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Alleged Blasphemy: Police arrest 2 students over murder of female colleague

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Alleged Blasphemy: Police arrest 2 students over murder of female colleague

Bode May 13, 2022

By HARUNA AHMED, SOKOTO – The Police Command in Sokoto State on Thursday says it has arrested two students of the Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), Sokoto, in connection with the killing of their female colleague. The Sokoto State Government had on Thursday confirmed the death of a...

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Students stone female classmate to death in Sokoto, set her ablaze for insulting Prophet Mohammed

Bode May 12, 2022

Students of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto are reported to have stoned and burnt their own colleague to death for allegedly blaspheming Islam prophet. According to a report by Peoples Gazette, the irate attackers, who went berserk Thursday afternoon, roasted the Christian female student, simply identified...

Five killed as bandits attack Sokoto community

Bode May 10, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – No fewer than five villagers have been killed by bandits, who attacked Takakume Village of Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. It was gathered by our correspondent that the incident occured in the late hours of Sunday, 8th May, 2022. The perpetrators according...

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NDE trains 130 Sokoto women in diverse skills

Bode May 9, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) through its Women Employment Branch (WEB) on Monday flagged off a 5 day training workshop forDirector General of NDE, Malam Nuhu Fipko, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), sokoto State, . 130 women in Sokoto on diverse skills. According...

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NDE flags off Sustainable Agricultural Development Training Scheme In Sokoto

Bode May 8, 2022

By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has flagged off the 2022 Sustainable Agricultural Development Training Scheme (SADTS) for 38 participants alongside orientation of loans to be disbursed to the 2021 trainees of the scheme in Sokoto. Speaking at the event, the State Coordinator of NDE,...

Security News

COAS orders troops to intensify onslaughts against bandits, terrorists in Nigeria

Bode May 3, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has reiterated his matching orders to troops of the Nigerian Army to intensify the elimination of bandits and terrorist from every part of the country. COAS Faruk gave the order on Tuesday shortly after...

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“Bandits are terrorists, we must not allow bandits destabilize Nigeria” – Sultan

Bode May 3, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 has urged Nigerians to call a spade a spade by appropriately calling bandits their right name which is simply terrorists. The Sultan, who spoke on Tuesday...

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Eid-el-Fitri: Sen. Wamakko urges Nigerians to pray for peace

Bode May 2, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Amazed by the crowds that thronged his village central Eid praying ground in Wamakko town today, Senator Aliyu Wamakko has appealed to all Nigerians to pray for peace, security and prosperity of the country. Senator Wamakko, made the call shortly after observing the two...

POLITICS

2023: Crowds storm Sokoto PDP Secretariat as dep gov declares interest

Bode April 28, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – It was unusual sight and experience for many within Sokoto metropolis on Wednesday as motorists have to feel the pains of gridlock following crowd that enveloped the town in support of Sokoto Deputy Governor, Hon Muhammad Dan ‘Iya. Hon. Dan’Iya stormed the party’s secretariat...

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Sokoto 2023: Eleven commissioners, SSG, CoS resign from Tambuwal’s cabinet

Bode April 28, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMAJUEL, Sokoto – Ahead of 2023 general elections, no fewer than 11 commissioners, the Secretary to the State Government as well as the Chief of Staff to governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal have resigned. The resignation of the 13 cabinet members however did not come to many as...

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School feeding programme: FG begins documentation, training of cooks in Sokoto

Bode April 27, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has began documentation and training of 46 cooks for the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme in Sokoto. The participating cooks who were drawn two each from the 23 LGAs of Sokoto State...

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Police arrest 65 year-old-man for defiling 2 minors in Sokoto

Bode April 26, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State Police Command has paraded a 65 years old man, identified as Ibrahim Adamu Magana for allegedly defiling two minors aged 10 and 9 within Sokoto Cinema area of Sokoto North LGA of the state. Narrating the incident that led to Magana’s...

POLITICS

2023: Sokoto dep gov submits PDP nomination form to succeed Tambuwal

Bode April 23, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Hon Manir Muhammad Dan’Iya (Walin Sokoto) after indicating interest to succeed his boss, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has submitted his “Expression of Interest and Nomination Form” to the state PDP office. Speaking at the party’s office before the submission, Hon Dan...

POLITICS

PDP presidential consensus candidate drive collapses – TCO

Bode April 23, 2022

The drive to produce a consensus presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for 2023 election has collapsed . This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday night by the Tambuwal Campaign Organization (TCO), the campaign platform of a PDP Presidential Aspirant, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto...

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26 killed, others missing as boat capsizes in Sokoto

Bode April 13, 2022

At least twenty six (26) persons have been confirmed dead while search continues following a boat mishap on Shagari River in Shagari local government area of Sokoto state. Chairman of Shagari Council area, Alhaji Aliyu Dantani, who disclosed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday,...

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Tambuwal approves cadre conversion for Sokoto health workers

Bode April 8, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – In his continued efforts towards ensuring healthy living in Sokoto State, Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the scheme for the change of cadre for all those willing to undertake special training in Nursing, Midwifery and Community Health Extension workers. The State commissioner of...

POLITICS

2023 presidency: Northwest group drums support for Tambuwal

Bode April 2, 2022

A group of Persons Living with Disabilities from Northwestern states has pledged to support Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State in his pursuit of his presidential ambition. The group made the pledge through the Special Adviser to the Governor on Disability Matters, Mr Abdulaziz Ibrahim, at the end of...

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I didn’t divert N189bn from Sokoto State’s coffer, says Tambuwal

Bode April 2, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has declared as false the media reports that he diverted 189 billion naira from the state coffer. Tambuwal who noted that the said fabricated report was not only maliciously crafted but also lacks single iota of truth, assured...

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2023 presidency must be zoned to the south, Northern youth insists

Bode April 1, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A coalition under the auspices of Unified Northern Nigerian Youths Forum (UNNYF) has insisted that the 2023 presidency must be zoned to the south for the sake of equity and fairness.. The group in their concern warned that any northerner contemplating to succeed President...

POLITICS

Sokoto 2023: Coalition purchases governorship form for Bafarawa

Bode March 31, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Ahead of the 2023 governorship election in Sokoto State, a coalition of 25 separate groups in the state has purchased and presented a governorship form for Hon Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa. The presentation which was coordinated under the umbrella of Bafarawa Action Group, was part...