Tag: Sokoto State

Bandits Kill Police Officer, Loot Travellers in Sokoto

Bandits Kill Police Officer, Loot Travellers in Sokoto

Gloria Francis- October 7, 2026

By: Odeh Favour The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed an attack by bandits on several communities in the Shagari Local Government Area of the ... Read More

ADC Governorship Candidate Tasks Sokoto Govt on Teachers’ Welfare, Unpaid Salaries

ADC Governorship Candidate Tasks Sokoto Govt on Teachers’ Welfare, Unpaid Salaries

Gloria Francis- October 5, 2026

By: Odeh Favour The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Sokoto State, Manir Dan’iya, has called on the state government to urgently address salary ... Read More

Sokoto Govt Approves ₦1.759bn for Mobility, Education, and Healthcare

Sokoto Govt Approves ₦1.759bn for Mobility, Education, and Healthcare

Gloria Francis- August 13, 2026

By: Odeh Favour Adiya The Sokoto State Government has approved the sum of N1.759bn for the procurement of 1,000 Bajaj motorcycles for distribution to security ... Read More

Troops Rescue Abductees, Recover Weapons in Anti-Terror Operations Across Sokoto, Katsina

Troops Rescue Abductees, Recover Weapons in Anti-Terror Operations Across Sokoto, Katsina

Gloria Francis- June 22, 2026

The Nigerian Army says troops of the Joint Task Force (North West), Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have recorded major successes in separate counter-terrorism operations carried out ... Read More

EFCC Grants Bail to Ex-Sokoto Gov Tambuwal Over Alleged ₦189bn Fraud

EFCC Grants Bail to Ex-Sokoto Gov Tambuwal Over Alleged ₦189bn Fraud

stringnewsng- August 13, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released former Sokoto State governor and serving senator, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, on administrative bail following his detention ... Read More

EFCC Arrests Ex-gov Tambuwal in Alleged ₦189b Probe
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EFCC Arrests Ex-gov Tambuwal in Alleged ₦189b Probe

stringnewsng- August 12, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained former Sokoto State governor and serving senator, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, over alleged cash withdrawals totalling ₦189 ... Read More

Sokoto Govt Rolls Out 30 New Buses, Launches Digital E-ticketing System

Sokoto Govt Rolls Out 30 New Buses, Launches Digital E-ticketing System

stringnewsng- July 28, 2025

The Sokoto State Government has expanded its mass transit fleet with the addition of 30 new buses and officially launched a digital e-ticketing system aimed ... Read More