Fire guts police divisional office in Kano

The police command in Kano State says the Divisional Police Office in Nasarawa Local Government Area has been gutted by fire. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Hussaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday…

Kano soccer fans urge Eagles to secure AFCON trophy

Some football enthusiasts on Sunday in Kano, urged the Super Eagles to ensure the defeat of Cote d’Ivoire in the AFCON finals today (Sunday). Super Eagles defeated South Africa 4-2 on penalties to secure the finals’ ticket. The fans made…

We arrested 1000 criminals through community policing, collaboration in 3 months – Kano CP

The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Mr Mohammed Gumel, has explained how the command successfully arrested 1,000 suspected criminals within three months of his deployment to the state. Gumel said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…

Supreme Court reverses sack of Kano governor Yusuf

The Supreme Court has resolved the dispute on the dispute Kano governorship election in favour of Abba Yusuf. Reading the judgment, Justice John Okoro set aside the lower court’s judgment that nullified Abba Yusuf’s election as governor of Kano State.…

NDLEA arrests 1,016 drugs suspects in Kano State, seizes 9 tons of illicit drugs

NDLEA arrested 1,016 suspects and seized nine tons of illicit drugs in Kano State in 2023. Commandant of the agency in Kano State, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kano that suspects arrested…

Ex-Speaker Ghali Na’Abba is dead

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ghalli Na’abba, is dead. The former speaker died at the age of 65 at a hospital in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to reports, Na’abba passed away around 3 a.m.…

Kano: Job losses as Shoprite announces closure of retail stores

Scores of middle and low line workers in Kano State have been thrown into the saturated labour market as Shoprite, one of Nigeria’s leading retail stores, announced its exit from Kano State. Saturday Sun gathered that the decision to quit…

Man, 24, docked for allegedly stealing pot cover, N13,500

A 24-year-old man, Imamu Tijjani, was on Wednesday docked in a Kano Sharia Court in Fagge for allegedly stealing a pot cover valued at N3,000 and the sum of N13,500. Tijjani, who lives in Kofar Na’isa Quarters, Kano is charged…

Court nullifies Alex Otti’s candidature, all LP contestants in Abia, Kano

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State and presided over by Justice M N Yunusa has nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti. Justice Yunusa on Friday also nullified the candidatures of all those who…

5 die, 6 survive in boat mishap in Kano

The Kano State Fire Service on Sunday confirmed five persons dead while six others survived a boat mishap at Kanwa Dam in Madobi Local Government Area of the state. The service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, told the News…

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