The Nigerian Army has said that troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have neutralised more bandits, rescued kidnap victims, recovered items, and destroyed bandits’ hideouts in some States in the North-West. A post on its verified Twitter handle explained that on 3rd August, 2023, armed bandits attempted to infiltrate and attack Isa Local Government Area of
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No fewer than 1,868 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of next year’s general elections. This was contained in a statement issued by the state PDP spokesman, Malam Hassan Sanyinnawal, in Sokoto on Thursday. According to Sanyinnawal, the defectors, who are businessmen
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The orgy of violence against the police continue as the Sokoto Police Command, confirmed that mob on Tuesday 27 April 2021 attacked the Kware Divisional Police station, located in Kware local government area of Sokoto State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) , ASP Abubakar Sanusi confirmed the incident He said that one person died
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Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has called on military service chiefs to resign their appointments as a mark of honour over the the worsening security situation in the country. According to Tambuwal, resigning was the honourable thing to do if President Muhammadu Buhari failed to sack them, adding, that the Buhari-led Federal Government should also
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Suspected bandits have killed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Gidan Madi police station in Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state. The incident happened on Thursday night, September 16. The gunmen also killed another police officer said to be the DPO’s orderly before abducting two wives of a prominent businessman in the area. According
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Sadiya Magatakarda Wamakko, the daughter of former governor of Sokoto state, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has passed away. Sadiya Magatakarda Wamakko died at the age of 23 years following complications arising from childbirth. It was gathered that Sadiya died at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto. However, Sadiya was buried on Thursday night. Her funeral
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The Government of Sokoto State has said the payment of tax or any form of state revenue by cash will no longer be tolerated. Governor Aminu Tambuwal stated this at the stakeholders’ sensitisation on Sokoto State Revenue Integration and Consolidation Law, 2019, at the Sultan Muhammad Maccido Institute of Quranic Recitation and General Studies, Sokoto.
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