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  • Police Arrest Deadly Bandit, Isah Lawal In Gwarzo-Karaye Kano Forest

    . 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-Karaye forest to continue their nefarious activit
  • ''Everything Is Expensive. Tinubu Come To Our Aid'' - Kano Women Protest High Cost Of Living

    . ''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 chanting “Everything is expensive, especially flour
  • Man, Shehu Commits Suicide Over Ex-Wife’s Remarriage In Kano

    . 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 on Sunday, January 28, 2024.“On January 28, at a
  • Kano Hisbah Arrests 52 Tricycle Riders For ‘Immoral Haircuts’

    . 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 operatives of the Hisbah Command from different parts
  • Court Sentences 5 Vigilance Members To Death By Hanging For Killing Teenager In Kano

    . 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-count bordering on criminal conspiracy and culpable h
  • How Kano Fire Service Rescues Man From Committing Suicide Over N2 Million Debt

    . 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 process of obtaining a foreign visa. Saminu Abdullahi,
  • Kano: APC National Chairman, Ganduje Woos Gov Yusuf To Dump NNPP For APC

    . 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 members from the NNPP, to defect to the ruling AP
  • Five Vigilante Members Bag Death Sentence By Hanging In Kano

    . 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 Abacha Youth Centre arraigned before the court over
  • Police Arrest Ex President, Buhari’s Political Ally For Inciting Violence In Kano

    . 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 NNPP Government if they dare touch the five Emira
  • Auto Crash Claims Sixteen Lives On Kano-Kaduna Expressway

    . 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, Tashar Yari, along the Kano-Kaduna expressway.Nadabo
  • Police Arrest Suspect, James Ismail For Allegedly Committing Culpable Homicide In Kano

    . 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 committed at a factory in Sharada.He said that at abou
  • NDLEA Intercepts 1,274 Parcels Of Cocaine, Colorado In Lagos, 5.6m Opioid Pills In Kano (Photos)

    .. 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 Africa and Canada at the Tincan Seaport in Lagos.Spo
  • NDLEA Arrests 58 Drug Suspects At Sani Abacha Stadium In Kano

    . 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 in the state, while quoting Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, t
  • Deposed Emir Of Kano, Sanusi May Be Reinstated As NNPP Govt Revisits Emirates Saga

    . 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 the victory of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP
  • How Family Of Seven Died In A Midnight Fire Accident In Kano

    . 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 that the incident that led to the death of the fath
  • NNPP Chieftain, Galadima Says Nigeria Could Have Been On Fire If Kano Gov Is Sacked

    . 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 fielding questions on Channels Television’s Sunda
  • BREAKING: Supreme Court Reverses Sack Of Kano Gov, Abba Yusuf

    . 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 Independent National Electoral Commission said he sc
  • Federal Government Sets To Use Kano Inland Dry Port To Decongest Lagos – Minister Reveals

    . Federal Government Sets To Use Kano Inland Dry Port To Decongest Lagos – Minister Reveals

     Minister of Trade and Investment Doris Nkiryuka Uzoka Anite has said that the Federal Government will use the Kano inland dry port to decongest Lagos ports for more flow of import and export.The minister, who was at the Kano Dala Inland Dry Port on an inspection visit on Thursday, said the administration of President Bola Tinubu is highly interest
  • 18Yr Old Man, Yusuf Haruna Remanded For Stabbing Imam To Death In Kano

    . 18Yr Old Man, Yusuf Haruna Remanded For Stabbing Imam To Death In Kano

     An 18-year-old man, Yusuf Haruna, was remanded on Wednesday, Jan. 10, in a correctional facility by a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano, 10, for allegedly stabbing an Imam, Malam Sani Mohammed, to death.The defendant, who lives in Tudun Nufawa Quarters Kano, is charged with culpable homicide.The Prosecutor, Mrs Fatima Ado-Ahmad, told the court th
  • Two Veteran Kano Politicians Dead

    . Two Veteran Kano Politicians Dead

     Two veteran politicians in Kano State, Wada Sinkin and Hamza Abdu Farar Hula Bichi are dead.This was made known by the state governor, Abba Yusuf, in a statement via X on Wednesday.Yusuf, in the statement, expressed profound condolences to the deceased families.The Kano governor also stressed the significant contributions that Hula Bichi and Wade
  • One Dead, Truck, Houses Razed As Explosion Rocks Illegal Refinery In Kano

    . One Dead, Truck, Houses Razed As Explosion Rocks Illegal Refinery In Kano

     One person has been killed while others sustained injuries following an explosion at an 'illegal refinery' in Kano State.It was gathered that the unfortunate incident happened in the Katango area of Wailari, Kumbotso Local Government Area in the state, at about 9:05am on Monday, January 8, 2024.About five houses around the area and a tru
  • 25Yr Old Mentally Ill Man, Alkasim Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing His Father To Death In Kano

    . 25Yr Old Mentally Ill Man, Alkasim Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing His Father To Death In Kano

    A 25-year-old man alleged to be 'mentally ill' has been arrested. The man, Alkasim Ya’u, was arrested for allegedly killing his wife at Tudun Yola ‘C’, in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. The NSCDC Corps Commandant, Mohammed Falala, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano on Sunday, January
  • "We Will No Longer Condone Situation Whereby Northern Children Are Kidnapped, Sold & Their Tribe & Religion Changed" - Emir Of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero

    . "We Will No Longer Condone Situation Whereby Northern Children Are Kidnapped, Sold & Their Tribe & Religion Changed" - Emir Of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero

     Addressing newsmen on Saturday, January 6, the Emir who was represented by Dan Malikin Kano,  Amb Ahmad Umar, stated that the emirate would no longer condone the abduction and trading of children in the state.He added that the issue had gotten out of hand and proactive action must be taken to curb it. The Emir said; “This ugly trend must
  • 25-Yr-Old Man, Alkasim Ya’u Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Father To Death In Kano

    . 25-Yr-Old Man, Alkasim Ya’u Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Father To Death In Kano

     The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Kano State has arrested a 25 years old man, Alkasim Ya’u, for allegedly stabbing his father to death at Tudun Yola ‘C’, area of Gwale Local Government Area of the state.The NSCDC Corps Commandant, Mohammed Falala, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria i
  • How Thug Kills Imam For Cautioning Him Against Smoking Indian Hemp In Kano

    . How Thug Kills Imam For Cautioning Him Against Smoking Indian Hemp In Kano

     An 18-year-old notorious thug, Yusuf Haruna popularly known as Lagwatsani has stabbed a 45-year-old Imam, Mallam Sani Mohammed Shuaibu to death for cautioning him and his gang against smoking Indian hemp around mosque premises.The incident happened in Kano.Lagwatsani stabbed the Imam to death on December 31, 2023, at Jakara Quarters Kano with a sh
  • Kano Demolitions: Victims Lament Over Death Of 30 Persons, N260bn Properties

    . Kano Demolitions: Victims Lament Over Death Of 30 Persons, N260bn Properties

     Traders and owners of demolished shops at Massallacin Idi in the Kofar Mata area of Kano State yesterday demanded a criminal investigation into the demolition by Governor Abba Yusuf and leader of New National Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Musa KwankwasoThey lamented the demolition led to the death of 30 persons and loss of properties worth N260 billi
  • Police Arrest Fake Doctor For Injecting Pregnant Teenager To Death In Kano

    . Police Arrest Fake Doctor For Injecting Pregnant Teenager To Death In Kano

     Police in Kano State have arrested a 24-year-old man, Chidera Ugwu, an alleged fake medical doctor who specializes in aborting unwanted pregnancy.Spokesman of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa disclosed this in a statement issued.According to him, “on 20/12/2023 at about 1030hrs, the police received complaint from one Nura Balarabe of Tof
  • Man Lands In Police Net For Stabbing Kano Chief Imam To Death

    . Man Lands In Police Net For Stabbing Kano Chief Imam To Death

     Police in Kano State have arrested 18 years old notorious thug, Yusuf Haruna, AKA Lagwatsani, for allegedly stabbing an Imam to death in Dala Local Government.Spokesman of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday.He said, “the incident happened on 31/12/2023 at about 1900hrs in Jakara Quarters, where
  • NDLEA Arrests 1,016 Suspects, Seizes Nine Tons Of Illicit Drugs In Kano

    . NDLEA Arrests 1,016 Suspects, Seizes Nine Tons Of Illicit Drugs In Kano

     The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, arrested 1,016 suspects and seized nine tons of illicit drugs in Kano State in 2023.Commandant of the agency in Kano State, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad revealed this to newsmen on Sunday in Kano, saying the suspects arrested were 40 females and 976 males.He said the agency secured 102 convictions in the
  • Man, Musa Gobirawa Remanded For Threatening To Kill Elders In Kano

    . Man, Musa Gobirawa Remanded For Threatening To Kill Elders In Kano

     A man identified as Musa Okashatu Gobirawa has been remanded in a correctional facility by a Kano Shari’ah Court sitting at Gama PRP for issuing death threats to some elders.The offence contradicts Section 227 of the Shari’ah Penal Code 2,000.The accused was arraigned after a complaint was filed before the police division at Bachirawa by Muham

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