Tag: Sokoto
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...
Usmanu Danfodio University student loses hands to motorcycle snatchers
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
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
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
Returning officer for Sokoto State governorship election, Fatima Mukhtar, has adjourned collation of results in the state till 9am on Sunday.
Mukhtar made the...








