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Confirmation of 54 Died: NAHCO.

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The Chairman of NAHCO, Alhaji Abdullahi Muktar Mohammed, made the confirmation on Monday morning (12:16 am) in Makkah.The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria 
has confirmed the death of 54 Nigerians in the deadly stampede in Mina, 
Saudi Arabia, during this year’s Hajj.According to him, 42 out of the 54 that 
died were from states pilgrims welfare board including two NAHCON 
officials, while others were among those on the pilgrimage by private 
tour operators.He also listed 15 states of Bauchi, 
Borno, Zamfara, Cross River, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Nasarawa, 
Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Sokoto, Taraba and Yobe as those that lost pilgrims 
to the stampede.</div>

The Chairman of NAHCO, Alhaji Abdullahi Muktar Mohammed, made the confirmation on Monday morning (12:16 am) in Makkah.The National Hajj C...

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III: Insurgency Are Unislamic.

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”Insurgency is against the tenets of 
Islam and it is against the cultures and norms of Muslims in Nigeria and
 the world over,” the Sultan said in Sokoto on Thursday in his Sallah 
message to Muslims in the country.The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared that all acts of insurgency are unislamic.Abubakar, however, said there had been 
tremendous achievements in the ongoing fight against insurgency in the 
North-East zone of the country.”We must commend the various security 
agencies in the country for their sustained efforts in taming the menace
 of insurgency and other related crimes in the nation.”These commendable efforts must be sustained to avoid complacency and to sustain the giant strides in this direction.”We are also commending security 
agencies in the state for working round the clock to ensure the 
prevalence of sustainable peace and security,” Abubakar said.He
 also commended the Federal and Sokoto State Governments for providing 
security agencies with the enabling environment to diligently operate.He commended the Saudi authorities for 
promptly treating the injured pilgrims as well as compensating the dead,
 saying these acts constitute a mark of leadership.He specifically appealed to wealthy 
individuals in the country to positively complement the efforts of the 
three tiers of government in tackling poverty through job creation.Abubakar further noted that the prevailing peace and security in the 
state and Nigeria in general was due to good governance.Abubakar 
commiserated with the families of the victims of insurgency as well as 
those of the recent <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="color: blue;">Makkah crane crash</a></span> which resulted in about 110 deaths, including six Nigerians.The sultan also commended Governor Aminu
 Tambuwal for sustaining the laudable programmes and policies of his 
predecessor such as the retention of the Zakkat and Endowment Committee.</div>

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”Insurgency is against the tenets of Islam and it is against the cultures and norms of Muslims in Nigeria and the world over,” the S...

seven-year-old boy died by flood in Umbutu village of Kebb,Sokoto.

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He also  that a seven-year-old boy was killed when a wall caved on him after a rainstorm in Umbutu village of Kebbe Local Government area.

He listed local government areas worst affected by the flood to include Rabah, Wurno, Goronyo, Wamakko, Kware , Binji and Silame.<br />
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The National Emergency Management Agency said on Friday that farm produce valued over N500m have been destroyed by flood in seven local governments of Sokoto State. NEMA’s Deputy Head, Sokoto Zonal Operations Office, Mr Thickman Tanimu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto.<br />
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 Tanimu stated that no fewer than 7, 500 acres of farmland, with maturing farm produce and dozens of villages were completely submerged.

He said  the submerged villages were Duhuwa-babba, Dinbiso, Kagara, Rabah, Gandi, ‘Yar-tsakuwa, More, Kware, Kwalkwalawa, Dundaye, Rafi, Marabawa, among others.<br />
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Tanimu added that some of the destroyed farm produce included rice, maize, guinea corn, millet, vegetables, beans and groundnuts.

The official also said the flood had destroyed hundreds of houses in parts of Gwadabawa, Sokoto North, Sokoto South, Bodinga and Binji local governments.

He disclosed that some roads including ‘Yar-tsakuwa-Durbawa and the Unguishi- Kuchi were cut-off by the flood.<br />
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 According to him, the flooding became worse after the release of excess water by the Sokoto Rima River Development Authority from Goronyo and Bakolori dams.

“This was however done after an alert and notices were sent to the agency, Sokoto State Government and the 23 local governments of the state.

“SRBDA had promptly given the alert and notices to all the stakeholders, while NEMA  also did same,” he added.

Tanimu further stated that windstorm had blown off several houses in various parts of Kebbe local government.

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He also that a seven-year-old boy was killed when a wall caved on him after a rainstorm in Umbutu village of Kebbe Local Government area. ...