General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 8 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Bemgha Paul Koughna, has stressed that strong collaboration between security agencies and local communities remains essential to dismantling terrorist networks operating in parts of the North-West. Speaking during an operational assessment visit to the Forward Operating Base...
Sokoto State
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division, Nigerian Army, and Commander, Sector 2, Joint Operation FASAN YAMMA, Major General Paul Koughna, has flagged off the 2026 8 Division Inter-Brigade Combat Proficiency Competition in Sokoto, reaffirming the Nigerian Army’s commitment to maintaining physically fit, combat-ready and highly disciplined troops. Speaking...
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway will boost agriculture and open new economic opportunities for communities and states along the 1,000-kilometre corridor, including Kebbi State. The Minister stated this when he received the Kebbi State Commissioner for Information, Hon. Yakubu Ahmed...
Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Senator Aminu Tambuwal, has expressed grave concern over the persistent wave of terrorist attacks ravaging several communities across Sokoto State, calling for an immediate and more decisive security response to halt the violence. Tambuwal lamented that the...
Deputy Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Sokoto State, Hon. Bello Isa Ambarura, has expressed confidence that the party will emerge victorious in the 2027 governorship election, insisting that it is fully prepared for the contest. Ambarura, who represents Gwadabawa/Illela Federal Constituency in the House of...
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Sokoto State, Barrister Aishatu Kaoje, has expressed concern that inadequate sentencing of offenders is weakening efforts to curb gender-based violence (GBV) in the state despite existing legal frameworks. According to her, Sokoto has both the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law and the...
BUA Cement Nigeria Plc has graduated 60 youths from its host communities in Sokoto State after completing a six-month intensive training programme in heavy-duty machine operations, with 52 of the beneficiaries securing automatic employment with the company. The graduates were presented with certificates on Wednesday at the end of...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has expressed sorrow over the death of Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji, the Sardauna of Sokoto, describing his passing as a significant loss to the nation. In a condolence message shared on Monday, Obi paid tribute to the late statesman, who served Nigeria...
As part of activities marking the International Day of the African Child, Plan International Nigeria, in partnership with IHS Towers and the Sokoto State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, has provided educational materials to 100 vulnerable pupils in Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The intervention saw...
Sokoto State Advancement Forum (SAF), in collaboration with the Centre for Peace Studies at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), held a one-day brainstorming session on tackling youth drug abuse in the state. Speaking at the event, SAF Chairman, Ambassador Ahmed Muhammad Wali, represented by Prof. Riskuwa Arabu Shehu, said...
Former Sokoto State Governor and Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, on Thursday visited victims of recent bandit attacks in Bodinga and Tureta Local Government Areas, donating ₦20 million to support displaced families. During the visit, Tambuwal expressed sadness over the worsening security situation in Sokoto and across...
Sokoto State Police Command has thwarted a suspected bandit attack on Daraye Village in Wamakko Local Government Area, killing one of the attackers and recovering an AK-47 rifle with live ammunition. According to the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ahmad Rufa’i, the operation was carried out as part of ongoing efforts...
BUA Cement Plc has donated wet season agricultural inputs worth over N100 million to 211 resettled farmers from its host communities in Sokoto State as part of efforts to restore livelihoods, enhance food security and promote sustainable development. The donation, made under the company’s Resettlement and Sustainable Livelihood Restoration...
Sokoto State High Court has sentenced three individuals, including a foreign national, to death by hanging after finding them guilty of terrorism-related offences and illegal arms trafficking. The convicts — Jabbi Alhaji Yalle, a citizen of the Republic of Niger, Yusuf Muhammad, popularly known as Sallau, and Kabiru Muhammad...
Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Finance and Operations (DIG), Sulieman Mohammed has advised herders to embrace ranching as the surest way of reducing clashes between them and farmers. DIG Mohammed gave the advice while responding to a complaint by one of the leaders of the Miyetti...
Sokoto State branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), popularly known as the Caliphate Bar, has immortalised two of its distinguished late members, Barrister Bello Mahmud and Barrister Inuwa Abdulkadir, in recognition of their contributions to the legal profession and public service. As part of the honour, the association...
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force Northwest Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued 22 abducted victims in separate operations in Sokoto State. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, confirmed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Sokoto Lt. Col....
Governing Council of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has dismissed one of its Malam Mustapha Abubakar, over gross misconduct involving sexual harrasment. Malam Abubakar, until his dismissal, was a staff of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The dismissal was approved by the...
Top security experts in Sokoto have described as stale and misleading the video currently circulating on social media depicting a mass exodus of people from a Sokoto community due to insecurity. The video, which first surfaced online earlier this year, showed panicked women and their children moving in droves...
The Catholic Diocese of Sokoto’s Bakhita Initiative JDPC, in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and with funding support from Latter-day Saints Charities (LDSC), on Wednesday commissioned a borehole project in Yartabau village, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to the Bakhita Initiative, the project is part...