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  • 55-Years-Old Man Locked Up For 30 Years In Kano By His Family Rescued By Police

    . 55-Years-Old Man Locked Up For 30 Years In Kano By His Family Rescued By Police

     The Kano State Police Command on Thursday rescued another 55-year-old man held in captivity for 30 years in Rogo town of the State.The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna confirmed the story, saying they were still waiting for a report from the Divisional Police Officer of the area.Sources say the 55-year-old man was locked
  • How Man, Haruna Dangaru Killed His Best Friend Over N500 in Kano

    .. How Man, Haruna Dangaru Killed His Best Friend Over N500 in Kano

     The police in Kano state have arrested one Haruna Ya'u aka Dangaru, for allegedly killing his friend, Sani Ibrahim, following a disagreement over N500. According to reports, the incident happened at Dan Tsinke Quarters of Tarauni Local Government Area on Monday, August 16.Family members of the deceased said Ibrahim had given one of his friend
  • How Kogi Govt. Repatriates 78 Beggars To Katsina , Kaduna, Kano & 2 Other Northern States

    . How Kogi Govt. Repatriates 78 Beggars To Katsina , Kaduna, Kano & 2 Other Northern States

     As part of the efforts to rid the streets of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital of beggars, the state government has repatriated no fewer than 78 beggars to five northern states in the country.The beggars were repatriated to Katsina , Kaduna, Kano , Bauchi, and Zamfara states.Addressing journalists yesterday in Lokoja, the state capital, the Kogi Stat
  • JUST IN: Shari’ah Council Orders Kano Govt To Execute 22Yrs Singer, Yahaya Aminu Over Blasphemy

    . JUST IN: Shari’ah Council Orders Kano Govt To Execute 22Yrs Singer, Yahaya Aminu Over Blasphemy

     Shariah council has asked the Kano State Government to execute 22-year-old singer, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who was found guilty of blasphemy few weeks ago. It is a purely “Islamic affair” they say.The council in a statement released by its secretary Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad, berated those asking for the convict to be pardoned.It added that the case is
  • 13yr Old Umar Farouq Sentenced to 10yrs Imprisonment For Blasphemy in Kano

    . 13yr Old Umar Farouq Sentenced to 10yrs Imprisonment For Blasphemy in Kano

     A 13-year-old boy Umar Farouq in Kano who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for blasphemy has gotten the attention of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.The agency condemned the blasphemy laws in Nigeria and has faulted the judgment of the Upper Sharia Court in Kano State.The boy was arrested after he allegedly made
  • AGAIN? Kano Court Sentence 13 Yrs Old Boy, Umar Farouq To 10 Years In Jail Over Blasphemy

    . AGAIN? Kano Court Sentence 13 Yrs Old Boy, Umar Farouq To 10 Years In Jail Over Blasphemy

     The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has faulted the judgment of an Upper Sharia Court in Kano State sentencing a 13-year-old boy, Umar Farouq, to 10 years in prison for making derogatory statements toward Allah in an argument with a friend.Farouq was convicted on August 10, 2020, by Aliyu Kanu, the same judge who senten
  • Police Rescues Another 32-Yr-Old Man Locked Up In A Room By Parents For 15 Yrs In Kano (Photos)

    . Police Rescues Another 32-Yr-Old Man Locked Up In A Room By Parents For 15 Yrs In Kano (Photos)

     The Kano State Police command has rescued an unidentified 32-year-old man, who was allegedly locked up in a room by his parents for 15 years at Sheka neighborhood, Kano State.The victim, who was said to have been chained and caged for an undisclosed reason, was rescued after concerned neighbors alerted the police.He was said to have lost his physi
  • JUST IN: Muslim Lawyers Association Applaud Kano 22Yrs Old Singer’s Death Sentence

    . JUST IN: Muslim Lawyers Association Applaud Kano 22Yrs Old Singer’s Death Sentence

     The Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN) in Kano State, have applauded the death sentence handed to 22-year-old Yahaya Sharif-Aminu over an alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad.The group in a statement released by its Chairman Muhammad Sani Garba Esq, said the judge was right in his verdict in which he convicted and sentenced the ac
  • Whoever Is Corrupt Shouldn’t Escape Punishment - Kano State Gov., Ganduje Tells Anti-graft Body

    . Whoever Is Corrupt Shouldn’t Escape Punishment - Kano State Gov., Ganduje Tells Anti-graft Body

     Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has urged the state’s Public Complaint and Anti Corruption Commission not to compromise in the fight against corruption no matter who is involved.Mr Ganduje said this while on a visit to the commission’s office in Kano on Saturday.According to him, the Federal Government cannot fight corruption alone, hence
  • PHOTO: 32 Year Old Man, Ahmad Aliyu Locked Up in a Room By His Parents For 7 Years in Kano

    . PHOTO: 32 Year Old Man, Ahmad Aliyu Locked Up in a Room By His Parents For 7 Years in Kano

     The police in Kano have rescued a 32-year-old man, Ahmad Aliyu who was locked up by his father and stepmother for seven years in Farawa Babban Layi, Mariri Quarters in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State.The man, who looked emaciated and dehydrated in a viral video, spent days without food and water and drank his urine.A source told HumAn
  • Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau Condemns Death Sentence on Kano Musician in New Audio

    . Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau Condemns Death Sentence on Kano Musician in New Audio

     The leader of Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau, in a new audio, has condemned the Kano State death sentence. According to the embattled Boko Haram leader, there is no difference between the ‘blasphemer’ and those who sentenced him to death.Factional leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau, has reportedly released a new audio faulti
  • 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

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