Nigeria: The Trial of Lord Lugard Nov 18, 2009
The Othman Dan Fodio Jihad of 1804 had earlier established a theocracy in some parts of the North with a caliphate in Sokoto which was the western capital of the Caliphate ... It gave the emirs the impression that they were still relevant even after the fall of the Sokoto caliphate to the British forces in 1903. (allAfrica.com)
Africa: Traditional Rulers Urged to Apologise On Slave Trade Nov 16, 2009
Human rights activist and social critic, Malam Shehu Sani stated this on behalf of the Civil Rights Congress (CRC) in an open letter to the Sultan of Sokoto, Oba of Benin, Obong of Calabar, Ooni of Ife, and Oba of Lagos, which was made available to LEADERSHIP WEEKEND in Kaduna, part of which reads, "The poaching of these innocent and defenseless Africans, in the name of slavely started in the early part of the 13th century, when the African continent was rampaged and plundered by European and... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Group to Launch Bid for Yar'Adua's Re-Election Nov 16, 2009
com: Nigeria: Group to Launch Bid for Yar'Adua's Re-Election (Page 1 of 1). Group to Launch Bid for Yar'Adua's Re-Election. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Country May Break Up - Lar Oct 24, 2009
He said this runs contrary to the legacies of the late premier of the defunct northern region, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto, who did not discriminate against Christians during his time. "The northern states still remember what Sardauna did for them, he made sure there were good schools, and he established them and funded them properly. He ensured that the literacy level improved. He also encouraged the education of women, boys and girls at the same time. Although there were different... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Will Solar Power Make a Difference? Oct 15, 2009
The ECN has two renewable energy centers under it - the National Centre for Energy R&D (NCERD) at Nsukka and the Sokoto Energy Research Centre (SERC) which have mandates to carry out R&D, manpower development dissemination and promotion of renewable and alternative energy technologies ... A number of wind-powered water pumps have been installed in some Northern states, for example, at Goronyo and Sayya Gidan-gada in Sokoto, and Kedada in Bauchi states, respectively ... Mallam Ibrahim Ahmed hails... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Government Steps in to Curb Farmer-Nomad Clashes Oct 13, 2009
The government is also demarcating a 1,400km livestock route from Sokoto state in the northwest to Oyo state in the southwest; and another 2,000km route from Adamawa state in the northeast to Calabar in the delta region, said Maina ... Just over a third of land that was cultivable 50 years ago is now desert across 11 of Nigeria's northernmost states: Borno, Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Yobe, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi, Yammama said. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: The Legality of Internal'deportation' of Nigerians Oct 10, 2009
The story goes thus, "A scene similar to a commando raid played itself out yesterday in Kaduna, when the state government cordoned off all roads leading to the destitute homes located along the popular Kano road, and sent about 2000 destitutes to their states of origin. The exercise which the state had been planning for long, finally commenced around 5 a.m, when a Task Force for the relocation of Destitutes, accompanied by two trucks of Policemen descended on the camps. The early morning move... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: ASUU Meets As Lecturers Prepare to Suspend Strike Oct 10, 2009
Lecturers at the Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University Sokoto are to resume work today October 9, following the suspension of the three months old strike yesterday ... The ASUU coordinator for the College of Health Sciences UDUS, Dr. Nma Jiya told Daily Trust after a congress meeting in Sokoto yesterday that they resolved to suspend the strike following the deal reached between government and its leaders at the weekend, describing the agreements as reasonable. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Strike May Last a Year - ASUU Oct 10, 2009
The immediate past President of ASUU, who is a senior lecturer at Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Dr. Abdullahi Sule-Kano, told LEADERSHIP yesterday that the strike might linger for more than a year ... By Stella Eze,Jos , Mahmoud Muhammad,Sokoto , Dauda Mbaya, Maiduguri, Achor Abimaje , Nnamdi Mbawike, Enugu, And Edem Edem, Calabar. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: ASUU - Branches Vote to Suspend Strike Oct 9, 2009
Our reporters also learnt that congress meetings are scheduled to hold this morning at the University of Maiduguri, the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto as well as the University of Jos to take a position on the strike. Congresses were also held yesterday at the University of Lagos, the Lagos State University [LASU] and the University of Benin, but our reporters could not get a clear picture of the decisions reached. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Only a Revolution Will Save Nigeria - Balarabe Musa Oct 3, 2009
These are Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto and Chief Obafemi Awolowo. But two other leaders emerged from the natural realities in Nigeria and they are Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and Mallam Aminu Kano," he said. He said, the structure left behind only provided a platform for failure by subsequent governments as the political leaders tended to fend for themselves and those around them to the misfortune of the majority. "In some places, this combination of surrogates and nationalists could have... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria Considers New Bank Rescue Package Oct 2, 2009
I will see reform when there is a declaration of emergency on Electricity to which he has replaced with dredging the River Niger so as to create a navigable sea-lane from the Atlantic to Sokoto - a gift that YAR promised his kith, the Sardauna. A legitimate and. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Boko Haram Saga Not Yet Over, Says Sultan Sep 23, 2009
Sokoto Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, has said the Boko Haram debacle that engulfed some parts of the country recently is not yet over, as the root cause of the problem has not been addressed by the Federal Government. Speaking during a chat with newsmen in his palace in Sokoto yesterday, the monarch maintained that the death of the sect leader, Mohammed Yusuf, would not bring an end to the problem. (allAfrica.com)
Africa: Curse of Monarchical Tendencies in African Politics [opinion] Sep 19, 2009
In places like Nigeria, the Sokoto Caliphate, the Benin Kingdom and the Oyo Empire gave the sons of new politicians and public administration officials training in patronage politics. Jomo Kenyatta, Houphou t-Boignyand Senghor each selectively turned to rooting loyalties for their regime around Mouride religious leaders, administering oaths and clan mutual-support mechanisms. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Enduring Lessons of Ramadan [editorial] Sep 18, 2009
This is where we find the efforts of the Sultan of Sokoto worthy of commendation. Barely three years on the Sultanate throne, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III has built considerable bridges of understanding across the country, showing practical examples in religious tolerance and peaceful co-existence among all tribes and creeds. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Only Nuclear Can Satisfy The Country's Power Need -- Iran Envoy Aug 26, 2009
He lauded the efforts of Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar towards uniting the Muslim community in Nigeria, particularly his role towards ensuring that moon-sighting did not end in controversy again. Ustaz Muhammed Sanni said Islam encouraged Muslims to be excellent in whatever they are doing and urged them to ensure that culture of excellence becomes a collective responsibility by imparting its ideals into others. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: NERC Says Subsidy On Electricity to Gulp N177 Billion in Three Years Aug 22, 2009
The Katsina campaign, as well as earlier ones in Sokoto and Delta states, was attended by traditional rulers, corporate organisations, representatives of government agencies, as well as the general public. Be the first to. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: 367 Cases of Polio Recorded in August Aug 20, 2009
Other states affected by the polio virus are Borno with 2 cases of type 1 and 16 cases of type 3, Yobe state with one type 1 and fourteen type 3 cases, Jigawa state with one type 1 and 14 type 3 cases, Kaduna state with 16 cases of only type 3, Kebbi state with 1 type 1 and 13 cases of type 3 and Sokoto which has 3 cases of type 1 and 12 of type 3. Be the first to. (allAfrica.com)
Forgotten heroes Aug 15, 2009
"The Japanese in the jungle were just like snakes - they hid before you could see them, it was very hard," recalls 97-year-old Hassan Sokoto. Lack of recognition. (BBC News -- Africa)
Nigeria: Govt Criticizes U.S. Embassy 'Secrecy' Over Clinton Aug 12, 2009
A similar letter was said to have been sent to the Sultan of Sokoto, requesting a list of traditional rulers to be invited to meet the visiting Secretary of State. The source said each of them turned down the request. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Christian Groups Reject Attempt to Regulate Preaching Aug 11, 2009
"The government must address this issue of Sharia which is being implemented in some of the northern states seriously. Since the introduction of Sharia the northern states have increasingly become a hotbed for religious and ethnic crises. Thousands of people have lost their lives in bloody religious crisis in the North... "For instance, states like Kano , Zamfara and Sokoto, the fundamental rights of Christians were being violated by the Sharia enforcement committees known as "Hisba". In Kano in... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Sultan's Candid Remarks Aug 7, 2009
Abuja Speaking at a recent forum when the Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili, met with Muslim leaders in the country under the auspices of the Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), in Kaduna, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, expressed the minds of most Nigerians when he commented on the state of affairs of the nation. His remarks, which have been applauded by many Nigerians, might not be welcomed in the corridors of powers. (allAfrica.com)
Terror links? Aug 5, 2009
Dan Fodio unified the Hausa city states under what became known as the Sokoto Caliphate, and many subsequent sects refer to that time as a "golden age". Nigerian Muslims who join revolutionary sects would argue that the time is again right for the replacement of a corrupt government with one inspired by pure Islam. (BBC News -- Africa)
Q+A-Who are the Islamic sect in northern Nigeria? Jul 31, 2009
Based in Maiduguri, capital of the northeastern state of Borno, his followers include former university lecturers and students in other northern states including Kano, Yobe, Sokoto and Bauchi, as well as illiterate, jobless youths ... Boko Haram followers pray in separate mosques in cities including Maiduguri, Kano and Sokoto, and wear long beards and red or black headscarves ... com/ ) (Additional reporting by Ibrahim Mshelizza in Maiduguri, Faruku Umar in Sokoto, Ardo Hazzad in Bauchi). (AlertNet)
Nigeria: More Radicals Killed in Yobe State Jul 30, 2009
Police in Sokoto state in the north west also arrested five members of Boko Haram -- which means 'Western education is a sin' -- including former university lecturer Kadiru Atiku, believed to be the group's local leader. Women, children freed in Maiduguri. (allAfrica.com)
Nigerian forces move in on Islamist radicals Jul 30, 2009
Arrests were also made in the northern town of Sokoto, after tipoffs that Islamists were planning an attack. President Umaru Yar'Adua, himself a scholarly Muslim politician from the north, told reporters that the operation would "nip a potentially dangerous problem in the bud," and pledged that his government would conduct an "operation that will contain them once and for all.". (Christian Science Monitor)
Nigeria: Sectarian Violence Under Control, Says President Jul 29, 2009
Meanwhile, the police in Sokoto State have arrested Malam Abdurrahman Abdullahi, a former lecturer of Islamic History in the Katsina State University, and four others over their membership of "Boko Haram" Islamic sect. Mr Mohammed Umar, the Police Public Relations Officer in Sokoto State, who paraded the suspects before newsmen in the state capital, yesterday, said that the suspects were arrested on Monday at the residence of their leader, Mallam Kabiru Atiku, at Gagi village, Sokoto South Local... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria to hunt down Islamic radicals -president Jul 29, 2009
(U.N. Sec-Gen, paragraph 12, arrests in Sokoto, paragraph 15) ... Police in Sokoto state in the northwest said they had arrested Boko Haram's local leader, a former university lecturer, and four others found with cutlasses and knives ... com/ ) (Additional reporting by Mike Oboh in Kano, Ardo Hazzad in Bauchi, Felix Onuah in Abuja and Faruku Umar in Sokoto; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Giles Elgood). (AlertNet)
Hunt for Nigerian Islamist sect Jul 29, 2009
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Timeline: Nigeria Jul 27, 2009
1809 - Single Islamic state - Sokoto caliphate - is founded in north ... 2006 October - Spiritual leader of Nigeria's millions of Muslims, the Sultan of Sokoto, is killed in a plane crash, the country's third major civilian air disaster in a year. (BBC News -- Africa)
Leaving Lagos Jul 25, 2009
Most men wore "boubou" and "sokoto", that is, traditional trousers and tops, made from wax-printed cotton. Probably because I had no business in banks and offices, I did not meet any man in Italian-cut suits and London-tailored T M Lewin shirts which are the trendy wears in Lagos. (BBC News -- Africa)
Nigeria: Reps Stop Yar'Adua From Collecting Foreign Loans Jul 25, 2009
Rep Samson Osagie (PDP Edo State) said the country seemed to have been misplacing its priorities by borrowing, pointing out that "We have a duty to ensure that this country is not plunged into perpetual debt burden. Relevant Links Rep Aminu Shehu Shagari (PDP Sokoto State) said it would have been better if such loans were obtained to resuscitate the country's steel sector. He said: "Mr Speaker, it would have been better of these loans were obtained to resuscitate the country's steel sector which... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Power Supply to Improve By October Jul 23, 2009
"Similarly, the project in Kebbi at Birnin Kebbi 330/132KV station will not only improve the supply to Kebbi State but also Sokoto State in addition to providing flexibility of operations in the station," it said ... "These 10 no. transformers will be installed in Alimosho, Ughelli, Kaduna, Abuja, Owerri and Gombe, Maryland, Suleija, Nnewi and Sokoto transmission stations," the document said. (allAfrica.com)
I'll shame critics of seven-point agenda, says Yar'Adua Jul 17, 2009
The president's warning came on the heels of a call to leaders to be responsible by the chairman of the occasion, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, who was represented by Etsu Nupe, Dr. Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar. According to the Sultan, "Good governance and the proper conduct of public affairs cannot be fully realised without the fear of God. Leadership is not only a privilege but one of the greatest responsibilities which God Almighty would place on His creatures. We must... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Buhari, Atiku Bury Presidential Ambitions Jul 12, 2009
Abuja Former Head of State and Presidential Candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the last two general elections, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa have agreed to bury their political ambitions for the interest of the North. The trio met in Kaduna on Wednesday at the residence of Buhari to fine-tune talks on the formation of a new political party ahead of the 2011 general... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Cement Imports Under Fire Jul 6, 2009
They joined the seven existing players -- Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria, Ashaka Cement, Benue Cement Company, Obajana Cement, UNICEM Calabar, Cement Company of Northern Nigeria, Sokoto and DURECHEM, Ogun State. But up till now the prices of cement is still about N2,000 per bag. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Local Muslims Want New Constitution Jul 4, 2009
In a goodwill message, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar called on Muslims to unite in the interest of the religion and peaceful coexistence with others. comments. (allAfrica.com)
Labour alerts on oil sector deregulation Jun 24, 2009
The party noted: "...while Chief Obafemi Awolowo voted 51 per cent, Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto, voted 47 per cent and Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe voted 43 per cent budget allocation, respectively in the defunct regions for education; a 21st Century president, vice president and minister of education who were lecturers and their surrogate governors cannot vote 20 per cent for education.". It added: "Is it not ironical that the same template of demands, which led to the UNILORIN 49 imbroglio in 2001,... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: NNPC - Oil, Gas Operations to Gulp $11 Billion Yearly Jun 17, 2009
Barkindo said that apart from the Niger Delta basin and the Ultra Deep Basin of the Niger Delta, significant potential exists in Anambra, Benue, Bida, Chad, Dahomey Embayment/Benin and Sokoto Basins. Be the first to. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: The Forgotten Ogoni Four [column] Jun 16, 2009
They gunned MKO Abiola's wife Kudirat down, deposed the Sultan of Sokoto, incarcerated former President Olusegun Obasanjo and caused the death of Shehu Musa Yar'Adua, our current president's revered sibling. So who can blame anyone that - when the ugly Ogoni drama unfolded - simply didn't buy Abacha's anti-Ken accusations. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Electoral Body Proposes 'Staggered Elections' in 2011 Jun 5, 2009
These are Kogi, Bayelsa, Adamawa, Kebbi, Cross River, Sokoto and Ekiti. INEC's case was further strengthened in Ekiti where the governorship election was held in 10 local governments last month. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Disquiet in the House of Law - NBA Tackles AGF Over Sacked NIALS Boss Jun 2, 2009
It re-affirmed its commitment to the Communiqu; issued at the end of its recent National Executive Council in Sokoto where the AGF, Aondoakaa, was roundly condemned for having 'continually undermined the sanctity of his high office through outright acts of gross incompetence and indefensible breaches of the rule of law ... The statement read in part 'The NBA hereby reiterates its communiqu; adopted by NEC at Sokoto in May this year to the effect that the Hon. Federal Attorney-General Mike... (allAfrica.com)
The Sultan and the Archbishop May 25, 2009
WASHINGTON -- It is not every day that one dines with the Sultan of Sokoto -- a direct descendant of Usman Dan Fodio, who was declared "Commander of the Faithful" in 1804 and founded a caliphate that reached from what is now Burkina Faso to Cameroon. His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa'adu Abubakar III is a thoroughly modern man of military bearing -- and perhaps the most influential religious figure you have never heard of. (Townhall.com)
Nigeria: 50 Die As Luxury Bus Hits Diesel Tanker May 16, 2009
He said however that the luxury bus was traveling from Sokoto to Onitsha when the accident occurred at the Edo axis of the road, adding that the passengers' manifest extracted from the bus showed that 41 people left Sokoto with the bus and that it was difficult to know if some people disembarked before the accident or there was even over loading. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Labour writes CAN, Sultan, others over tomorrow's rallies May 12, 2009
Among those written were the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, Senate President, David Mark and Dimeji Bankole. In the letter signed by the General Secretary of the Congress, John Odah, to Senator Mark, the NLC wondered why the government of Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was finding it difficult to implement the recommendations of the Mantu committee report which listed veritable ways out of the deregulation of the petroleum industry. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Country Loses 2,300 Under-Fives Daily, USAID Says Apr 29, 2009
Aliyu Mustafa Sokoto who represented Mrs. Cromer at the Town Hall meeting expressed worry that the high figure is made more so by people in the Northern part of the country. "Unfortunately, the North bears a disproportionate share of this disease burden," Sokoto said. (allAfrica.com)
Ghana .@50.com Apr 12, 2009
Major native kingdoms at the time were Futa Toro for Senegal, Futa Jalon for Sierra Leone, Kaarta, Boure and Macina forming the Empire of El Haj Omar (present day Mali); the Mossi States for Burkina; Dahomey for Benin and Togo, the Empire of Sokoto, Bornu, the Yoruba States and Adamawa as present day Nigeria courtesy Prelude to the Partition of West Africa, circa 1865 authored by John D. Hargreaves. Ghana, then Gold Coast would probably have been South Africa or Zimbabwe because the European... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Nigeria: Five Hospitals for Stem Cell Transplant Apr 10, 2009
The centres are UCH, Ibadan, University of Maidu-guri Teaching Hospital (UM-TH, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Ahmadu bello University Techning Hospital (ABUTH) Zaria and Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Sokoto. According to the resolution, these teaching Hospitals which are representative of the six geo-political zones of the country have good facilities of international standard, noting that that it would... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Anti-Yar'Adua Plotters Will Fail, Says Governor Apr 6, 2009
According to him, "If you look at it generally where really is the opposition party in the North. If you talk of the North-west I come from the North-west, we killed the opposition in the North-west. I moved out of the ANPP, not only did I move but I also moved supporters and luckily my sister state governor, Mahmud Shinkafi, also joined. Politically, historically if you look at it, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara have always been in one direction right from independence up to the Second Republic when... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Power Probe Report Splits Reps Mar 20, 2009
But the House found a middle ground as it appointed a seven-man committee to review the recommendations of the Power probe committee, headed by Deputy Chief Whip, Aminu Tambuwal (PDP, Sokoto) ... The Deputy Speaker then announced the formation of a seven-member Committee headed by Deputy Chief Whip, Aminu Tambuwal (PDP Sokoto). (allAfrica.com)
Police alert of militant camp in Zaria Mar 19, 2009
"The training camp is out of bound to members of the public except those who are linked to the Shiite sect. The village is guarded 24 hours by members of the group and they are strategically located around the area. Members of the sect are recruited from Kano, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kwara, Kogi, Niger, Jigawa, Adamawa, Gombe, Yobe, Kaduna, Katsina, Bauchi and the neighbouring Niger Republic. "In fact, 95 per cent of its members are not from Kaduna State ... "The script for the film has been screened... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Govt raises teams on Lassa fever, meningitis Feb 18, 2009
" The Chief Medical Director of Irrua Specialist Hospital, Prof George Akpede, last week expressed concern over the wide spread of Lassa fever in recent times. He disclosed that out of 229 suspected cases reported between January and December 2008, 30 people died. In January, a man from Nigeria died in London hospital due to Lassa fever and a Nigerian medical doctor who contracted Lassa fever in the country is being treated at the Unitas Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. Lassa fever is caused... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Senate to Arrest Contractors Over N6 Billion Silos Feb 17, 2009
The ten silos that have been abandoned by the contractors include that of Suleja, Yola, Maiduguri, Kaduna and Sokoto. Others are Owerri, Oyo and Abuja all with 25 thousand metric tons capacity. (allAfrica.com)
Govt bails out textile industry with N70b Feb 10, 2009
At a one day interactive meeting between the Committee and Chief executives of River Basin Development Authorities, the Managing Director of the Sokoto Rima Basin Development Authority, Alhaji Danlami Bala Zango, said less than eight thousand out of the 23 cultivatable irrigation farm lands in Bakori, were in use. Meanwhile, just as the United States (US) President Barack obama is yet to speak to Nigeria's president on phone as he has done to about 16 world leaders including the United Nations... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Yar'Adua, others challenge stakeholders on economic crisis, Nigeria's image Feb 8, 2009
The institution conferred honorary doctorate degrees (Honoris Causa) on seven prominent Nigerians namely, the Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa'ad Abubakar; two former Chief Justices of the Federation, Muhammadu Lawal Uwais and Salihu Alfa Belgore; erstwhile Agriculture Minister, Adamu Bello; and United States-based Chair in Religious Studies, Prof. Jacob Kehinde Olupona. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
