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Humanitarian Worker, Police Inspector Killed as Bandits Raid Sokoto Communities

This Day 08 Oct 2026
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto. A humanitarian and field operations professional, Ms Lydia Chinenye Nwankwo, has been killed following an attack by suspected bandits in Sokoto State ... Meanwhile, the Sokoto ...
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Tambuwal Drags Sokoto Govt to Court over Withheld Probe Report

This Day 08 Oct 2026
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto         ... The suit, marked SS/133/2026, was filed before Justice Mohammed Mohammed of the Sokoto State High Court 6, through his counsel, U.O.
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PHCI Donates Writing Materials to 10 Schools in Sokoto

This Day 07 Oct 2026
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto ... The presentation, done in collaboration with the Sokoto State Government and the palace of the Sarkin Gagi, marks a new chapter for the organisation, known for its annual free medical outreaches.
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PDP Kicks As Sokoto North Senatorial Candidate Maccido Dumps Party Ticket

This Day 06 Oct 2026
According to him, Maccido remains a popular figure in Sokoto North Senatorial District given his pedigree, performance as a former senator and his royal background, which gives him wide acceptability in Sokoto North and Sokoto South.
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Once Upon A Time In Sokoto review – exuberant history lesson on intra-African slavery

The Guardian 04 Oct 2026
Royal and Derngate, Northampton. Inua Ellams displays a Stoppardian or Fraynian relish in turning complex topics into enjoyable theatre in his latest play ... ....
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Sokoto Corps Member Screens 250 For Hepatitis, Trains Rochas Foundation Students On Vocational Skills

This Day 01 Oct 2026
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto ... The Director of Medical Services, Sokoto State Ministry of Health, Adamu Abubakar Ibrahim, commended the corps member for the gesture ... The NYSC Coordinator in Sokoto State, Mr.
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DSS Secures Death Sentence for Dan Iyali, the Suspect in Sokoto Kidnap, Murder Trial

This Day 29 Sep 2026
Department of State Services (DSS) has secured the conviction and death sentence of Ibrahim Usman, also known as Dan Iyali, for his involvement in the kidnapping and killing of three persons in Sokoto State in September 2023.
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Nigeria: Troops Kill Terrorist, Rescue Kidnap Victims in Sokoto, Zamfara

All Africa 28 Sep 2026
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY), have killed a suspected terrorist and rescued six kidnap victims in separate operations in Sokoto and Zamfara states ....
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Troops Neutralise Terrorist, Recover AK-47, Motorcycle in Sokoto

This Day 28 Sep 2026
Nigeria ... Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto. Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised a terrorist and recovered arms and logistics after raiding a suspected terrorists’ enclave in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State ... .
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DSS Secures Death Sentence for Kidnapper Who Killed Three Victims in Sokoto

This Day 28 Sep 2026
The Department of State Services (DSS) has secured the conviction and death sentence of Ibrahim Usman, also known as Dan Iyali, over his involvement in the kidnapping and killing of three persons in Sokoto State in September 2023.
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2027: Sokoto Unveils 6,990 Jobs Record, Dares Opposition to Show Scorecard

This Day 22 Sep 2026
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto. As political activities gather momentum ahead of the 2027 general election, the Sokoto State Government has declared that the contest for the state must be decided by verifiable records of performance, not propaganda.
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Nigeria: Bandits Gun Down Mentally Ill Man, Abduct 28 in Sokoto Community

All Africa 21 Sep 2026
Sokoto -- Bandits killed three people and abducted 28 others during an attack on Kagara community in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Saturday night ....
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Death toll tops 50 as overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria's Sokoto

Daily Sabah 21 Aug 2026
At least 52 people died after an overloaded boat carrying farmers and laborers to rice farms capsized in northwestern Nigeria's Sokoto state, authorities said Friday, as rescue tea ....
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Boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria, leaving dozens of people dead

The Associated Press 20 Aug 2026
Abdulkadir Yusuf, Sokoto state manager at the National Inland Waterways Authority, confirmed the deadly accident.
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Sokoto Govt Hands Over Site for Construction of Modern Sports Arena at Ummaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic

This Day 14 Jul 2026
Isa Maishanu, stated that the project is a clear demonstration of the administration’s dedication to fulfilling its promises to the people of Sokoto State ... In his remarks, the Acting Rector of Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic Sokoto State, Engr.

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