Rakiya A. Muhammad

The BUA Cement Sokoto Plant has awarded scholarships totalling N40 million to 200 students from tertiary institutions across Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara, opening doors to brighter futures.

The Sokoto Professionals Network (SPN), a non-governmental, nonprofit, and independent social organization, has expressed commitment to complementing inclusiveness, accessibility, and policy implementation of the Disability Act 2018.

He stated this during the 34th edition of the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME), an event recognising outstanding achievements in journalism, held on Tuesday at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.

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