10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOKOTO»
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Sokoto in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Sokoto and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Warfare in the
Sokoto Caliphate: Historical and Sociological ...
The successful jihad of 1804 in Hausaland resulted in the establishment of the Sokoto Caliphate, the largest and most enduring West African polity in the nineteenth century.
2
Geology and Mineral Resources of Nigeria
The Iullemmeden Basin in north-western Nigeria is known locally as the “Sokoto
Basin”. It consists predominantly of a gently undulating plain with an average
elevation varying from 250 to 400 m above sea-level. This plain is occasionally ...
3
Africa and the Americas: Culture, Politics and History
Ujaama: Essays on Socialism. London: Oxford University Press, 1977. SOKOTO
CALIPHATE The Sokoto Caliphate was an early nineteenth-century African
Islamic kingdom. The Sokoto Caliphate emerged from the jihad of Shehu Usman
Dan ...
Richard M. Juang, Noelle Morrissette, 2007
4
Nigeria: The Bradt Travel Guide
GETTING THERE Sokoto is located at the junction of two highways connecting
the city to Zaria along the A218, and to Jega on the A1, a road that eventually
goes all the way to Lagos. Give yourself plenty of time to get here by public
transport, ...
5
Ethnic Enterprise in America: Business and Welfare Among ...
The exodus of Tukurites to Sokoto resulted in continuing ill will between Kano
and Sokoto during the first part of the twentieth century. In part, the legitimacy of
Sokoto was on trial, and in retrospect the prevailing Kano Fulani rejected this ...
6
Historic Cities of the Islamic World
SOKOTO. , in Hausa Sakkawato, and in Arabic, Sakata, a city of northwestern
Nigeria and the administrative centre of an emirate and of a province of the same
name in modern Nigeria. The city is situated in lat. 13o 02' N., lat. 5o 15' E., and ...
Clifford Edmund Bosworth, 2007
7
Historical Dictionary of Nigeria
SOKOTO CALIPHATE ° 33I the interests of socialist laborers and farmers. Like all
other political parties, it was banned in 1966. SOKOTO. The capital of Sokoto
State, with a population of approximately 500,000. It is historically significant for
the ...
Toyin Falola, Ann Genova, 2009
Toyin Falola, Matthew M. Heaton. the Royal Niger Company, the monopolistic
activities of which had finally come to an end.18 collapse of the sokoto caliphate
Lugard now faced the task of expanding his newly founded protectorate over the
...
Toyin Falola, Matthew M. Heaton, 2008
9
Nigeria Under British Rule
On the 16th February the expedition moved out from Kano towards Sokoto,
General Kemball having arrived. Meanwhile Alieu, the Emir of Kano, was
returning from Sokoto to Kano with a force. On the way, Lieut. Wright and Lieut.
Wells, in ...
William N. M. Geary, 1965
10
Arabic Literature of Africa, Volume 4: The Writings of ...
Al-hajj cUmar introduced the Tijaniyya into the Sokoto region of what is now
northern Nigeria, and into Futa Jallon (Guinea), and areas of central present-day
Mali. It was also an associate of his who initiated cAbd Allah b. Muhammad
Niasse ...
John O. Hunwick, R. Rex S. O'Fahey, 2003
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOKOTO»
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Sokoto is used in the context of the following news items.
Dasuki's father condemns invasion of his personal Sokoto home by …
The elder Dasuki, who was the 18th Sultan of Sokoto spoke to the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London, monitored in Abuja ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
Insecurity: Sokoto to conduct census of home owners, tenants
Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said home owners in Sokoto will soon be compelled to properly document all tenants and pass same information to the security ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»
Police dispels rumours of bomb attack in Sokoto.
Nigerian Police The Sokoto State Police Command on Saturday dispelled rumours of a botched bomb attack in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
Tambuwal dissolves Sokoto governing boards
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State dissolved the Governing Boards of all ... issued by the governor's spokesperson, Imam Imam, on Friday in Sokoto. «Premium Times, Jun 15»
Five Women Deliver Babies in IDPs' Camp in Sokoto, Says NEMA
The Assistant Head of NEMA, Sokoto Zonal Office, Mr. Thickman Tanimu, who disclosed this to journalists in Sokoto at the weekend, said the women gave birth ... «THISDAY Live, May 15»
20 of 125 mass marriages in Sokoto fail – Official
No fewer than 20 out of the 125 mass marriages contracted and sponsored by the Sokoto State government in January, 2014, have collapsed, an official has ... «Premium Times, Apr 15»
Speaker, Tambuwal, wins Sokoto governorship poll
Aminu Tambuwal, who is the current speaker of the House of Representatives, has been declared winner of the Sokoto State governorship election, the News ... «Premium Times, Apr 15»
Sokoto governor's brother kidnapped
Unknown gunmen on Wednesday evening kidnapped Salihu Barade, the younger brother of Sokoto state governor, Aliyu Wamakko, security officials in the state ... «Premium Times, Apr 15»
Why Police Arrested INEC Officials, Party Agents In Sokoto …
As the election progresses in Sokoto State on Saturday, while voters were on long queue to get accredited and cast their votes, officials of the Zone 10 Police ... «NAIJ.COM, Mar 15»
BREAKING NEWS: SSS Arrest Sokoto State APC Leaders Few …
With just hours to the 2015 presidential election, officials of the Sokoto state command of the Department of State Security (DSS) have arrested some chieftains ... «NAIJ.COM, Mar 15»
