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Man, Muhammad Munzali Posing As Woman Arrested Inside Kano University Female Hostel
One Muhammad Munzali from Kaura Gidan Damo, Shanono Local Government Area of Kano state has been arrested while posing as a woman at the femal hostel of Skyline University in Kano. He was apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kano State. The arrest of the susp... -
Panic As Man Gets Strangled And Thrown On The Street In Kano
A man who is yet to be identified, has been found ‘strangled’ and thrown on a street in Kano, Daily Trust reports.The man, was found at State Road just a few metres away from the state government house.According to witnesses, the man was suspected to be strangled with a cable by unknown thugs a... -
Hisbah Warns Non-Muslims in Kano Against Eating in Public During Ramadan Fasting
The Kano State Hisbah Board Department of Public Enlightenment has warned non-Muslims in the state against eating in public places during Ramadan fasting. The Director-General of the Board, Abba Sai’Idu made this known in a chat with AIT Live. He said that it is unlawful for Christians and other ... -
Food Scarcity: Kano Gov, Abba Yusuf Begs President Bola Tinubu To Reopen Nigeria’s Borders
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has begged President Bola Tinubu to reopen Nigeria's borders. He begged Tinubu to open the borders for importation of food stuff to alleviate the suffering of the Nigerian masses. The appeal was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesp... -
NSCDC Apprehends 85-year-old Man For Allegedly Kidnapping 3-year-old Boy In Kano State
In a swift operation, operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) stationed at the Ungoggo Division successfully apprehended a suspected kidnapper identified as Ibrahim Usman in Kano State.The suspect, Ibrahim Usman, was reportedly captured at Yar'adua quarters, Rimin Ke... -
Peter Obi Grants N250m Scholarship to Kano Keke Rider Who Returned Lost N15m
A 23-year-old Kano-based commercial Tricyclist, Awwalu Salisu has been offered a scholarship up to PhD level to the tune of N250 million. He got the scholarshp after he returned a cash of N15 million left in his tricycle by a Chadian businessman in 2023. The presidential candidate of the Labour Par... -
Kano Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated by Saudi Medical Team
Nigerian conjoined twins, Hassana and Husaina have been separated at the King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh. A Saudi medical and surgical team has successfully completed the separation surgery in Saudi Arabia. The surgery was carried out followin... -
Police Nab 9 Suspected Forex Hawkers For Illegal Operation Of Bureau De Change In Kano
The Kano State Police Command has announced the arrest of nine suspected foreign exchange hawkers for operating illegal Bureau De Change businesses in the state. According to SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the spokesperson of the command, the suspects were found with various foreign currencies and oth... -
How 50 Kano Shops Destroyed In Midnight Inferno
A fire that raged in the midnight, has destroyed at least 50 shops at Yan Katako Market Rijiyar Lemu area of Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State.Goods and other belongings worth more than N150 million were reportedly lost in the fire.The Chairman of the market association, A... -
EFCC Apprehends Currency Racketeers in Kano: 11 Suspects in Custody
In a recent development, the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has successfully apprehended 11 individuals suspected of involvement in currency racketeering activities.According to a statement released by Dele Oyewale, the Head of Media and Publicity for EFCC... -
How Air Force Arrests Suspected Notorious Kidnapper, Isah Abdul In Kano
A 35-year-old suspected high-profile kidnapper, Isah Abdul, believed to be behind several abductions in the suburbs of Kano, has been apprehended by operatives of the Nigeria Air Force, NAF.According to the NAF, the arrest was carried out on 19 February 2024 at about 6.30 pm in a well-coordinated o... -
Kano Correctional Centre Explains Disappearance Of Tiktoker, Murja From Prison
The Kano State Prison Command has debunked reports ciirculating online that controversial Tiktoker, Murja Ibrahim Kunya escaped from one of their facilities.The authority were quick to explain that Murja Ibrahim Kunya was released on the orders of a State High Court.Kunya was declared wanted alongs... -
Police Arrest Drivers, Accomplices In PH For Diverting 1,840 Bags Of Wheat Meant For Kano IDPs
The Eastern Port Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with diverting 1,840 bags of wheat belonging to the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) and recovered about 1,238 bags of wheat in Port-Hacourt.Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the arre... -
Kano Govt Set to Sanction Parents Whose Children Are Roaming The Streets During School Hours
The Kano State government on Sunday threatened to take decisive action against parents whose children are found roaming the streets during school hours.The Commissioner for Education, Umar Doguwa, issued the warning during a stakeholders meeting with women on ‘the significance of girls education ... -
Kano Hisbah Arrests Another Tiktoker, Ramlat Princess For Allegedly Promoting Lesbianism
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested another popular TikToker, Ramlat Princess, for allegedly posting content on her TikTok page promoting lesbianism.The TikToker was arrested on Thursday night, February 15, 2024. This comes after the arrest and detention of another controversial TikToker, Murj... -
Three Suspects Arrested For Allegedly Kidnapping, Killing 14Yr Old Neighbour In Kano
Police in Kano State have arrested three suspected kidnappers over the alleged kidnapping and killing of a 14-year-old neighbor.The command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, confirmed the arrest in a statement.According to the statement, “On 08/02/2024 at about 11:00 hrs, a report wa... -
My Husband Means Well For The Nation – Remi Tinubu Assures Nigerians As She Visits Emir Of Kano
First Lady, Sen Remi Tinubu on Monday, paid a courtsey visit to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, at his palace in Kano State.The former Lagos East Senator paid homage to the monarch alongside some of her aides and Nana Shettima, the wife of Vice President Kashim Shettima.Speaking during t... -
Former President Buhari Should Be Blamed For Hardship In Nigeria – Ex-Emir Of Kano Sanusi
The former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has blamed the current hardship in Nigeria on former President Muhammadu Buhari.Sanusi said it would be unfair to blame President Bola Tinubu for the hardship Nigerians are experiencing.Speaking on Sunday during a virtual religious event, the former Govern... -
Kano Agency Busts Warehouses Hoarding Food Items Worth Billions Of Naira
The Kano Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) have seized warehouses containing hoarded commodities worth hundreds of millions of naira in the state.Several warehouses in and around Dawanau International Grains Market, Singer Market, and Kwari Textiles Market were sealed by the c... -
Kano Hisbah Seizes 8,600 Bottles Of Beer, Arrests 15 Women For Engaging In Prostitution
The Kano State Hisbah Board has intercepted a van loaded with 8,600 bottles of beer.The board’s officer in charge of intoxicants, Idris Ibrahim, who disclosed this to journalists on Saturday, February 10, 2024, said that the van came from Kaduna to Kano. Ibrahim said the alcoholic drinks were sei... -
Kano Residents Stage Peaceful Protest Over High Cost Of Living
Hundreds of Kano residents on Thursday took to the streets in peaceful protest against the high cost of food items and other essential commodities in the state.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that they staged the protest around Kurna, Rijiyar Lemu, and Bachirawa areas along the popular Kat... -
How Kano House Fire Claims Life Of 4 Year Old Boy
A fire incident that broke out in Yakasai Layin “Inuwa me mai” in Kano Municipal has killed a four-year-old boy.The Public Relations Officer of the service, Saminu Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a statement said the incident happened on Monday evening, February 5, 2024. “We received a distr... -
Police Arrest Deadly Bandit, Isah Lawal In Gwarzo-Karaye Kano Forest
A dreaded bandit group planning to establish camp inside Gwarzo-Karaye forest have been uncovered and with one of them arrested by a team of Policemen operating around Kano border communities.Police investigations showed that the bandits were based in Birnin Gwari, but decided to relocate to Gwarzo... -
Kano Housewife, Rukayya Abubakar Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Killing Her Stepchild
A Kano High Court presided over by Justice Halima Sulaiman has convicted and sentenced a housewife, Rukayya Abubakar, to life imprisonment for killing her stepchild, Daily Trust reportsThe prosecution counsel, Barrister Rabia Sa’ad, informed the court that in 2021, Rukayya threw her stepson into ... -
''Everything Is Expensive. Tinubu Come To Our Aid'' - Kano Women Protest High Cost Of Living
Hundreds of women including local bread producers popularly known as “Gurasa” today February 2, staged a protest on the streets of Kano over the high cost of living especially the hike in the price of flour used largely for the production of the staple food.The women and some children were chan... -
Man, Shehu Commits Suicide Over Ex-Wife’s Remarriage In Kano
A man identified as Nurudeen Shehu, has committed suicide over his ex-wife’s remarriage in Kano State.Disclosing this incident, Kano State Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel said the 37-year-old security guard of Prestige International College hanged himself in one of the school’s classrooms ... -
Kano Hisbah Arrests 52 Tricycle Riders For ‘Immoral Haircuts’
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested no fewer than 52 commercial tricycle operators popularly known as Yan Adaidaita Sahu over alleged “immoral haircuts”, selling illegal drugs and substances, as well as mixing opposite genders in their tricycles.The tricycle riders were apprehended by oper... -
How Kano Fire Service Rescues Man From Committing Suicide Over N2 Million Debt
The Kano State Fire Service on Thursday, Jan. 25, rescued a 37-year-old man who was on the verge of committing suicide by hanging himself on a tree. The man identified as Saifullah Rabiu, had left a suicide note indicating that his action was prompted by a debt of N2 million owed in the proce... -
Court Sentences 5 Vigilance Members To Death By Hanging For Killing Teenager In Kano
A Kano State High Court, yesterday in Kano, sentenced five vigilance members to death by hanging for stabbing one Ahmed Musa, 17, to death. The convicts: Korau Sani, Elisha Ayuba, Irimiya Timothy, Auwalu Jafar and Mustafa Haladu, attached to the Sani Abacha Youth Centre, were convicted on a two-cou... -
Five Vigilante Members Bag Death Sentence By Hanging In Kano
A High Court in Kano State on Thursday convicted and sentenced five members of a vigilante group to death by hanging over the death of a 17-year-old boy.The five convicts were identified as Emmanuel Korau, Elisha Ayuba, Irimiya Timothy, Auwalu Jafar and Mustapha Haladu, who were attached to Sani Ab... -
Kano: APC National Chairman, Ganduje Woos Gov Yusuf To Dump NNPP For APC
The National Chairman of the All-Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, says the door of the party is open for Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State.Ganduje spoke on Thursday while addressing stakeholders of the party in Kano.According to him, “I am appealing to Governor Yusuf, along with his... -
Police Arrest Ex President, Buhari’s Political Ally For Inciting Violence In Kano
The Kano State Police Command has explained that it arrested Abdulmajid Danbilki Kwamanda, a political ally of former President Muhammadu Buhari, for fomenting trouble in the state through unguarded radio and social media statements.Danbilki was quoted to have said: “We are ready to confront this... -
NDLEA Intercepts 1,274 Parcels Of Cocaine, Colorado In Lagos, 5.6m Opioid Pills In Kano (Photos)
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Sunday disclosed that its Operatives from different special units have successfully intercepted large consignments of Cocaine and Colorado, a strong strain of cannabis, concealed in containerized household items and vehicles imported from Durban, South Af... -
Auto Crash Claims Sixteen Lives On Kano-Kaduna Expressway
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kaduna Sector Command, says 16 persons died while four others sustained injuries in an auto crash on the Kano-Kaduna expressway.The Sector Commander, Mr Kabir Nadabo, confirmed this to newsmen on Sunday, saying that the crash occurred at Taban Sani Junction, Tas... -
Police Arrest Suspect, James Ismail For Allegedly Committing Culpable Homicide In Kano
The Police in Kano have arrested one James Ismail for allegedly committing culpable homicide at Fas Agro Sacks Company Sharada in Gwale Local Government Area of the state.The Commissioner of Police, Hussaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone on Sunday that the crime was comm... -
NDLEA Arrests 58 Drug Suspects At Sani Abacha Stadium In Kano
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has officially confirmed the apprehension of 58 drug suspects at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, located in the northwest region of Nigeria.This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, the agency’s spokesperson i... -
Deposed Emir Of Kano, Sanusi May Be Reinstated As NNPP Govt Revisits Emirates Saga
Former Governor of Kano State and the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said that the issue of Kano emirates will be revisited.Former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje had split the Kano emirate into five and dethroned the then Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi.Following t... -
How Family Of Seven Died In A Midnight Fire Accident In Kano
At least seven members of a family were confirmed dead following a midnight fire incident in the Tudun Wada area, Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano StateThe incident was said to have occurred as a result of a spark from an electricity plug when power was restored in the area.It was gathered t... -
NNPP Chieftain, Galadima Says Nigeria Could Have Been On Fire If Kano Gov Is Sacked
A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, on Sunday alleged that there was a plan to wrest power from the NNPP in Kano State.This is as he claimed the country could have been on fire if the Supreme Court had sacked Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State.Galadima spoke while f... -
BREAKING: Supreme Court Reverses Sack Of Kano Gov, Abba Yusuf
The Supreme Court has faulted the judgements of the Appeal Court and the Election Petitions which invalidated the election of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf.The Tribunal had in September overturned the election victory of Yusuf by deducting 165, 663 votes from the total of 1,019,602 that the the In...
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