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Kano: DSS bursts syndicate that trails people to banks to rob them

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The Department of State Services (DSS), Kano State Command, has arrested three suspected members of a notorious syndicate that specialises in trailing people to banks to rob them after withdrawing money from the banks. The Director, DSS, in the State,Mr Alhassan Muhammad, disclosed this while

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Ganduje pledges more funding to education sector

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Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has restated his administration commitment to providing adequate funding to education to fast track sustainable development in the sector. Ganduje stated this at the 2nd Annual Conference of the Faculty of Education, Bayero University Kano (BUK), on Monday in Kano. He described education as vehicle for sustainable development which no […]

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Ganduje proposes N196.5b, 2022 budget before State Assembly

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AHMAD SORONDINKI, KANO Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has on Thursday, presented a total of N196,353,469,505:00 as the 2022 proposed budget before the Kano State House of Assembly. Making the presentation at the Assembly complex Thursday, tagged the budget as “Budget for Consolidation and Prosperity” He said, a total of N107.9 billion

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Bichi agog as Buhari’s son, Yusuf, marries Emir’s daughter, Zahra

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AHMAD SORONDINKI! KANO. The ancient town of Bichi, Kano State, on Friday, went agog, as Yusuf, son of President Muhammadu Buhari, married Zahra, the daughter of Emir of Bichi, Nasiru Ado-Bayero. The wedding was attended by a deluge of prominent figures including the president and his vice, Yemi Osinbajo. Other dignitaries who attended the ceremony […]

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Kano state moves to ban mannequin heads

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2021 0

The Islamic police force in Kano, a Muslim-majority state in Nigeria, has raised eyebrows after it ordered shops to only use headless mannequins to advertise clothing. “Islam frowns on idolatry,” Haruna Ibn-Sina, the commander of the Sharia police known as the hisbah, told the BBC. “With the head on it looks like a human being,” […]

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KANO GOV TO SECESSIONISTS: Drop your agitation, embrace dialogue

Ihesiulo Grace 6 August 2021 0

*Says the world will not respect Africa if Nigeria breaks up *Sen. Okorocha calls for equal rights, fairness, justice Tom Okpe, Abuja Kano State governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday, called on groups campaigning for break-up of Nigeria to drop their agitation, saying such is not the solution to the challenges confronting the country. The […]

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Alleged homosexuality: Five arrested as mob sets shops ablaze in Kano State

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By Gambo Isah, Kano Angry Muslim youths went on a rampage, weekend, in Kano State, setting ablaze not less than seven shops belonging to some traders engaging in homosexual activities. The incident occurred at Sheka Barde in Kumbotso local government area of Kano State. A competent source told our correspondent that the men above 20 […]

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Bags Of Dollars, Pounds, Euros Intercepted At Kano Airport

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2021 0

Bags stuffed with various foreign currency carried in on a foreign airline were caught by security authorities at Kano’s Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. According to several insiders at the airport, the event occurred on Thursday, June 17, 2021, shortly after an Ethiopian Airlines flight arrived at around 2 p.m. The source, who asked to […]

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Stepping on Kwankwaso’s poster a mistake, says Ganduje

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2021 0

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has spoken out after a viral photo of him marching over the portrait of his predecessor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, went viral on social media. He stressed that the gesture was unintended and unplanned, and he expressed his continued admiration for Kwankwaso and other political figures. The governor said in a statement signed […]

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Biotechnology, media key in boosting Nigeria’s agricultural growth – Gawuna

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Doosuur Iwambe,Abuja Kano State Deputy Governor, Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna has said that  timely deployment and adoption of biotechnology is vital in boosting agricultural growth in Nigeria. Dr Gawuna who lamented that Nigeria’s agricultural prowess is  consistently weakened by some age-long practices and factors however said, he was optimistic that Nigeria can

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Gunmen kidnap businessman in Kano – Police

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Gunmen kidnapped a businessman, Mr Emmanuel Eze, in Kore town in Danbatta Local Government Area of Kano State on Thursday. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, said in a statement issued on Friday that Eze was kidnapped from his groceries shop at about 10. 30 p.m. He added that the police have mobilised […]

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Editors elect Mustapha Isa as NGE president, other officers

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Ahmad Sorondinki, Kano Mustapha Isah has emerged as president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) at its 2021 biennial convention in Kano. He was the guild’s acting president. Also elected was Mallam Ali M Ali as the Deputy National President of the union.Isa beat the outgoing secretary, Victoria Ibanga by 176 to 54 votes. […]

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Kano Govt. trains 1,130 volunteers on Maternal and Child health

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The Kano State Government on Saturday said that it has trained 1,130 female community volunteers to help promote Maternal and Child Health in the state. The state Commissioner for health, Dr Kabiru Getso, made this known on Saturday at a press conference to mark the National Safe Motherhood Day. Getso said that the state also […]

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Eid -el-Fitr: Gov. Ganduje frees 123 prison inmates

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Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano has granted freedom to 123 prison inmates across the state. Ganduje, who witnessed the release of the inmates from Goron Dutse Prison on Thursday, said the gesture was in the spirit of the Eid-El Fitr celebration. He said the beneficiaries were selected based on the gravity of offences and signs […]

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Kano sacks Health officials over rape, abortion, others

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AHMAD SORONDINKI, KANO Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board has sacked three staff charged with rape, abortion and fraud following recommendation by disciplinary and advisory committee of the board. A statement issued on Friday by the spokesman of the Board, Maikudi Marafa, said the decision was taken based on recommendations of governing board and […]

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Police arrest 154 suspects for armed robbery, other crimes in Kano

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The police command in Kano State says it arrested 154 suspects for armed robbery and other crimes in the last three months. DSP Abdullahi Haruna, spokesperson for the command, said this in a statement on Sunday in Kano. Haruna said the suspects were arrested at different times and locations in various raids conducted under the […]

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Kano airport resumes international flight

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After more than a year of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, international flight operations at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport resumed on Tuesday. In March, Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, declared that the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport would reopen for international flights on April 5. The Minister also confirmed that international […]

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Man beats his son to death over alleged theft in Kano

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The police in Kano state has arrested a 40-year-old man, Awaisu Auwalu, for beating his 19-year-old son, Auwalu Awaisu, to death over alleged theft. The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed this to newsmen, said the father accused his son of stealing from his provision store and used a stick […]

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Teenager dies in open water in Kano

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 A 12 -year-old  boy, Yusuf Badamasi, has been confirmed dead in an open water at Kureken Sani, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Alhaji Saminu Yusuf, Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service. “We received a distress call from inspector Isyaku […]

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Kano Govt pays N100m outstanding NECO registration fees

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The Kano State Government says it has paid N104 million outstanding National Examination Council (NECO) registration fees for Kano State students. Mr Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, said this in a statement issued on Tuesday night in Kano. According to Anwar, N104.3 million has been paid on Monday to the […]