Six states of the federation have dragged the federal government before the Supreme Court over the conduct and subsequent collation and announcement of the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The plaintiffs in the originating summons marked: SC/CV/354/2023, are…
Let us adopt a Naija dress code — Gbubemi Atimomo
Thoughts on adopting national attire as our corporate dress code It is common knowledge that people are often judged by how they dress. Many people say “dress the way you want to be addressed” because they understand that opinions could…
Police parade 2 suspects for human trafficking in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has paraded two suspects for their alleged involvement in human trafficking and other related offences. Addressing journalists in Sokoto, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Muhammad Gumel, said one of the suspects was arrested…
NiMet predicts 3-day cloudy, rainy weather activities from Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy and rainy weather conditions from Monday till Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outcome released on Sunday in Abuja predicted early morning rains over parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi and Katsina on Monday. According to…
OPC demands justice for Deborah Samuel
Felix Oboagwina, media aide to Oodua People’s Congress factional president, Wasiu Afolabi reiterates the insistence of the OPC for justice in the case of the murdered student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Deborah Samuel. The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC)…
*Deborah Samuel: 300 Women groups protest, seek declaration of emergency (Vanguard)*Blasphemy: Tambuwal imposes curfew as riot breaks out in Sokoto (Punch)
Deborah Samuel: 300 Women groups protest, seek declaration of emergency (Vanguard) A total of 300 women groups have protested last Thursday’s gruesome murder of Miss Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, by a mob over…
Buhari condemns Sokoto killing
President Muhammadu Buhari strongly condemns the resort to self-help by the mob in Sokoto, resulting in violence, destruction and killing of a second year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, following an allegation that she had…
Deborah Yakubu lynching: We are not all human beings- Tara Aisida
I read of the killing of Deborah Yakubu, the girl that was set ablaze by her classmates at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto on Thursday the 12th day of May, 2022 and saw the image of her…
Sokoto Tragedy: Nigerians are being killed like chickens — CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN) has condemned the gruesome murder of innocent travellers by terrorists in Sokoto state and many other attacks on citizens of Nigeria by these criminals, insisting that it has further shown how human life …
Banditry: Army bans motorcycles in Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, four others (Punch)
The Nigerian Army has banned the use of motorcycles within the hinterland and forests of seven states. The states are: Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kaduna, Kebbi and Niger. The Army said it observed the use of motorcycles by bandits, kidnappers,…