Sokoto State

At least 21 people are feared dead and 37 others abducted after heavily armed terrorists attacked Tsamaye community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Nigeria.

Wole Soyinka demands accountability for extrajudicial killings in Nigeria, citing the unresolved lynching of Deborah Samuel by her fellow students at Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State in 2022 over accusations of denigrating the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad.

Soyinka demands accountability for extrajudicial killings in Nigeria, citing the unresolved lynching of Deborah Samuel by her students at Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State. The case stemmed from accusations that she denigrated Prophet Muhammad.

A High Court Judge in Nigeria's Kebbi state was abducted by bandits from his residence in Bunza LGA. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, following the judge's return from a trip to Sokoto State.

Bandits abducted a high court judge in Kebbi State from his Bunza LGA residence in the early hours of Sunday. The judge had recently returned from a trip to Sokoto State when the abduction occurred.

Manir Muhammad Dan'iya, the African Democratic Congress governorship candidate in Sokoto State, has urged urgent action to address security challenges after reports of displacement in Danchadi District of Bodinga Local Government Area. Residents of several communities in the district fled their homes due to the security situation.