Kano

Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) said it has seized two trucks of maize suspected to be contaminated with mycotoxins at Dawanau grain market in Kano metropolis.The Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mr…

The Kano state government has commenced the revocation of illegally acquired or not properly documented properties and structures within the metropolitan area, for the establishment of Mega Secondary Schools.The Commissioner for…

Kano-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Hope Foundation, has decried persistent street hawking by young women in the metropolitan local governments, saying the situation is worrisome.Coordinator of the organisation, Mrs Naja’atu…

The Kano State Government has refuted media reports that Mrs Hafsat Ganduje has endorsed Murtala Garo, Commissioner for Local Government, as Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s successor, come 2023.The state Commissioner for Information, Malam…

A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Friday, ordered that a 19-year-old man, Umar Ibrahim, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping 20-year-old housewife.The police charged Ibrahim, who lives in Rijiyar Lemo…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested five abductors of a six-year-old boy, Abdallah Abdulkadir Salisu, in Kano.An operative of the secret police that led the operation disclosed that the abduction of Salisu, of Gadon…

Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that his administration would follow the blasphemy case involving Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara to the logical conclusion.He stated the government’s position when he paid Sallah…

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on governors to imbibe the culture of completing projects of importance in order to save time and cost overruns without minding which administrations initiated them.The President’s spokesman, Malam…

Salisu Muhammad-Yakasai, a 20-year-old footballer, has been sentenced to death by a Kano State High Court.The court on Wednesday sentenced Muhammad-Yakasai having convicted him of culpable homicide for stabbing his football coach,…

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 40 teenagers for their alleged involvement in immoral acts in Kano metropolis.The Commander General of Hisbah, Dr Harun Ibn-Sina, disclosed on Tuesday in a statement by Mr Lawal Ibrahim, Public…

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Wednesday ordered the remand of two teachers, Hajara Musa, 26, and Farida Ahmed, 26, for alleged murder of an 8-year-old boy.The defendants, who are residents of Kurna Quarters, Kano, are standing…

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano has pledged to support more women aspiring for political offices in 2023, saying that more women are needed in the mainstream political sphere.Ganduje made the pledge on Monday evening at an…

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has warned political thugs against wielding dangerous weapons during events and gatherings across the state. Ganduje gave the warning in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar, on…

The corpse of a baby girl, suspected to be a day old, has been recovered in a well at Tsalle Village in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State.The incident, which occurred on Thursday, was confirmed in a statement by Alhaji Saminu…

A suit filed by deposed Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, against the Kano State government and others was Thursday stalled due to the strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the …

The Kano State Hisbah Board says it has confiscated 8,400 bottles of beer in Dawakin Kudu and Kura Local Government Areas (LGAs).The Commander­­-General of the board, Dr. Harun Ibn-Sina, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen…

The Kano State Government has commended the state’s Ramadan Free Feeding Committee for effectively distributing quality food to the less privileged.Commissioner for Information Muhammad Garba gave the commendation on Tuesday while…

The Kano State Police Command says it has arrested a 19-year-old man, Suleiman Musa, in Ungogo Local Goverment Area of the state for allegedly stabbing Abubakar Sani, 18, to death.The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP…

The Kano Zone of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 173 suspects for various crimes between January and April.Head of the zone, Mr. Mualledi Farouk-Dogondaji, said in Kano on Saturday that those in the net…

The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje on Thursday narrated how he escaped death in the plane crash that claimed the life of the former Military Administrator of the state, late Con. Abdullahi Wase, and some other state government…

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its earlier plans for a three-day warning strike over alleged plans by the Kano State government to revert to N18,000 minimum wage.The strike was scheduled to begin on Thursday.The…

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano State on Tuesday ordered that a 72-year-old man, Abdulsalam Abubakar, who allegedly sodomised a 12-year-old boy be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice.The police charged Abubakar,…

The Kano State Government has banned an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abduljabar Nasir-Kabara, for inciteful preaching.Commissioner for Information Muhammad Garba, who announced the order in a statement on Thursday in Kano, said that the…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has nabbed two Kano State-based members of a trans-border/international child porn syndicate.In a Sunday statement, Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CP Frank Mba, identified the suspects as Ibrahim…

Kano State Government is to appoint COVID-19 marshals to enforce safety protocols.Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje disclosed this on Saturday while meeting with journalists, at the Government House, Kano.He said there was the need to tackle…

A Kano State High Court has faulted the death sentence passed on Kano-based singer, Aminu Yahaya Sharif for blasphemy and ordered a retrial.The court also dismissed the 10-year imprisonment passed on 13-year-old Omar Farouq who was…

The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari on the construction of the 3,000 capacity ultra-modern Custodial Centre in Janguza, Kano State, to address the issue of overcrowding in custodial…