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	International Religious Freedom Report 2002: Nigeria
		Sokoto State's transportation system is run completely by private operators, and Sokoto state governor Dalhatu Bafarawa said that the state cannot compel private operators to carry female passengers if doing so violates their religious convictions.
		State authorities claim that students are permitted to decline to attend these classes or to request a teacher of their own religion to provide alternative instruction.
		On October 19, 2001, a local Shari'a court in Sokoto State convicted and sentenced to death by stoning Safiya Hussaini for adultery because it found her pregnancy to be proof of adultery; she was not married at the time of the pregnancy.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/irf/2002/14073.htm (5763 words)

	Sokoto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sokoto is a city located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to where the Sokoto River and Rima River meet.
		Sokoto is in the dry Sahel surrounded by sandy savannah and isolated hills.
		Sokoto is probably best known for its Islamic spiritual and educational environment, housing the Sultan's Palace, the large Shehu Mosque as well as numerous other mosques in the region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sokoto (850 words)

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		The topography of the state is dominated by rolling peneplain which rises from an elevations of 300 metres to an average height of 450 metres in the South-West.
		The state is serviced by a university, the Usman Dan Fodio University which assists in the training of high level manpower both for the state and the country as a whole.
		Sokoto State is essentially an agricultural state with traditional mode of production predominating and more than 90 percent of the population engaged in subsistence farming.
	www.nigeria.gov.ng /govt_state_sokoto.aspx (577 words)

	Sokoto State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sokoto State is located to the extreme Northwest of Nigeria between longitudes 4Â° 8âE and 6Â° 54âE and between latitudes 12Â°N and 13Â° 58âN. By its location, it shapes boundaries with the Republic of Niger to the North, Kebbi State to the west and southwest and Zamfara State to the east.
		Sokoto State is drained by the Sokoto and Rina Rivers and their tributaries most of which rise from the southeast.
		Sokoto State is known for its peace and tranquility, that is why it is regarded as one of the most peaceful.
	www.talknaija.co.uk /sokoto.html (1165 words)

	THISDAYonline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sokoto State government has spent over N25.8 million on guinea worm eradication in the state, in the last one year.
		Similarly, he stated that seven pumps were rehabilitated while three motorised boreholes were being constructed in each of the three zones of the state all in an attempt to give the people good water.
		Ojodu advised the state and the local governments to strengthen the capability of their information unit so as to effectively educate the villagers on why they should use the water being provided for them and not any other water.
	www.thisdayonline.com /archive/2001/04/26/20010426sta04.html (365 words)

	Sokoto State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The state is named after its capital Sokoto, a city with a long history and the seat of the Sokoto Caliphate.
		The leader was condemned to death in the emir's court and executed in the market place of Sokoto, and the incident was chiefly interesting for the display of loyalty to the British administration which it evoked on all sides from the native rulers.
		Sokoto State is in the dry Sahel, surrounded by sandy savannah and isolated hills.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sokoto_State (793 words)

	Nigeria: Report: Part III: Prospects
		In Sokoto State resistance to Western education and parents attitude to female education continue to pose obstacles to attaining the educational goals of literacy for all by the Year 2000.
		But Sokoto State has discovered that school age children that are out of school are to be found in the Qur'anic schools or engaged in hawking and other non schooling activities.
		The Sultan of Sokoto, a revered paramount ruler in the State and a direct descendant of the legendary Sheikh Dan Fodio made a series of appeal to parents and Malams to allow their children to attend the literacy classes.
	www2.unesco.org /wef/countryreports/nigeria/rapport_3.html (3757 words)

	Arewa Online. All you need about Nigeria.
		Located in the far north of Nigeria, Sokoto State, 'Seat of the Caliphate', is the third most-populated state in the federation with a population of about 4.4 million people.
		Falling between the semi-arid region and the Sahel savannah, the zone is an open and tsetse fly-free grassland suitable for the cultivation of crops and animal husbandry.
		The topography is dominated by a rolling plain called the Hausa which rises from elevations of 300 metres to an average height of 450 metres in the south west, while the vast fadama floodplains of the Sokoto-Rima River system bisect the plain and provide a rich alluvial soil for the growing of crops.
	www.amanaonline.com /States/Sokoto_state.htm (396 words)

	Nigeriaworld Feature Article - Governor Bafarawa of Sokoto State actually said "I receive enough money from Federal ...
		It is not only that these states receive a lot more money than Sokoto State, it is the carcasses of abandoned projects and unpaid workers that exacerbate the lie behind their corruption.
		Today in Sokoto State, every worker is paid on time." I am sure workers from other states would take note and may want to migrate to Sokoto State.
		In fact, during the case of Safiya Husaini, (the young woman who was sentenced to death by stoning by a Sokoto Sharia court)" the Governor began, "I decided not to say anything at all.
	nigeriaworld.com /articles/2004/oct/071.html (1910 words)

	News from Across the States
		He stated that on the first count, the petitioners alleged that the said election was characterised by electoral fraud and open bribery of voters prior to and during the elections.
		Kelvin Opoke, the state commissioner of police, who disclosed this while speaking to journalists in his office at the command headquarters in Gombe, said more police were required for the provision of peace and order in the state.
		Opoke said the command had "mapped out strategic areas to deploy mobile policemen in case there was any crime in the state." He appealed to both government and individuals in the state to assist the command with adequate fuel, saying that the command could not successfully operate without enough fuel for its vehicles.
	www.newswatchngr.com /editorial/allaccess/nigeria/10804101921.htm (1080 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Nigerian sultan among crash dead
		The Sultan of Sokoto Mohammadu Maccido and his son, a senator, and other northern leaders were on board the ADC airlines flight to the city of Sokoto.
		Sokoto State government spokesman Mustapha Sheu said that the northern state's deputy governor, education commissioner and another senator were killed, along with the sultan and his son.
		Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa announced five days of mourning for the sultan and the other victims of the crash.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/6096420.stm (496 words)

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		Kebbi state has one of the most agriculturally viable environment since it is endowed with high soil fertility, vast farm lands and economically viable rivers sheltered by fine tropical climate.
		Kebbi state is endowed with economically viable rivers such as the Niger and the Rima for the development of fisheries activities.
		The state government recognizes that education is the basic ingredient for socio-economic and technological development.
	www.nigeria.gov.ng /govt_state_kebbi.aspx (588 words)

	sokoto-state (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In recognition of his various contributions to the development of Sokoto State in particular and Nigeria as a whole, His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido Abubakar III (CFR) conferred on him the traditional title of Garkuwan Sokoto in August, 1996.
		Kebbi and Zamfara states were carved from the state in 1991 and 1996 respectively.
		The present Sokoto state is bounded in the North by Niger Republic, Kebbi state on the South-west and Zamfara state on the east.
	www.sokoto-state.com /bafarawa.html (899 words)

	Nigeria ---->>> Sokoto State
		Sokoto State is a state in north-western Nigeria.
		Sokoto State lies to the north-west of Nigeria and shares its borders with Niger Republic to the North, Katsina State to the East, Niger State to the South-East, Kwara State to the South and Benin Republic to the West.
		The major groups in the state are the Hausa, the Fulani and the Dakarkari.
	www.ngex.com /nigeria/places/states/sokoto.htm (364 words)

	Amana Online
		Meanwhile, the remains of the deputy governor of Sokoto state, Alhaji Garba Mohammed (Mni), Senator Sule Yari Gandi Sokoto East, Senator Badamasi Maccido Sokoto Central and a son to the late Sultan were yet to arrive Sokoto as at press time.
		Governor Attahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto state, yesterday declared a week of mourning over the death of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido, the state’s deputy governor, Alhaji Garba Mohammed and other state indigenes who died in the ADC plane crash in Abuja yesterday.
		Governor Bafarawa condoled the people of the state, especially families of all those who died in the plane crash from the state and urged them to use the one week period of mourning to pray for the dead.
	www.amanaonline.com /News/News_154.htm (535 words)

	Vanguard -Viewpoint : Presidential endorsement of plundering of public funds(2)
		Ironically, Sokoto town is considered as one of the state capitals with the least motor traffic volume and density in the country.
		May be the mere presence of Obasanjo in Sokoto State and the hurricane of praises showered on Bafarawa by Mr.
		President, your unnecessary fraternising with some state governors and some tainted politicians in your party, and the alleged pursuit of the so-called “Third Term” agenda, is undermining the credibility and moral high grounds of your lauded anti-corruption war.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/viewpoints/vp213122005.html (896 words)

	Newswatch magazine
		The President, whose visit to the state was the fifth since assuming office in 1999, arrived Sokoto on the evening of Sunday, November 20 and plunged straight into a flurry of activities.
		Bello Jibrin Gada, a former Senator and state chairman of the All Framers Association appealed to the president to lobby the national assembly to increase budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector to at least 15 percent.
		Aisha Nana, chairman of the state's widows association, appealed to the President to ensure that children of widows were given federal government scholarships into federal institutions.
	www.newswatchngr.com /editorial/allaccess/special/11129201720.htm (1027 words)

	Media Rights Agenda...Promoting and Protecting Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Nigeria
		Femi Shodunke, the Ogun State correspondent of The Comet newspapers was on September 11 locked up for over four hours by officials of the Ogun State Board of Internal Revenue in Abeokuta while investigating a case of fraud involving top hierarchy of the parastatal.
		He stated that at the office, he was given a form to fill when he requested to see the board Chairman, Mr.
		Secretary of the Sokoto State branch of NVAN, Mr.
	mediarightsagenda.org /attsept02.html (612 words)

	Sokoto State
		In Sokoto, as is the case in a number of states of the country, the incumbent Governor, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, is in his second and final term of his administration.
		To begin with, the contour and rough road Bafarawa followed before he entered the State Government House must be well surveyed and studied by the intending contestants with a view to providing them a guidepost in their succession bid.
		Finally, the elites, professionals, politicians, leaders and well-wishers of the State owe it a duty to not only ensure the emergence of another provider of democracy dividend but also to see to it that the political game is played with a high sense of maturity.
	www.gamji.com /article5000/NEWS5803.htm (1587 words)

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		Bafarawa: Nigeria Faces serious political crisisGovernor andnbsp;Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa of Sokoto state said Nigeria is facing a serious political crisis due to lack of cooperation and understanding among the 19 northern States governors.
		Speaking to reporter in Kaduna, the Garkuwa of Sokoto said until the northern leaders, politicians and the citizenry put their heads together, the country's political future is at stake.
		The chairman of verification team disclosed that they were in the state to assess how far the party has gone in getting the recognition and acceptance of the people of Sokoto state.
	www.dppngr.org (1059 words)

	sokoto-state (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sokoto State had for long been one of the educationally backward in term of the number of schools; primary, secondary and tertiary levels.
		The State has lost polytechnics first to Kebbi and then to Zamfara and its indigenes had to go to those states for their studies.
		The death of the Sokoto state commissioner of forestry and Animal health, Alh.
	www.sokoto-state.com (993 words)

	Christian Women Targeted in Nigeria's Sokoto State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		SOKOTO, Nigeria (Compass) -- Muslim extremists have been deliberately targeting Christian women for rape in northern Nigeria's Sokoto state since the introduction of the Islamic legal code, or "sharia," Christian leaders there say.
		"There is intimidation of Christians and pastors within Sokoto metropolis in different ways, such as ejection from houses with little or no notice, harassment and increased cases of rape, especially on Christian ladies," Pastor Momo James said.
		The Sokoto state government adopted and began the implementation of the Islamic legal code in May 2000, disregarding protests by Christians that the system would lead to discrimination.
	www.worthynews.com /news-features/compass-nigeria-women-targeted.html (153 words)

	Weâre devastated with plane crash- Gov Adamu
		The governor in the statement condoled the Sokoto State Government, Senate and people of the federal republic of Nigeria, Sokoto Sultanate Council, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, and immediate families of the deceased persons.
		Other prominent people of Sokoto who lost their lives in the ADC plane crash were, the deputy governor of the state, Alhaji Garba Mohammed, commissioner for education, Dr. Sanusi Junaid, Alhaji Abdulrahaman Shagari, who until his death was the special adviser (political) to the senate president, Ken Nnamani, among others.
		Meanwhile Sokoto, the seat of the caliphate, has continued to witness influx of personalities on condolence visit.
	www.nasarawastate.org /newsday/news/nasara06/NewArticle412.html (260 words)

	The State \| 10/30/2006 \| Nearly 100 feared dead in Nigeria crash
		The plane was bound for the northwest city of Sokoto, about 500 miles northwest of Abuja, state radio said, adding that it had gone down during a storm.
		In an announcement broadcast on state radio, the Sokoto state government announced the sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Maccido, died in the crash.
		Maccido was immediately flown to Sokoto, where thousands of people were at the airport to receive his body.
	www.thestate.com /mld/thestate/news/nation/15882445.htm (298 words)

	Vanguard -Viewpoint : Obasanjo's presidential state tours
		Let me state from the beginning that, there are some good State Government initiated projects in some States but the overwhelming majority are ill-conceived and very badly executed to say the least.
		The standard practice all over the country is for the State Chief Executive to award capital projects running into several millions of naira (in these days, most capital projects run into the billion naira mark) without recourse to the State Executive Council and State Tenders Board for approval and vetting.
		Similarly, the Sokoto State Five Star Giginya Hotel, which used to be managed by the Arewa Hotels Ltd under a management contract with the State Government, was renovated at undisclosed sums.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/viewpoints/vp323112005.html (1205 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Obasanjo advises Nigerians against dependence on oil
		He also said the federal government's determination to explore tantalite in Sokoto State was based on the result of a yet-to-be-carried-out study.
		Reacting to a statement made by the Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, that FG should confer consular attention on pilgrims and have a rethink of its reported non-participation in annual pilgrimage, Obasanjo said no pilgrim would be denied the right to perform any aspect of his religious rites.
		He commended the Sokoto State governor for the giant strides he had taken in the last two years, adding, however, that a lot still need to be done in the area of agriculture.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/nta12940.htm (449 words)

	On the 21st day of March 2000, hoodlums, unemployed youths, vagabonds and anti democratic elements turned Kaduna State ...
		In Sokoto State some students of Usman Dan Fodio University demonstrated in favour of the introduction of Sharia Law in the State and burnt some churches and other public places.
		This will enable the state Government to determine the amount of compensation to be paid to those who lost their breadwinners and the amount to be paid to those who lost their properties and their means of livelihood.
		Identifying and punishing the brains behind the crisis may serve the twin process of sanction and punishment, but it is incapable of rekindling hope and allowing the ordinary people who are the real victims of the crisis pick up the pieces of their lives once again.
	www.hrm.kabissa.org /kaduna.html (1133 words)

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