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Police recover 102 guns from repentant bandits in Sokoto–CP

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Tuesday visited a student of Usmanu Danfodio University, Habibu Abubakar, who is receiving treatment in a hospital after...

Usmanu Danfodio University student loses hands to motorcycle snatchers

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A 200 Level student at Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Habibu Nakasari, has lost his two hands in an ugly incident involving motorcycle snatchers. The undergraduate, who is...

Fire razes hostel housing NYSC members in Sokoto

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A hostel was on Wednesday morning partly destroyed by fire at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Sokoto State. The state’s NYSC coordinator, Philip...

Tambuwal re-elected Sokoto governor with 342 votes margin

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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as governor-elect of Sokoto State. Returning officer, Prof. Fatimah...

Tambuwal takes lead in Sokoto as INEC adjourns collation till 9am

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Returning officer for Sokoto State governorship election, Fatima Mukhtar, has adjourned collation of results in the state till 9am on Sunday. Mukhtar made the...