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![NDLEA Arrests Businessman, Olisaka Chibuzo Calistus With 6 Kilograms Of Cocaine At Kano Airport (Video)]()
NDLEA Arrests Businessman, Olisaka Chibuzo Calistus With 6 Kilograms Of Cocaine At Kano Airport (Video)
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a businessman, Olisaka Chibuzo Calistus, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country. According to Femi Babafemi, the spokesperson for the agency, Calistus, an import... -
![How Two Suspected Thieves Drugged Keke Rider And Stole His Tricycle in Kano]()
How Two Suspected Thieves Drugged Keke Rider And Stole His Tricycle in Kano
Two suspected armed robbers, Ado Yusuf and Rabi'u Suleiman have been arrested by the Kano State Police Command in the Dambatta Local Government Area of the state.During the arrest, the authorites recovered two stolen tricycles from them.Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Ki... -
![Midnight Fire Claims Lives Of Couple, 67-year-old Muhammed Uba & 52-year-old Fatima Uba In Kano]()
Midnight Fire Claims Lives Of Couple, 67-year-old Muhammed Uba & 52-year-old Fatima Uba In Kano
A tragic fire outbreak has claimed the lives of a couple, 67-year-old Muhammed Uba and 52-year-old Fatima Uba, at Rangaza (Inken) Layin AU in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. The Kano State Fire Service confirmed the incident, revealing that the fire broke out around midnight on Th... -
![NDLEA Secures Conviction of 12 Drug Peddlers In Kano]()
NDLEA Secures Conviction of 12 Drug Peddlers In Kano
The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has achieved a significant milestone by securing the conviction of 12 drug peddlers involved in trafficking activities at the notorious Filin Idi drug den. This development was disclosed by the command’s spokesman, S... -
![Midnight Fire Claims Lives Of Couple, 67-year-old Muhammed Uba & 52-year-old Fatima Uba In Kano]()
Midnight Fire Claims Lives Of Couple, 67-year-old Muhammed Uba & 52-year-old Fatima Uba In Kano
A tragic fire outbreak has claimed the lives of a couple, 67-year-old Muhammed Uba and 52-year-old Fatima Uba, at Rangaza (Inken) Layin AU in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. The Kano State Fire Service confirmed the incident, revealing that the fire broke out around midnight on Th... -
![Tragedy Struck Kano Residents As Couple Die In Early Morning Fire Incident]()
Tragedy Struck Kano Residents As Couple Die In Early Morning Fire Incident
Tragedy struck residents of Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State as an early morning fire incident claimed lives of a couple, Muhammad Uba, 67, and his wife, Fatima Muhammad, 52.Read Also: Akpabio mocks PDP, Fubara at Wike’s birthday launchThe spokesperson of the Kano State Fire Service, Sa... -
![10 Young Nigerians On The Way To Libya Stopped By Police In Kano]()
10 Young Nigerians On The Way To Libya Stopped By Police In Kano
Ten young men from different states of Nigeria on the way to Libya have been rescued by the police from a house in Kano.The 10 rescued victims of human trafficking were hand over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command on Thursday.While rece... -
![Man, Magaji Nasir Arraigned For Killing Trader In Kano Market]()
Man, Magaji Nasir Arraigned For Killing Trader In Kano Market
A man Magaji Nasir, been arraigned before a Kano High Court sitting in Rano Local Government Area of the state over alleged murder.The suspect from Bulbula village in Rano LGA, allegedly went to a rice market in the area and assaulted the deceased, Zakari Ahmad, over a minor disagreement, lea... -
![PICS: Police Arrest Three Suspects Over N129bn Fake Currency In Kano]()
PICS: Police Arrest Three Suspects Over N129bn Fake Currency In Kano
The Kano State Police Command has arrested three persons for being in possession of counterfeit currencies amounting to N129,542,826,000:00.The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this today December 10. He gave a breakdown of the money which included US Dollars, CFA ... -
![Residents Lament As Cash Scarcity Hits Kaduna, Kano, Katsina]()
Residents Lament As Cash Scarcity Hits Kaduna, Kano, Katsina
With barely two weeks until Christmas and the subsequent New Year celebrations, getting cash in Kaduna, Kano, and Katsina States has become extremely Herculean.It was reported that the results have bemoaned the obnoxious situation, which was reminiscent of a similar ugly development during the 2022... -
![Shehu Sani Reacts To The Heavy Security Presence At Kano Emir's Palace]()
Shehu Sani Reacts To The Heavy Security Presence At Kano Emir's Palace
Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, has suggested the reasons behind the escalating tension at the Kano Emir’s palace.The tension escalated early Friday morning when police officers in advanced gear surrounded the Emir of Kano’s palace, starting as... -
![Kano Govt Fingers Federal Govt Over Sealing of Emir Sanusi's Palace, Condemns Action]()
Kano Govt Fingers Federal Govt Over Sealing of Emir Sanusi's Palace, Condemns Action
The Kano State Government has accused the Federal Government of orchestrating the blockade of the Kano Emir’s palace on Friday, December 6. According to reports, armed police officers and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) sealed off the palace entrance, leading to heightened te... -
![2027 Presidency: APC Breaks Silence As Jonathan’s Campaign Posters Flood Kano Streets]()
2027 Presidency: APC Breaks Silence As Jonathan’s Campaign Posters Flood Kano Streets
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it knows those responsible for flooding the Kano metropolis with campaign posters of former President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the 2027 elections. APC claimed the posters came from the Team New Nigeria (TNN). TNN’s actions come days after the group a... -
![NDLEA Nabs Three Suspected Drug Dealers In Kano, Seizes Over 3 Million Pills Of Exol-5]()
NDLEA Nabs Three Suspected Drug Dealers In Kano, Seizes Over 3 Million Pills Of Exol-5
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended three individuals in Kano State, recovering a massive haul of illegal substances, including 2,000 ampoules of pentazocine injection and over 3.1 million pills of Exol-5. The operation took place on Thursday, November 28, at Gada... -
![BREAKING: DSS Arrests Take-It-Back Organiser In Kano Over Suspected Facebook Post]()
BREAKING: DSS Arrests Take-It-Back Organiser In Kano Over Suspected Facebook Post
The Take-It-Back Movement (TIB), a Nigerian pro-democracy group, has raised the alarm over the arrest of its organisers in Kano State, simply identified as Zubair.TIB, which raised the alarm in a post on its social media handle, said that Zubair was arrested in the early hours of Thursday (today) b... -
![Kano Man Arrested For Using His Resemblance To Islamic Scholar To Dupe Resident With Fake Alert]()
Kano Man Arrested For Using His Resemblance To Islamic Scholar To Dupe Resident With Fake Alert
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspected fraudster who specialises in generating fake bank alerts to dupe unsuspecting members of the public. The spokesperson of the command, ASP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement said the suspect, Aminu Abdullahi, 50, took adv... -
![Two Arrested For Breaking Through Window To Steal Solar Batteries In Kano Mosque]()
Two Arrested For Breaking Through Window To Steal Solar Batteries In Kano Mosque
A suspected Juma’at mosque vandal has been apprehended by Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel at the Yankaba Eastern Bypass Roundabout in Kano.Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC Kano State Command, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Monday.He sa... -
![FG's Palliatives: One Arrested, 28 Diverted Trucks Of Rice Intercepted In Kano]()
FG's Palliatives: One Arrested, 28 Diverted Trucks Of Rice Intercepted In Kano
One person has been arrested, while 28 trucks of allegedly diverted bags of rice sent to Kano by the Federal Government as palliatives were intercepted on Tuesday, while undergoing the process of repackaging at a warehouse in the commercial city.The market value of the diverted trucks of 50kg bags ... -
![Four Arrested On Zaria-Kano Road With 45kg of Cannabis, NDLEA Reports]()
Four Arrested On Zaria-Kano Road With 45kg of Cannabis, NDLEA Reports
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended four men in possession of 45 kilograms of cannabis. The suspects—identified as Usman Sani, 25; Abdul Mohd, 28; Bunu Ali, 27; and Umar Musa, 30—were arrested on Tuesday, November 19, at Gadar Tamburawa along the Zaria-Kano road.Acc... -
![Kano Hisbah To Ban Sport Betting Shops After Court Ruling On Lottery Act]()
Kano Hisbah To Ban Sport Betting Shops After Court Ruling On Lottery Act
Islamic morality police in Kano, a northern Nigerian city, are set to resume their crackdown on betting shops following a recent Nigerian Supreme Court ruling on gamblingOn Friday, the Supreme Court annulled a 2005 law that established a national lottery commission and legalized sports betting and ... -
![Man Drowns In Abandoned Kano Well]()
Man Drowns In Abandoned Kano Well
Residents of CBN Quarters on Hadejia Road, Kano Metropolis were on Saturday thrown into deep shock following the drowning of a 60-year-old man, Sabi’u Yusha’u Unguwa Uku, who slipped into an abandoned well and drownedThe Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif Abdullahi,... -
![PHOTOS: Shettima, Obasanjo, Atiku, Saraki Attend Kwankwaso’s Daughter’s Wedding In Kano]()
PHOTOS: Shettima, Obasanjo, Atiku, Saraki Attend Kwankwaso’s Daughter’s Wedding In Kano
Top Nigerian politicians have stormed Kano for the wedding of the son and daughter of Dahiru Mangal and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and former governor of the state. Vice President Kashim Shettima, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former V... -
![Police Arrest 82 Suspected Criminals In Kano]()
Police Arrest 82 Suspected Criminals In Kano
Kano State Police Command has arrested 82 suspects in connection with various crimes committed in the state from November 1 to November 14.The suspects included kidnappers, armed robbers, thugs, phone snatchers and drug dealers.The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, while a... -
![Kano Man, Lawan Salisu Sentenced To Jail For Sodomizing 10Yr Old Boy In Uncompleted Building]()
Kano Man, Lawan Salisu Sentenced To Jail For Sodomizing 10Yr Old Boy In Uncompleted Building
Justice Simo Amobeda of a Federal High Court sitting in Kano, has sentenced a 31-year old man, Lawan Salisu, to three years imprisonment for sexu@lly abusing a 10-year old boy.Salisu, of Tishama Yan Awakai Farin Bene Transformer in Nassarawa Local Government, Kano State, was convicted on a one-coun... -
![Kano Gov. Abba To Officiate Wedding Of Kwankwaso’s Daughter On Saturday Amid Rift Report]()
Kano Gov. Abba To Officiate Wedding Of Kwankwaso’s Daughter On Saturday Amid Rift Report
Gov Abba Kabir of Kano State will officiate the wedding of Dr. Aisha Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, daughter of Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and Engr. Fahad Dahiru Mangal, son of renowned Katsina businessman, Alh. Dahiru Mangal on Saturday, November 16.The wedding ceremony is expected to draw high-profile gue... -
![Foreigner, Guests Summoned By EFCC For Naira-Spraying At Kano Wedding]()
Foreigner, Guests Summoned By EFCC For Naira-Spraying At Kano Wedding
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited a Nigerien national, Ibrahim Mohammad, his family, and other guests over alleged naira abuse at his wedding to Amina Babagana Zannah in Kano.The invitation follows a viral video depicting individuals spraying naira notes at the event, ... -
![Kano Man Ibrahim-Abdullahi Remand In Prison For Raping Minor To Death]()
Kano Man Ibrahim-Abdullahi Remand In Prison For Raping Minor To Death
A 43-year-old Kano man, Mannir Ibrahim-Abdullahi, was remanded in prison on Monday after he was arraigned for allegedly raping a minor taken to him for Malaria treatment to death.Ibrahim-Abdullahi, who lives in Jaba Quarters, Kano, was arraigned on charges bordering on culpable homicide and rape be... -
![No Way Governor Of Kano, Yusuf 'll Fight Kwankwaso He Made him - Hon, Jibril Reveals]()
No Way Governor Of Kano, Yusuf 'll Fight Kwankwaso He Made him - Hon, Jibril Reveals
Hon. Abdulmumin Jibril has firmly stated there is no way the governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf will fight Rabiu Kwankwaso, stating that he will not do that because God and Kwankwaso made him governor.Jibril represents Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency of Kano State and was recently re-elected... -
![Kano Judicial Commission Sanctions 8 Staff, Magistrates Over Misconduct]()
Kano Judicial Commission Sanctions 8 Staff, Magistrates Over Misconduct
The Kano State Judicial Service Commission, JSC, has taken disciplinary actions against eight judiciary staff members over misconduct.This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Kano State Judiciary, Mr Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, on Sunday in Kano. “The Judicial Service Commission ... -
![NSCDC Arrests 24-Yr-Old Suspect, Amir Mohammed In Brutal Armed Robbery In Kano]()
NSCDC Arrests 24-Yr-Old Suspect, Amir Mohammed In Brutal Armed Robbery In Kano
The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended a suspect involved in a violent armed robbery that left a family critically injured. Amir Mohammed, 24, of Ja’en Quarters in Gwale Local Government Area, was arrested on November 7, 2024, during a secur... -
![Coalition Petitions Afresh To EFCC Over Ganduje's Alleged Corruption During Tenure As Kano Gov]()
Coalition Petitions Afresh To EFCC Over Ganduje's Alleged Corruption During Tenure As Kano Gov
A coalition of 51 anti-corruption groups has again petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking the immediate arrest and prosecution of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the former Governor of Kano State and current national chairman of the All Progressives Congress.The petition, d... -
![76 Detained Kano Minors Return Home On Max Aircraft, Receive Medical Care]()
76 Detained Kano Minors Return Home On Max Aircraft, Receive Medical Care
The seventy-six detained Kano minors on Tuesday night returned home via the Malam Aminu International Airport aboard a Max aircraft.The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the plane, which also flew Gov. Abba Yusuf, touched down at around 9:57 pm. Earlier in the evening, Yusuf had received t... -
![EndBadGovernance: Kano Gov. Yusuf Hails Tinubu Over Release of 76 Minors Charged With Treason]()
EndBadGovernance: Kano Gov. Yusuf Hails Tinubu Over Release of 76 Minors Charged With Treason
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has praised President Tinubu’s compassionate and fatherly action by ordering the release of the detained 76 protesting minors. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu responding to public calls and releasing of the 76 detained minors, who had been arrested followin... -
![Man, Shamsu Adamu Sentenced To 14 Years Imprisonment For Def!ling 5-year-old Girl In Kano]()
Man, Shamsu Adamu Sentenced To 14 Years Imprisonment For Def!ling 5-year-old Girl In Kano
Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Maryam Sabo on Friday, sentenced one Shamsu Adamu to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour in a correctional centre for def!ling a 5-year-old girl.The convict, Adamu, an adult resident of Kunture in Ungogo Local Government Area, was found guilty of r3... -
![Body Of 25-Year-Old Man Recovered From Well In Kano State]()
Body Of 25-Year-Old Man Recovered From Well In Kano State
The Kano State Fire Service made a grim discovery on Saturday, November 2, when they recovered the body of an unidentified man from a well in the Kumbotso Local Government Area. Saminu Abdullahi, the spokesman for the Fire Service, reported that the central control room received an emergency call a... -
![Pandemonium As Kano Resident Storms Mosque, Slaps Imam During Morning Prayers]()
Pandemonium As Kano Resident Storms Mosque, Slaps Imam During Morning Prayers
Nasiru Mukhtar, a resident of Kano State, has been remanded by the State Shariah Court at Kofar Kudu for allegedly assaulting Imam Malam Murtala Sulaiman during morning prayers at a mosque in the Tudunwada area.Naija News learnt that the incident occurred on October 22, 2024, around 5 am.Mukhtar re... -
![Police Arrest Wanted Notorious Thug, Gundura & 14 Others For Thuggery-Related Crimes In Kano]()
Police Arrest Wanted Notorious Thug, Gundura & 14 Others For Thuggery-Related Crimes In Kano
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a wanted notorious thug, Inuwa Zakari, aka Gundura and 14 other suspects for thuggery-related crimes and terrorizing the state. The spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, October 28, 2024. "... -
![NSCDC Arrests Fleeing Bandit, Umar Ibrahim In Kano]()
NSCDC Arrests Fleeing Bandit, Umar Ibrahim In Kano
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kano State Command has arrested a suspected bandit, Umar Ibrahim, also known as Danlami Tela.The 45-year-old suspect from Dikke, Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State, was apprehended at Hotoro Yandodo in Nassarawa LG of Kano State.NSCDC... -
![Court Sacks All NNPP Candidates Just 24 Hours to Kano Local Govt Election]()
Court Sacks All NNPP Candidates Just 24 Hours to Kano Local Govt Election
A fresh controversy has hit Saturday’s local government election in Kano State as a Federal High Court on Friday sacked the 44 chairmanship and councillorship candidates of the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.Justice Simon Amobede sacked the NNPP candidates while delivering judgment in a s... -
![Kano Governor's Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature's Son Dies After Bone Marrow Transplant Surgery]()
Kano Governor's Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature's Son Dies After Bone Marrow Transplant Surgery
The Director-General, Media and Publicity, Kano Government House, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa has lost his child, Sadiq Modibbo Bature after surgery in India.Sadiq, 15 years old, was confirmed dead on Thursday morning few days after a successful bone marrow transplant at the India hospital.The young...
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