Many were shocked to the marrow as a 49-year-old man, Baba Idi, allegedly raped his neighbour’s daughter, Khadija Adam, to death in Kano State. Father of the deceased, Adam Muhammad, who confirmed the development to newsmen, said the suspect threatened…
Tinubu’s daughter consoles flood victims’
The Iyaloja-General Chief Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, yesterday consoled victims of flood disasters in Kanti Kwari Market in Kano and Lokoja, Kogi State. In a statement, she sympathised with Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano State, Governor Yahaya Bello and the people. Mrs…
Kano, Dangote sign MoU on malnutrition among children
Aliko Dangote Foundation Integrated Nutrition (ADFIN) Project has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kano Government to check the prevalence of malnutrition in the state. The event took place at ECA Unit of Abdullahi Wase Hospital in Kano on…
Rescue worker, another die in kano GSM market collapsed building
No fewer than two persons have died in the three-storey building that collapsed on Tuesday at the Beirut GSM Market in the Kano metropolis. The Secretary of the Nigerian Red Cross Society in Kano, Musa Abdullahi, said an official of…
Collapsed Building: Kano to investigate tragedy as Red Cross confirms 2 dead
The Kano State Government is to investigate the circumstances that led to the collapse of a three-storey building situated at Beirut Road in the state capital. The state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, represented by his deputy, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna dropped…
Kano police officer rewarded for rejecting $200k bribe
The Divisional Police Officer of Nasarawa Station in Kano State, Daniel Amah, has been rewarded for rejecting a $200,000 bribe in a case of alleged armed robbery. Amah, a Superintendent of Police got a commendation from the Inspector-General of Police,…
Police arrest vehicle loaded with 135 parcels of Indian Hemp
The Kano State Police Command, said it arrested a vehicle loaded with 135 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis sativa (Indian Hemp). The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, made the disclosure in a statement on…
2023: Muhammad Abacha wins Kano PDP governorship primaries
Alhaji Muhammad Abacha, son of former military leader, Sani Abacha has emerged governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election in Kano State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abacha polled 736 votes…
Ganduje’s Commissioner resigns, ‘defects to NNPP’
Shehu Na’Allah Kura, Kano State commissioner for finance and economic development, has resigned. The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammadu Garba, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Kura resigned from Ganduje’s cabinet after his Chief of Staff, Ali Haruna…
4 die in gas explosion in Kano
The police command in Kano State, has confirmed the killing of four persons after a gas explosion on Tuesday morning in Kano. Mr Samaila Dikko, the state Commissioner of Police, said this in a radio and television broadcast on Tuesday…