The Saturday legislative re-run election has commenced peacefully in Sokoto State with a high turnout of…
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Supreme Court upholds Tambuwal’s election
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State.
Supreme Court suspends hearing of Tambuwal, Ihedioha, four other govs appeals
The hearing of the appeals of Governors Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto and Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano…
Sokoto to pay N30,000 new minimum wage effective January
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has directed that the new minimum wage of N30,000 be…
Dangote empowers 23,990 Sokoto women
The Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, has initiated a micro-grant scheme to empower and…
Female Nigerian pilgrim dies in Saudi Arabia —NAHCON official
An elderly female Nigerian pilgrim from Sokoto State has died in Madinah, Saudi Arabia a few…
Troops kill eight bandits, arrest 17 accomplices in Sokoto
No fewer than eight bandits have been killed and 17 other collaborators arrested by troops of…
Police arrest Almajiri teacher over alleged sexual abuse of his pupils
The Sokoto state Police Command has arrested Malam Murtala Mode (pictured above), a teacher of Almajiri School in…
Photos: Suspected thugs chop off hand of Usmanu Danfodio University student in Sokoto
Habibu Abubakar, a 200-level student of the Department Modern European Languages and Linguistics, Usmanu Danfodio University,…