Tag: Sokoto
FRSC urges more use of bicycles
Sokoto State, in collaboration with the FRSC, has started an enlightenment campaign on the increased use of bicycles to promote…
Bandits kill 9, rustle 500 cows in Sokoto
The government and people of Sokoto State are in deep mourning over bandits attack that left at least nine persons…
Sokoto women, children rewarded for immunization compliance
A non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Friday rewarded 62 women, 20 children, community leaders and health workers for presenting themselves for…
Sokoto SDG receives hospital equipment recovered by EFCC
The Sokoto Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, December 17, 2020, handed over 2011…
Sokoto pays N500m compensation to community
Sokoto state government has earmarked about N500m to pay as compensation to residents affected by an ongoing erosion control project…
Alleged N3.3m fraud: 3 Sokoto medical workers jailed
Justice Bello Duwale of the Sokoto State High Court, sitting in Sokoto on 11 December 2020, convicted and sentenced three…
EU-UN partnership empowers Sokoto victims of VVF, GBV
The EU-UN Spotlight Initiative Project in Sokoto State, on Saturday, provided working tools to 200 survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)…
Sokoto youths urged to embrace entrepreneurship
The 21st Century Entrepreneurship Hub, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Sunday called on youths and women in Sokoto to leverage…
Sokoto to build 12 police stations
Sokoto State government says it has concluded plans to construct 12 police stations at a cost of N37 million each.
Police neutralise Sokoto bandits, recover rifles
Sokoto Police Command said it has neutralised two bandits in the vicinity of Yabo Sanyinna forest while preparing to carry…
Sokoto builds N232m Solar power mini grid
Sokoto State government says it has spent N232 million to install 60kw Solar power mini-grid for security light, hospital, Mosques…
Flood: NEMA donates relief materials to Sokoto victims
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated relief materials to victims of flood in Tambuwal and Bodinga Local Government…
Sokoto govt. denies hoarding COVID-19 Palliatives
Governor Aminu Tambuwal has denied hoarding COVID-19 palliatives meant for citizens amid the pandemic.
One dies, 3 others injured in stampede for Gov. Tambuwal’s cash
A stampede for the monetary gift doled out by Governor Aminu Tambuwal in Sokoto on Friday has led to tragedy…
100 Gunmen invade Sokoto; kill DPO, Inspector in gun battle
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the death of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and an Inspector attached to…
Sultan of Sokoto knocks Buhari, governors over killings in North
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll, has decried the persistent killing of people in the country by bandits…
Sokoto gets 3 Isolation centres; residents embark on prayers
Sokoto State government has provided three isolation centres and dispelled rumours over suspected case of COVID – 19 in the…
Gunmen kill one, kidnap six in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command one Monday said one person was killed and six others kidnapped by unknown gunmen in…
Sokoto govt. distributes cardigans, blankets to Almajiri schools
The Sokoto State Government on Monday commenced the distribution of cardigans and other items to reduce the effects of harmattan…
2023: APC youth, women leaders vow to reclaim Sokoto, Zamfara
The Youth and Women Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the seven North-West states have vowed to recapture…
Sokoto to enroll 20, 000 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…
Sokoto solicits support on child protection laws
Sokoto state government has called for public support towards enactment of the children protection law.
Sokoto APC takes Tambuwal case to Supreme Court
The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Sokoto State, says it will appeal at the Supreme Court the judgment of the…
NAF investigating alleged killing of two persons in Sokoto
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is investigating an online report alleging the killing of two persons at Mabera…
What Wamakko wants wealthy Nigerians to do on education
Sen. Aliyu Wamakko, the Chairman Senate Committee on Defence, on Saturday said provision of qualitative education was not a project…
Police speak on abduction of Sokoto lawmaker Aminu Bodai
The Police in Sokoto State have confirmed the abduction of Alhaji Aminu Bodai, a member of the state House of…
Security: Sokoto police restates commitment
The Sokoto State Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Kaoje, says the command will sustain efforts towards strengthening the relationship with…
Tribunal adjourns sitting in Sokoto governorship petition
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, in Sokoto, has adjourned hearing into the case filed by Ahmed Aliyu, the All Progressive…
Buhari expresses shock over bandits’ attacks in Sokoto
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed deep shock and sadness over the death of scores of people during Saturday’s banditry…
Sokoto: Tribunal grants APC governorship candidate leave to inspect election materials
The Governorship and National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Sokoto State on Thursday granted All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate,…