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Sokoto Attack: Locals Kill 13 Lakurawa Fighters As 32 Residents, Four Soldiers Die

NewsDeskNgAug 18, 2026August 18, 20260

Fresh attacks in Sokoto leave 32 residents and four soldiers dead as locals kill 13 Lakurawa fighters, Atiku demands action. At least, about 13 members of the Lakurawa Terrorist group were killed by locals in Ungushi community in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State, following a fresh attack. Although...

Sokoto High Court Imposes Death Penalty On Three Including Foreigner Arrested By DSS.

NewsDeskNgJun 24, 2026June 24, 20260

A Sokoto High Court has sentenced three terrorism convicts to death and ordered forfeiture of crime proceeds. A High Court sitting in Sokoto State has sentenced three men, including a foreign national, to death by hanging, following their conviction on charges bothering on terrorism and arms proliferation. The convicts, Yusuf...

Sokoto Governor Launches N1 Billion Ramadan Feeding Programme To Support Vulnerable Residents

NewsDeskNgFeb 25, 2026February 25, 20260

Sokoto’s N1 billion Ramadan programme will provide 34,000 daily meals across 170 centres for vulnerable residents. Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has announced a N1 billion allocation for the 2026 Ramadan Feeding Programme, aiming to provide approximately 34,000 meals daily to vulnerable residents across the state. The programme will...

NiMet forecasts 3-day thunderstorms, rains from Monday

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, on Sunday, predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions across the country, starting from Monday to Wednesday. The weather outlook released in Abuja forecast isolated thunderstorms over parts of Sokoto, Katsina, Kano, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, Adamawa and Taraba states in the northern region during the Monday...

Usmanu Danfodiyo Unversity Sokoto mourns Deputy VC, Saidu

NewsDeskNgJun 27, 2024June 27, 20240

The Management, staff and students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, have reacted to the death of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof Yusuf Saidu Eearlier reports that Sidu was killed by bandits in Zamfara State on his way from Sokoto to Kaduna on Monday. A statement issued by the university’s Public Relations...

Sokoto State Govt faults poverty rating

NewsDeskNgNov 23, 2022November 23, 20220

)The Sokoto Government has faulted the recent ranking of as poorest state in the federation. Alhaji Arzika Bodinga, the Permanent Secretary in the Sokoto State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, expressed the displeasure at a one-day Workshop on Dissemination of 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)/ National Immunization Coverage Survey...