The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, in collaboration with the ECOWAS and World Food Programme (WFP), have supported 14,694 vulnerable people in Katsina and Sokoto states. The support launched on Friday in Katsina, was part of the ECOWAS nutrition assistance and cash-based transfer vouchers, under stabilisation...
Sokoto State
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Yet to be apprehended bandits have attacked over 5 villages in the Gidan Karma district of Kware local government, Sokoto state and carted away over 300 cows, 50 camels and hundreds of sheep and goats. The bandits, who started the attacks in Baringo Jimowa,...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The umbrella organisation of Nigerian non-governmental organizations engaged in advocacy and campaign for children’s rights, anti-human trafficking, human rights abuse and child labour with some 220 member organizations in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria, Network Against Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) has organized stakeholders...
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the abduction, torture and brutal killing of Alhaji Isa Bawa, the Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa, Sabon Local Government, Sokoto State. The National Secretary of MACBAN, Malam Bello Aliyu-Gotomo, made the commendation in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Aliyu-Gotomo...
The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has urged the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen, Christopher Musa to fish out the killers of Alhaji Isa Bawa, the District Head of Gatawa in Sokoto State. Matawalle gave the charge in a statement on Friday in Abuja, by Mr...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Senator Aliyu Wamakko has registered his deepest condolences to the families of the 28 persons who died after their boat capsized at Dundaye river, Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Wamakko, who described the tragic incident as heartbreaking, however, admonished the locals...
By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto – Sokoto State Police Command has detained 81 individuals posing as protesters in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Ahmad Rufai, disclosed this in a statement issued in Sokoto on Friday. ASP Rufai praised the swift action of the police and dedication to public safety....
Hundreds of youth have barricaded major streets and Government House in Sokoto metropolis chanting different songs in the ongoing nationwide protest against hunger. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesters, holding placards with different inscriptions, chanting different songs are calling on government to re-introduce fuel...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – In a brazen affront on the existence of Sokoto Community Guard and the conventional security agencies in the state, some heartless group of bandits have whisked away Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa district , Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, his son and 6 others and are...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has flagged off a 2-day media dialogue on Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Boys to increase Retention, Transition and Completion of schools in Sokoto Stating objective of the media dialogue, held at the Pinnacle Hotels, Sokoto,...
The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal for Sokoto/Zamfara states sitting in Sokoto on Monday sacked a member of the National Assembly representing Yabo/Shagari Federal Constituency, Umar Yusuf Yabo, popularly called Danmaje. The three-judge Tribunal, in a unanimous ruling, further ordered the sacked lawmaker to...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Sokoto/Zamfara Command has auctioned 25,162 litres of seized petrol to the public in Sokoto State. The Area Controller, Mr Kamal Muhammed, stated this while addressing newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday. According to Muhammed, the auction is in line with extant...
Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed for counter-terrorism operations in Sokoto State on Thursday foiled a kidnap attempt, neutralising five terrorists and rescued two hostages held by them This is contained in a post on the official X Handle of the Nigerian Army on Thursday. The Army said...
The remains of the Usmanu Danfodio University’s (UDUS) Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) on Research and Innovation, Prof. Yusuf Sa’idu, who was shot dead by suspected bandits have been laid to rest. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the funeral prayer was conducted on Tuesday at the Hassan...
A group of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyalists in Sokoto State has urged its leaders in the state to be neutral on all issues and resist all forms of impositions. The group named ‘Concerned PDP Members’, made the charge at a press briefing on Saturday in Sokoto. Speaking...
Gov. Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has commenced the distribution of N100 million donated by the state government to the victims of the recent inferno at the Sokoto central market. This is contained in a statement signed by Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Malam Abubakar Bawa, issued to newsmen...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The seemingly unending battle for political relevance and clientele attachment could lead to Sokoto missing out of the ongoing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 75, 000 naira Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer programme, investigation has revealed. Reports from our investigation confirmed that, part of...
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has named the new Hajj terminal in the Sultan Abubakar International Airport Sokoto after Sen. Aliyu Wamakko. He made this known while inaugurating the terminal on Tuesday in Sokoto. Keyamo commended the Sokoto state government for completing the project...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State chapter of the Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria (AMDON) has appealed to the Federal Government to reconsider lifting the ban on importation of vehicles across the land borders, saying the restriction is not only causing untold hardship but also contributing...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Coordinator of National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Abdulkarim Sirika has submitted that no nation makes the needed progress with education alone. He stated this on Wednesday while delivering keynote address on behalf of NDE Director General, Malam Abubakar Nuhu Fipko...