Tag: Sokoto

Restore telecom services – Sokoto govt begs FG

  By Salim Yunusa   The Sokoto State Government has appealed to the federal government to restore services in areas experiencing banditry in the state.   Governor Aminu Waziri...

63 dead as bandits attack Goronyo market in Sokoto

By Salim Yunusa   Gunmen suspected to be led by the dreaded Bandits’ leader, Turji, have invaded the Goronyo central market in Sokoto state.   The bandits numbering...

Vigilantes kill 11 Fulani, including Imam in Sokoto town

By Salim Yunusa Gunmen suspected to be members of the outlawed Yan Sakai, a vigilance group in Sokoto State, have killed 11 persons, including an...

Sabon Birni residents flee as bandits lay siege in Sokoto

By Salim Yunusa   There has been mass exodus of people from communities in Sabon Birni, such as Gatawa towns in Sokoto state over the escalating...

We’ll not ban Almajiri Qur’anic education – Gov. Tambuwal

By Salim Yunusa Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said the state government was targeting the remodelling of the Qur’anic education system and not...

Insecurity: Sokoto shuts down telecommunications networks in 14 LGAs

By Salim Yunusa   Governor Tambuwal says the affected council areas are the most vulnerable to bandit attacks in the state.   The Sokoto State government has shut...

Six bandits set ablaze after attack in Sokoto

By Salim Yunusa   An angry mob on Saturday sacked Divisional Police headquarters in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State and killed 13 suspected bandits...

Insecurity: Reps call for shutdown of telecoms services in Sokoto

  By Ismail Auwal  The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to shut down telecommunication services in selected local government areas...

‘We buried 76 people in one day’ – Sultan cries out

By Salim Yunusa   Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, says the number of people killed by criminals across the country is underreported.     Speaking at the 3rd quarter...

Former Kano Emir, Muhammad Sanusi II, recounts his 333 days in Sokoto prison

By Ismail Auwal The 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has for the first time narrated how he spent 11 days in police cell...

Former Kano Emir, Muhammad Sanusi II, recounts his 333 days in Sokoto prison

By Ismail Auwal The 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has for the first time narrated how he spent 11 days in police cell...

24 family members die after eating poisonous food in Sokoto

By Salim Yunusa   Dr Ali Inname, Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, on Tuesday confirmed the deaths of 24 family members after eating some poisonous food.   The...

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