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  • Court Sends 19-year-old Man, Umar Ibrahim To Prison For Raping Housewife In Kano

    . Court Sends 19-year-old Man, Umar Ibrahim To Prison For Raping Housewife In Kano

     A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Friday, ordered that a 19-year-old man, Umar Ibrahim, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping 20-year-old housewife.The police charged Ibrahim, who lives in Rijiyar Lemo Quarters Kano, with criminal trespass, robbery and rape.Chief Magistrate Mustapha Sa’ad-Datti did not take Ibra
  • Four Brothers Beat 19-year-old Sister, Aisha Isiyaku To Death Over Alleged Promiscuity In Kano

    .. Four Brothers Beat 19-year-old Sister, Aisha Isiyaku To Death Over Alleged Promiscuity In Kano

     A 19-year-old divorcee, Aisha Isiyaku, suspected by her family members to have indulged in promiscuity, has been allegedly murdered by her elder brothers.According to Maro, late Aisha’s mother, the incident occurred in their residence in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State.She said that some members of her family accused her daughte
  • Mastermind Of Kano ‘Missing Children’, Paul Owne Sentenced To 104 Years In Prison

    . Mastermind Of Kano ‘Missing Children’, Paul Owne Sentenced To 104 Years In Prison

     A Kano State High Court has sentenced Paul Owne, the mastermind of the kidnapping and sale of some children in Kano, to 104 years imprisonment.The court, which was presided over by Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, handed down the sentencing on Friday following an earlier guilty plea entered by the defendant to the 38-count charge levelled against him by the
  • 2023 Presidency: Atiku Bread Hits Kano For Distribution To Residents

    . 2023 Presidency: Atiku Bread Hits Kano For Distribution To Residents

     Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has commenced the distribution of loaves of bread, branded ‘Atiku Kawai’ (Atiku Only) to Kano State residents. The development comes amid claims that Atiku is nursing a presidential ambition ahead of the 2023 elections, although he has not publicly confirmed it.The former Vice-President has been running f
  • Kano State Police Arrest Five Men Arrested For Sodomising 20-Yr-Old Boy, Tajudeen Hashim

    . Kano State Police Arrest Five Men Arrested For Sodomising 20-Yr-Old Boy, Tajudeen Hashim

     The Kano State Police command has announced the arrest of five men for allegedly sodomising Tajudeen Hashim a 20-year-old.DSP Abdullahi Haruna, spokesperson for the Kano police command made the announcement in a press release on Friday.The police spokesperson revealed that the suspects were arrested on 16th July, 2021 in Mandawari quarters, Gwale
  • Police Arrest 5 Suspects Who Sodomized Teenager In Kano

    . Police Arrest 5 Suspects Who Sodomized Teenager In Kano

     Kano State Police Command said its personnel have nabbed five suspects for sodomizing a 20-year-old boy.DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, Police Public Relations Officer, Kano State Command, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday.He said, “On the 15/07/2021 at about 1700 hours, a complaint was received from a woman in Man
  • Karaye Emirate Suspends Village Head For Selling Land To Fulani Herdsmen In Kano

    . Karaye Emirate Suspends Village Head For Selling Land To Fulani Herdsmen In Kano

     The village head of Butu-Butu in Rimingado Local Government, LGA, Kano State, Abubakar Sa’adu, has been suspended by the Karaye emirate for selling land to Fulani herdsmen.Ibrahim Abubakar is the Emir of Karaye, one of the four new emirates created by Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje.This was contained in a statement by Haruna Muhammad
  • Thousands Welcome President Buhari In Kano State During His Visit

    . Thousands Welcome President Buhari In Kano State During His Visit

     Residents in Kano state came out in their numbers to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari during his official visit to the state on Thursday, July 15, 2021.During his visit, Buhari officially commissioned Dangi bridge/underpass at Zoo Road.The president, also attended the official groundbreaking ceremony of the construction of Kano – Kaduna standa
  • Kano Spends N1.5 Billion Monthly On School Feeding – Kano State Govenor Abdullahi Ganduje

    . Kano Spends N1.5 Billion Monthly On School Feeding – Kano State Govenor Abdullahi Ganduje

     Kano State Govenor Abdullahi Ganduje says President Muhammadu Buhari administration spends N1.5billion monthly on school feeding in the State. Ganduje gave the figure on Tuesday when he hosted the technical committee on the National Home Grown School Feeding programme (NHGSF). He stated that Kano has the highest number of population in Nigeria and
  • Phone Snatchers Stab Man, Umar Muhammad To Death Under Kano Bridge

    .. Phone Snatchers Stab Man, Umar Muhammad To Death Under Kano Bridge

     Some suspected phone snatchers have stabbed to death a staff of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Umar Muhammad on Saturday evening in Kano State.An eyewitness said the incident occurred under a bridge, which is under construction near the popular Kantin Kwari textile market in the state metropolis,The eyewitness said he saw a man
  • Photos Of Huge Amount Of Decayed Foreign Currencies Recovered At Customs Officer’s House In Kano

    .. Photos Of Huge Amount Of Decayed Foreign Currencies Recovered At Customs Officer’s House In Kano

     Unspecified amount of decayed foreign currencies including U.S dollars, British pounds sterling among others were yesterday recovered at the house of a deceased customs officer in Kano.The heap of the recovered currencies were said to have been buried beneath the earth surface wrapped up in polythene bags. This was uncovered during a renovation wo
  • "Kano Is Home To All Nigerians, It Has Legacy Of Tolerance" -VP, Yemi Osinbajo Blows Hot

    . "Kano Is Home To All Nigerians, It Has Legacy Of Tolerance" -VP, Yemi Osinbajo Blows Hot

     Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has described Kano state as home to all Nigerians, considering its level of tolerance, irrespective of ethnicity.Osinbajo made this remark on Saturday at the coronation ceremony of Aminu Ado Bayero as the 15th Emir of Kano.In a statement by Laolu Akande, his spokesperson, Professor Osinbajo noted that the st
  • Suspect With Foreign Currencies Concealed in Diapers Nabbed in Kano Airport By Customs

    . Suspect With Foreign Currencies Concealed in Diapers Nabbed in Kano Airport By Customs

     The Kano/Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday said it has arrested one Sabo Suleiman in possession of foreign currencies (over one million Saudi riyals and $184,000) concealed inside diapers.The Command’s Controller, Comptroller Suleiman Umar disclosed this while handing over the suspect and exhibits to the operatives of the
  • Hisbah Bans Use Of Mannequins For Display Of Clothes By Tailors, Boutique Owners In Kano

    . Hisbah Bans Use Of Mannequins For Display Of Clothes By Tailors, Boutique Owners In Kano

     The Hisbah, an agency saddled with the responsibility of enforcement of Shariah doctrine in Kano State, on Wednesday, announced ban on use of mannequins to display clothes by tailors, supermarkets and boutique owners in the state.This was just as the agency warned that the agency would embark on raiding of those places to remove them, describing t
  • Just In: Bandits Attack Convoy Of Kano State Governor, Ganduje

    . Just In: Bandits Attack Convoy Of Kano State Governor, Ganduje

     There was a shootout between security operatives attached to the convoy of Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and some armed bandits along Shema in Katsina State on their way back to Kano from Zamfara State.Although Ganduje was not in the convoy, it came under attack by bandits who blocked Zamfara, Katsina and Kano Road, around Shema on Tu
  • Adam, 22 Remanded In Prison For Chopping Off Neighbor's Thumb In Kano

    . Adam, 22 Remanded In Prison For Chopping Off Neighbor's Thumb In Kano

     A 22-year-old man, Adam Adam, resident of Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State, has been remanded in prison custody for chopping off the thumb of his neighbour, Yusuf Abubakar.The charge preferred against him read that the defendant, had in an earlier quarrel, inflicted a grievous machete injury on the biological mother of the injured neig
  • Nigeria Standstill As Buhari's Only Son, Yusuf Marries His Sweetheart In Kano

    . Nigeria Standstill As Buhari's Only Son, Yusuf Marries His Sweetheart In Kano

     President Buhari's son, Yusuf is getting married to, Zara Nasir Ado Bayero, the daughter of Emir of Bichi, Kano.Several governors, ministers, government officials and VIPs have been flying to Kano state for the wedding. They are being hosted by the current Emir of Kano who is the older brother of the prospective bride’s father, Emir of Bich
  • Kano Singer, Ahmad Abdul Detained For Blasphemy Finally Released By DSS

    . Kano Singer, Ahmad Abdul Detained For Blasphemy Finally Released By DSS

     An Islamic singer, Ahmad Abdul has regained his freedom. Recall that he was arrested by the DSS for releasing a blasphemous song. Abdul was arrested for releasing the uncensored song titled ‘Barhama Gwaska’, perceived as blasphemous and capable of creating chaos in the state. The DSS had said it took the singer into protective custody to avert
  • UPDATE: How Security Officers Intercept Bags Of Foreign Currencies At Kano Airport

    . UPDATE: How Security Officers Intercept Bags Of Foreign Currencies At Kano Airport

     Combined security personnel have intercepted bags filled with different foreign currencies smuggled into Nigeria via Ethiopian Airlines in Kano State.The incident, which occurred Thursday, according to some insiders at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, followed the arrival of an Ethiopian Airlines, which came in at about 2 pm local time
  • PHOTO: Kano Youths Storm The Streets in Their Thousands to Celebrate Twitter Ban in Nigeria

    . PHOTO: Kano Youths Storm The Streets in Their Thousands to Celebrate Twitter Ban in Nigeria

     Kano Youths were seen "celebrating" Tweeter ban in Nigeria shortly aafter the announcement was made by Hon. minister of information, Lai MohammedAccording to source the youths were told that Tweeter is the name of Nnamdi Kanu’s parents that committed adultery in southern Nigeria in 1930.And this information allegedly triggered their ju
  • No Fewer Than 17 Persons Confirm Dead In A Fatal Accident In Kano

    . No Fewer Than 17 Persons Confirm Dead In A Fatal Accident In Kano

     No fewer than 17 young men have been confirmed dead as a result of a fatal motor accident along the Kano-Zaria highway over the weekend.Sources said the victims lost their lives while returning to Kano from a wedding ceremony of a mutual friend in Zaria on Saturday.Residents of Sani Mainagge quarters, Gwale local government area of Kano metropolis
  • Kano Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje Boast, Says More Governors Will Defect To APC Soon

    .Kano Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje Boast, Says More Governors Will Defect To APC Soon

     Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State says more governors elected under other political parties platforms have expressed willingness to defect to All Progressives Congress (APC).Ganduje said this when he received members of the APC membership registration/revalidation appeals committee, led by Alhaji Faruk Aliyu on a courtesy visit at Governor’s
  • Teenager Arrested For Stabbing Brother’s Pregnant Wife in Stomach in Kano

    . Teenager Arrested For Stabbing Brother’s Pregnant Wife in Stomach in Kano

     Kano State Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy, who allegedly stabbed his brother’s 25-year-old wife with a knife.A statement issued by DSP Abdullahi Haruna, the Command Spokesman in Kano said that the incident occurred on Tuesday at Maidille Quarters in Kano.Haruna said at about 11 p.m, the command received a complaint that the suspect alleg
  • Kano Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, Expresses Fear, Says Bandits Are Hiding In Kano Forests

    . Kano Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, Expresses Fear, Says Bandits Are Hiding In Kano Forests

     Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has called on the Nigerian Army to take action against bandits who have converted some forests in the state to their hideouts.The governor sought military intervention when he met with Farouk Yahaya, the new Chief of Army Staff, at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, on Thursday, June 3, 2021.Ganduje said ba
  • Police Officer Gets Reward Of N1M For Rejecting Bribe From Fake Drug Dealers In Kano (PHOTO)

    . Police Officer Gets Reward Of N1M For Rejecting Bribe From Fake Drug Dealers In Kano (PHOTO)

     A police officer and another official have gotten N1 million reward after rejecting bribe from fake drug dealers in Kano state. The officer attached to the Kano State Command, Inspector Garba Saleh Rabo, and one Jamilu Buhari Alkasim, an official with the Kano State Consumer Protection Council received more monetary reward for rejecting N1m offere
  • How Unknown Truck Driver Crushes FRSC Officer To Death In Kano

    . How Unknown Truck Driver Crushes FRSC Officer To Death In Kano

     An unknown truck driver has killed a Federal Road Safety Corps personnel along Hotoro ring-road expressway in Kano State. It was gathered that the incident happened when the person attempted to inspect the vehicle. An eyewitness, Abubakar Abubakar said the personnel were pushed down in the process of inspecting the vehicle. “The FRSC personnel
  • Teenager Arrested For Stabbing Brother’s Pregnant Wife in Stomach in Kano

    . Teenager Arrested For Stabbing Brother’s Pregnant Wife in Stomach in Kano

     Kano State Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy, who allegedly stabbed his brother’s 25-year-old wife with a knife.A statement issued by DSP Abdullahi Haruna, the Command Spokesman in Kano said that the incident occurred on Tuesday at Maidille Quarters in Kano.Haruna said at about 11 p.m, the command received a complaint that the suspect alleg
  • Kano Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, Expresses Fear, Says Bandits Are Hiding In Kano Forests

    . Kano Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, Expresses Fear, Says Bandits Are Hiding In Kano Forests

     Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has called on the Nigerian Army to take action against bandits who have converted some forests in the state to their hideouts.The governor sought military intervention when he met with Farouk Yahaya, the new Chief of Army Staff, at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, on Thursday, June 3, 2021.Ganduje said ba
  • Police Officer Gets Reward Of N1M For Rejecting Bribe From Fake Drug Dealers In Kano (PHOTO)

    . Police Officer Gets Reward Of N1M For Rejecting Bribe From Fake Drug Dealers In Kano (PHOTO)

     A police officer and another official have gotten N1 million reward after rejecting bribe from fake drug dealers in Kano state. The officer attached to the Kano State Command, Inspector Garba Saleh Rabo, and one Jamilu Buhari Alkasim, an official with the Kano State Consumer Protection Council received more monetary reward for rejecting N1m offere
  • How Unknown Truck Driver Crushes FRSC Officer To Death In Kano

    . How Unknown Truck Driver Crushes FRSC Officer To Death In Kano

     An unknown truck driver has killed a Federal Road Safety Corps personnel along Hotoro ring-road expressway in Kano State. It was gathered that the incident happened when the person attempted to inspect the vehicle. An eyewitness, Abubakar Abubakar said the personnel were pushed down in the process of inspecting the vehicle. “The FRSC personnel

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