KANO — A boat carrying over 40 passengers, including pupils of Madinatu Islamiyya School in Bagwai Local Government Area of Kano State has capsized killing more than 20 passengers. The deceased students were said to be on their way to attend Maulud, an Islamic celebration held annually to commemorate the Birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad when the incident happened along Badau village to Bagwai town. According to a source in Bagwai General Hospital, about...

YOBE — A wildfire, late Tuesday evening along Gulani-Teteba town in the Gulani Local Government Area of Yobe State destroyed many farmlands, including crops. The cause of the fire, which is yet to be ascertained, gutted farmlands with a total distance of about 7 kilometers. The incident had caused panic, apprehension among people within the farming community. The Chairman Gulani Local Government Council, Alhaji Dayyabu Ilu Jibilwa, who confirmed the incident, said his team would...