Tag: Sokoto
Coronavirus spreads to Sokoto, Gombe, Abia as cases reach 665
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 38 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing total number of confirmed cases to 665.
The...
NDLEA arrests woman on 10-year watchlist in Sokoto over illicit drugs
Sokoto State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a woman who had been on its watchlist for 10 years.
NDLEA...
Supreme Court upholds re-election of Tambuwal as Sokoto governor
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the re-election of Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Sokoto State.
The seven-man...
APC calls for calm in Sokoto over loss of NASS seats
The Sokoto State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on its supporters to remain calm over the loss of two National...
Police recover 102 guns from repentant bandits in Sokoto–CP
The Sokoto State Police Command says it has recovered 102 guns from repentant bandits as a result of the ongoing peace dialogue initiated by...
N10m recovered from kidnap gang, 81 suspects arrested
The
police in Sokoto State have recovered N10.1 million from a kidnap gang and
arrested 81 suspects over murder, kidnapping, unlawful possession of weapons
and internet fraud...
Gunmen kidnap Sokoto lawmaker, Aminu Bodai
Police in Sokoto have confirmed the abduction of Aminu
Bodai, a member of the House of Assembly by gunmen at Bodai village of
Dange/Shuni Local Government...
Final year microbiology student kidnapped in Sokoto
A final year Microbiology student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Aliyu Maidamma, has reportedly been kidnapped days to the first-semester examination.
It was gathered that...
NYSC member dies in Sokoto orientation camp
A member
of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Ihe Fortune-Ihieche, has died at the
Sokoto orientation camp in Wamakko local government area.
The deceased
was a native of...
Tambuwal visits student with chopped-off hands in hospital
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Tuesday visited a student of Usmanu Danfodio University, Habibu Abubakar, who is receiving treatment in a hospital after...