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Tricycle riders’ strike paralyses economic activities in Kano

By Ismail Auwal The industrial action embarked upon by the commercial tricycle riders in Kano State on Monday has crippled educational and economic activities in...

FAAN arrests 90 touts selling fake COVID-19 test results at Abuja, Lagos airports

By Ismail Auwal The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said that it arrested over 90 touts engaged in nefarious activities at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed...

Fire claims lives of mother, son in Kano

By Ismail Auwal The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the deaths of a one-year-old boy, Sulaiman Usaini, and his mother, 25-year-old Zainab Yusha'u, on...

Kaduna community seeks military base to tackle insecurity

Agency Report The oil village community in Kaduna State's Chikun Local Government Area has advocated for the establishment of a military base to combat insecurity...

Arewa Community Awards recognises Sahelian Times, others

By Ismail Auwal The organisers of the Arewa Community Awards, a social media group operating mainly on Facebook, have recognised SAHELIAN TIME's "excellent journalism and...

Zamfara State launches e-commerce platform

By Ismail Auwal Zamfara State Government has launched an e-commerce platform. The State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Yazeed Shehu Danfulani in a statement disclosed that...

Tricycle rider fakes own kidnap in Gombe, demands N500,000 to settle debt

By Ismail Auwal Gombe State Police Command arrested a 32-year-old tricycle rider for faking his own kidnapping. The rider, Halilu Aiiyu, was apprehended alongside Ahmed Ladan,...

Minister orders clean-up of Abuja’s satellite towns

Agency Report The Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Ramatu Aliyu, has ordered the comprehensive cleaning of all satellite towns across the six Area Councils...

JUST IN: Bashir Tofa dies at 74

By Sahelian Times The National Republican Convention (NRC) presidential candidate in the 1993 elections, Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa has died aged 74.   Born on 20th June,...

Breaking: Bashir Tofa dies at 74

By Ismail Auwal The National Republican Convention (NRC) presidential candidate in the 1993 elections, Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa has died aged 74. Born on 20th June,...

Bandits kidnap 5 people in Zamfara

By Sahelian Times   Bandits have reportedly kidnapped 5 people in Nahuche town, Zamfara state.   The incident, which was reported by a resident, happened around 12:30 on...

Soldiers kill 2, injure 4 villagers in Katsina over protest against insecurity

By Sahelian Times   Nigerian soldiers killed two innocent villagers yesterday and critically injured four in Kanon Haki village of Katsina State.   Protests started in the village...

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