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Nigeria: Sokoto Govt Confirms Evacuating Village After Threat By Terrorist Turji

All Africa 15 Jan 2026
The government's response followed a viral video that showed villagers fleeing their homes in fear ....
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Army Offers Free Medical Services to 1,000 Persons in Sokoto

This Day 14 Jan 2026
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto. As part of the event to mark this year’s Nigerian Army Day celebration, the Nigerian Army has offered free medical services to no fewer than 1,000 persons in a community in Sokoto State.
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For His Silence over Terorrists’ Activities in Sokoto, Kukah Must Apologise to Nigerians, World, Says Bishop Fagbohun

This Day 03 Jan 2026
Oluwaseun Fagbohun, has called on the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev ... of insurgent activities in parts of Sokoto State, which he alleged were being carried out openly and with impunity.
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APC Launches E-Registration Drive in Sokoto

This Day 02 Jan 2026
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State has announced plans to commence  electronic membership registration, aiming to strengthen the party’s database and enhance its organisational structure.
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Post-airstrike Assessment Confirms Extensive Damage in Tangaza as Military Recovers Missile Boosters in Sokoto, Kebbi, Offa

This Day 30 Dec 2025
Acting immediately, the troops conducted a patrol to Kajiji town in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State ... However, as of the latest assessment, only three boosters have been reported recovered, two in Sokoto State and one in Offa.
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Post-airstrike Assessment Confirms Extensive Damage in Tangaza as Military Recover Missile Boosters in Sokoto, Kebbi and Offa

This Day 30 Dec 2025
Acting immediately, the troops conducted a patrol to Kajiji town in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State ... However, as of the latest assessment, only three boosters have been reported recovered, two in Sokoto State and one in Offa.
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Trump’s Christmas Day Strikes Beg Question: Why Sokoto?

Truth Dig 29 Dec 2025
forces conducted airstrikes against two alleged major positions of the Islamic State (IS-Sahel) in northwestern Sokoto state ... Africa Command (Africom) also said that “multiple Isis terrorists were killed” in strikes on camps in Sokoto.
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Drawing a Hard Line against Terrorism with Sokoto Air Strike

This Day 29 Dec 2025
The recent counter-terrorism strike in Sokoto marks a turning point in Nigeria’s long struggle against terrorists and jihadist violence and security calculus ... Sokoto occupies a unique symbolic and historical space in Nigeria’s security imagination.
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Nigeria: After U.S. Strikes Sokoto Warns Neighbours As Lakurawa Terrorists Flee

All Africa 28 Dec 2025
Police bomb explosive officers cordon off area . US resumes surveillance of Sambisa Forest ....
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Nigeria: What We Know About Terrorists Operating in Sokoto

All Africa 28 Dec 2025
While ISIS affiliates are more active in the North-east, their presence in the North-west continues to be a subject of debate among jihadi experts ....
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Army Chief Visits Sultan of Sokoto After U.S. Missile Strikes

All Africa 28 Dec 2025
Mr Shaibu's visit to the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa'ad Abubakar, followed a series of precision airstrikes conducted by U.S. forces targeting several terrorist locations within Sokoto State ....
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Nigeria reassures investors after Sokoto airstrike, says economy stable

Business Day Online 28 Dec 2025
The federal government on Sunday sought to calm investor nerves following a joint U.S.-Nigeria security operation in Sokoto on Christmas. read more Nigeria reassures investors after Sokoto airstrike, says economy stable ....
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Sokoto Govt: Airstrikes Hit Terrorists Camps in Tangaza LG, Impact Assessment Report Awaited

This Day 27 Dec 2025
Sokoto State Government on Friday welcomed the Nigeria-US joint airstrike that targeted terrorists in Tangaza Local Government Area of the state ... Bawa, issued to the newsmen on Friday in Sokoto.
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Nigeria: Airstrikes Hit Terrorists Camps in Tangaza LG, Impact Assessment Report Awaited - Sokoto Govt

All Africa 27 Dec 2025
Sokoto State Government on Friday welcomed the Nigeria-US joint airstrike that targeted terrorists in Tangaza Local Government Area of the state ....
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