There has been an explosion on Aba Road in the Sabon Gari area of Kano, leaving several people injured with some feared killed. Details of the blast and its cause are still sketchy but visuals from the scene show that…
#JusticeForHanifa: Kano shuts school where 5-year-old was murdered
Kano State Government has ordered the immediate closure of a private school, Noble Kids Academy, in Nassarawa Local Government Area of the state, where Hanifa Abubakar was murdered. Hanifa, a five-year-old pupil, was reportedly killed and buried by her abductors…
*Teenage artistes stab Lagos RCCG pastor to death during robbery (Punch)*Sanwo-Olu signs 2022 Budget Of N1.76t into law (Guardian)
Teenage artistes stab Lagos RCCG pastor to death during robbery (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two minors, who claimed to be up-and-coming artistes, for allegedly stabbing a Redeemed Christian Church of God’s pastor, Babatunde Dada, to death.…
Kano man bags one-year jail term for wandering
A Kano State Shari’a Court on Friday sentenced a 24-year-old man, Adamu Yusuf, to one year imprisonment for wandering. The judge, Dr Bello Khalid, sentenced Yusuf after he pleaded guilty and begged for leniency. Khalid, however, gave Yusuf an option…
Labour kicks as kano cuts salaries
Some civil servants said they were left with less than the old minimum wage of N18, 000. Civil servants in Kano State said Wednesday that they had been left confused following unexplained slashes in their November and December salaries. Some…
Kano police assure residents of safety during Sallah
Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mr Habu A. Sani, on Tuesday urged the people of Kano metropolis to disregard rumours of possible attack by unidentified bandits in the ancient city, assuring that the police and sister security agencies are on…
Kano loses 12 prominent persons in 10 hours
Kano State has continued to witness a rise in unusual deaths as over 12 persons were confirmed dead on Saturday. The deceased include professors, a newspaper editor and other professionals. They were buried at different cemeteries within and outside the…
Southerners have hijacked jobs meant for northerners – Group (Punch)
The Coalition of Northern Groups on Sunday in Kano said that job opportunities meant for indigenes of the northern states had been hijacked by people from the South. Briefing newsmen on the state of the nation, as it affected the…
Flood sweeps away three kids during Kano downpour (Punch)
Three children were swept away by flood in the Saidawa area of the Danbatta Local Government Area of Kano State during Wednesday’s downpour. The Information Officer of Danbatta LGA, Nura Umar, who confirmed the incident, said two girls and a…
Abolish herdmen’s North-South movement, Ganduje tells FG (Punch)
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has called on the Federal Government to abolish the movement of herdsmen from the northern to the southern part of Nigeria in order to curb farmer/herders clashes. Ganduje, however, said that the Ruga settlement was…