The Jigawa State Government has suspended all forms of public processions in the state following clashes between youths and members of the Shiites in several states in the north.
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has called for more political engagement rather than military confrontation in tackling the Niger Delta crisis, saying that the ability of the country to rise up to its challenges would ultimately define the true worth of its leaders.
Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has said that what Nigeria needs to undergo was fiscal and not geographical restructuring, positing that the state's should have a better deal that they currently enjoy.
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said over one million assorted seedlings of economic trees have been distributed free to residents of the state for planting in order to fight the menace of desert encroachment.
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has revealed that at least 2, 000 women lose their lives annually in the state due to pregnancy-related issues.
The United States' Secretary of State, John Kerry, has begun a two-day working visit to Nigeria.
His first port of call was Sokoto State where he delivered a lecture on "Resilient Communities and Religious Tolerance in Countering Violent Extremism."
