Sokoto State

May 15, (THEWILL) - The Sokoto State Government has announced the suspension of the resumption of basic and secondary schools in the state by one week. THEWILL reports that the schools were initially scheduled to resume this Sunday and Monday, for...

May 14, (THEWILL) - Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Saturday, declared a 24-hour curfew in the state. The Governor, in a statement, issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mohammed Bello, said the curfew “is in pursuance of...

May 14, (THEWILL) - Some residents of Sokoto State, will on Saturday, embark on a mass protest against the arrest of two suspects, allegedly involved in the murder of a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, identified...

May 12, (THEWILL) -A mob has killed a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Wamako, Sokoto State. The deceased, a Christian, identified only as Ms Deborah, was accused of passing unflattering comments about Prophet Mohammed on campus. Following immediate...

April 14, (THEWILL) –  The Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Aminu Muhammad Achida, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC), to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Announcing his defection, the speaker noted that he dumped the...

April 13, (THEWILL) – At least twenty six (26) persons have been confirmed dead, while search continues following a boat mishap on Shagari River in Shagari local government area of Sokoto state. Chairman of Shagari Council area, Alhaji Aliyu Dantani,...

January 31, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Monday said it neutralised at least 23 bandits believed to be members of the notorious terrorist leader, Bello Turji, in various operations carried out between 20th to 29th January, 2022. The...

December 14, (THEWILL) - President Buhari has again assured Nigerians of his 'Will' to smoke out terrorists in any part of the country. Buhari gave the assurances during a meeting with Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at the presidential...

December 13, (THEWILL) - At least 15 people kidnapped by bandits in Sokoto state have reportedly escaped from their abductors. One of them, a technical official working with a firm managing telecommunications masts in Isa Local Government Area (LGA) of the...

December 08, (THEWILL) - The Sokoto Police Police Command on Wednesday confirmed twenty-three deaths following an attack on travellers in Angwan Bawa, Sabon Birni Local Government Area of the State. The State Commissioner of Police, Kamaludeen Okunola, confirmed the figure...