The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has successfully coordinated the assisted voluntary evacuation of 179 Nigerian migrants who were stranded in crisis-torn Sudan. According to a statement released on Thursday by Elijah Elaigwu, IOM’s Senior Communication Assistant, the returnees arrived at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Tuesday. This operation, conducted from Port Sudan, […]
By Godwin Anyebe The management and owners of Ado Bayero Mall, Kano, had debunked reports making the rounds that the Mall is up for sale. It categorically stated that the report was not only misleading but also untrue. The General Manager, David Okpanachi, on behalf of the management of the Mall, explained that it (the management) has […]
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the winners of Saturday’s elections in the six Federal Capital Territory area councils and the states constituencies of Kano and Rivers parliaments. This is just as the former vice president and African Democratic Congress (ADC), chieftain, Abubakar Atiku has pummeled the Tinubu’s APC in the handling of the Saturday elections […]
By Lamara Garba Azare In the order of human affairs, constancy of purpose does not always require constancy of position. Leadership, like life itself, unfolds through phases, each shaped by circumstance, responsibility and the demands of the moment. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s decision to align with the All Progressives Congress should therefore be understood […]
The National Vice Chairman, Northwest, of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Sani Danmasani, has said Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State is the leader of the party, not Rabiu Kwankwaso. In a statement released on Tuesday, Danmasani said the NNPP constitution recognises Yusuf as the party’s leader because he is currently its only […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of over N1.1 billion allegedly moved out of the Kano State Federation Account domiciled with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) illegally. Justice Emeka Nwite made the order after Oluwafunke Bada, counsel for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other […]
At least 12 people have died in a lone crash along the Zaria–Kano highway. The accident occurred around 2:40 am on Friday at Samawa village in Garun Malam LGA of Kano state. According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the crash involved a DAF trailer (CF95 model) with registration number KMC 931 ZE, which […]
The Kano state government has signed a $12.3 million agreement with the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)-Nigeria to expand agricultural mechanisation and boost support for smallholder farmers across the state. The deal, funded by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Lives and Livelihood Fund (LLF), marks a new phase of the Kano State Agro-pastoral Development […]
BY CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO The management of Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano (MAKIA) says it generated over N20.83 billion naira revenue as against the targeted N17.3 billion naira in 2024. Disclosing this in an interview with aviation journalists in Kano on the state of the airport, the Regional manager of MAKIA, Comrade Ahmed Danjuma, said, […]
By Agency Report Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Friday, secured the release of eight female inmates from the Goron-Dutse Correctional Centre by settling their fines and compensation debts. Among those freed were two pregnant women and two nursing mothers. This development was contained in a press statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, […]
By Tom Okpe In a major step toward promoting youth empowerment and economic sustainability, the Executive Director of Technical Services at the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, Engr Umar Abdullahi Umar, has distributed 160 units of solar home systems to small-scale business operators across the Dawakin-Tofa/Tofa/Rimin-Gado Federal Constituency in Kano State. According to a statement signed […]
By Our Reporter The Kano State Government, through the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, has sealed a store located at Airport road by France road in Sabon Gari area by No. 2 Court at Gyadi Gyadi for violating environmental regulations. The Director of Public Enlightenment, MOEnv &CC Kano, Alhaji Ismail Garba Gwammaja, made this […]
By Kingsley Chukwuka A mysterious deep hole has been discovered in Musukwani area in Jakara, Kano Municipal Local Government Area of Kano State, killing three boys who went into it and never came out, eye witnesses have said. The boys who went into the ditch at separate times acted as if they were hypnotised by […]
By Kingsley Chukwuka Man who killed his stepmother by stabbing her on the neck with a screwdriver just after an argument and proceeded to strangle his sister with a scarf has been sentenced to death by hanging in a Kano Court. The High Court in Kano who pronounced the sentence gave the name of the […]
By Kingsley Chukwuka The Kano State Police Command says “viral news circulating on social media” regarding an attack on an 18-seater bus carrying Igbo passengers in Kano is “false and misleading”. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the state, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa. The statement […]
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The governor emphasized that schools should focus on education and moral guidance, not manual labor. His concerns arose during an unannounced visit to the School for Arabic Studies in Kano, where he discovered students digging a trench for a toilet pipeline. He made this announcement in a statement released on Sunday. […]
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Kano State Government has taken a significant step towards transforming its education sector by inaugurating a 14-member committee to review existing education policies. This move follows the recent declaration of a state of emergency in the education sector. The committee’s primary objective is to assess the current policies and provide […]
In a determined effort to fortify his administration, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, the governor of Kano State has approved a series of strategic appointments. The Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa made this known in a statement made available to the media on Sunday. He said the appointments take immediate effect and reflect the administration’s […]
The National Patriotic Coalition (NPC) has strongly condemned the recently conducted local government elections in Kano State, labelling it as a sham and a blatant disregard for democracy. Despite a Federal High Court ruling that sacked the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidates, the group of observers said Governor Abba Yusuf went ahead with the […]
The Kano Good Governance Vanguard (KGGV) has expressed deep concern over the state’s alarming rate of retrogression under Governor Abba Yusuf and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Since taking office, the group said the administration has failed to address pressing issues such as poverty, unemployment, and infrastructure decay. In a statement signed by Usman […]