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  • 60-Year-Old Man, Mati Abdu To Be Stoned To Death For Molesting Minor In Kano

    . 60-Year-Old Man, Mati Abdu To Be Stoned To Death For Molesting Minor In Kano

     A man identified as Mati Abdu, has been sentenced to death by stoning for raping a minor in Kano State.The Upper Shariah Court sitting in the state sentenced Mati, 60, who hailed from Farsa village in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of the state, after he was arrested by the Police in 2019 for alleged rape of a 12-year-old-girl.Justice Ibrahim Sark
  • Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau Condemns Death Sentence Handed To Kano Singer Over Blasphemy

    . Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau Condemns Death Sentence Handed To Kano Singer Over Blasphemy

     The leader of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist, Abubakar Shekau has condemned the death sentence handed to a Kano-based musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, over one of his songs alleged to be blasphemous against Prophet Muhammad.In a new audio, Shekau berated the ruling which sentenced the musician the death, noting that there is no difference between
  • Gov. El-Rufai's Son Bashed For Rejoicing Over Death Penalty Given to Kano Musician For Blasphemy

    . Gov. El-Rufai's Son Bashed For Rejoicing Over Death Penalty Given to Kano Musician For Blasphemy

     Bashir El-Rufai, the son of Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, thanked God for the death sentence handed to a 22-year-old singer in Kano and this has angered Nigerians.Reacting to the news that Yahaya Sharif-Aminu has been sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy, Bashir El-Rufai wrote: "Alhamdulillah." "Alhamdulillah"
  • Kano Court Sentences Singer, Yahaya Aminu Sharif To Death For Blasphemy

    . Kano Court Sentences Singer, Yahaya Aminu Sharif To Death For Blasphemy

     A musician in Nigeria's northern state of Kano has been sentenced to death by hanging for blaspheming against the Prophet Muhammad.An upper Sharia court in the Hausawa Filin Hockey area of the state said Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, 22, was guilty of committing blasphemy for a song he circulated via WhatsApp in March.Mr Sharif-Aminu did not deny the
  • SAD! 27-Year-Old man, Abubakar Salisu Drowns While Bathing In Kano Pond

    .. SAD! 27-Year-Old man, Abubakar Salisu Drowns While Bathing In Kano Pond

     A 27-year-old man, Abubakar Salisu, has drowned while bathing in a pond at Rangaza, Inusawa village in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State.This was confirmed in a statement signed by Malam Saidu Mohammed, Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, saying Salisu died Friday morning. “We received a distress call from one Mala
  • Islamic Scholars Reject Proposed Castration Of Rapists By Kano House Of Assembly

    . Islamic Scholars Reject Proposed Castration Of Rapists By Kano House Of Assembly

     The Kano Council of Ulamas has rejected a proposal for the castration of confirmed rapists in the state.The State House of Assembly had adopted the proposal for the castration of convicted rapists, following a motion sponsored by a member, Mr. Nuraddeen Alhassan, on July 15, 2020.But in a communiqué, signed by the Council’s Chairman, Sheik Ibra
  • UPDATE! Photo Of Kano Man, Ashiru Danrimi Who Stabbed Himself To Death After Being Jilted By Girlfriend

    .. UPDATE! Photo Of Kano Man, Ashiru Danrimi Who Stabbed Himself To Death After Being Jilted By Girlfriend

     GISTMANIA reports that a Twenty-Five-year-old man identified as Ashiru Musa Danrimi has allegedly stabbed himself to death with a knife in Kano State as his fiancee jilted him by settling down for marriage with another man. It was gathered that the incident leading to the death of the member of a Neighborhood watch, Musa, occurred on Thursd
  • Ashiru Danrimi 25, Allegedly Stabbed Himself To Death After Being Jilted By Girlfriend In Kano

    . Ashiru Danrimi 25, Allegedly Stabbed Himself To Death After Being Jilted By Girlfriend In Kano

     One Ashiru Musa Danrimi, a 25-year-Old man has allegedly stabbed himself to death in Kano after being jilted by his girlfriend.An eyewitness account narrates that Musa Danrimi took his own life when he learned that his girlfriend was married off to another man without his consent.The young lady who allegedly jilted her 25-year-old lover, is Umi Mu
  • PHOTOS: Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Set To Be Commissioned

    . PHOTOS: Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Set To Be Commissioned

     Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (IATA: KAN, ICAO: DNKN) is an airport serving Kano, the capital city of Kano State of Nigeria. It was a Royal Air Force station before the country became independent. It is the main airport serving northern Nigeria and was named after politician Aminu Kano. The airport has an international and a domestic ter
  • Governor Ganduje Suspends Eid-el-Kabir Festivities as Covid-19 Cases Increase in Kano

    . Governor Ganduje Suspends Eid-el-Kabir Festivities as Covid-19 Cases Increase in Kano

     To stop spread of coronavirus in Kano, the State Government today suspended all traditional festivities in the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebration.The gathering for Hawan Daushe - the paying of visit on the Governor by Emirs and massing of Emirs at Shettima House, among other traditional outings by the Emirates have been suspended.Commissioner fo
  • HAPPENING NOW! Heavy Protest Rocks Sabon Gari Market, Kano State, Over Demolition of Shops (Video)

    . HAPPENING NOW! Heavy Protest Rocks Sabon Gari Market, Kano State, Over Demolition of Shops (Video)

     Disgruntled traders have taken over the popular Sabon Gari Market in Kano State to protest against the demolition of roadside shops by Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA).The protesters were seen wielding dangerous weapons like sticks, cutlasses as they would not stop burning tyres to express their outrage.
  • Kidnappers Invade Kano Assembly Member's Home Murtala Kore, Abduct 17Yrs Old Child

    . Kidnappers Invade Kano Assembly Member's Home Murtala Kore, Abduct 17Yrs Old Child

     Some kidnappers have abducted a daughter of Murtala Kore, the lawmaker representing the Danbatta Constituency in the Kano State House of Assembly.The incident reportedly happened around 2am on Sunday at the legislator’s home in Kore village, in the Danbatta Local Government Area of the state.The 17-year-old girl is an SS II student of Government
  • How Road Traffic Agency Apprehend 10 Fake Military Officials Attacking Their Men In Kano

    . How Road Traffic Agency Apprehend 10 Fake Military Officials Attacking Their Men In Kano

     The Kano Road Traffic Agency, KAROTA says the threats of attack it raised may have materialised as the body recently apprehended 10 fake military officers.The Kano road Agency raised concerns sometime last month that it uncovered plans by unknown gunmen to attack its men on duty, a situation that forced the evacuation of men from their various dut
  • Ganduje Praises FG Over Kano Power Upgrade

    . Ganduje Praises FG Over Kano Power Upgrade

     Gov Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has commended the Federal Government for the installation of a power sub-station at the Bichi Local Government Area of the state.According to a statement issued by the Director-General, Media and Public Relations to the Governor, Malam Ameen Yassar, Ganduje gave the commendation while receiving the Managing Dire
  • Kano Gov. Ganduje Reveals The State Is Winning Against Spread Of Coronavirus

    . Kano Gov. Ganduje Reveals The State Is Winning Against Spread Of Coronavirus

     Mr Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, quoted Ganduje as saying this in a statement on Saturday in Kano.The statement said that the governor made the declaration at a news conference of the state’s Task Force on COVID-19.Ganduje said that the feat was achieved due to his unrelenting commitment and political will in leading the
  • PHOTOS: Kano Police Rescue Over 300 Workers Locked For 3 Months In Rice-processing Factory

    . PHOTOS: Kano Police Rescue Over 300 Workers Locked For 3 Months In Rice-processing Factory

     The Police in Kano have rescued over three hundred people locked in a rice-processing factory and forced to work throughout a coronavirus lockdown.From the end of March the men were allegedly not allowed to leave the mill in the northern city of Kano.The men said they were threatened with sack by the managers of the Indian-owned mill, Popular Farm
  • Self-Acclaimed Kano Governorship Aspirant Arrested For Impersonating Abba Kyari

    . Self-Acclaimed Kano Governorship Aspirant Arrested For Impersonating Abba Kyari

     A self-proclaimed politician an Kano governorship aspirant, Mallam Aminu Ado, 58, has been arrested by the Police for impersonating the widow of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari.Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, DCP Frank Mba, who paraded him before newsmen on Monday, June 22, said after the death of the former chief of
  • 20Yrs Old Man Arrested For Attempting To Kidnap 2Yrs Old Baby In Kano

    . 20Yrs Old Man Arrested For Attempting To Kidnap 2Yrs Old Baby In Kano

     A 20-year-old man, was on Saturday, nabbed by the police, following his failed attempt to kidnap a two-year-old baby, on Aba road, Sabon Gari, Kano State.The kidnapper was said to have been rescued by the police from the hands of the angry mob, who had earlier descended on him.The man, name withheld, according to sources sneaked into a one-storey
  • VIDEO: Asari Dokubo Says Nnamdi Kano Wants To Kill Christians, Muslims & Turn Biafra To Jewish State

    .. VIDEO: Asari Dokubo Says Nnamdi Kano Wants To Kill Christians, Muslims & Turn Biafra To Jewish State

     Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, on Friday, spoke again on the Biafran agitation.He called the leaders of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, an “idiot” The ex-leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF) and pro-Biafran, alleged that Kanu’s faction was promoting religious intolerance.He said
  • Photos: Popular Young Hausa Actor, Abdulaziz Shuai Marries A 60-Yr-Old Politician Woman In Kano

    . Photos: Popular Young Hausa Actor, Abdulaziz Shuai Marries A 60-Yr-Old Politician Woman In Kano

     A young promising actor in Kannywood industry, Abdulaziz Shuaibu 27-year-old married an orderly woman, Hajiya Nana, who was once a senatorial candidate in Kaduna State.Since the wedding pictures appeared on the internet some are criticised the marriage while some other hands were not believed he got married to that orderly woman.In a short video c
  • Packs Of Tramadol And Other Items Worth Over N56m Intercepted by Customs In Kano

    . Packs Of Tramadol And Other Items Worth Over N56m Intercepted by Customs In Kano

     The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone ‘B’ has seized 379 packs of 225mg tramadol along Kano/Kazaure road.Comptroller FOU of Zone B, Mustapha Sarkin-Kebb told journalists that the items apprehended included 150 cartons of veterinary drugs without NAFDAC Registration arrested along Jibiya axis, 816 bags of NPK 15:1
  • Lamido Sanusi Is Still Under Investigation - Kano Gov. Ganduje Speaks on The Deposed Emir

    . Lamido Sanusi Is Still Under Investigation - Kano Gov. Ganduje Speaks on The Deposed Emir

     The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi  Ganduje, on Monday declared that he had no regret to have engaged in the reforms of the Kano traditional system, which led to the deposition of the former Governor of Central Bank, Muhammad Sanusi 11, as the Emir of Kano.Ganduje, who spoke during a media forum to mark Democracy Day, described the creation o
  • Kano Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje Reopens Viewing Centers In the State As LaLiga Resumes

    .. Kano Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje Reopens Viewing Centers In the State As LaLiga Resumes

     Following the resumption of LaLiga in Spain and other leagues across Europe amid partial lockdown in Kano State, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has directed for the re-opening of all viewing centres in the state.He, however, directed them to observe all protocols enunciated by health workers.He made this known when the leadership of Soccer Viewin
  • Face of Kano Serial Rap!st Who Have Rap3d Over 40 Women Including an 80yr Old Woman

    . Face of Kano Serial Rap!st Who Have Rap3d Over 40 Women Including an 80yr Old Woman

     The Kano State Police Command has arrested one Muhammad Alfa, 32, for allegedly raping over 40 women in the past one year in the state.DSP Abdullahi Haruna, the command’s Spokesperson, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday in Kano.According to him, the suspect was arrested on June 10 at about 2 am when he sneaked into a home at Kwanan
  • Kano Emirate: Former Emir Of Kano, Sanusi Loses As Court Rules In Favour Of Ganduje, PCACC

    . Kano Emirate: Former Emir Of Kano, Sanusi Loses As Court Rules In Favour Of Ganduje, PCACC

     A Federal High Court on Monday, in Kano State, dismissed a case filed by the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, seeking to stop investigation over alleged racketeering of landed property of the Kano Emirate Council.Sanusi, in an ex parte motion, sought the court to stop the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC)
  • Association Of Quranic Reciters Reject Ban On Almajiri Education In Kano State

    . Association Of Quranic Reciters Reject Ban On Almajiri Education In Kano State

     The Quranic Reciters Association of Nigeria has vehemently rejected the abolishment of the Almajiri education system in Kano State.This is even as the government through its Commissioner for Education Muhammad Sanusi Kiru, said that only a minority of the Qur’anic Reciters are descenting on the government policy.Governor Abdullahi Ganduje recent
  • JUST IN: Kano Road & Traffic Agency Confiscate S3x Enhancement Drugs Worth N25m In The State

    . JUST IN: Kano Road & Traffic Agency Confiscate S3x Enhancement Drugs Worth N25m In The State

     The Kano Road and Traffic Agency KAROTA has confiscated drug worth N25m in Sabon Gari Area of the state.The drug, named Arofranil (sex enhancer for men) was confiscated after intelligence report revealed that it has no NAFDAC registration number.The suspected fake drug was confiscated at the New Road park, Sabon Gari on a fully-loaded truck ready
  • Customs Boss, Hameed Ali Marries New Wife In A Low-Key Ceremony In Kano (Photos)

    .. Customs Boss, Hameed Ali Marries New Wife In A Low-Key Ceremony In Kano (Photos)

     The Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, on Saturday married a new wife in a low-key ceremony in Kano, North-west Nigeria.Hameed Ali’s first wife, Hajiya Hadiza Jummai Ali died in Abuja on October 29th, 2018 at the age of 53.Hajiya Ali was the first lady of Kaduna State when her husband, then a colonel, served as a Military administrator
  • PICS: Take A Look At The Newly Built Kano International Terminal That Will Be Commissioned Soon

    . PICS: Take A Look At The Newly Built Kano International Terminal That Will Be Commissioned Soon

     Checkout photos of the newly built Kano International Terminal getting prepared for opening. So beautiful...According to information, the Kano International Airport terminal has been upgraded to meet with the world standard, this means that all activities will now be moved to this new terminal later in the year.The construction is handled by the C
  • Kano State Records Three New COVID-19 Deaths as Total Confirmed Case Hits 936

    . Kano State Records Three New COVID-19 Deaths as Total Confirmed Case Hits 936

     The Kano State government on Wednesday announced that three more patients had died from coronavirus complications, bringing the total fatalities in the state from the disease to 41.The state ministry of health in its late Wednesday tweet also said the state has discharged one more patient, bringing the number of those so far discharged to 135, whi

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