The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano has proposed a mandatory drug test for prospective couples as part of measures to reduce drug abuse in the state. The NDLEA Commander in Kano, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
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No fewer than 14 persons died in an auto-crash at Imawa town along the Zaria – Kano highway in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the accident to newsmen on Friday in Kano. He said...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday destroyed fake, counterfeit, substandard, expired, and unwholesome regulated products worth approximately N985 million. The Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye
The new Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Mr Salman, has appealed to the public to provide timely information to the police to help fight crimes in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dogo made the appeal while addressing newsmen at the command headquarters...
The Police Command in Kano State has expressed displeasure over the booing entourage of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II by some individuals while he was returning to his palace after Eid prayers. This is contained in a Statement issued by the command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in Kano on...
The Emir of Kano, Malam Mohammad Sanusi, has urged Muslims to embrace the culture of helping the needy and preaching peace. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sunusi gave the advice during his sermon after leading the Eid prayers at Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani Jumu’at Mosque in...
The Kano State Government has alleged that “some enemies of the state” were bent on causing a breakdown of law and order so as to destroy the state. Mr Haruna Dederi, its Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, made the allegation on Saturday in Kano while briefing the...
A Federal High Court in Kano has fixed June 13, for ruling in application challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the implementation of the Kano Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024. The applicant Alhaji Aminu Babba-Dan’agundi( Sarkin Dawaki Babba), through his counsel, Ibrahim Aliyu-Nasarawa, filed a motion...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Renewed Hope Initiative has launched a nationwide food outreach scheme, distributing essential items to vulnerable groups in Nasarawa State, following a successful rollout in Kano State in May 2024. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the initiative, under the Social Investment Program, aims to...
Kano State Government has said nobody can intimidate it over its decision on the appointment of the dissolution of the five emirates and reinstatement of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi ll. The Deputy Governor Aminu Gwarzo made this known while addressing newsmen in Kano on Monday. This development follows the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has dismissed as “false”, the claim by the Kano chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), that soldiers were involved in enforcing a court order restraining that state government from deposing five Emirs. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu,...
The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, CP Usaini Gumel, has appealed for calm and tranquility in the state amidst the ongoing emirship tussle. Gumel, in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, assured the people that the police and security agencies had...
The Police Command in Kano State on Friday confirmed the death of 15 persons in the mosque attack in Gadan village in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a man on Wednesday allegedly sprayed the mosque with petrol, locked...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has alerted Kano State residents on possibility of high risk flooding in 14 out of the 44 Local Government Areas(LGAs) of the state. The NIMET Kano/Jigawa Territorial Coordinator, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, stated this at a Disaster Risk Management Stakeholders Coordination Meeting on Seasonal...
The police command in Kano State on Wednesday confirmed six persons dead in a mosque fire attack at Gadan village in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in a telephone interview, that six...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Yusuf Maitama University, Kano branch has raised the alarm over the looming crisis should the state government fail to address its demands. The union alleged that the state government had for months reneged in meeting their demands. This is contained in...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology (ADUSTECH), Wudil, Kano State, said on Friday that no student died in the university’s students’ hall of residence. A statement by the university’s Dean of Students’ Affairs, Prof. Abdulkadir Dambazau, urged the public to disregard...
A High Court in Kano State on Friday granted an exparte order restraining the Nigeria Police from inviting, arresting, and harassing the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward officers behind the suspension of Abdullahi Ganduje. The executives of Ganduje ward, Dawakin-Tofa local government area of Kano state, recently suspended...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed three persons dead and two injured in a three-storey building collapse incident at Kuntau Quarters, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. NEMA Kano Territorial Coordinator, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, confirmed the incident and casualty figures to the News Agency of...
Tragedy struck as newborn baby drowns inside well at Ruguzau in Takai Local Government Area in Kano. This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Wednesday in Kano. He said the incident occurred on Tuesday...