improve their knowledge.

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    Sale urged them to ensure professionalism in the system, in order to maintain maximum productivity in the field of nursing.

    The director also called on the candidates to keep abreast with modern ways of acquiring knowledge, through Information Communication Technology (ICT) to remain relevant in their profession.

    According to him, about 96 workers have participated in promotion examination conducted in the hospital this month.

    He also expressed satisfaction over the good conduct of the workers during the examination.

    He added that different professionals from various institutions served as examiners, including officials from the Federal Ministry of Health.

    Sale, a consultant-psychiatrist said the Kware Mental Facility had been repositioned through training and manpower development initiatives in line with best international practices.

    “I ensured renovation of the post basic school of psychiatric nursing and the regaining of accreditation for the Federal School of Post Basic Psychiatric Nursing.

    “Other efforts include improvement in residency training, employing more resident doctors and training them in line with the regulations of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West African College of Physicians,” he said.

    NAN

  • Police urge politicians to play by the rules

    The Sokoto State Police Command on Friday advised politicians to play by the rules and embrace decorum as electioneering toward the 2019 elections commenced.

    Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Murtala Mani, gave the advice in Sokoto at a peace meeting between heads of security agencies and political stakeholders in the state.

    The meeting was at the instance of the police command.

    According to Mani, the gathering aims at creating a peaceful political atmosphere in preparation for the forthcoming 2019 general elections.

    “For several reasons, it is expedient for any political party to formally inform the security agencies of any meeting, rally or procession, for enhanced security, and at the same time, prepare to contain any untoward situation.

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    “Members of political parties should avoid making hate speeches, songs and or inciting statements during campaigns, rallies or in electronic media.

    “Also, political parties should adopt a decisive way of making use of their supporters and ensure that they don’t engage in any violent activity.

    “More so, destruction of aspirants’ posters is not allowed and should not, in any way, be encouraged. Politics is all about interest and personal opinion,” he said.

    The police boss reassured of the safety of Sokoto state citizens before, during and beyond the election exercise.

    In his remarks, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Malam Abubakar Musa, assured the political leaders of free, fair and credible elections in the state.

    He called on them to maintain the culture of creating peace and unity among their supporters.

    “We cannot live without peace and unity, and as such, we should always maintain our stand at ensuring peaceful co-existence among us.

    “This is to enable more growth and development to be achieved.

    “Politicians should always struggle for people’s mandate through their thoughts and not through violence or creating unnecessary tension in the society,” he said.

    Earlier, the Guest Speaker, Malam Abubakar Mabera, commended the police for organizing the gathering, stressing that such would surely enable peaceful conduct of the 2019 elections.

    Mabera called on politicians to play the game with fairness, peace and sincerity of purpose.

    NAN

  • Tambuwal warns PDP supporters against idle talks

    Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has warned supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state against gossips and idle talks.

    Tambuwal spoke on Thursday night during a PDP stakeholders’ meeting in Sokoto.

    The governor said that avoidance of gossips and idle talks by the PDP members was necessary in order to consolidate the recent popularity attained by the party in the state.

    “Our meeting today was convened to dispel insinuations of an imaginary rift among the party leaders in the state.

    “Such rumors were being circulated by the opposition in order to create doubt in the minds of the people of Sokoto state against the PDP.

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    “I therefore wish to generously clarify that the leaders and the leadership of PDP in Sokoto state are united and focused,” Tambuwal said.

    He said that his administration was committed to running an open door policy and welcomed constructive suggestions, pointing out that this could lead to the party’s victory during the 2019 general elections.

    Earlier the former governor of the state Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, reaffirmed that the party remained united in the state.

    Bafarawa explained that there was no misunderstanding between him and Tambuwal, adding that rumors of such a misunderstanding were false and baseless.

    He appealed to the people of the state to continue to support the governor in his efforts to preposition the economy of the state.

    NAN

  • Sokoto deputy governor resigns

    The Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu, has resigned his position.

    Aliyu, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, announced his resignation in a letter to the state House of Assembly dated Nov. 13, 2018.

    The letter was presented by the Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Abubakar Magaji, who presided over the Wednesday plenary of the Assembly.

    “With gratitude to Allah who granted me the opportunity to serve my state, I wish to humbly inform the Assembly of my resignation as Deputy Governor with effect from Nov. 13, 2018.

    “I, therefore, wish to extend my sincere appreciation to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, Assembly members and the entire people of Sokoto state for the support accorded me during my service,” Aliyu said.

    Meanwhile, a Bill for a law to provide for Sokoto State House of Assembly, Financial Accounting Procedure and Powers of Spending Moneys Appropriated to the Assembly has passed the second reading.

    This followed a motion by Alhaji Malami Ahmed (PDP- Sokoto South II) and contributions by other members of the Assembly during debate on the Bill.

    The Bill was referred to the House Committees on Public Account and Anti Corruption and Finance for scrutiny.

    The committees were given two weeks to report back to the Assembly.

     

  • Six corps members to repeat service year in Sokoto

    The National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC ) in Sokoto State, has ordered six corps members to repeat their service for absconding from their places of primary assignment for three months.

    In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto on Thursday, the NYSC State Director, Mr Philip Enaberue, said the six offenders were part of the 1,724 Batch B Stream 1 corps members.

    Enaberue said that in addition to the six, who are to repeat their services, three others had their services extended by one week to four months for different infractions.

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    “Extension occurs when a corps member did not attend his place of primary assignment regularly or has not been signing monthly clearance,’’ he said.

    The director also said that two corps members were shortlisted for the Sultan’s award while 10 others were to receive state government awards for outstanding performance during the service year.

    He encouraged corps members passing out to sustain the discipline and good habits demonstrated and make use of the skills acquired during the empowerment training organised by the NYSC.

    Enaberue said that three of the corps members, who completed their service had applied for the Bank of Industry loans to start their own businesses and their certificates were deposited as required.

    He urged the corps members still in service to live exemplary life and be good citizens to avoid having their service year extended or outright repeat of the programme for absconding.