Vice-President Kashim Shettima has paid a condolence visit to the family of the late elder statesman and business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, in Kano. Dantata passed away on June 27 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and was buried in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on July 1. Shettima described the...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Saudi Arabian authorities have granted approval for the burial of renowned Kano businessman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, in Madina, near his late wife’s grave, Hajiya Rabi’a Dantata, who passed away in 2023. Dantata’s Principal Private Secretary, Mustapha Junaid, announced the development on his official Facebook page,...
Alhaji Aminu Dantata, a renowned Kano businessman and philanthropist, has died at the age of 94. His passing was confirmed by Mustapha Ubaid, Personal Private Secretary to the late Dantata, in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). *A legacy of business and philanthropy* Dantata’s death...
Thousands of sympathizers gathered at the Umar Bin Khattab Mosque in Kano to pay their last respects to the late business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, who passed away on Friday in Dubai at the age of 94. The funeral prayer in absentia (Salatul Ga’ib) was led by Sheikh Ibrahim...
In a surprise move on Friday, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje stepped down from his exalted position citing health reasons. But observers of developments within the party say it goes beyond that APC party emerged from the merger of Action Congress of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Oilserv Limited, the contractor handling the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline project, has successfully crossed the River Niger using the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) special technique. This milestone marks a significant achievement in the 614km natural gas pipeline project designed to transport gas for power generation,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – A devastating incident has occurred in Kano State, where two men, Usman Muhammed and Ibrahim Inuwa, both 40 years old, lost their lives while trying to retrieve a cell phone from a pit latrine in Bazabe village, Albasu Local Government Area. The Public Relations...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – A devastating explosion at a metal scrap company along the Eastern Bypass in Kano has claimed the lives of five persons, while 10 others sustained injuries. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, and the cause of the explosion is believed to...
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has shown empathy to traders affected by the recent fire outbreak at Farm Centre, Kano’s largest phone market. On Sunday, Senator Jibrin visited the market and announced a donation of gadgets worth N200 million to cushion the impact of the...
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa, has revealed that the Kano-Maradi Railway project is crucial for improving food security in Nigeria. According to Opeifa, the rail connection between Nigeria and the Niger Republic is vital because mobility plays a central role in the food...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano State Police Command has reiterated its ban on all forms of Durbar activities across the state during the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. The command in a statement jointly signed by sister security agencies on Tuesday, said the ban, earlier announced during the 2025 Eid-el-Fitr...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has commiserates with the Governments and peoples of Niger and Kano states over the experiences of two recent disasters. According to ACF, Niger State had experienced an unprecedented flood which claimed many lives, destroyed property and disrupted livelihoods, submerged homes...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has donated N1 million each to the families of 22 athletes and officials from Kano State who died in a road accident while returning from the National Sports Festival, held in Abeokuta. A delegation from Ogun State, led by Deputy Governor Noimot Salako-Oyedele, delivered...
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the victims of the Niger flood and the Kano athletes that died in an auto accident. This followed the death of more than one hundred persons in flash floods that destroyed homes and displaced thousands of residents last week in Niger. The...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano– Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors hajj pilgrims who also serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, who confirmed this in a statement via...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has declared Monday as a public holiday to honour the memory of the 22 Kano athletes and officials who died in a road accident while returning from the National Sports Festival. A statement issued in Kano on Sunday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Mr Sanusi...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – No fewer than 41 suspects, including key individuals, have been arrested by the Kano State Police Command in connection with the gruesome killing of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Rano Division, CSP Baba Ali. The spokesman of the Command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, confirmed...
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has called for a thorough investigation into the killing of CSP Baba Ali, a Divisional Police Officer in Kano State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Police Command in Kano confirmed the killing on Monday, along with the burning...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Youths in Kano State have attacked a police station and murdered the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Rano division over the death of a detainee. The incident occurred on May 25 in Rano Local Government Area. The Kano State Police Command spokesman, SP Abdullahi...