Abubakar Auwal

1 day ago | allafrica.com | Abubakar Auwal

A former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has commended Governor Ahmed Aliyu for adopting the leadership style of the late Premier of the defunct Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto. Bafarawa made the commendation when he received Governor Aliyu, who paid him a condolence visit over the recent death of his younger sister, Hajiya Tumba, and his aide, Yahaya Dada. According to Bafarawa, Gov.

2 days ago | dailytrust.com | Abubakar Auwal

A former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has commended Governor Ahmed Aliyu for adopting the leadership style of the late Premier of the defunct Northern Region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto. Bafarawa made the commendation when he received Governor Aliyu, who paid him a condolence visit over the recent death of his younger sister, Hajiya Tumba, and his aide, Yahaya Dada. According to Bafarawa, Gov.

2 days ago | dailytrust.com | Abubakar Auwal

Bandits have killed 10 people, including a member of the Community Protection Guards identified as Murtala Fachi, in a series of violent attacks across Zamfara State. Fachi was killed alongside two other passengers while travelling along the Anka-Gusau road on Tuesday. He was reportedly on his way to Gusau to testify in a court case when gunmen ambushed their commercial vehicle near Tashan Kuturu, a known flashpoint on the Anka-Mayanchi route.

3 days ago | dailytrust.com | Abubakar Auwal

Residents across Zamfara State are being extorted by armed bandits who demand levies running into hundreds of millions of naira in exchange for allowing the people to remain in their homes, findings by Daily Trust have revealed. The levies, enforced under the threat of abduction, violence or death, have left communities in a state of fear and financial ruin.

4 days ago | dailytrust.com | Abubakar Auwal

The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed an attack by bandits on Kware town, the hometown of the immediate past Deputy Governor of the state, Alhaji Manir Dan’iya. Kware also houses the state’s only psychiatric hospital. The attack, which occurred around 9 p.m. on Saturday, left one person dead and another one injured.