Sokoto
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Emergencies
Flood Ravages Homes, Worsens Food Insecurity In Sokoto Communities
When Muhammadu Muktari, 40, went out to see his mother, the heavy downpour that lasted for over 12 hours in…
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News
#Deborah: Sokoto Gov’t Imposes Curfew After Protest Turns Violent
The Sokoto State Government in Northwest Nigeria has imposed a 24-hour curfew to control Muslim youths protesting for the release…
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Armed Violence
#Deborah: Religious Leaders, Media Practitioners Call For Justice For Slain Sokoto Student
Mixed reactions have trailed the murder of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, Northwest…
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Exclusive
Northwest Remains Most Dangerous Region With 1103 Deaths In First Quarter Of 2022
A total of 1,103 deaths were recorded in Nigeria’s restive northwest in the first quarter of 2022, surpassing other regions,…
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Features
Widowed By ‘Bandits’ (1): Anguish Of Sokoto Women Who Lost Their Husbands To Terror Attacks
Ziyanu Ibrahim, 37, was sleeping in his room in Goronyo, Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria, on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, when he…
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Features
Insecurity Threatens POS Operators, Excludes Sokoto Residents From Financial Services
Abass Muhammed, 32, became a Point of Sale (POS) agent after losing his teaching job during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown…
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Features
Displaced & Neglected: The Struggles Of Sokoto IDPs Who Survived Terror Invasions
Isa Adamu, 60, would have loved to spend the rest of his life in his hometown in Sabon Birni Local…
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Analyses
In 2021, Northwest Nigeria Was Under Siege; What Happens Now?
A five-year-old boy had to accompany his trekking mother for over five hours to a safer zone following several attacks…
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Features
Terrorists At Large Threaten Residents As Military Campaign Persists In Sokoto
As residents jubilate over the recent military campaigns against terrorists in Sokoto state, Northwest Nigeria, they also fear that there…
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Reporter's Diary
16 Days In Northwest Nigeria: Excerpts From A Conflict Reporter’s Diary
The day is Sunday, May 30, 2021. I’ll be going to the field again. And this time to another part…
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