Residents of Chacho Village in Sokoto State have been thrown into fear and uncertainty after suspected terrorists invaded the community, abducting 9 persons and injuring 2 others during a late-night attack. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday night in Wurno Local Government Area, reportedly saw the armed attackers storm...
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There has been widespread excitement within Nigeria’s Catholic community following the appointment of Bishop Matthew Kukah by Pope Leo XIV as a Member of the Council of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development at Vatican City. The appointment was conveyed in an official letter signed by the Vatican...
National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has refuted widespread claims that about 150 suspected bandits died in a boat accident in the Sabon Gida area of Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Speaking on Monday in Sokoto, the NIWA Area Manager overseeing the Sokoto Zonal Office, Bello Bala,...
More than 150 suspected bandits are believed to have drowned following a tragic boat accident in Sabon Gida, a community in Sokoto State. According to local accounts, the incident happened on Saturday evening when a boat reportedly carrying a large group of armed men overturned while attempting to cross...
Fresh violence linked to fighters loyal to Bello Turji has left at least two people dead and forced residents of Bargaja town in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State to flee their homes. Locals who spoke on the incident said the attack, which occurred over the weekend, triggered...
Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has called on Muslims across Nigeria to commence the search for the crescent moon that would mark the end of Ramadan 1447AH and the beginning of Shawwal.This is contained in a press...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have dealt a significant blow to terrorist elements operating in Kadam Forest in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State following a successful combat operation that resulted in the elimination of several insurgents and the recovery of weapons. The operation was carried out by...
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS) has formally admitted 6,505 new students into its various faculties and colleges for the 2025/2026 academic session. The matriculation ceremony, held on Wednesday at the university campus in Sokoto, welcomed the fresh students into 17 faculties and colleges, marking the beginning of their academic...
There was widespread jubilation on Tuesday in Sokoto, the Seat of the Caliphate, following the emergence of Alhaji Haruna Ajiya as the new State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Hon. Ajiya was elected alongside 35 other executive members through a unanimous consensus, which was later affirmed by...
General Officer Commanding (GOC), 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Bemgha Koughna, has reiterated the importance of strong collaboration between the military and the media in promoting security and sustaining public trust. Koughna said the media plays a critical role in informing, educating, and shaping public perception...
Executive Chairman of the Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Umar Nagwari Tambuwal, has stressed that proper care and education at the early childhood stage are essential for raising emotionally and psychologically stable citizens. Tambuwal made this submission on Tuesday in Sokoto during the opening ceremony of a...
Chairman of the National Congress Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State, Hon. Lawali Kaura, has described the recently concluded ward congresses as highly successful and well organised. Speaking after an inspection tour of selected wards across the state, Kaura, who was accompanied by the committee’s...
Sokoto State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has rejected the appointments of Abdullahi Maigwandu and Aliyu Muhammad Rabah as Chairman and Secretary of the Mobilisation, Membership Mobilisation, Revalidation and Registration Committee. Addressing newsmen on Monday in Sokoto, the ADC Chairman in the state, Hon. Umar Faruk, and...
Sokoto State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced dates for its Ward and Local Government congresses. Sokoto APC Chairman, Isa Achida, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said the party would conduct congress across all 244 wards of the State on the 18th, to...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has lamented the sharp drop in whistle blowing in Nigeria. Chairman, who was represented by Assistant Commander of EFCC, ACE II Kamilu Ibrahim Gebi, spoke while presenting a paper titled: ” _Benefits of the Whistleblowing Policy in...
As part of its commitment to improved health care in 2026, the Sokoto State Government has assured that it is working towards ending the circulation of Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 2 (cVDPV2) in the state. Giving this assurance during a meeting with the President, Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates...
Sokoto Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Abdulrahman Abdullahi (alias A.A Sabo) and Bashir Muhammad over offences or cheating, internet frauds and obtaining by false pretence. Abdulrahman Abdullahi and Bashir Muhammad were arraigned on Tuesday on a one count each...
North West University, Sokoto (NWUS), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Lahore, Pakistan, in a move aimed at strengthening academic cooperation and international engagement. The Vice Chancellor of NWUS, Professor Mukhtar Umar Bunza, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists in Sokoto, describing the...
Zonal Pastor of the Christian Evangelical Fellowship of Nations (CEFN), Sokoto Missionary Zone, Reverend Micheal Adaji Olobo, has charged Christians and young people to go beyond prayers and intentionally develop products or services if they desire open doors, relevance, and divine intervention in today’s highly competitive world. Delivering a...
A fact-checking media firm, Alkalanci, in collaboration with the Sokoto State Ministry of Religious Affairs, has organized a 2-day workshop for Islamic clerics on building resilient communities against falsehood. The workshop, with the title: _“Combatting False Narratives and Promoting Media Literary”_ and a theme: ” _Building Resilient Communities Through...