Sokoto is a major city located in extreme north-western Nigeria, near the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2006, it has a population...
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The Sokoto Caliphate (Arabic: دولة الخلافة في بلاد السودان), also known as the Sultanate of Sokoto, was a Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa. It was...
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Sokoto State (Hausa: Jihar Sokoto; Fula: 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤧𞤮𞥅𞤳𞤮𞥅𞤼𞤮𞥅, Leydi Sokoto) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest...
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Sokoto is the hereditary leader of the Sokoto Caliphate, a Sunni Muslim community in West Africa. The position may also be referred to as the 'Sokoto...
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Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto (born 1 January 1970) is a Nigerian politician who is the Governor of Sokoto State. He was a former commissioner and was the deputy...
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Kabiru Umar Abubakar Dikko predominantly known by his sobriquet Kabiru Sokoto is a convicted Nigerian terrorist and a member of the Nigerian Boko Haram...
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and governors of Sokoto State, Nigeria, which was formed on 3 February 1976 when North-Western State was split into Niger and Sokoto states. States of...
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Battle of Kano (redirect from Kano-Sokoto Expedition)
Sokoto Caliphate's Kano Emirate in what is now Northern Nigeria. In 1899, Lord Lugard had proclaimed a British protectorate over much of the Sokoto Caliphate...
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The Sokoto Grand Vizier, or Wazirin Sokoto, was the Grand Vizier to the Sultan of Sokoto, the Paramount Chief of the Sokoto Caliphate and suzerain of...
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Sokoto is a traditional state in Northern Nigeria with headquarters in the city of Sokoto, capital of the modern Sokoto State. Preceded by the Sokoto...
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Jihad of Usman dan Fodio (redirect from Sokoto Revolution)
Gobir in 1808 and executing Yunfa. The war resulted in the creation of the Sokoto Caliphate, initially headed by Usman dan Fodio himself, which became one...
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Shehu Shagari (redirect from Turakin Sokoto)
returned to Sokoto again to serve as the chairman of the Sokoto State Urban Development Authority (SUDA), during which he started building Sokoto Modern Market...
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Ahmadu Bello (category Politicians from Sokoto State)
Ahmadu Rabah; 12 June 1910 – 15 January 1966), famously known as Sardauna of Sokoto, was a conservative Nigerian statesman who was one of the leading northern...
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The Sokoto River, (formerly known as Gulbi 'n Kebbi), is a river in north-west Nigeria and a tributary of the River Niger. The river's source is near Funtua...
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Sokoto United is a Nigerian football club based in Sokoto. They play in the second-tier division in Nigerian football, the Nigeria National League. (Giginya...
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Christopher Gwabin Musa (category People from Sokoto State)
June 2023. Musa was born on 25 December 1967 in Sokoto, in the defunct North-Western State (now in Sokoto State), Nigeria. He hails from Zangon Kataf, southern...
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election in Sokoto State was held on April 21, 2007, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Sokoto State. Umaru Dahiru representing Sokoto South...
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The Sokoto Caliphate was a loose confederation of emirates that recognized the suzerainty of the Amir al-Mu'minin. The caliphate was established in 1809...
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religion in the Nigerian State of sokoto, where Sharia is partially practice (only muslims). The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has some 44,000 Catholics....
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Sokoto State University (SSU) is located in Sokoto, Sokoto State in Nigeria. It was established in 2009 under Aliyu Wamakko administration. Arising from...
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Usmanu Danfodiyo University (redirect from University of Sokoto)
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), also known as UDUSOK, is a public research university located in the city of Sokoto, north western Part of Nigeria...
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Special Hospital Sokoto, Director Finance, SUDA and Ministry of Education Sokoto. In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bello Yabo, Sokoto State Islamic...
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Nigerian Senate elections in Sokoto State will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Sokoto State, one from each of the state's...
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Katsina was the centre of Hausa Islamic scholarship but was later replaced by Sokoto stemming from the 19th century Usman Dan Fodio Islamic reform. The Hausa...
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Bello Turji (category Crime in Sokoto State)
bandit leader operating in North-western Nigeria, particularly Zamfara, Sokoto and Niger states. In 2022, a bandit gang led by Turji carried out a series...
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Sokoto South is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in Sarkin Zamfara. It has an area of 41 km2 and a population of...
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state in northwestern Nigeria. Kebbi State is bordered east and north of Sokoto and Zamfara states, and to the south by Niger state while its western border...
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Benue or Nassarawa Illorin Muri Sokoto Upper Bema Zaria In 1903 six more provinces were added; five following the Sokoto-Kano campaign, and also Gwandu...
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto (Latin: Sokotoën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Sokoto in the ecclesiastical province of Kaduna in Nigeria...
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Bonny Gas Transport (redirect from LNG Sokoto)
Adamawa LNG Rivers 2002 Hyundai buildnr:1295 9216298 114.354 Bermuda LNG Sokoto 2002 Hyundai buildnr:1296 9216303 114.354 Bermuda sister-ship of LNG Rivers...
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