kano state

Kano State Government has dismissed a report that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s wife, Prof. Hafsat Ganduje, has been arrested by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as mere rumours being peddled by mischief-makers.…

A Sharia court in Fagge, Kano state, has ordered one Halifa Abdullahi to sweep a mosque after he was found guilty of stealing the Holy Qur’an. Abdullahi, a resident of Yola quarters in Kano metropolis, had broken into a mosque at Tudun…

Ahmad Abdul, an Islamic artist who was detained for releasing a song tagged blasphemous, has been released by Department of State Services (DSS). The artist was detained for publishing the uncensored song “Barhama Gwaska,” which was…

At least 64 people sustained various degrees of injuries after a fuel tanker exploded in Kano state on Saturday evening. The tanker exploded into flames while offloading fuel at Al-Hisan filing station located at Ali Gusau Street,…

Traditional rulers and concerned community leaders have commended Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta for his role in boosting security and…

National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued 52 victims and arrested four suspected human traffickers in Kano state from April 30 to May 10, 2021. NAPTIP Director General, Mrs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim,…

Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested eleven persons for failing to participate in the ongoing Ramadan fast. Three men and eight women were arrested for eating in the afternoon in the state while others were fasting. Ramadan is the…

Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, has disclosed that no fewer than 10 persons have died and 500 others hospitalised after drinking flavoured drinks containing citric acid in the state. He said 50 among those…

Three people have been confirmed dead, while 183 others have been hospitalised after drinking expired citric acid powdered drinks. The state commissioner for health, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, said this affected 13 local government areas…

Following the abduction of over 300 schoolgirls in neighbouring Zamfara State, the Kano state government has ordered the immediate closure of 10 boarding schools located at the outskirt of the state. A statement released by the state…

Ali Namadi, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) and winner of last Saturday’s local government election in Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State, has died at 57. APC Publicity Committee Chairman of Bebeji local…

NYSC Coordinator in Kano State, Hajiya Aisha Tata, has said two new corps members out of the 826 posted to the state have tested positive for COVID-19. Tata disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the swearing-in of the 2020 Batch…