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The court of appeal, on Thursday, has dismissed the appeal case filed by Sen. Umaru Dahiru challenging the emergence of Governor Aminu Waziri Tanbbuwal as governor of Sokoto State. Recall that in June, An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court upheld the election of Governor Aminu Tambuwal...

Governors Aminu Tambuwal, Governor Bello Masar, House leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, others paid a condolence visit to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the death of his son, Jide. Jide Tinubu, the first son of the National leader of the APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu suffered heart attack and died...

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal. More details later...

Aminu Tambuwal, Governor of Sokoto state is prepared to sacrifice his second term in office if that's what it will cost to conclude the ongoing verification exercise at the state and local government levels. Speaking to newsmen, Tambuwal said, “There have been hues and cries over the...

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal how former First Lady, Patience Jonathan rained downed abuses of him for allegedly plotting to remove her husband from power in 2012. Tambuwal's story is contained in ‘Against the Run of Play’, a new book authored by THIS DAY journalist, Olusegun...

Sokoto State's Governor Aminu Tambuwal has exonerated himself from being seen as a hater of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking with newsmen on Sunday, Tambuwal, the former Speaker of the House of representatives said he only disliked the policies of the former administration. “As the...

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Saturday, urged Nigerians to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari. Governor Tambuwal made the call during an event organised to honour Aliyu Wamakko, the immediate past governor of the state, Daily Post reports. He said, "The president has...

Sokoto State Government on Friday said it had earmarked N32 million for the mass wedding of 100 couples in the state. The State commissioner for Religious Affairs, Mani katami, disclosed this at the inauguration of the committee on Islamic Marriage Mediation in Sokoto. He said ‎beneficiaries...

Sokoto state government has disbanded the state Hisbah Commission, a day after Daily Trust reported the seizure of musical instruments used during Governor Aminu Tambuwal daughter's wedding by the Commission for allegedly violating Shari'ah law being implemented in the state. Commissioner...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers was in Sokoto state to pay a courtesy visit to Governor Aminu Tambuwal and the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar IV. See photos from the visit:

President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to diversify Nigeria’s economy has received a major boost with the discovery of coal deposit in commercial quantity Sokoto State. This discovery boosts Sokoto’s share of solid minerals awaiting exploration by the authorities. Governor Aminu...

Aisha, one of the daughters of Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, will be getting married on Saturday December 31st, 2016. Aisha will be getting married to her fiance, Muhammad Dikko Dahiru, in Sokoto state. See Wedding IV below:

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has urged Nigerians to keep praying for the well-being of the nation as it is the only solution to the country's problems. Represented by the state’s Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Alhaji Mani Katami, during a ceremony to celebrate eid-el-maulud, he...

Aminu Tambuwal, former speaker of the house of representatives, on Friday succeeded in retaining his position as governor of Sokoto state, but his legal battles are far from over. Although the supreme court declined to unseat him, it ordered the High Court to retry the case brought by Umaru...

President Muhammadu Buhari will pay a one-day working visit to Sokoto, the Seat of the Caliphate on Saturday. A statement issued Friday by the spokesperson of Governor Aminu Tambuwal, Imam Imam, said while in Sokoto, the president will officially inaugurate the 500 unit housing estate built by...

The Sokoto State Government has declared tomorrow, October 4, 2016 as public holiday to mark the new Islamic year. The new Islamic year began Sunday October 2. Tuesday October 4 is equivalent to Muharram 3, 1438 AH. In a statement issued yesterday by Malam Imam Imam, Special Adviser on...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed-doors with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said the meeting has nothing to do with House of...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed-doors with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The duo that came together in one vehicle to the forecourt of the Presidential Villa spent...

Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said that the Sokoto state will recruit 500 unemployed youths for sanitation exercises. The Sokoto State Commissioner for Environment, Alhaji Muhammadu Sifawa, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto on Monday. He also said the state...

Apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has lambasted the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal for kicking against the call for Nigeria’s restructuring. The group described Tambuwal’s stand as parochial. Tambuwal had strongly kicked against the ongoing the clamour for...