Former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has formally resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to focus on a newly established platform, the Northern Star Youth Empowerment Initiative (NSYEI), recently launched at Arewa House, Kaduna. Bafarawa, who served two terms as Governor of Sokoto State, presented his resignation letter…
An airstrike in two Sokoto communities, Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa, has left 10 civilians dead, sparking conflicting accounts between local authorities and the military. The incident, which occurred at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, saw bombs dropped by military jets reportedly pursuing bandits in Silame Local Government Area. The council chairman, Hon. Abubakar Gitta Rana, disclosed…
Officials of the Sokoto State Hisbah Board have intercepted and confiscated over 200 cartons of substances suspected to be alcoholic drinks at the Sokoto Central Motor Park. Addressing journalists at the Hisbah office in Sokoto on Wednesday, the state Hisbah Commander, Usman Jatau, paraded the seized items. Jatau stated that no one had come forward…
Suspected terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits, have abducted a newly wedded bride and four bridesmaids in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The tragic incident happened on Saturday at Kwaren Gamba, near Kuka Teke, a village plagued by repeated attacks from armed groups linked to notorious bandits leader, Bello Turji. Eyewitnesses reported…
The Sokoto State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned strike over the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage. The state NLC chairman, Comrade Abdullahi Aliyu Jungle, disclosed this during a press briefing over the weekend. He revealed that the new wage, set to take effect in January 2024, will benefit…
The Sokoto State Government has issued a warning about the emergence of a new terrorist group in the area known as LAKURAWAS. During a meeting with participants from Course 33 of the National Defence College, Abuja, State Deputy Governor Idris Gobir disclosed this information while they were on a study visit to Sokoto. Gobir noted…
The Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, on Wednesday, launched the sale of subsidised food items, including a 50-kilogram bag of rice priced at ₦38,700. Speaking at the launch, held at the Kware Local Government premises in Kware town, Aliyu stated that the initiative aims to ease the burden on the people, particularly those at the…
The Chairman of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Alhaji Sharifu Kamarawa on Thursday, has told Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, that some communities in the council are still under the control of bandits. Receiving the minister at the local government secretariat, he said the bandits led by Kachalla Bello Turji,…
Six offices within the administrative block of the Sokoto State Police Command headquarters were gutted by flame as fire ravaged the facility on Saturday morning. The source of the fire remains unclear, but swift action by firefighters helped prevent further destruction. The fire, which broke out early in the day, left significant damage to the…
A Chief Magistrate Court in Sokoto State, on Friday, remanded Shafi’u Umar-Tureta in correctional centre custody for allegedly circulating falsehood against Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu and his wife through a social media platform. Tureta was the Special Assistant to former Governor Aminu Tambuwal and was charged with circulating injurious falsehood and engraving matter known…