A popular Sokoto-based Islamic cleric, Murtala Asada, who often criticised terrorism kingpin Bello Turji, has survived an assassination attempt at his residence in the Sokoto metropolis Some ...

An airstrike in two Sokoto communities, Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa, has left 10 civilians dead, sparking conflicting accounts between local authorities and the military. The incident, which occurred ...

Government’s assurance coincided with the clarifications by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) that the death of 10 civilians in Gidan Bisa and Gidan Ruutuwa in Silame Local Government Area, Sokoto ...

The Sokoto Police Command has arrested Musbahu Auwal, a security guard at the National Broadcasting Commission’s Zonal Office in Sokoto, for allegedly conspiring with others to steal office ...

The Sokoto State Police Command has apprehended Maishanu Auwal and two others in connection with theft and criminal conspiracy within the state capital. The arrest was disclosed in a statement ...

The base is reportedly located in the Indaduwa Forest, approximately three kilometres northwest of the village of Bula, near the boundaries of Gundumi, Galadi, Maradun, and Raba in Sokoto State.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has said that the airstrike in Sokoto against the Lakurawa terrorist group was not only precise but also justified. This was even as the ...

Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has apologised to the families of the victims of the bombing in Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State. This was contained in a statement by his ...

Amnesty International Nigeria has called on Nigerian authorities to ensure the safety of Hamdiyya Sidi, who is currently on trial for criticising Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu. The human ...

Amnesty International has called for an investigation into the killing of 10 villagers in a Christmas Day military airstrike in Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The director of ...

The Sokoto State government has donated the sum of N20million to the families of the victims of Wednesday’s accidental bombing on civilian communities in Sokoto State. This was disclosed when ...