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At least 10 people have died and over 40 remain missing after a boat carrying over 50 passengers to a popular market capsized ...
The joint response team for passengers of the recent boat mishap in Sokoto State has released an update on the incident, disclosing that four persons lost their lives while 41 others were rescued.
At least 40 people are missing after a boat capsized in Sokoto, Nigeria. Only 10 rescued as officials cite poor safety and ...
The joint operation carried out by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), the Goronyo ...
At least 16 farmers died in a similar accident in Sokoto State in August 2024, when a wooden canoe carrying them across a ...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -At least 25 people have been rescued and 25 others are still missing two days after a boat ...
The Managing Director of Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority, Alhaji Abubakar Malam, has assured that Goronyo Dam ...
Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has felicitated with the 20th Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the ...
The Sokoto State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists has called on the state government and relevant agencies to intensify efforts in addressing key issues affecting citizens, including ...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed two suspected members of Lakurawa terror group in Sokoto State.The incident happened on Saturday in the Mano community, Tangaza Local Government Area, where the ...
At least fifteen people have died after a boat capsized in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto State on Tuesday, authorities told CNN. A police spokesman, Sanusi Abubakar, told CNN on Wednesday that ...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III, speaks to the media in Abuja, Nigeria, on December 27, 2011.