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Nigeria: 150 Houses Submerged in Sokoto

allafrica.com     19-Aug-2008   2 related          

Posted to the web 19 August 2008 Mahmoud Muhammad No fewer than 150 houses were completely submerged alongide crops by flood crops worth several millions of naira in Lambara village Shagari Local Government Area Sokoto. The...                    

Nigeria: Royal Fathers Seek Religious Harmony

allafrica.com     18-Aug-2008          

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III and the Chairman of Eastern States Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya have jointly canvassed religious tolerance as a means of cementing the unity of the country.                    

Nigeria: Dialogue, Best Way to Tackle Terrorism - Sultan

allafrica.com     14-Aug-2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 14 August 2008 Abdallah El-Kurebe Sokoto SULTAN of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, has observed that crises and terrorist acts could be minimized if parties to conflicts engaged in dialogue....                    

Nigeria: Police Deploy Men to Lamban Tureta

allafrica.com     14-Aug-2008          

Three mobile policemen deployed by the Sokoto State Police Command to fight bandits in Lamban Tureta, along Gusau - Sokoto High way inTureta Local Government Area in the state, yesterday killed one "village mechanic", while his...                    

Nigeria: Cop Kills Man in Sokoto

allafrica.com     14-Aug-2008          

Posted to the web 14 August 2008 Mohammed Aminu Sokoto A trigger-happy policeman, Monday night, shot dead a 24- year old man, Abu Dan Ali, and also injured a middle-aged man at Tureta Local government area of Sokoto state. The...                    

Nigeria: AC Wants FG to Sanction BA for Disrespecting Sultan

allafrica.com     12-Aug-2008   3 related          

Posted to the web 12 August 2008 Baba Yusuf Action Congress (AC) has asked the Federal Government to immediately sanction British Airways over its recent disrespectful treatment of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Said Abubakar...                    

Nigeria: Embrace Western Education - Muslims Urged

allafrica.com     11-Aug-2008   2 related          

Nigerian Muslims have been enjoined to embrace Western education as a matter of priority to empower themselves to become effective players in the ongoing global changes. This was part of decision of Islamic leaders from...                    

Fashola, Sultan, Onaiyekan Task Citizens On Religious Conflicts

allafrica.com     11-Aug-2008          

GOVERNOR Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammed Sa'ad Abubakar III and the National President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Archbishop John Onaiyekan had called for a concerted...                    

Nigeria: Napep Gets N90 Million Grant to Fight Poverty

allafrica.com     11-Aug-2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 11 August 2008 Mohammed Aminu Sokoto Federal Government said it has disbursed over N90 million to the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) in Sokoto State in order to combat poverty in the rural...                    

Nigeria: DPR Seals Up 15 Fuel Stations in the North West Zone

allafrica.com     11-Aug-2008          

No fewer than 15 filling stations were reported sealed by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) for committing various offences, in which the top officials of the DPR of the zone, which comprises of Zamfara, Kebbi and...                    

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