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Ransom: Sokoto Islamic Cleric Pleads For Help, Says Terrorists Fed Dogs With Flesh Of His Abducted Relatives’ Driver

Global UpfrontSep 6, 2024September 6, 20241

Sheikh Bashar Danfili, a renowned Islamic cleric in Sokoto State, is pleading for financial assistance from the general public after terrorists kidnapped six of his

Matawalle in Sokoto, Charge Troops To Flush Out Bandits, Restore Normalcy

Global UpfrontSep 3, 2024September 3, 20240

Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Muhammad Bello Matawalle, has issued a direct charge to the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji “to intensify their efforts

Badaru Condemns Killing Of District head Of Gatawa, Calls For Immediate Arrest Of Perpetrators – Statement

Global UpfrontAug 23, 2024August 23, 20240

Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has strongly condemned in totality the gruesome killing of the Head of Gatawa District in Sabon Birni Local Government

Matawalle: Bandits’ Murder Of Sokoto District Head “Heartless, Heinous, Abominable,” Directs Military To Fish Out, Punish Perpetrators

Global UpfrontAug 23, 2024August 23, 20240

Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, on Friday “strongly condemned” the bandits’ brutal killing of the Head of Gatawa District in Sabon

Nigeria: Despite outcry, Sokoto Governor Signs Law Limiting Sultan’s Influence, Strips Him Of Power To Appoint District And Village Heads

Global UpfrontJul 12, 2024July 12, 20240

Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has given assent to the Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law, which has effectively limited the influence of Alhaji

Sokoto Govt Rebukes VP Shettima Over Sultan Abubakar III, Says Check Your Facts Before Commenting

Global UpfrontJun 25, 2024June 25, 20240

The Sokoto State government has given Vice President Kashim Shettima a public rebuke over his admonition that the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar

Rejoinder: Arewa Cultural Heritage Network Responds to Vice President’s Remarks on Sokoto State Governance

Global UpfrontJun 24, 2024June 24, 20240

By Yunusa Abdullahi Esq The Arewa Cultural Heritage Network wishes to address the recent comments made by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the North West

Sultan of Sokoto Must Be Guarded Jealously, VP Shettima Tells Sokoto Govt As MURIC Warns Of Plans To Depose Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III

Global UpfrontJun 24, 2024June 24, 20240

Vice President Kashim Shettima has told the government of Sokoto State that His Eminence, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III must be guarded

Nigeria: Terrorists Kill 17, Abduct 5 in Kaduna, Sokoto State Communities

Global UpfrontMay 3, 2024May 3, 20240

Terrorists have attacked Maraban Agyaro where they abducted the village heads of Kakangi and Kisaya villages, and killed eight villagers in Birnin Gwari Local Government

Hundreds of Nigerian Schoolchildren Are Being Kidnapped – The Government Must Change Its Security Strategy

Global UpfrontMar 25, 2024March 25, 20240

By Al Chukwuma Okoli School abductions have been a trend in Nigeria. The latest took place in Kaduna and Sokoto states, both in the north-west