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Strange disease: Kano govt confirms outbreak, six persons dead On By Bashir Bello, Kano The Kano State Government has on Monday confirmed the death of six individuals following an outbreak of a strange disease that hit Koya village, Minjibir Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Health, Dr. Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa confirmed the outbreak which has symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea to newsmen in the state on Monday. Tsanyawa said 52 persons were affected by the outbreak, out of ...

By Bashir Bello The Katsina State Police Command said 30 out of the 40 worshippers kidnapped by bandits in Jibia town in the wee hours of Monday morning have been rescued. Confirming this to newsmen, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah said about 10 persons were still missing. SP Isah said the incident happened when the bandits came in their numbers and surrounded the worshippers at a newly constructed mosque at the outskirt of Jibia. He said, “They surrounded the worshippers and fire...

KANO - The Nigerian Army has on Sunday confirmed a raid operation leading to the arrest of some suspected Boko Haram members in Kano State.

Vanguard News Translate 10 feared dead as yet to be identified outbreak hits Kano On By Bashir Bello – Kano At least 10 persons were feared dead following an outbreak yet to be identified but suspected to be Cholera outbreak which hits Koya village in Minjibir Local Government Area of Kano State. Vanguard gathered that over 50 other persons were currently hospitalised at the Minjibir hospital for medical attentions. The Information Officer of the area, Tasiu Yahaya Dadind...

Vanguard News 10 suspected Boko Haram militants arrested in Kano On By Bashir Bello Not fewer than 10 suspected Boko Haram militants were reportedly arrested by troops of the Nigerian Army in Kano. It was gathered that the troops arrested the persons when they stormed Filin Lazio in Hotoro area of Kano metropolis on Saturday evening and raided a mosque and some houses. Sources in the area revealed that the raid exercise was carried out while the Muslim faithful were breaking their Ramadan ...

Photo: PIXABAY State governments and healthcare professionals have said there is need for Nigeria to ensure that zero malaria target is achieved, just as they reeled out strategies deployed in combatting the disease in the various states across the country. They stated this during the St Racheal’s Pharma 2021 World Malaria Day Colloquium with the theme: Reaching the Zero Malaria Target. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, St. Racheal’s Pharma, Akinjide Adeosun, said in order to rea...

Vanguard News IPMAN lauds DPR for introducing transformational innovations On By Bashir Bello, KANO The Chairman of the Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Kano branch, Alhaji Bashir Ahmad Danmallam, has commended the Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Engr. Sarki Auwalu, for his stakeholder engagement with marketers in a bid to foster a strong working relationship with independent marketers. The IPMAN chairman made the commend...

By Bashir Bello A vigilante officer, identified as Musa Sa’id arrested by operatives of police in Kano has confessed that he engaged in phone snatching because he was broke. He made the confession when he was paraded alongside three others of his accomplice at the Bompai police headquarters in Kano. Sa’id and his accomplice specialize in snatching mobile phones from unsuspecting passengers inside tricycle popularly known as Keke Napep. The vigilante officer, said “I am prompted to engage ...

Vanguard News Fire, road accidents claim 12 lives in Kano On By Bashir Bello, KANO Not fewer than 12 persons were reportedly said to have lost their lives to fire outbreak, road accidents and other mishaps in Kano State. Confirming the development, the spokesperson, Kano Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi said the incidence leading to fatality was recorded within the period of one month, April 2021. Abdullahi also said properties worth N17.6 million were destroyed in the incidence. According to hi...

Vanguard News Kano Hisbah sacks top official found in hotel room with married woman On By Bashir Bello, Kano The Kano State Hisbah Board has on Tuesday sacked a top official allegedly found with a married woman in a hotel room in the Sabon Gari area of the state. Recall that sometime early this year, the official was allegedly found in a questionable manner with the married woman. The Hisbah Public Relations Officer, Lawal Fagge confirmed the sacking of the official to Vanguard. It was gathere...