The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the arrest of two offenders in possession of 468 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs). Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, announced this in a statement on…
Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has revealed that it appreciates the Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto for keeping to the rule of law over its ruling dismissing an appeal against the sack of the PDP…
The Court of Appeal Sokoto, Division, on Wednesday, delivered judgment in an appeal filed by the Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) and its candidate, Dauda Lawal Dare. This was contained in a statement signed and issued…
A 38-year-old village head of Gidan Abba, in Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Abubakar Ibrahim has been apprehended for drug trafficking by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Femi Babafemi, the spokesman of the agency…
Sokoto State Government officials, community leaders and benefitting women have described the maternity waiting room initiative by UN Population Fund (UNFPA Nigeria) as a lifesaver in the state. The officials emphasised the importance of the waiting rooms, established in hospitals…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has begun the construction of 550 housing units for its personnel in Sokoto State Command. A statement by NSCDC Spokesperson, Mr Olusola Odumosu on Monday in Abuja, revealed that the houses were…
The Sokoto State Government said it shared N28.7 million among 87 District Heads to purchase cows for orphans in the State to enable them to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir. The exercise is an annual event by the Government through the state Zakkat…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) have deployed 800 personnel and 17 operational vehicles to ensure hitch-free Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in Sokoto State. The State Commandant of the Corps, Mr. Muhammad Dada, disclosed this to newsmen in Sokoto. Dada…
The Speaker, Sokoto State House of Assembly, Alhaji Aminu Achida, and three gubernatorial aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The defectors were received by Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, the…
Justice Mohammed Mohammed of the Sokoto State High Court has convicted and sentenced Abdullahi Paiko Aliyu , who claims to be a staff of the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation, to seven years imprisonment on a two…
