Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to begin distributing Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Sokoto State to residents who registered during the 2025 Continuous Voter Registration exercise, assuring that internally displaced persons (IDPs) will not be left out. The Sokoto State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Umar Yusuf...
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Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, has urged 62 beneficiaries of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) resettlement loan in Sokoto State not to spend the funds on marriage or other unproductive activities, but to invest them in businesses that will improve their livelihoods. Dingyadi gave the advice...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Sokoto State, Manir Dan’Iya, has called on the state government to improve the welfare of teachers, saying better salaries, job security and professional support are essential for quality education. In a statement issued on World Teachers’ Day by his Media Aide, Aminu...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for urgent government action to improve the living conditions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sokoto State after visiting a camp housing more than 1,000 displaced Nigerians. Obi made the call on Wednesday while concluding his two-day visit to...
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, and his running mate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Monday received thousands of defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC), the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other political parties into the NDC during a town hall...
Troops of 8 Division, Nigeria Army Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA have invaded a known terrorists enclave in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing one of the terrorists, and recovering an AK 47 rifle, motorcycle and other weapons. A statement on Sunday by the spokesperson of 8...
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY), have rescued 23 kidnapped victims, foiled terrorist attacks and arrested four suspected members of the Lakurawa terrorist group during separate operations across Sokoto State. Media Information Officer, JTF North West, OPFY, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, confirmed...
Sokoto State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Hayatu Shaffa has presented cheques totaling ₦14,638,918.76 to the families and beneficiaries of late police officers who lost their lives in a Tove service to the nation. The presentation is part of the welfare initiatives of the Inspector-General of Police,...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY), have arrested a suspected illicit drug peddler in Kaduna State and foiled a terrorist attack, rescuing two kidnapped victims in Sokoto State, during separate operations on 12 and 13 September 2026. Media Information Officer, Joint Task...
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, has criticised the implementation of poverty alleviation programmes in Nigeria, alleging that initiatives meant to improve the lives of ordinary citizens often end up enriching a privileged few. Speaking during a tree-planting exercise organised by the Bakhita Initiative–JDPC Sokoto at...
A prominent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Musa Lukuwa, is receiving treatment in hospital after he was stabbed shortly after observing Friday Juma’at prayers at a mosque in the Mabera area of Sokoto metropolis. The suspected attacker was immediately overpowered by worshippers, who allegedly lynched him before security operatives could intervene....
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed humanitarian relief materials to families affected by a recent boat mishap in Gorau Village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, while also providing life jackets to improve safety for residents who rely on the river for transportation. The intervention, carried out...
At least six people have been killed, seven others abducted and hundreds of cattle stolen after armed terrorists attacked Girkau village in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State, just two days before the expiry of a seven-day ultimatum demanding a ₦40 million security levy from residents. The Thursday...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule on Wednesday inaugurated the newly completed 14-kilometre Garin Magaji–Gittarana rural road and a N2.2 billion bridge in Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, Sule described the projects as critical infrastructure that would improve the lives of rural residents,...
Nigerian Army has said its troops under the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised more than 50 suspected terrorists during a fierce operation in Maikujera village, Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, recovering weapons and motorcycles. The operation was carried out on Friday as...
At least five people, including a respected Islamic cleric, have been killed while scores of residents were abducted following separate terrorists’ attacks on communities in Goronyo and Tureta Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. The latest assaults came as residents of Gorau village in Goronyo Local Government Area were...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has stepped up its air operations against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminality across the North-West by reinforcing its air presence in Sokoto State to support ongoing joint military operations. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director of Public...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the boat accident in Gorau Community of Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, which claimed many lives and left others missing. Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, described the incident as a tragedy and extended his heartfelt...
Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian authorities to immediately investigate the deadly attack on three communities in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, where at least seven people were killed and more than 17 others abducted by armed assailants. The rights organisation, in a statement issued on...
The death toll from Thursday’s boat mishap in Gorau village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has risen to 56, while 15 people have been rescued alive, as emergency teams continue searching for more victims. A reliable source, a retired Permanent Secretary in the Sokoto State Civil Service,...