Tag: Outbreak

Killing of Civil Defence Operative: Lawyer Accuses Kano Police of Covering Up

News16/09/2025

By Editor A human rights lawyer, Barrister Badamasi Gandu, has accused the Kano State Police Command of attempting to cover up the circumstances surrounding the death of a Civil Defence officer, Mustapha Small, during a clash between...

AKTH Appeals to KEDCO for Power Reconnection Amid Patient Death

News14/09/2025

By Babangida Amadu The management of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) has appealed to the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) to urgently restore electricity supply to the facility after a recent disconnection reportedly led to the death...

Cholera kills 169 in Kano, 191 hospitalized, official says

News29/07/2021

By Salim Yunusa Kano State Government has said the cholera outbreak that ravaged the 44 local government areas of the State has killed 169 people...

479 killed as cholera spreads to 18 states

News28/07/2021

By Salim Yunusa A total of 479 people have been killed in the current outbreak of Cholera in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...

2 dead, 167 sick of suspected poisoning outbreak in Kano

Nigeria15/03/2021

By Abba Gwale A suspected poisoning outbreak has reportedly killed 2 people and made over 167 sick in Kano. SAHELIAN TIMES authoritatively gathered that all the...

22 people die from Lassa fever outbreak in Bauchi

Featured11/12/2020

By Ismail Auwal At least 22 people have died following an outbreak of Lassa Fever in Bauchi State. Radio France International, Hausa service, reported that, the...