LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Panic has gripped Bushe community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State after gunmen stormed a mosque during the early morning Subhi prayer, abducting no fewer than 11 worshippers, including the Imam. The brazen attack, which took place on Thursday, has left residents in shock, with many expressing fears over…
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a bold demonstration of the Federal Government’s commitment to enhancing national security, the Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle, MON, and the Executive Governor of Sokoto State, His Excellency Alh. Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, Ph.D., FCNA, jointly inspected the ongoing development of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Honourable Minister of State for Defence H.E. Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle MON has assured the people of North West that Federal Government will not rest until peace is restored in the region and Nigeria in general. The Minister who embarked on a comprehensive security assessment tour of Sokoto State said that…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court, sitting in Sokoto, Sokoto State, has dismissed a suit filed by the immediate-past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, over the ownership of about 5o vehicles said to belong to Zamfara State government. Recall that in June, the Zamfara State Police Command had raided the former Governor Matawalle’s…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have abducted eight National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Zamfara State. The Guardian learnt that the corps members were travelling in Akwa Ibom Transport Company (AKTC) bus from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to Sokoto State, for the one-year national service, when their vehicle was intercepted by the hoodlums. A source…
LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than four persons have been confirmed dead in an explosion in Sokoto state, Northwest Nigeria. Local sources said the explosion happened on Sunday afternoon at a welder’s shop in the Isa Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that several persons were injured in the explosion. One of…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A soldier of the Nigerian Army, Lance Corporal Nwobodo Chinoso, has shot dead the Commander of the Forward Operating Base, Rabah in Sokoto State, Lieutenant Sam Oladapo. According to information available to PRNigeria, the shooting incident happened over the weekend. Chinoso also shot the FOB Rabah Command Sergeant Major, Sergeant Iliyasu Inusa,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission, Sokoto office has declared all the National Assembly elections in the state inconclusive. The spokesman of the Commission in the state, Dr. Shamsuddeen Haliru, disclosed this to our correspondent. He said, “all the 11 Federal Constituencies and the three Senatorial Districts have not been returned. Therefore, Supplementary…