Tag: Sokoto

Renewed attacks, abductions and displacement are testing local peace arrangements and security operations in parts of Sokoto and Katsina states.

Ahmad Gumi says soft-power dialogue, specifically religious education, is the key to resolving the banditry crisis in Nigeria’s North-west region.

The attack on Tofa occurred about one week after troops said they intercepted armed men advancing towards Ghandi, another community ...

Benue recorded 104,409 UTME applications in 2026, nearly twice the combined figure for Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara, although the three ...

The Nigerian Army says it has adjusted its security architecture around Kebbe and adjoining communities after receiving intelligence that terrorists ...

According to a communique issued at the end of the meeting, human resource shortages at health facilities remain a major ...

The attacks in Sabon Birni and Rabah local government areas also reportedly left at least three people injured, an unconfirmed ...

They say the directive took immediate effect.

Sa'idu Ubandoma, the 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, lost the ADC ticket to ...

The figures were announced on Thursday during a joint security briefing at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in Abuja, ...

She emphasised the need for a multi-sectoral approach and joint coordination among stakeholders to sustain the achievements.

Troops of the Joint Task Force North-West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have repelled a terrorist attack, rescued abducted civilians and recovered ...

Hauwa'u Mukhtar was tried in Suit No. KTH/65C/2023 before High Court No. 3, Katsina, presided over by Justice A.B. Bawale.

The attack reportedly occurred on Tuesday while the victims were working on farms on the outskirts of the community.

“These incidents reflect not isolated tragedies but a broader humanitarian concern that requires urgent national attention," NHRC's Executive Secretary Tony ...

The House of Representatives marked its third legislative anniversary after taking major decisions on state policing, national security, parliamentary leadership ...

Twenty-nine years ago, a military court convicted this former army officer of sodomy. Eighteen years ago, the Supreme Court upheld ...

“I must say that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is grappling with a lot of enemies of progress, of what you ...

ADC returning officers said the primaries were conducted peacefully across the states.

Atiku, a former vice president, is one of the three presidential aspirants in the David Mark-led ADC.

From governors’ growing dominance to elite recycling and post-primary disputes, the ruling party’s internal contests reveal deeper struggles over power ...

CJID Executive Director Akintunde Babatunde said the initiative would deploy a coordinated package of interventions, combining media literacy education, journalism ...

Speaking to journalists in Sokoto, State APC chairman, Haruna Adiya, said only Yabo/Shagari Federal Constituency would hold a competitive election ...

The governors, at an extraordinary meeting held Thursday night in Abuja, also resolved to replace Mr Uzodimma with Enugu State ...

The NEC also directed the finance ministry to release approved funds for the rehabilitation of police training institutions