Investigative journalist,, Rakiya A. Muhammad has clinched the top honour in Child-Friendly Reporting at the 34th Diamond Award for Media Excellence, underscoring a commitment to impactful journalism.

People in Bodai Kaura, Dange Shuni local government area of Sokoto, used to struggle with water shortages. They had to walk long distances to rivers just to get water.

group under the aegis of MSS Vanguard has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of the former Minister for Water Resources, Barrister Mukhtar Shagari as the new Chairman of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA).

A northern advocacy group, Northern Nigerians Peace, say it has uncovered a coordinated campaign of calumny against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State.

Across Sokoto State, long-neglected classrooms are springing back to life. A place where this revival is more vividly seen is at Sarkin Baura Model Lizzamiya Primary School in Dange Shuni, where Maryam’s enthusiasm was unmistakable. As she confidently read aloud from the blackboard, her voice rang out the words “protecting one another from danger” during social studies.

Rakiya A. Muhammad

Communities, the organised private sector, civil society, youth, and women’s groups have joined forces with the state government to shape Sokoto’s 2026 Budget.

donkey dealers at the Wamakko weekly market

This legacy, beginning in the 1940s with Missionary Societies giving women a voice, has become a cornerstone for connection and influence

Abdul exemplifies the success of Nestlé Nigeria’s Regenerative Agriculture pilot, where innovative methods like cover cropping, minimal tillage, crop rotation, and hedgerows have transformed fields into thriving, fertile landscapes, boosting yields and soil health.

Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu noted this at the commissioning of the N4.4 billion road project by a former Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari who is also the Senator representing Zamfara West Zone.