Caliphate Times Media Unveils Sokoto@50 Project, Magazine to Debut in May

Folalumi Alaran in Abuja

As part of activities marking Sokoto State’s 50th anniversary, Caliphate Times Media has announced May 2026 as the release date for its Sokoto@50 commemorative magazine — a flagship publication under its ongoing Golden Jubilee multimedia documentation project.

The project, which was first unveiled in December 2025, seeks to produce a permanent public record of Sokoto’s development over the last five decades, tracing the evolution of governance, culture, and community life since the state’s creation in 1976.

Speaking at a brief commemorative coordination gathering held in Sokoto to mark the Golden Jubilee Day on February 3, 2026, officials of Caliphate Times Media said the initiative goes beyond ceremony, focusing instead on documentation, storytelling, and knowledge preservation.

“The Sokoto@50 project is about memory, not just milestones,” said a representative of the company. “We are building a public archive that tells the story of how Sokoto was imagined, governed, and sustained across generations.”

The forthcoming magazine will feature 50 curated profiles of individuals and institutions whose contributions have shaped Sokoto’s progress in governance, education, health, religion, and enterprise. Each profile, based on interviews and editorial review, will reflect the state’s journey through challenges, policies, and key decisions that defined its growth.

In addition to the magazine, Caliphate Times Media is producing a documentary film that will serve as a complementary visual record, capturing voices, places, and moments that have influenced Sokoto’s 50-year history.

The Sokoto@50 magazine will be made publicly available in May 2026, with further details to be announced ahead of its launch.

Caliphate Times Media, a digital media company and creative storytelling studio based in Northern Nigeria, focuses on long-form journalism, cultural documentation, and community-centered narratives. Its mission, the organization said, is to tell stories that “inform, empower, and preserve,” using journalism and creative media to build accessible public records and support informed civic discourse.