The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Sokoto State Government are targeting more than one million children for polio vaccination as they intensify efforts to eradicate the disease amid insecurity and difficulties accessing some communities. The campaign featured an advocacy rally on Saturday and a para-so…

The Sokoto State High Court has sentenced three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) to death by hanging after convicting them of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide. The convicts are Gaji Hassan, Abdullahi Goni Gudusu and Modu Bukar. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, October 22, 2026…

…to death by hanging for kidnapping and murdering his neighbour in Obajana.On June 22, a Sokoto State High Court sentenced three men, Muhammed Yusuf Sallau, Jabbi Ahlaji Yale and Kabiru Muhammed to death by hanging for terrorism and transporting arms.On September 28, another Sokoto State High Court sentenced Ibrahim Usm…

…in the vehicle. The incident occurred along the road to Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. This was disclosed by Bakatsine, a conflict reporter covering northwestern Nigeria. Bakatsine said some of the victims were among the 3,000 people recruited by the Sokoto State Government who had been invited for further…

…travel advisory on October 16, 2026, adding a new state to its highest-risk categorySokoto State joined Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Katsina, and Zamfara states on the list of areas where the FCDO advises against all travelThe advisory also covers more than a dozen other Nigerian states under a separate warning against…

…State over the reported influx of bandits fleeing military operations in Zamfara and Sokoto states. Aliero, who represents Kebbi Central Senatorial District, made the call in a motion on matters of urgent national importance before the Senate. He said surviving bandits had reportedly moved into communities in Kebbi fol…

…increasingly sophisticated weapons, including rocket launchers. On October 2, the Sokoto State Police Command announced the recovery of at least two rocket launchers and other dangerous weapons from armed bandits who attacked Tsabre Village in Isa Local Government Area. DAILY POST reports that the development has heigh…

…d3ath of Yusuf Salihu, a 200-level Accounting student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State. It was gathered that Salihu drowned in Egwa River while returning from the farm. According to a condolence message shared by a Facebook user, Haruna Likpata, the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, October 11, 2026. A…

…worker, Lydia Chinenye, has narrated how her sister was k!lled by bandits in Sokoto State. LIB reported that bandits attacked a vehicle conveying humanitarian workers along the Kajoni-Shagari road, k!lling Nwankwo. According to Daily Trust, the incident occurred at about 7pm on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 as the workers w…

…the attackers, suspected to be Lakurawa terrorists from the Kebbe axis of neighbouring Sokoto State, stormed the construction site and opened fire on the workers. He said two civilians were also injured during the attack and were evacuated to a hospital for treatment. The police spokesperson said another attack by the…

…field operations professional, Lydia Chinenye Nwankwo was k!lled in a bandits' attack in Sokoto State. Her sister, Chisom Nwankwo confirmed the sad incident in a Facebook post on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. According to her, bandits attacked Lydia and her team while on their way back from back from the field in Shagari…

The Sokoto State Government has ordered immediate measures to address low attendance among students and teachers in some schools across the state. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Prof. Ahmad Ladan Ala, gave the directive during the ministry’s Week Four, Day One morning briefing at the Sultan Muhamma…

The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed a bandits’ attack on communities in Shagari Local Government Area of the state, with a police inspector reportedly killed during the incident. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Ahmed Rufai, confirmed the attack to our correspondent on Tuesday, saying the Divisional Police Off…

…Diploma II level, with less than two months to his graduation. When contacted, the Sokoto State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Ahmad Rufai, said the command received information between 7am and 7.30am that two travellers were k!lled while travelling to Sokoto from Goronyo. He, however, said the command did not yet ha…

…the widely reported restricted access that millions of users in Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi and Sokoto states continue to experience. The organisation, in the suit filed at Federal High Court, Abuja, by its lead counsel, Festus Ogun, on October 5, 2026 and made available to PUNCH Online on Tuesday, said the alleged restriction…

…was reacting to the reported abduction of 18 Oyo State students returning home from Sokoto State at the weekend. The latest incident comes weeks after the state was rocked by the abduction of students and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area, heightening concerns over the safety of residents and students from the…

The Sokoto State Government and the management of Gamji College of Health Technology, Sokoto, have dismissed as false a report alleging that 18 students of the institution were abducted by suspected terrorists while travelling to Oyo State. The denial followed a report published on Monday, October 5, 2026, which claime…

…to the report, police operatives, tactical teams and personnel of the Nigerian Army in Sokoto State foiled a bandit attack and rescued 30 kidnapped victims. The bandits had reportedly blocked Katuru Village Junction and attacked vehicles conveying passengers returning from the weekly market at Tidibale Village before a…

…victims were found unharmed and later reunited with their relatives after debriefing. In Sokoto State, security personnel prevented armed bandits from carrying out an attack on Tsabre Village on October 2. The attackers reportedly withdrew into the forest after encountering police tactical teams, Anti-Kidnapping Unit p…

…a direct policy shift if elected, declaring, “I will make life affordable again.” 7. The Sokoto State Police Command has foiled an attempted bandit attack on the Tsabre community in Isa Local Government Area, recovering two rocket launchers and other items abandoned by the fleeing attackers. The incident occurred aroun…

The African Democratic Congress governorship candidate in Sokoto State, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, has called on the state government to urgently clarify reports of deaths allegedly linked to suspected diphtheria cases across the state. Dan’iya, in a statement issued by his media aide, Aminu Abdullahi, expressed concern o…

The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested a suspected bandit allegedly involved in livestock theft in Gidan Madi, Tangaza Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was arrested at a market while allegedly in possession of a goat later identified by its owner as one of the animals stolen from the community. The…

…visited the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, at his palace in Sokoto state ahead of a series of town-hall engagements in the region. Obi was accompanied by his running mate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and other members of their team.

…repelled a terrorist attack in Badiya Village, Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The troops, acting on intelligence about suspicious movements, engaged the attackers and forced them to retreat, according to the military. The fleeing attackers also abandoned a large herd of rustled livestock, which was late…

…media page after visiting the camp on Tuesday, September 29, during his two-day stay in Sokoto State. He said he found it distressing to see displaced Nigerians living in makeshift shelters and thatched rooms, with some rooms accommodating as many as 10 people. Obi also said the camp lacked adequate toilet facilities,…