The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arraigned the serving Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Zamfara State, Hauwau Abdulkarim, alongside a lecturer with the Sokoto State College of Education, Abdullahi Boyi, over alleged certificate forgery. ICPC accused the two defendants of forging an appointment letter and subsequent use of the same for application …

Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits, on Saturday, ambushed troops of the Nigerian Army in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing four soldiers in the process. The sole administrator of the council, Umar Balle, disclosed this on Sunday while speaking with  NEWSMEN in a telephone conversation. Balle, who was among those ambushed by the bandits, escaped the assault …

The Sokoto State Government has procured 40 Toyota Hilux SUVs for the newly established Community Guard Corps in line with its commitment to bring an end to insecurity in the state. , stated this while Briefing newsmen in Sokoto on Friday as part of activities marking the first anniversary of Governor Ahmed Aliyu, the Special Adviser to the Governor on …

The Nigerian Army has promised to investigate conditions at its detention facilities after a video emerged online showing soldiers complaining about overcrowding and poor feeding at the 8 Division Garrison detention facility in Sokoto State. In the video which surfaced online on Friday, the soldiers lamented the condition of the facility and the way they were being treated. The commentator …

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, on Tuesday, said the agency has begun investigating and responding to a strange illness identified in six wards in Sokoto State. Idris said the agency has deployed a National Rapid Response Team to work with the Sokoto State Ministry of Health to respond to the …

The 15 students abducted from a Tsangaya school at Gidan Bakuso in Gada local government area of Sokoto State have been freed. The Special Adviser to Sokoto State Governor on security matters, Colonel Ahmed Usman (rtd), confirmed this in a telephone session with LEADERSHIP yesterday. “Yes, I can confirm the release of the students kidnapped in their school about two …

The Sokoto State government has earmarked N6.7 billion for the feeding of poor and underprivileged persons in the state during the 30-day Ramadan fast. Governor Ahmed Aliyu disclosed this during the flag-off of the distribution of grains to 18,400 orphans and the destitute across the state at the state Government House on Monday. He noted that the underprivileged persons would …

Bandits have reportedly kidnapped no fewer than 15 Tsangaya students at Gidan Bakuso area of Gada Local Government Area in Sokoto State. According to findings by newsmen, the incident took place about 1am on Saturday at the school premises. Confirming the incident, the proprietor of the school, Liman Abubakar said: “So far, 15 students were unaccounted for, but we are …

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Wednesday set ablaze large quantity of counterfeit goods certified to be unfit for human consumption in Sokoto. This, according to the Controller of Customs, Sokoto/Zamfara, Musa Omale, is in line with the service mandate of smuggling suppression. The Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command …

Sokoto State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to address the causes of banditry and other security challenges in the state. In an interview on some of the security challenges being faced by the state, Special Adviser to the State Governor on Security Matters, Col. Ahmed Usman (rtd.) said: “Our government is willing and fully committed to addressing the causes of …