Sokoto
Customs intercept N19.6m sex enhancement drugs in Sokoto
The Nigerian Customs Service, through its joint border patrol team, Sector 4 has seized another consignment of sex enhancement drugs with the duty paid value of N19.6m. The drugs were intercepted at the Kajiji area along Sokoto-Jega Road. Also intercepted were counterfeit drugs whose duty-paid values were not yet ascertained. Addressing newsmen on the seizure […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Affirms Ahmad Aliyu As Sokoto Governor
The Nigerian Supreme Court in Abuja on Thursday affirmed the election of Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State shortly after dismissing an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Saidu Umar. The appeal had challenged the outcome of the governorship election held in the state on March 18, 2023. Governor Ahmad […]
Bandits Burn Woman, Two Children, Daughter-In-Law In Sokoto
Suspected bandits have burnt a mother, her daughter-in-law and two children alive in another attack on Sokoto community. The bandits were said to have attacked Kurya village in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State around 8:30pm on Sunday. They reportedly killed 12 villagers and abducted 3 women during the attack. A resident of the […]
Army hands over 66 rescued kidnapped victims to Sokoto govt
The Nigerian Army, following a successful operation in Gundumi forest in Sokoto, on Sunday, handed over 66 persons rescued from bandits and kidnappers to the Sokoto State government. The Garrison Commander 8 Division, Bridgadier General Amos Tawasimi, while handing over the victims to the state government said 51 of the members were rescued on Friday […]
Sokoto PDP gov candidate heads to Supreme Court
The Sokoto State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, Sai’du Umar, has filed nine grounds of appeal against the judgment of the Elections Petition Tribunal and that of the Court of Appeal at the Supreme Court. Umar and the PDP listed nine grounds upon which they are asking the […]
Sokoto approves N1.1 billion for purchase of vehicles for governor’s office
The Sokoto State government on Wednesday approved the sum of N1.1 billion for the purchase of vehicles for the governor’s office. This was disclosed by the Sokoto State Commissioner for Information, Bello Danchadi, at the end of the weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday. According to Danchadi, the approval for the purchase of vehicles for the […]