The kano State Police Command has burst open an inter-state child abduction and trafficking syndicate and arrested nine suspects after months of tracking across seven states. The investigation was initiated by the Police Command in Kano State following reports of missing children. Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel...
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The Kano State Police Command has arrested one Abubakar Gambo, Director, Administration and General Services, in the State Ministry of Water Resources and two others for allegedly misappropriating government properties. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Hussaini Gumel, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in a telephone...
Popular Kannywood actress, Hadiza Aliyu also known as Hadiza Gabon, has testified before a Magistrate Court sitting at Daura road, Kaduna, over alleged defamation of character suit filed against one Bala Musa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the actress had on Nov. 2 dragged Musa...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit filed by Abba Maina, linked to Boko Haram activities, against the Department of State Services (DSS). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the suit, which sought detained Marina’s release, was an abuse of court process since...
A mother of one Hantar Daba, one of the crime suspects declared wanted by the Kano State Police Command on Tuesday, handed him over to the Police for prosecution. The command Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa in Kano made the disclosure in a statement issued on Tuesday...
The police command in Kano has cautioned against the planned protest by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the New Nigeria People’s party (NNPP). Mr Hussaini Gumel, the state Commissioner of Police, said this when he spoke in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Kano State High Court has again granted bail to the former managing director of Kano Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO), Bala Inuwa Muhammad, who is standing trial for alleged diversion of N4 billion Kano state fund. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Muhammad was granted bail...
The Police Command in Kano State, on Wednesday arrested seven people protesting the Appeal Court judgment which removed Abba-Kabir Yusuf as governor of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a large group of people took to the streets of Kano on Wednesday calling...
The Brigade Commander, 3 Mechanized Brigade, Bukavu, Brig.- Gen. Jamiu Are, says the Nigerian Army has recorded zero-cases of banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities within Kano city and its environ. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that Are was speaking while receiving the members of...
The leaders of NNPP and APC in Kano State have refuted reports of alleged plans by their supporters to organise violent protests following the judgment of the Appeal Court, Abuja on the governorship election in the state. The State Secretary of APC, Alhaji Zakari Sarina and the Deputy...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano State Police Command has alerted the public of plans by some groups of political party supporters to cause violence in the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said the groups plan to...
The Yusuf Maitama Sule University Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano State, has condemned alleged persistent neglect of the institution by the state government. The ASUU branch Chairman, Dr Suraj Suleiman, and its Secretary, Dr Mansur Saeed, in a joint statement on Sunday in...
No fewer than than 140 inmates on death row are awaiting execution in Kano State. Spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Kano State Command, Mr Musbahu Kofar-Nassarawa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Kano that those on death row are of both genders....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army troops in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS) have successfully foiled an imminent attack on Kano by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja....
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of two people who suffocated while clearing a diesel reservoir on Saturday night in Kano. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Kano by the Public Relations Officer of...
Kano State Government says it has no regrets demolishing structures that contravene the city Master Plan. It also alleged that some previous administrations in the state bastardized the City Master Plan, thus the reason for demolition of structures by the Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf administration. The Chief Press...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The national target to achieve 70 per cent broadband penetration by 2025 is receiving renewed attention from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which promises 50 per cent before the end of 2023. This promise was one of the highlights of the...
A 28-year old man, Misbahu Salisu, has allegedly poisoned his day-old baby girl to death, because he preferred a male child. The man who lives in Doka Baici, Tofa Local Government Area, has been arrested by the Kano State Hisbah Board on Friday. His arrest...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command has inaugurated 60 special female squad to enhance security in schools. Speaking at the inauguration of the squad, NSCDC state Commandant, Mr Muhammad Lawal-Falala, said the squad were trained specifically to tackle insecurity, banditry, rape and other...