Troops of the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Special Intervention Battalion 7 in conjunction with 8 Division Strike Team, operating under the Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have eliminated terrorists at Kadam Forest In a statement, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 8 Division, Nigerian Army / Sector…
Sokoto State Police Command has disbursed N29.6 million in Group Life Assurance benefits to families of officers who died or sustained serious injuries in the line of duty. The cheques, totalling N29,638,584.78, were presented to 10 beneficiaries on Tuesday. The presentation was carried out on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Musa, by the…
A tragic canoe accident has claimed the lives of seven people in Sokoto State. The incident happened on Monday while the victims were traveling from Gidan Hussaini to Sabon Garin Hussaini. The news was shared in the early hours of today by security analyst Zagazola Makama in a post on social media. According to the…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on Muslims across the country to look out for the new moon of Shawwal 1446AH on Saturday, March 29, 2025. In a statement signed and made available to newsmen on Friday by the Waziri of…
No fewer than 25 persons have been confirmed dead as a result of a Gastroenteritis outbreak, otherwise known as Cholera, in three Local Government Areas of Sokoto, out of a total of 1,160 cases recorded in the state. The state Commissioner of Health, Asabe Balarabe, disclosed this while speaking to newsmen. The commissioner further explained…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized cartons of aphrodisiac products and sex enhancement drugs worth N12 million in Sokoto State. NAFDAC Coordinator in the state, Mr Garba Adamu, on Monday said that the agency’s patrol team made the seizures during routine patrol operations across markets in Sokoto and…