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5 Sokoto Govt Officials Arraigned By EFCC For Stealing N500m
The arraigned officials are members of the state Primary Staff Pension Board. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and arraigned five officials of the Sokoto state government for allegedly stealing N553.985,644.1. The arraigned officials are members of the state Primary Staff Pension Board. The money was meant for the p

Bandits Allegedly Kill 12 in Sokoto, Block Highway For Operations in Zamfara
No fewer than twelve persons have been killed by armed bandits in Maikujera in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State.In a press statement signed and made available to newsmen in Gusau, Zamfara State, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sanusi Abubakar, said the incident happened around 4:30pm on Thursday.The statement noted that twelve
Sultan Of Sokoto,Sa’ad Abubakar III Declares June 12 First Day of Dhul Qadah 1442AH
Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, has declared June 12 as the first day of Dhul Qadah 1442AH.Abubakar is the President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA).Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, announced the declaration in a statement.Junaidu said the Sultanate

N155 Million Approved For Islamic Scholars To Spread Islam By Sokoto Government
According to SaharaReporters the Sokoto State Government has approved N155 million for the Ministry of Religious Affairs to provide motorcycles to Ulamas (Islamic scholars) in the state for the propagation of Islamic activities.The Commissioner of Information, Alhaji Isah Galadanchi, stated this while briefing journalists after the State Executive
PHOTOS: Police in Sokoto State Rescue 12yr Old Girl Who Has Been Caged, Starved For 8 Months
Police in Sokoto state have rescued a 12-year-old girl, Joy Emmanuel, caged for eight months by her guardians identified as Bassey and Esther Emmanuel at their home in Sokoto Cinema area in Sokoto North Local Government Area.According to reports, Joy was locked up and deprived of food because of her unstable mental condition.Confirming the inciden

"CAN President Is Hateful, Unreasonable"- Sultan Of Sokoto-Led Group Speaks On Pantami Saga
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has lambasted the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle for asking the Department of State Services to investigate the suspected connection of embattled Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, to terrorism. The group led by the Sul
Sokoto University Lecturer, Tajuddeen Musawa, Wife & Two Children Die In Fatal Road Crash
A lecturer with the Department of Nursing Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Malam Tajuddeen Musawa, his wife Zainab Abubakar and two children, have died in a road accident. The Katsina state indigine and his family were said to be on their way to his hometown from Sokoto State to attend his grandfather's funeral when the accident

Just In; PDP Nigeria Governors Are Currently Meeting With Gov of Zamfara In Sokoto (Photos)
One of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party governors are currently meeting with Governor of Zamfara State in Sokoto state.Details of their meeting comes shortlyCheck their photos below
Nice One! First All Female Mechanic Workshop Opens In Sokoto (PHOTOS)
First all-female mechanic workshop opens in Sokoto. The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, Jelani Aliyu, has commissioned the first female mechanic workshop in Sokoto State.The workshop is a private initiative of NANA Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative, aimed at breaking the gender stereotype in

Polytechnic Student Stabs Her Roomate, Bisola Owoade To Death During An Argument In Sokoto
A student of Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic in Sokoto State, Miss Zainab Bisola Owoade, has died after she was allegedly stabbed in the chest with a knife by her course mate and roommate, identified as Nafeesat Yekini.It was gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred during an argument in their hostel. According to eyewitness who spoke with T
Sokoto Court Sentence Fake NSCDC Officer, Abdulrashid Isa Aliyu To 7Yrs In Jail
A Sokoto State High Court sitting in Sokoto today March 3, 2021, convicted and sentenced one Abdulrashid Isa Aliyu to seven years imprisonment for falsely representing himself as an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.Aliyu who falsely represented himself as an NSCDC officer and testified in the assumed capacity in a cri

Suspected Kidnappers Arrested In Ekiti Reveal They Came From Sokoto
The Ekiti State Security Network Agency (Amotekun) has arrested four suspected kidnappers.The gang disclosed that they arrived from Sokoto a few days ago.Ekiti Commander of the Corps, retired Brig. General Joe Komolafe, briefed reporters on Friday in Ado-Ekiti.He said the quartet were arrested Friday morning at Eda Oniyo in Ilejemeje Local Governm
Wrong Calls! See How Presidency Reacts To Quit Notice To Bishop Kukah By Muslim Group In Sokoto
President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has described as ‘wrong calls by the Muslim Solidarity Forum in Sokoto State that Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah should apologize or leave Sokoto State over his alleged ” malicious vituperations against Islam and Muslims”.The forum

DRAMA! Kidnapped Driver Identifies His Kidnapper Among His Passengers In Sokoto (Photo)
There was a drama at the Kwannawa motor park in Dange-Shuni local government area of Sokoto state on Sunday as a commercial driver identified one of his abductors amongst his passengers.The driver (name withheld) was kidnapped along Kankara in Katsina state while returning from Kano about two months ago.Daily Trust learnt that the driver had spent
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar Declares North As The Worst Place to Live in Nigeria
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday lamented the high rate of insecurity in the North, saying it was the worst place in the country to live.The Sultan, who stated this at the fourth quarterly meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council in Abuja, said bandits were fast overrunning the North as residents slept with their ey

Gov. Matawalle’s Appointee Dr Mallami Slumps, Dies During Yerima’s Daughter’s Wedding In Sokoto
The Zamfara State Chairman of the State Local Government Service Commission, Dr Mallami Yandoto, is dead.It was gathered that Yandoto died a few minutes after Senator Ahmed Yerima’s daughter’s wedding in Sokoto State, Saturday afternoon.Our correspondent gathered that the death occurred immediately after the wedding ceremony when the guests we

"Youths In Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara Protest Against Disbandment Of SARS (Pic/Video)
The youths in Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, and Zamfara have rallied against the ongoing nationwide campaign against police brutality and extortion.The youths held up various placards with opposing inscriptions as;” Bringing SARS to an Ends means more Kidnapping, More RobberyMore Yahoo. Are you ready for all of these” Another placard read; ”Police

Education Secretary Ishaka Abdullahi Arraign For fraud In School Feeding Programme In Sokoto
The Education Secretary of Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto, Ishaka Abdullahi has been arrainged before Justice Malami Umar Dogondaji of the State High Court for fraud in the federal government school feeding programme. Abdullahi was arraigned on a six-count charge, bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N429,000
3 Nabbed For Allegedly Circulating Video On Internet While [email protected] 16Ys Old Girl In Sokoto
Three persons were arrested in Sokoto Monday for allegedly circulating a video on social media while sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.According to the State Hisbah Commission, the victim was scheduled to get married on Oct. 17, but the marriage was called off as a result of the viral video circulated by the suspects.Dr Adamu Kasarawa, the st

Bandits Attack Sokoto Police Station, Kill DPO,DSP Injure Others
In an escalation of insecurity in the northwest, armed bandits numbering about 100 reportedly stormed Gidan Madi Divisional Police State, Sokoto, killing the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and a DSP, and leaving an ASP injured. Confirming the attack in a statement Thursday evening, ASP Muhammad A. Sadiq, spokesperson of the Sokoto State Command,
Sokoto DPO, Inspector Killed After They Were Ambushed By Armed Bandits
Suspected bandits have killed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gidan Madi police station in Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state.The incident happened on Wednesday night, September 16. The gunmen also killed another police officer said to be the DPO's orderly before abducting two wives of a prominent businessman in the area.Acc

23 Year Old Daughter of Former Sokoto Governor, Sadiya Wamako Dies During Child Birth (Photos)
Former governor of Sokoto state, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has lost his daughter, Sadiya Magatakarda WamakoMiss Sadiya Magatakarda Wamakko died on Thursday, September 10th, at the age of 23 years.She died at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, following childbirth complications.Her funeral prayer was conducted Thursday nigh
Suspected Gunmen Invade Sokoto Kidnapp Bride And Nursing Mother
Suspected bandits who attacked Sutti Village in Tangaza LGA of Sokoto State have kidnapped a bride and nursing mother.On Wednesday, August 19, the bride was kidnapped when she was on her way to her husband’s house. However, the nursing mother, wife of Magajin Garin Sulli was also abducted together with her baby in their house on Thursday.Reports

Soldiers Arrest 3 Foreign Arms Syndicate Supplying Weapons In Sokoto State
Three foreigners who have been supplying arms and ammunition to bandits and other criminal groups operating in the North West region of the country, have been arrested by soldiers on internal security operations in Sokoto State. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) spokesperson, Major General John Enenche said the suspects were profiled as Nigeriens and
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

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

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
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
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
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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5 Sokoto Govt Officials Arraigned By EFCC For Stealing N500m

Bandits Allegedly Kill 12 in Sokoto, Block Highway For Operations in Zamfara

Sultan Of Sokoto,Sa’ad Abubakar III Declares June 12 First Day of Dhul Qadah 1442AH

N155 Million Approved For Islamic Scholars To Spread Islam By Sokoto Government

PHOTOS: Police in Sokoto State Rescue 12yr Old Girl Who Has Been Caged, Starved For 8 Months

"CAN President Is Hateful, Unreasonable"- Sultan Of Sokoto-Led Group Speaks On Pantami Saga

Sokoto University Lecturer, Tajuddeen Musawa, Wife & Two Children Die In Fatal Road Crash

Just In; PDP Nigeria Governors Are Currently Meeting With Gov of Zamfara In Sokoto (Photos)

Nice One! First All Female Mechanic Workshop Opens In Sokoto (PHOTOS)

Polytechnic Student Stabs Her Roomate, Bisola Owoade To Death During An Argument In Sokoto

Sokoto Court Sentence Fake NSCDC Officer, Abdulrashid Isa Aliyu To 7Yrs In Jail

Suspected Kidnappers Arrested In Ekiti Reveal They Came From Sokoto

Wrong Calls! See How Presidency Reacts To Quit Notice To Bishop Kukah By Muslim Group In Sokoto

DRAMA! Kidnapped Driver Identifies His Kidnapper Among His Passengers In Sokoto (Photo)

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar Declares North As The Worst Place to Live in Nigeria

Gov. Matawalle’s Appointee Dr Mallami Slumps, Dies During Yerima’s Daughter’s Wedding In Sokoto

"Youths In Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara Protest Against Disbandment Of SARS (Pic/Video)

Education Secretary Ishaka Abdullahi Arraign For fraud In School Feeding Programme In Sokoto

3 Nabbed For Allegedly Circulating Video On Internet While [email protected] 16Ys Old Girl In Sokoto

Bandits Attack Sokoto Police Station, Kill DPO,DSP Injure Others

Sokoto DPO, Inspector Killed After They Were Ambushed By Armed Bandits

23 Year Old Daughter of Former Sokoto Governor, Sadiya Wamako Dies During Child Birth (Photos)

Suspected Gunmen Invade Sokoto Kidnapp Bride And Nursing Mother

Soldiers Arrest 3 Foreign Arms Syndicate Supplying Weapons In Sokoto State

BREAKING: 9 Feared Dead As Boat Capsizes In Sokoto

JUST IN: EFCC Arraign Three Top Sokoto Medical & Health Workers For Alleged N3.3m Fraud

GOOD NEWS: Sokoto Discharges All 101 Coronavirus Patients From Isolation Center

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: Oyo Record New Cases As 4 Out Of 11 Intercepted Sokoto Travellers Tests Positive

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