Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sokoto Command have raided and arrested 23 alleged internet fraudsters popularly called Yahoo boys. A source from the zonal office of the EFCC in Sokoto said the suspects were arrested at Bafarawa Estate adding that Kalkalawa area of Sokoto State was also raided after intelligence-driven observations and intensive close monitoring proved …

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted eight members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) along a highway in Zamfara State. The victims were kidnapped on Saturday, while traveling inside an AKTC bus from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to Sokoto State en route to Zamfara State, to take part in the mandatory national service when their vehicle was intercepted …

The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a Bill to regulate marriage expenses in the state. The Bill, sponsored by Hon. Abubakar Shehu (APC-Yabo) and Hon. Faruk Balle (PDP- Gudu), was earlier referred to the House Committee on Religious Affairs. Shehu, who is the committee chairman, presented the report of the committee at plenary, which was unanimously adopted …