Tag: Sokoto
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...
Bandits kill 4, kidnap 11 in Sokoto
Bandits have killed no fewer than four persons and abducted 11 others in an attack on Giyawa village in Goronyo Local Government Area of...
Officers’ killing: NIS seeks Sokoto govt support to end insecurity
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has called for collaboration with the Sokoto State Government to tackle insecurity in the state.
The Acting Comptroller-General of the...
Senator Lamido gifts 1,315 students N40m scholarship in Sokoto
The senator representing Sokoto East, Ibrahim Lamido, has presented N40 million scholarship to fewer than 1,315 Sokoto State indigents studying at Usmanu Danfodiyo University,...
Mob kills butcher over alleged blasphemy in Sokoto
A butcher, Usman Buda, has been killed in Sokoto State for allegedly making blasphemous remarks against Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
It was gathered that the incident,...
Sokoto gov dissolves 23 LGAs Education Secretaries
Umar Adam, Sokoto
Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu, has approved the dissolution of all Education Secretaries and their Deputies in the 23 Local Government...
Idris pays security personnel outstanding allowances, changes pilgrims airlift to Sokoto
The Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has directed the immediate payment of all outstanding security allowances owing security personnel across the state.
Idris gave...
Gunmen kill 30 in Sokoto
Gunmen have killed no fewer than 30 persons in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The Sokoto State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ahmad...
Out-of-school: 17 children die as boat capsizes
No fewer than 17 boys and girls have died when a boat they were traveling in capsized in Dandeji river in Shagari Local Government...
