The Nigeria Police Force, Sokoto State Command, on Tuesday, paraded eight suspects for allegedly kidnapping and banditry in the state. Speaking while parading the suspects, the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Muhammed Gumel, called on parents to always monitor their wards. The CP, while parading the suspects, said …
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The Nigerian Customs Service, Kebbi State Command, has intercepted about 2,375 litres of Petroleum Motor Spirit popularly called petrol loaded in jerricans as well as a used BMW vehicle in the month of November. During the month under review, the command also intercepted smuggled 303 bales and 94 sacks …
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Gunmen suspected to be bandits, yesterday afternoon, stormed Yarbulutu village market in Sabon Birni local government area of Sokoto state, killing 3 policemen as well as 3 other traders. The attack happened around 2:30pm when President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of defence Salihi Magashi were in Sokoto attending the 2022 …
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FEAR of the unknown now rules traders and buyers in many parts of the country following the decision of the Federal Government to redesign the Naira, take more control of the amount of cash in circulation, and checkmate the hoarding of currency by nefarious persons. However, as that lofty programme takes …
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Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal has reiterated that the state is ready to support investments capable of developing the economic wellbeing of the people and uplift them from poverty. Tambuwal said this at the groundbreaking ceremony of OCP Africa’s $13 million Sokoto Agricultural Centre of Excellence comprising a fertilizer blending …
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Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto state has lauded OCP Africa’s palliatives plan to support smallholder farmers to cushion the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuring food security for all. Tambuwal, speaking at the flag-off ceremony of OCP Africa fertilizer post-COVID-19 intervention package to farmers in Sokoto said, …
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About 42,000 people have fled violence by armed groups in northern Nigeria near the border with Niger in recent weeks, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Tuesday. The region is prone to communal clashes over land and water rights, especially between nomadic herders and farmers. The UN …
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In an effort by the Sokoto State government to cover up the fact it gave N700 million from Paris Club refund money to the Sultan of Sokoto, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Bashir Garba, published a purported 2016 bid to purchase a Guest House in Abuja …
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The Police in Sokoto State have confirmed the arrest of five mobile policemen attached to the 7 PMF Command in Sokoto over the alleged murder of a man, Yahaya Shehu. Shehu was allegedly murdered by the suspects at Teke community in the Sabon-Birni Local Government Area of the state. NAN …
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