Kano State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced that 68 inmates successfully passed the 2025 National Examination Council (NECO) exams — a milestone seen as a major leap in the rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals. This was disclosed on Monday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC...
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In a transformative boost for higher education, Senate Deputy President Barau Jibrin has granted comprehensive scholarships valued at over ₦800,000 each to 1,000 deserving students, injecting more than ₦800 million into their academic futures. The rollout took place at Bayero University in Kano on Saturday, where Barau, speaking through...
Kano State has secured the top position in the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) organized by the National Examinations Council (NECO), showcasing remarkable academic excellence. According to a statement from Governor Abba Yusuf’s spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, this achievement reflects the state’s robust educational reforms and consistent investment in...
Nigerian conjoined twins, Hassan and Husaina, who underwent a life-changing separation surgery in Saudi Arabia, returned to a heartfelt welcome on Fridays in Kano. The twins were greeted at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport by Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf and Saudi Arabia’s Consular-General in Kano, Mr. Khalil Al-Admawi,...
Kano State chapter of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has removed Abdulmumin Jibrin-Kofa, a sitting House of Representatives member, from its ranks due to claims of undermining the party’s goals. The state NNPP chairman, Hashim Sulaiman-Dungurawa, shared this update during a Saturday press briefing in Kano. He explained...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially awarded Certificates of Return to the newly elected members of the Kano State House of Assembly following the August 16 by-elections. The ceremony took place on Friday at INEC’s Kano headquarters, presided over by Resident Electoral Commissioner Abdu Zango. The recipients included...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State has outrightly rejected the results of the Bagwai/Shanono and Ghari/Tsanyawa state constituencies’ re-run elections held on August 16, 2025, alleging rampant irregularities and violence that compromised the process. The party claimed the elections were tainted by thuggery, with political operatives intimidating voters,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Commerce, Hon. Ahmed Munir has reaffirmed the National Assembly’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s export capacity following a two-day working visit to the Kano Free Trade Zone and other industrial complexes in the State. The unannounced visit...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, July 25, 2025 secured the conviction and sentence of two fake investigators of EFCC: Buhari Abdullahi and Umar Mukhtar Usman before Justice Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court. The...
By Joyce ADARA, Abuja – A Chief magistrate court Friday in Abuja remanded, at the Keffi Correctional Centre, a social media influencer, Ghali Isma’il, who posted online videos purporting that President Bola Tinubu died as a result of a serous illness. Department of State Services (DSS) operatives arrested Isma’il...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Operatives of the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested twenty-four (24) suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation on Monday, July 21, 2025. The Commission in a post via its X handle on Wednesday, said they were...
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed a warehouse in Kano containing 88,560 liters of controlled chemicals, including sulphuric and nitric acids, suspected for use in manufacturing explosives. The discovery was announced on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, by NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, during...
Federal High Court on Monday in Kano dismissed a lawsuit initiated by Abdullahi Abbas of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and another plaintiff, aimed at halting statutory allocations to Kano State’s 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The suit, filed through their counsel Sunday Olowomoran on November 1, 2024, named...
Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court judgment ordering a retrial of Yahaya Ibrahim, a man convicted and sentenced to death for culpable homicide by a Kano State High Court. A five-man panel of justices, led by Justice Tijjani Abubakar, dismissed Ibrahim’s appeal, citing the need for a fresh...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano– Kano State Fire Service has reported the tragic drowning of four individuals in a blocked waterway in Zangon Kaya, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area. The incident, which occurred on Friday afternoon, was detailed in a statement by Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, the Public Relations Officer of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kano for a condolence visit to the family of the late Alhaji Aminu Dantata, a renowned businessman and philanthropist. The President’s flight landed at the Aminu Kano International Airport around 3:30 pm on Friday, where he was received...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu is set to travel to Kano today to pay his respects to the Kano State Government and the family of Alhaji Aminu Dantata, the esteemed businessman and philanthropist who passed away at 94. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano State House of Assembly has denied reports that it plans to investigate the Chairperson of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state, Hajiya Sa’adatu Yusha’u, over alleged land allocation irregularities. According to Mr. Kamaluddeen Shawai, Chief Press Secretary to...
Newly appointed General Manager of Kano Pillars FC, Ahmed Musa, has pledged to revive the club’s glory days with a comprehensive agenda designed to restore its past successes. Speaking at a news briefing at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, Musa emphasized the importance of private sector involvement and...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has commenced a comprehensive investigation into the case of one Ahmad Salisu, arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), for allegedly concealing and failing to declare the sum of $420,900 (Four Hundred and...