Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force Northwest Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued 22 abducted victims in separate operations in Sokoto State. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, confirmed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Sokoto Lt. Col....
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Governing Council of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has dismissed one of its Malam Mustapha Abubakar, over gross misconduct involving sexual harrasment. Malam Abubakar, until his dismissal, was a staff of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The dismissal was approved by the...
Top security experts in Sokoto have described as stale and misleading the video currently circulating on social media depicting a mass exodus of people from a Sokoto community due to insecurity. The video, which first surfaced online earlier this year, showed panicked women and their children moving in droves...
The Catholic Diocese of Sokoto’s Bakhita Initiative JDPC, in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and with funding support from Latter-day Saints Charities (LDSC), on Wednesday commissioned a borehole project in Yartabau village, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to the Bakhita Initiative, the project is part...
Sokoto State Government has commenced this year’s Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW), a statewide initiative designed to improve the health and nutritional wellbeing of women and children through the delivery of essential healthcare services. The programme was officially launched at Kofar Kade Primary Healthcare Centre in Sokoto...
Sokoto State Police Command has successfully thwarted a bandit attack on Imasa Matankari village in Tureta Local Government Area, recovering 25 cattle stolen during the raid and ensuring that no lives were lost. The operation was carried out by operatives of the Command’s Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU) and...
Federation of International Women Lawyers (FIDA), with support from Co-Impact, on Wednesday convened a state-level consultation in Sokoto aimed at examining the career progression and leadership opportunities available to women within Nigeria’s judiciary. The one-day engagement, themed “Probing Women’s Career Progression and Leadership Pathways in the Judiciary,” brought together...
Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Tambuwal, has expressed deep sorrow over the recent bandit attacks on Dangulbi community in Tureta Local Government Area of the state, that left scores dead. Tambuwal, who described the killings, destruction of property, and displacement of peaceful residents as painful, tragic, and...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shuaibu, has commended the Nigerian Army for its unwavering commitment to national security, describing the sacrifices of troops as deeply appreciated. Speaking during a luncheon to mark the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir, the COAS addressed personnel of the 8 Division and Sector 2,...
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has called on the Federal Government to urgently demonstrate stronger political will in tackling insecurity across the country, warning that the worsening wave of violence has become unbearable for Nigerians. The call was made in Sokoto at the end of a three-day national prayer...
Sokoto State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has endorsed former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s sole presidential candidate ahead of the ADC presidential primaries scheduled for Monday. The endorsement was announced on Sunday during a press briefing held at the party’s secretariat in Sokoto. Speaking...
Director of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Sokoto State, Mr. Saidu Mohammed, has urged journalists to remain committed to the core principles of verification and authentication of information before publishing reports. Mohammed made the call while receiving the leadership of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union...
Leadership crisis rocking the Sokoto State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) took another turn on Tuesday as the Federal High Court in Sokoto adjourned proceedings in the matter to June 4, 2026. The case, which centres on the disputed leadership of the party in the state, was...
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former deputy governor of Sokoto State, Manir Dan’Iya has emerged as the consensus governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the State. The consensus which took days to arrive at was considered the most matured political calculation done by the opposition...
In what took many by surprise, the opposition political party atmosphere in Sokoto was greeted with shock following the announcement that the state leader of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator Aminu Tambuwal would not be seeking re-election come 2027. The development, considered as a huge sacrifice for the unity...
Northwest University Sokoto has released its approved cut-off marks for admission into its various undergraduate programmes for the 2026/2027 academic session, a statement by Abdallah el-Kurebe confirmed. Director of Communications, Public Affairs and Protocol, Abdallah el-Kurebe, announced this in a statement issued on Thursday in Sokoto He said the...
A Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto has fixed May 19, 2026, for the hearing of a leadership dispute rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the state, as tensions heighten ahead of the party’s primaries scheduled for May 21. The case, which was brought before Justice Ahmad Gama...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on eligible residents of Sokoto State to take advantage of the final phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise scheduled to begin on May 11 and end on July 10, 2026. INEC described the exercise as a crucial opportunity for citizens...
In a significant political show of support ahead of the 2027 general elections, the 244 councillors across Sokoto State have jointly purchased a N50 million nomination form for Governor Ahmed Aliyu. The councillors, operating under the umbrella of the National Council of Councillors Forum of Nigeria, made the move...
Participants of the Air Force War College have embarked on a national study tour across Nigeria’s North-West region, aimed at strengthening their grasp of operational and strategic air power in support of civil authority and national development. The delegation, drawn from Course 12/2026, visited the Headquarters of 8 Division,...