Sokoto
Northern Senators’ Forum condemns brutal killing of abducted Sokoto traditional ruler
The Northern Senators’ Forum (NSF) has strongly denounced the brutal killing of Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, the Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa District in...
Sokoto court stops Gov. Aliyu from removing two district heads
Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the proposed Sokoto State traditional institution law, the state’s High Court has granted an injunction temporarily restraining Gov....
Amid MURIC opposition, Sokoto Emirate Council amendment bill scales second reading in state assembly
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the Sokoto State House of Assembly’s decision to pass the Emirate Council Amendment Bill, which aims...
Ramadan begins Monday, March 11, Sultan says
The observation of a new moon for Ramadan 1445 AH (2024) has been confirmed by Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto,...
Nearly 15 students kidnapped, monarch, others fatally shot
Chaos and disorder resigned in Sokoto State on Saturday morning following bandit’s rampage. At least over a dozen students were abducted by the...
Supreme Court upholds APC’s Ahmed Aliyu’s election as Sokoto governor
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, upheld the election of Mr. Ahmed Aliyu as the governor of Sokoto State. The apex court, in its...
S’Court reserves judgment in Sokoto governorship appeal
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in an appeal seeking to unseat Gov. Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State. The five-member panel of Justices...
Ahead of March 11 guber poll, Sokoto Resident Electoral Commissioner suspended
“The administrative secretary is directed to take full charge of INEC, Sokoto State office with immediate effects"
Nigerian soldier commits suicide after killing three colleagues in Sokoto
The Nigerian Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyeama Nwachukwu, says investigations have been instituted into a soldier, who killed his colleagues and himself at Forward...
Female student beaten, burnt to death in Sokoto for “blasphemy”
A Christian student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, identified as Deborah, was on Thursday beaten and burnt to death...
Two weeks after evacuation from Ukraine, Nigerian final year medical student dies
Two weeks after returning to Nigeria from war-torn Ukraine, one of the 40 students evacuated to Sokoto, has died. The late Uzaifa Halilu...
Couple bags three years in jail for starving, incarcerating 12-year-old niece in fridge for eight months
Emmanuel Bassey and his wife, Esther, have been sentenced to three years imprisonment by the Sokoto Magistrates’ Court for starving and confining their...
N2.5bn bulb Onions destroyed by fire in Sokoto
No fewer than 200,000 bags of onions worth N2.5 billion have been destroyed by fire at the Ramin Kura local onion storage facility...
Implementation of state legislature, judiciary autonomy to be approved soon, says Sokoto Gov. Tambuwal
Sokoto Gov. Aminu Tambuwal on Thursday gave an indication of an end to the strike by judiciary workers, promising that the final implementation...
Troops rescue kidnapped victims in Sokoto, Zamfara
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued three kidnapped victims in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State and two...
Tambuwal says met Buhari to protect ‘Sokoto State’
Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said Friday his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari was driven by his responsibility to protect the state. Tambuwal...
