archiveSultan of Sokoto

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Nigeria, His Eminence, Sa'ad Abubakar 111, and Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Zulu Gambari have expressed support for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in its crusade against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. They stated this separately in Sokoto and Ilorin, Kwara State on Friday, December 1, 2023, while playing hosts to top leaders of the EFCC. While Gambari spoke in Ilorin in his palace when the Executive Chairman...

…ASSURES GOVERNOR, SULTAN OF EFFORTS TO SURMOUNT SECURITY CHALLENGES The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army (NA), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has inaugurated the newly constructed 8 Division Headquarters Complex in Giginya Barracks, Sokoto, today August 14, 2023. Speaking at the ceremony, the COAS congratulated officers, soldiers, and civilian staff of the Division for the befitting Divisional Headquarters building, with state-of-the-art facilities to provide a conducive working environment for them. The COAS, in a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, urged the beneficiaries...

The Acting Comptroller General of Immigration, Caroline Wuraola Adepoju, has conducted an assessment visit to the Illela Border Control Post to ensure the effective implementation of the Federal Government's directive to temporarily close land borders with the Niger Republic in light of their ongoing political instability. The aim of the visit, according to a statement signed by the Service's Public Relations Officer,  DCI Aridegbe Adedotun, and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), was to evaluate the level of compliance with the closure and reinforce...