Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has sponsored the medical treatment of a 13-year old Abubakar Ibrahim, who suffers from severe acute malnutrition. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the boy is a resident of Yammawa quarters, an area in Katsina metropolis. His video trended on...
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Residents of Kano State have expressed dismay over the recent fuel price by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (NNPCL), stating that it would exacerbate poverty among the citizens. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, the residents lamented that the hike had plunged...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the death toll from the building collapse at Noman’s Land Quarters, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano, has risen to three with two injured persons. The NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, Dr Nuraddeen Abdullahi, confirmed the development to the News Agency of...
The Police Command in Kano State has arrested 35 suspects in connection with various crimes in the last one month. Such crimes include armed robbery, kidnapping, theft, drug dealing and fraud, according to the Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa. Kiyawa said this while presenting...
Kano State Fire Service, on Friday, rescued a woman and her two male children trapped in a collapsed building at Makwarari axis of Kano Municipal Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the organisation, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano...
Rep. Ado Doguwa (APC-Kano State) has pledged to reclaim Kano state for the All Progressive Congress (APC) and deliver in 2027 This will be possible if he is appointed Director-General of the 2027 APC Campaign Project in the state. In a statement on Sunday, Doguwa promised the leadership...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an investigation into the alleged diversion of the rice donated by the Federal Government to the Kano State Government by some officials. The party also demanded the urgent prosecution of those likely to be indicted by the independent probe. The...
Some residents of Kano have called on protesters to sheath their swords and embrace the path of dialogue. They made their position known while reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s Sunday broadcast. Speaking in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano metropolis, the residents described...
A violent clash between security operatives and protesters defying a government-imposed curfew has left several people feared dead and many others injured in Kano. The unrest erupted during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance demonstrations in the state. Eyewitnesses reported that at least eight people, including women and children, were shot...
The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has detained 108 suspects allegedly involved in vandalising government and public properties during the nationwide protests in the state. The State Commandant of the corps, Mohammed Lawal-Falala, disclosed this on Saturday while parading the suspects...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Nigerian Armyp (NA) has denied allegations that its troops participated in looting during the protests in Kano on Thursday, August 1, 2024. In a statement released on Friday by the Army’s spokesman, Major Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said that a viral video circulating on...
Some youths suspected to be part of the protest has set ablaze the multi-million naira Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) office complex in Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the large number of youths who were armed with dangerous weapons, also took over major roads in...
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, on Thursday, inaugurated Zonal Office of Investments and Securities’ Tribunal in Kano.e Speaking at the inauguration, the minister said the tribunal would help immensely in attending to cases related to investment fraud, among others. Edun, who was...
Deputy President, Senator Barau Jibrin, on Tuesday commenced the distribution of 69 trucks of fertiliser to farmers across the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the distribution of the 41,400 bags of fertiliser was commenced simultaneously in Danbatta and...
One of the biggest problems confronting several major cities in the country today is the severity of youth redundancy and the resulting impact on the social setup. The situation is far more serious in cities where hitherto functioning factories which were engaging many capable youths into remunerative employment...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has denied writing any letter to the Senate, accusing the Federal Government of laying siege on Kano State over the Emirate leadership tussle. This is contained in a statement by the NNPP National Chairman, Dr Agbo Major on Friday in Lagos. The...
A Kano State High Court, on Thursday, restrain lawyers from granting media interviews in the ongoing Kano Emirates Tussle case. The Presiding Judge, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu, gave the order during the court proceedings. “I am giving an order to lawyers not to grant any interview to journalists before...