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Four dead, many rescued in Sokoto boat accident

4 months ago844 min

Four persons have died in a boat mishap at Dundaye community in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Head, Sokoto Field Operation Office of the National Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Sokoto. He said that the incident occurred on Sunday evening. He explained that a combined rescue team from NEMA, Nigerian Red Cross, Fire Services and the State Emergency Management Agency...

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BREAKING: Terrorists Kill Newlywed Nigerian Army Captain, Three Soldiers In Sokoto State Ambush

4 months ago862 min

The gunmen had during the weekend killed the four soldiers in Gudu Local Government Area of the state. A newlywed Nigerian army officer, Ibrahim Yibranii Yohana, was among the four soldiers killed by terrorists in Sokoto State.The gunmen had during the weekend killed the four soldiers in Gudu Local Government Area of the state.It was gathered that the soldiers were ambushed along the Kukurau-Bangi Road while on patrol around 4pm on Saturday.The attack was also...

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Seven family members die of food poisoning in Sokoto

4 months ago1045 min

No fewer than seven persons from the same family in the Runjin Barmo village of Kajiji District in the Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto have reportedly died as a result of consumption of contaminated cassava delicacy. This is contained in a statement signed by the Information Officer, Sokoto State Ministry of Health, Nura Bello, on behalf of the Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Asabe Balarabe, on Sunday evening. The statement revealed that the village head...

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Seven family members die of food poisoning in Sokoto

4 months ago2554 min

At least seven persons from the same family in Runjin Barmo village of Kajiji District in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State have reportedly died as a result of consumption of contaminated cassava delicacy. This is contained in a statement signed and made available by the Information Officer, State Ministry of Health, Nura Bello, on behalf of the state Commissioner for Health on Sunday evening. The statement revealed that the village head of the...

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Confusion as gunmen abduct Sokoto monarch

5 months ago1024 min

Suspected gunmen believed to be bandits on Sunday kidnapped Sarkin Gobie, the traditional ruler of Gatawa District, Sabom Birni Local Government Area, one of the troubled areas in the Eastern senatorial zone of the state. When contacted on Monday, the spokesman for the Sokoto State Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police Ahmed Rufai, confirmed the abduction of the traditional ruler, but could not provide details on how the abduction took place. Rufai said the command...

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BREAKING: Lawless DSS Arrests Another Nigerian Youth, Aliyu Sanusi In Sokoto Over #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protest

5 months ago1324 min

Human rights activist and Convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, disclosed information about Sanusi’s arrest in a post on his X platform (formerly Twitter). Operatives of the lawless Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested another Nigerian youth, Aliyu Sanusi, in Sokoto State for allegedly printing and distributing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest materials. Human rights activist and Convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, disclosed information about Sanusi’s arrest in a post on his X platform (formerly Twitter)....

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Flood sacks 1,664 from Sokoto communities

5 months ago1097 min

No fewer than 1,664 persons have been displaced as flood ravaged four communities in Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to a statement signed by the Information Officer, Sokoto Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Ghani, and made available to newsmen on Sunday, the flood was a result of a recent downpour in the area. Ghani said the flood also destroyed several hectares of farmland in the process. “The recent downpour which happened on July...

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Nigerian Government Confirms Outbreak Of Strange Disease In Sokoto, Four Deaths

9 months ago1084 min

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the outbreak of a disease of unknown origin in Sokoto State. The director general of the agency, Dr Jide Idris, said so far, a total of 164 suspected cases had been identified in six (6) wards of Isa local government area in the following wards: Bargaja (22), Isa North (17), Isa South (98), Tozai (12), Tsabre (4), and Turba (11), adding that four...

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BREAKING: Terrorists Release 15 Abducted Students In Sokoto State After Payment Of Ransom

9 months ago2794 min

Terrorists, locally known as bandits, have released the abducted 15 students of the Qur’anic school in Sokoto State. A top military source around the community, Gidan Bakuso, in the Gada local government area of the state told SaharaReporters on Friday morning. “All the students have been freed and they are reunited back to their families. I can’t tell you how much was paid (as ransom) but...