Tag: Sokoto
Troops rescue 16 kidnapped pupils, woman in Sokoto
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued 16 Islamic education pupils and a woman abducted by terrorists on March...
Bandits kidnap 15 Sokoto students
Bandits have abducted no fewer than 15 students of Tsangaya in Gidan Bakuso, Gada Local Government Area in Sokoto State.
It was gathered that the...
FG intercepts 45 trucks of maize, uncovers 32 smuggling routes in...
Forty-five trucks of maize being smuggled to neighbouring countries have been intercepted in Sokoto State.
Vice President Kashim Shettima made the disclosure on Tuesday, February...
Customs intercepts N19.6m sex enhancement drugs, food items in Sokoto
The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) joint border patrol team has seized a consignment of sex enhancement drugs worth N19.6 million in Sokoto State.
The Coordinating...
EFCC: How ex-minister diverted N4.6bn for Sokoto guber election
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told a High Court sitting in Abuja how N4.6 billion was allegedly diverted to finance the...
Supreme Court affirms Aliyu as Sokoto governor
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Ahmed Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Sokoto State.
Delivering judgement on...
EFCC secures 65 fraudsters’ convictions in Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of no fewer than 65 financial fraudsters in the court from January to...
Sokoto govt to buy N1.1bn vehicles for governor’s office
The Sokoto State Government, on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, approved the purchase of vehicles worth N1.1 billion for the governor’s office.
The approval was part...
NDLEA arrests Indian hemp farmer in Sokoto
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a suspected Indian hemp farmer, Anas Sani, in Sokoto State.
The Commandant of...
NDLEA destroys 16 hectares cannabis farm in Ekiti, seizes drugs in...
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have destroyed 40 tons (40,000 kilograms) of cannabis plants covering 16 hectares of farmland...
