•Boat accident Emergency response agencies have launched rescue operations following a boat accident in Gorau village, Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The boat reportedly capsized today while carrying passengers across a waterway in the community. As of the time of filing this report, the exact number of people on board and the ...
•Peter Obi Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on the federal government and other relevant authorities to take urgent steps to end the persistent killings and insecurity across the country. Obi made the call in a statement shared on his official X handle yesterday while reacting to the reported kill...
•Terrorists No fewer than four soldiers were reportedly feared killed when suspected Lakurawa terrorists invaded Kebbe town in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State yesterday. It was gathered that the terrorists, numbering over 300, rode on motorcycles and engaged security forces in a gun battle as they attacked shops, a hospital and veh...
•Bandits No fewer than 21 persons were feared dead, 37 others abducted, while thousands of residents fled their homes after heavily armed bandits launched an attack on Tsamaye community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The attack, which lasted from about 9:00 p.m. yesterday until after 3:00 a.m. today, also left two [&hell...
•Bandits Suspected bandits have killed the Chief Imam of Kuda-Kuda village in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The cleric identified as Liman Audu was killed alongside three persons, while others were abducted during the attack which happened in the early hours of today. Residents said the attackers stormed the village at about 1...
•Terrorists No fewer than 17 persons, including seven Sallah visitors, have been killed following a deadly attack by bandits on Dangulbi community in Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Residents told our correspondent that the attackers, armed with sophisticated weapons and riding on about 150 motorcycles, stormed the community yest...
The Sokoto State government has confirmed the death of 33 children following a fresh outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in parts of the state, as health authorities battle a growing number of infections. Confirming the outbreak, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Faruk Abubakar, disclosed this during an advocacy meeting with district heads on ...
Residents of at least 21 villages in Sokoto State have fled their homes following repeated threats and attacks by bandits. The villages affected include; Gidan Kare, Kaware, Chabi, Dattabi, Janwake, Sha Rana, Darbekami, Gidan Sule, Kuruwa, Mahuta, Dantayawa, Kawala, Bagirbe, Tsattsagi, Katsira, Imasa, Bela, Hura Girke, Galadimmai and Asha Ruwa...
•Bandits Suspected bandits have attacked Achida town in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing two people and abducting at least 25 others. The incident occurred last night in the community, located about 20 kilometres from Sokoto metropolis, an area increasingly affected by banditry in the eastern part of the state, reports Dail...
•A missile fired from a US ship reportedly hits terrorists’ hideout in Sokoto State Many terrorists were killed, while their hideouts and vehicles were destroyed during United States airstrikes carried out in Sokoto State on December 25, footage sighted by our correspondent has revealed. The footage of the operation, which is yet to be d...
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