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News Nigeria » Sokoto » Events: US targets ISIS with multiple strikes in Nigeria

News channel or source: https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-strikes-nigeria-sokoto/
Published on: Friday 26 December 2025

The Christmas day attacks in the country’s northwestern Sokoto state are the first direct strike against militants in Nigeria by the U.S. By Nicholas Slayton Published Dec 26, 2025 1:06 PM EST Get ...

News Nigeria » Sokoto » Events: Nigeria: Events that shaped 2025

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/politics/government/nigeria-events-that-shaped-2025/ar-AA1T8qsX
Published on: Saturday 27 December 2025

Every year often comes with its unique events and challenges. The outgoing year 2025 in Nigeria was no less eventful. It is largely shaped by a confluence of ongoing economic reforms, major political ...

News Nigeria » Sokoto » Events: Nigeria Confirms US-Coordinated Airstrikes Killed ISIS Militants In Sokoto State

News channel or source: https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/12/49591464/nigeria-confirms-us-coordinated-airstrikes-killed-isis-militants-in-sokoto-state
Published on: Thursday 25 December 2025

Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that a recent military strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria’s Sokoto state was carried out in coordination with the United States ...

News Nigeria » Sokoto » Events: Nigeria’s Sultan of Sokoto Bans #MeToo Movement

News channel or source: https://www.cfr.org/articles/nigerias-sultan-sokoto-bans-metoo-movement
Published on: Monday 09 December 2019

The Sultan of Sokoto, Nigeria’s premier Islamic traditional ruler, has banned the #ArewaMeToo campaign in Sokoto state. The movement is a northern Nigeria spinoff of the international #MeToo movement.

News Nigeria » Sokoto » Events: "Fuel Subsidy Removal Rescued Nigeria From Financial Ruin, Economy Now Bouncing Back" - Tinubu

News channel or source: https://www.gistmania.com/talk/topic,646681.0.html
Published on: Saturday 30 May 2026

President Bola Tinubu declared on Friday that his controversial decision to scrap the fuel subsidy at the dawn of his administration three years ago was the singular act that spared Nigeria from total ...

News Nigeria » Sokoto » Events: Army Vows Intensified Offensive Against Banditry

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/army-vows-intensified-offensive-against-banditry/ar-AA24wjVb
Published on: Sunday 31 May 2026

,,,Pledges Troops' Welfare SupportSOKOTO -- The Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its resolve to intensify operations against banditry while strengthening troops' welfare and promoting national unity, as ...

News Nigeria » Sokoto » Events: Breaking: Moment Tinubu met Sultan of Sokoto, others at special event

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/breaking-moment-tinubu-met-sultan-of-sokoto-others-at-special-event/ar-AA1XSmwU
Published on: Monday 09 March 2026

President Bola Tinubu has hosted traditional rulers and religious leaders for a special Iftar moment at the presidential villa on Monday, March 9 The leaders were led by the Sultan of Sokoto and ...

News Nigeria » Sokoto » Events: Nigeria will not fall — Gowon

News channel or source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/05/nigeria-will-not-fall-gowon/
Published on: Tuesday 19 May 2026

Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, on Tuesday declared that Nigeria 'will not fall' despite mounting political, economic and security pressures, as the country’s political, military and traditional ...

News Nigeria » Sokoto » Events: Nigeria: Foundation to Launch Book On Abubakar Sokoto Mohammed Today

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202604300262.html
Published on: Tuesday 28 April 2026

Friends, colleagues, comrades and admirers of the late scholar-activist, Dr Abubakar Sokoto Mohammed, are set to gather in Abuja today for a symposium and book presentation in honour of the former ...