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...
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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...
Electricity consumers in several parts of Sokoto State are mobilising for a massive protest over what they described as persistent poor electricity supply and unfair billing by the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDCO). The aggrieved residents said they have endured months of irregular power supply while still receiving estimated...
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a public health advisory warning of an increased risk of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in parts of the country, identifying 11 states as high-risk areas. In a notice shared on its official X handle, the agency described meningitis as a dangerous infection that affects...
Whistleblowing policy of the Federal Government, launched in December 2016 under the administration of late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has so far helped Nigeria to recover over ₦800 billion in looted public funds. This disclosure was made by the Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, during a one-day...
Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal high court Abuja, on Tuesday struck out an ex-parte motion filed by the convicted leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking his transfer from the Sokoto correctional facility. The legal representative of Kanu, Demdoo Asan, a senior legal officer at...
Worried by the ever-growing insecurity in the country, the Sokoto State Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Associate Professor Jabir Maihula, has appealed to the Nigerian media to deny insurgents, terrorists and bandits the needed oxygen to thrive by deliberately shifting away from the free publicity given to their activities. Prof....
Kebbi State Government has announced February 11 to 14 as the official dates for the 2026 Argungu International Fishing Festival, one of Nigeria’s most celebrated cultural events. The disclosure was made by the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Samaila Mera, shortly after an expanded meeting involving the State Festival Main...
The fragile peace enjoyed lately by villagers of Sabon Birni and Isa local government areas of Sokoto East Senatorial District seems to be under severe threat as the feared bandit leader, Bello Turji has resurfaced with a threat to annihilate those that are not loyal to his authority. The...
In 2026, Nigerians will live life in a double reality. We will literally be dancing to two dissonant drumbeats. Some will find the gathering 2027 election campaign beats irresistible. On the contrary, the majority of the common folk, civil society groups and the non -political elite will cling to...
Former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, in this interview with newsmen in Sokoto on the eve of his 60th birthday, reassured that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is deeply concerned about the future of Nigeria. He also spoke on...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, a prominent politician, lawyer and Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, on his 60th birthday. The President in congratulatory message by his spokesman, commended the years of service of the People’s Democratic Party Senator to the...
Reports circulating online that notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji was killed in a United States airstrike have been dismissed as false following a fact-check by security analyst Zagazola Makama’s verification platform. According to findings by Zagazola Makama Fact Check, Turji is alive and has relocated to Dubagale, an area...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has recorded a significant operational breakthrough with the arrest of two notorious bandits and kidnapping kingpins responsible for violent crimes across Katsina, Zamfara, Niger and Kwara States. The Force spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. CSP...