Yunusa Umar

1 week ago | thewhistler.ng | Yunusa Umar

[mc4wp_form id=33047] A vigilante group numbering chasing a suspected criminal in Kagara town of Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, mistakenly fired bullets at 12-year-old school boy, Musa Sama ’Ila Yakila. Father of the deceased boy, Abdullahi Jibrin, told THE WHISTLER that his late son was heading back home from Sabon Gari market where he sent him to buy onions before bullets ended his life on June 3. “Vigilantes were chasing criminals.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Taiwo Adebayo |Yunusa Umar

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3 weeks ago | sheltonherald.com | Taiwo Adebayo |Yunusa Umar

MOKWA, Nigeria (AP) — On May 29, Mallam Hassan Umar stood waist-deep and barefoot in muddy water, his eyes on the remnants of his Arabic school, now reduced to sludge and shattered wood by devastating floods. The Islamic teacher, clutching only the threadbare clothes he escaped with, started shouting the names of the pupils he housed and might never see again. Article continues below this adSome pupils tried to escape with him through the back of the house, which also doubled as the school.

3 weeks ago | wral.com | Taiwo Adebayo |Yunusa Umar

FILE - People search for flood victims after heavy rainfall in the market town of Mokwa, north-central Nigeria , Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Usman Salihu Mokwa, File)MOKWA, Nigeria (AP) — On May 29, Mallam Hassan Umar stood waist-deep and barefoot in muddy water, his eyes on the remnants of his Arabic school, now reduced to sludge and shattered wood by devastating floods.

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Taiwo Adebayo |Yunusa Umar

By TAIWO ADEBAYO and YUNUSA UMAR For more on Africa and development: https://apnews.com/hub/africa-pulseThe Associated Press receives financial support for global health and development coverage in Africa from the Gates Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP's standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org.