In a successful and well-coordinated operation in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, no fewer than 52 kidnapped victims have been rescued by the troops of the Joint Task Force North-West, Operation Hadarin Daji, OPHD. The army, in a statement it shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, said that this was in…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Sokoto State Command, on Thursday, arrested a drug dealer for allegedly masterminding the killing of one of their operatives in January this year. The Informant247 gathered that the suspect was arrested in Bagarawa village following a joint operation involving other security agencies. The commander of the agency, Iro…
The Appeal Court in Abuja on Monday upheld the election of Ahmed Aliyu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as duly elected governor of Sokoto State. The Informant247 gathered that a three-man panel of justices of the court affirmed Aliyu as the winner of the March 18 governorship election after dismissing the appeal of the…
No fewer than 31 kidnapped victims on Tuesday, rescued by the troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI in different areas of Sokoto State. The Nigerian Army, while disclosing on Wednesday, in a statement posted on its official X (formerly Twitter), said the troops, under the command of the General Officer…
Sokoto State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal on Friday upheld the election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko as a senator representing Sokoto North Senatorial District. It would be recalled the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced Wamakko as the winner of the February 25 election. Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic…
Abdulkadir Jelani Danbuga, the House of Representatives member representing Isa-Sabon Birni Federal Constituency, has been reported dead. The Informant247 gathered that Danbuga died on Wednesday after a brief illness. It was also learned that the All Progressives Congress, APC, member was said to have been admitted to a hospital on Tuesday. The lawmaker will be…
Justice Huruna Mshelia-led three-man panel of the Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Saturday, dismissed the petition filed against the victory of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sa’idu Umar, in the March 18 election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Aliyu, who contested…
Following the recent killing of the Sokoto butcher over an alleged blasphemy, the Force Public Relations Officer, Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has called on religious leaders to enlighten their followers on the issues of blasphemy against prophets. Olumuyiwa stated this in a tweet on his verified handle, in his reaction to the killing of a Sokoto…
Usnan Buds, a butcher, who is attached to Sokoto Abattoir, on Sunday killed, over an alleged blasphemy. The Informant247 gathered that the victim, a native of Rugar Fulani in Gulmare Village of Gwandu Local Government Area of Kebbi State was reportedly killed by his fellow butchers, after allegedly making blasphemous statements on the person of…
The Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu, on Wednesday, approved the appointment of Alhaji Bello Sifawa and Alhaji Aminu Dikko as Secretary to the State Government and Chief of Staff, respectively. The governor’s media aide, Malam Abubakar Bawa, while addressing the newsmen in Sokoto, also announced the appointment of three Senior Special Assistants and two Special…
Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State, on Monday, paid an unscheduled visit to the Sokoto Specialist Hospital in a tricycle to get first-hand information on the quality of services provided by the outfit. According to Malam Abubakar Bawa, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, in a statement, said the decision to visit the health…
Ahmed Aliyu, the Sokoto State Governor, on Tuesday, visited the three communities that were attacked by bandits last Saturday. The Governor, who was accompanied by his deputy, Idris Gobir, heads of security agencies in the state and the Sultan of Sokoto, during the visit, condemned the attacks as senseless and ungodly while assuring the people…
Two young men have lost their lives to the cruelty of bandits, after the sum of N2m ransom been collected by the said bandits in Sokoto. Ibrahim Abubakar Rabah, a POS operator who finished from Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, and two other persons, Ummaru Ahmad and Mustapha Muhammad Rabah were kidnapped over a month ago…
The Sokoto State Division of the Court of Appeal has sentenced two Chinese nationals, Mr. Meng Wei Kun and Mr. Xu Kuai to 3 years imprisonment over corruption. The Informant247 recalls that the Chinese nationals were dragged before the Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto, on a 3- Count charge which border on attempted bribery,…
The People’s Democratic Party in Sokoto State has witnessed another political game three days to the governorship and House of Assembly elections scheduled to hold on March 11, 2023. The women’s leader of the party, Hajiya Kulu Rabah, defected from the party to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The state leader of the APC, Senator Aliyu…
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Sokoto State, Dr. Nura Ali, has been suspended by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with immediate effect. The suspension of the REC came days to the governorship and House of Assembly elections, which are scheduled to hold on March 11, 2023. This was revealed in a letter produced…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State has clarified that only one out of the 11 House of Representatives elections in the state was concluded while the remaining 10 remain inconclusive. Earlier, the various returning officers in the three Senatorial districts had also declared the elections there inconclusive. The clarification follows an initial…
The Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Muhammad Manir Dan’Iya has dismissed the rumours that he has dumped the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. The new development was revealed by his Press Director, Aminu Abdullahi Abubakar, on Thursday. He said the rumour that he has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC was a product of…
The Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Manir Muhammad Dan Iya, has abandoned his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He forwarded his letter of resignation to the Chairman of the party at Kware Ward, Kware Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The letter read: “I write to notify you of withdrawal of my membership from…
BUA Cement Plc, has started the distribution of 1,000 3-seater desks valued at N32 million to schools in Sokoto State. The company has made this donation as support for the host community. While making donation in one of the schools, the company’s Head of Administration and Human Resources, said 13 schools which include the company’s…
