Former Sokoto State Governor and Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has denied reports that he plans to leave the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). His Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Prince Daniel, dismissed the reports in a statement on Monday. He...
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Federal Government has been urged to adopt a new approach to tackling insecurity by involving mothers of bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements as part of efforts to restore peace across Nigeria. The Executive Director of Nana Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative, Dr Fatimah Adam, made the call while...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have killed two terrorists and recovered four AK-47 rifles, eight motorcycles, ammunition and other items during separate clearance operations in Sokoto State. The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement on Friday by the Media Information Officer of the Theatre Command, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have rescued 27 kidnap victims, including a six-month-old baby, in Katsina State and neutralised terrorists in separate operations in Sokoto State. The Nigerian Army announced this in a post via its social media page on Friday.It said: “In Katsina, troops of the 17 Brigade...
Nigerian troops have destroyed a Lakurawa terrorist hideout in Waria Forest, Sokoto State, after a fierce gun battle forced the fighters to abandon their camp and escape into the forest. The operation was carried out on Wednesday, October 15, by troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force, Operation FANSAN...
Former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approached the state High Court to compel the government to release the report of the judicial commission that investigated his administration from 2015 to 2023. Tambuwal, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Speaker of the House of...
Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has expressed deep sorrow over the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, describing the incident as a national tragedy. Tambuwal, who represents Sokoto South Senatorial District and is a chieftain of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), condoled with President Bola...
As Nigeria celebrates its 66th Independence Anniversary, residents of Sokoto State have expressed sharply divided opinions over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s performance after three years in office, with some praising his reforms while others insist the country has recorded little progress. A cross-section of residents interviewed in a vox...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) have sustained their operational momentum across the Joint Operations Area, rescuing a kidnapped victim in Kaduna State and foiling a terrorist attack in Sokoto State. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the killing of 32 residents of Ungushi community in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State, describing the attack as another painful reminder of the worsening security situation in the country. Reacting to the incident in a statement, Atiku expressed deep sympathy...
The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has dismissed online reports linking the NRS to an imaginary fraud related to the Frontier Exploration Fund, calling it sponsored fake news. The report had alleged the transfer of $279 million from the Fund’s account to some unnamed...
Residents of several communities in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State were thrown into panic on Tuesday morning after heavily armed bandits launched coordinated attacks on multiple villages, forcing many people to flee while making away with hundreds of livestock. Shagari Local Government, the hometown of Nigeria’s Second...
The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Malam Sa’idu Umar Ubandoma, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking a major political development ahead of the 2027 general elections. Ubandoma’s defection took place in Abuja at the Asokoro residence of Senator Aliyu...
Operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command have foiled two separate bandit attacks in Tureta Local Government Area, recovering a total of 137 rustled cattle after fierce gun battles with the attackers. The successful operations, carried out by the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit in collaboration with Tactical Teams and the...
Assistant Comptroller General of Customs, Nsikan Umoh, has stressed that integrity and compliance remain critical to Nigeria’s economic growth and national development. Speaking during a working visit to the Nigeria Customs Service Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command, she said, “National development requires all hands on deck. When stakeholders comply with trade...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, describing recent incidents of kidnapping and killings across parts of the country as evidence of a growing national crisis. In a statement posted on X on Sunday, Obi said he...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has emerged victorious in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential primaries conducted in Sokoto state, having polled 68,823 votes to defeat other contestants. Declaring the presidential primaries result on Monday at the party’s secretariat in Sokoto, the state chairman of ADC’s presidential primary elections...
Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA in continuation of series of offensive operations against terrorists and bandits, have successfully neutralised several terrorists, recovered weapons and livestock across Sokoto and Katsina states Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division, Army / Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lt. Col....
Kebbi State government has listed the social and economic gains of the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, praising President Bola Tinubu for embarking on the project more than 45 years after it was first conceptualised by the administration of late President Shehu Shagari. Deputy Governor of Kebbi State, Umar Abubakar Tafida...
For over 100 years, Northern Nigeria has been held together by a politically contrived twofold ethnic fusion expediently branded as “Hausa-Fulani”. It has served as an instrument of cohesion that aggregates demographic weight for political relevance. Now, however, beneath the artificial ethnic construct, a quiet shift is underway. The shift is...