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![BREAKING: 9 Feared Dead As Boat Capsizes In Sokoto]()
No fewer than nine people died in a boat mishap that occured in Birjingo Village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto.ASP. Muhammad Sadiq, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Sokoto, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Thursday.According to Sadiq, the accident occurred on Wednesday. “The number o ...![.]()
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![JUST IN: EFCC Arraign Three Top Sokoto Medical & Health Workers For Alleged N3.3m Fraud]()
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Sokoto Zonal Office, Thursday, arraigned three top officials of the Sokoto Medical and Health Workers Union over alleged conspiracy and obtaining N3,300,000.00 by false pretence.The defendants were: former Chairman, Shagari Local Government Area branch of the Medical and Health Workers Union of N ...![.]()
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![GOOD NEWS: Sokoto Discharges All 101 Coronavirus Patients From Isolation Center]()
Sokoto is currently COVID-19 free after discharging all 101 isolated Coronavirus patients in the state. The state's commissioner for health, Dr Ali Inname also disclosed that the state recorded 14 Coronavirus deaths at a news conference. He said the first index case was recorded on April 19 with 731 samples collected, while 655 contacts ...![.]()
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![Buhari Orders Fierce Military Operations Against Sokoto Bandits Whose Attack Left Many Dead]()
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday ordered a “fierce” military operation against bandits in Sokoto State.The directive came following Wednesday’s attacks in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of the state, which left many people dead and others injured.The President condoled with the families of the v ...![.]()
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![NOT AGAIN! Gunmen Invade Three Villages in Sokoto Kill Over 50 People (Photos)]()
Over 50 persons have allegedly been killed in an attack carried out by unknown gunmen in Garki, Katuma and Kuzari villages under Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Wednesday night, May 27.According to reports, the gunmen stormed the villages at about 6pm and opened fire on the residents. Those who sustained life-threatening injur ...![.]()
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![COVID-19: Oyo Record New Cases As 4 Out Of 11 Intercepted Sokoto Travellers Tests Positive]()
Out of the new cases of coronavirus in Nigerian, Oyo state has recorded 4 new cases from the Sokoto travellers.The state’s incident manager, Dr Taiwo Ladipo, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen Ibadan.Ladipo said the four confirmed cases are isolated at the Infectious Diseases Centre, Olodo.It would be recalled that men of the Nigeria ...![.]()
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![Bishop Kukah Donates 30-Room Hotel As Isolation Centre In Sokoto]()
The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has handed over a 30-room hotel to the Sokoto State Government as an isolation centre for suspected coronavirus patients in the state.Announcing via Twitter on Monday afternoon, the Sokoto State Ministry of Health, said Kukah acted on behalf of the Catholic Diocese in the state. The ministry als ...![.]()
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![Covid-19: Sokoto Bound Travelers Intercepted By Police At Osun-Ibadan Boundary (Photos)]()
Officers of the Nigeria Police have apprehended 11 travellers from Sokoto, who defied the inter-state lockdown order of the Oyo State Government, in their bid to sneak into Akure, Ondo State.Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has, however declared that the travellers will not be released to the Sokoto State Government until they undergo ...![.]()
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![COVID 19: Sokoto Confirms Three Deaths Of Coronavirus, Nine New Confirmed Cases]()
Sokoto State government said three persons have died from complications arising from COVID-19 in the state. The state Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal revealed this during a statewide broadcast on Monday night The governor said: “it is with a heavy heart that I have to break this news to you this evening, of the results of tests carried out by th ...![.]()
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![Avoid Congregational Prayers And Lectures During Ramadan - Sultan Of Sokoto Warns]()
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, on Monday asked Muslims in the country to avoid congregational prayers during the coming Ramadan fast.He asked the faithful to pray at homes during the period.The Sultan, who spoke through the Secretary General of the JNI, Dr Khalid Abubakar-Ali ...![.]()
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![So Sad! 22 Killed As Bandits Attack Gangara Village In Sokoto State]()
At least 22 persons lost their lives on Thursday after armed bandits hit Gangara village of Sabin Birni Local Government of Sokoto State.It was gathered that hundreds of the bandits on motorcycles attacked the community, shooting sporadically and slashing and burning.The state Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Muhammad Abubakar Sadi ...![.]()
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![END OF ROAD! Notorious Female Drug dealer, Madam Queen Arrested By NDLEA In Sokoto]()
A notorious female drugs dealer, Madam Queen has finally landed in the net of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency.The Nation reports that after previous attempts to nab Madam Queen, a notorious drug dealer, the Sokoto state Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend confirmed her arrest along 18 others in a lat ...![.]()
END OF ROAD! Notorious Female Drug dealer, Madam Queen Arrested By NDLEA In Sokoto -
![49 Corpers To Repeat Service In Ekiti, Kaduna, Ebonyi, Sokoto, Others For Various Offences]()
Forty-nine Batch A corps members of the National Youth Service Corps will repeat their service year in Gombe, Kaduna, Ebonyi, Sokoto and Ekiti states following various infractions.The Gombe State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Florence Yaakugh, said two corps who absconded from service would automatically repeat the service year, while six others would ser ...![.]()
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![NDLEA Seizes 141.53kg Of Iliccit Drugs From Notorious Dealer In Sokoto]()
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Sokoto State Command, on Wednesday, said it has arrested one madam queen a notorious drug dealer who had been on the agency’s watch list for 10 years.Mr Yakubu Kibo, the NDLEA Sokoto Commander, made this known while speaking to newsmen In Sokoto.Kibo said the command also seized 141.534kg of ill ...![.]()
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![71-Yr-Old Man, Malam Ahmad Abdullahi Dies In The Middle Of Jumat Prayer At Sokoto Mosque]()
A 71-year-old man identified as Malam Ahmad Abdullahi died at Sultan Bello Mosque in Sokoto on Friday February 21, while observing the weekly Juma’at prayers along with other worshippers.Abdullahi who went to a nearby shop to buy a blade to shave in preparation for the Juma’at prayers, prostrated to observe the second raka’at but he never go ...![.]()
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![The Redeemed Christian Church Of God (RCCG) Assists Widows Of Policemen In Sokoto]()
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Sokoto Province, Region 18, on Saturday extended food assistance to more than 50 widows of Policemen who lost their lives in service.The widows, who are residents in Sokoto State even after the death of their spouses, were each supported with 4kg bag of rice and cooking ingredients by the RCCG.Presentin ...![.]()
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![Allah Is Using Boko Haram to Punish Nigeria For Its Sins - Sultan Of Sokoto]()
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, has declared that God was using insurgency in the Northern part of the country to punish Nigerians for their sins.Abubakar said Nigerians must learn to adhere to the teachings of the Quran and the Bible to escape God’s wrath.The monarch stated this at the 5th International Conference on “Love ...![.]()
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![Sultan of Sokoto’s Palace Being Stoned In New Video (See Reasons)]()
See Moment Sultan of Sokoto’s Palace is being stoned by residence for allegedly being involved in the Sokoto rerun which APC candidate lost his seatSee Video Below ...![.]()
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![JUST IN: Fire Outbreak Claims Lives Of 8, 927 Rescued In Sokoto]()
The Sokoto State Fire Service has recorded eight deaths and saved 927 lives in 572 fire incidents in 2019, according to Malam Nuhu Lawal, the State Fire Prevention Officer.Lawal says, on Thursday in Sokoto that properties valued at N4.5 billion were lost while the agency was able to save N4.7 billion worth of valuables during the period under revi ...![.]()
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![If Christians Take Up Arms, Nigeria Will Burn To Ashes: Femi F. Kayode Replies Sultan Of Sokoto]()
Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has warned that if Christians are provoked into taking up arms, the country will burn.The former minister gave this warning while reacting to the statement of Sultan of Sokoto, Saad Abubakar that Muslims in the country won’t be provoked into carrying arms.Reacting to this statement, the former minist ...![.]()
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![Sokoto State Set To Enrol 20,000 Out-Of-School Females In School]()
No fewer than 20, 000 out-of-school girls and women are expected to be enrolled into formal school system in 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Sokoto State.Cynthia Obazee, the National Coordinator, Grassroots Entrepreneurship Skills Acquisition, GESA, disclosed this on Wednesday in Sokoto during a stakeholders’ Consultation meeting on Accelera ...![.]()
Sokoto State Set To Enrol 20,000 Out-Of-School Females In School -
![Rice Smugglers Caught Using Beans To Cover Up At Sokoto Border]()
Following the nationwide closure of borders, a group of rice smugglers have been apprehended in Sokoto State.In a video going viral online, several bags of beans are being used to smuggle large amount of rice into the country.The incident happened at Ilela border, Sokoto State.Watch Video Below:- ...![.]()
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![Sokoto Billionaire and CEO Lands in EFCC Net Over N29.8m Investment Fraud]()
The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, November 7, 2019, arraigned one Hamzat Muhammad Bashar, Chief Executive Officer of HAMGA INVESTMENT RESOURCES LIMITED and his company before Justice Bello Duwale of the Sokoto State High Court, on a 12-count amended charge bordering on Conspiracy and Obtain ...![.]()
Sokoto Billionaire and CEO Lands in EFCC Net Over N29.8m Investment Fraud -
![Just In: EFCC Raids INEC Office, Questions Principal Officers In Sokoto]()
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have reportedly raided an INEC office in Sokoto.The Sokoto Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday raided Sokoto office of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).The anti -graft agency is said to have cordoned the office leading to the questioning ...![.]()
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![210 Repentant Bandits Surrender Their Arms In Sokoto, Release All Captives]()
A peace initiative instituted by the Sokoto State Government has led to 210 repentant bandits laying down their arms and releasing their victims. The Commissioner for Careers and Security Matters, Sokoto State, Col. Garba Moyi (rtd) who confirmed this said they also recovered 102 arms from the repentant bandits they've been dialoguing with fo ...![.]()
210 Repentant Bandits Surrender Their Arms In Sokoto, Release All Captives -
![Two NYSC Members Asked To Repeat Service Year In Sokoto]()
The Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Sokoto State, Mr Philip Enaberue, says two corps members are to repeat their service year.Enaberue, who made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto, said the affected persons were among the corps members who passed out under 2018 Batch C Stream l.He sa ...![.]()
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![Newly Married Woman, Halimatu Abdullahi Bunun Allegedly Kidnapped On Her Way To Sokoto]()
One Halimatu Abdullahi Bunun has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.According to reports, the newly married young woman was on her way to Sokoto State from Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State. ...![.]()
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![Police Arrest 21-year-old Man For Allegedly Raping 10 Of His Boss' Children In Sokoto State]()
The Sokoto State police command have confirmed the arrest of Usman Abubakar, a 21-year-old man for raping 10 of his boss' children. According to the Zonal Commander of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Person and other Related Matters, Hassan Tahir, the young man confessed to the act following his arrest by police of ...![.]()
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![ACP, Sulaiman Zubairu Dies After Supervising Screening Of Candidates In Sokoto State]()
The Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of screening exercise in Sokoto state, Sulaiman Zubairu, is dead. He died on Monday while leaving his accommodation on his way back to Abuja after finishing his assignment in the state.The spokesman of the Sokoto state Police Command, DSP Muhammad Sadiq, who confirmed the death said ACP Zubairu was pr ...![.]()
ACP, Sulaiman Zubairu Dies After Supervising Screening Of Candidates In Sokoto State -
![EFCC Arrests Sokoto Agency’s DG, Abdullahi Sa’idu Who Diverted N10m Workers’ Salaries]()
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office has arrested Abdullahi Sa’idu, Director General of Sokoto Marshal Agency and Bashar Dodo-Iya, an accountant with the agency for alleged diversion of N10million meant for the payment of the salaries of workers.The two suspects who are members of the payment committee of Sokot ...![.]()
EFCC Arrests Sokoto Agency’s DG, Abdullahi Sa’idu Who Diverted N10m Workers’ Salaries
BREAKING: 9 Feared Dead As Boat Capsizes In Sokoto
JUST IN: EFCC Arraign Three Top Sokoto Medical & Health Workers For Alleged N3.3m Fraud
Buhari Orders Fierce Military Operations Against Sokoto Bandits Whose Attack Left Many Dead
NOT AGAIN! Gunmen Invade Three Villages in Sokoto Kill Over 50 People (Photos)
Covid-19: Sokoto Bound Travelers Intercepted By Police At Osun-Ibadan Boundary (Photos)
71-Yr-Old Man, Malam Ahmad Abdullahi Dies In The Middle Of Jumat Prayer At Sokoto Mosque
Sultan of Sokoto’s Palace Being Stoned In New Video (See Reasons)
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