Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu The deadly attacks by bandits in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State in which dozens were killed were likely in retaliation for the killing of bandits by…
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SOKOTO REDUCES 2020 BUDGET BY 139BIL, JACKS UP ALLOWANCES FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL
Sokoto State executive council has approved the immediate increment of hazard allowance of the state’s health workers by 100 per cent for the months of April and May. Briefing newsmen…
CORONAVIRUS: SOKOTO GOES AFTER 11 RETURNEES FROM ABROAD
Sokoto State Government on Tuesday said it is closely monitoring 11 people, all returnees from foreign countries as the state moves to prevent incursion of the deadly coronavirus. The government…
NDLEA ARRESTS WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN ON ITS WATCHLIST FOR 10 YEARS IN SOKOTO
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Sokoto State Command, has arrested a woman who had been on the watch list for 10 years and 18 other drug dealers. The…
SOKOTO SET TO REPLACE ALMAJIRI SYSTEM WITH INDONESIAN PONDOK SYSTEM
Sokoto State government is mulling the adoption of the Indonesian Pondok Pesantren Madrasah system of education as an alternative to the existing Almajiri system in the state. The state governor,…