Browsing: Sokoto state

Rakiya A.Muhammad At just nine, Zahra’s world was shattered by a bandit attack that stole her father and her home.…

The Sokoto government says it has taken bold steps to revitalise the state’s media landscape and elevate the quality of public information services.

Alhaji Sambo Bello Danchadi, State Commissioner of Information and Orientation, disclosed this at the Congress of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Sokoto Council.

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.

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.

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.

Barrister Sa’adat Yunusa Muhammad, a distinguished lawyer and humanitarian, is no stranger to public admiration. Her decades-long commitment to empowering women, supporting the less privileged, and promoting education through her Sa’ar Mata Foundation has earned her respect across the Dange community, Sokoto State and beyond.

“I want to reassure you of our determination to ensure a new Sokoto State that our generation and those yet unborn would be proud of,” he asserted while presiding over the 12th Regular Executive Council Meeting for the year.

Women fill polling stations with hope in their eyes, casting record votes—yet Sokoto has never tasted a woman’s victory. Hon.Ubaida’s persistent efforts exemplify resilience in a space where women’s political representation is rare.

Rakiya A. Muhammad

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Sokoto has held a roadshow rally to spark public interest and boost awareness about the ongoing voter registration exercise across the state.