…warns against selective justice The Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has welcomed the proposed probe of Alhaji Umar Ganduje’s tenure as Kano State governor. The Coalition, at a press conference on Monday, described it as a positive step towards accountability and transparency in
The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has raised an alarm over a purported plan to tinker with the local government and chieftaincy affairs law in Kano State to favour the deposed Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. The Centre, at a press conference on Wednesday, also alleged that some elements are taking illegal means […]
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano has ordered the remand of Aliyu Yakubu, 24 and Aisha Sani,19, at the Correctional Centre for alleged adultery. The duo, who reside at Sauna Quarters Kano and Hotoro Yandodo Quarters Kano, are being charged with criminal conspiracy and adultery. The Prosecutor, Miss Khadija Aliyu, told the court that […]
…As Deputy Senate President sponsors 400 for degree programmes By Haruna Salami The Federal University, Dutsin-ma, Katsina State is set to establish four study centres in Kano North Senatorial District, courtesy of the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin. The decision is as a result of the request of Senator Barau during a courtesy call by […]
… as Yusuf approaches S/Court By Stephen Gbadamosi Nigerian Hip Hop, R&B and Afrobeat artist, Eedris Abdulkareem; chieftains of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo; and South West Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the party, Kilamuwaye Badmus, have thrown their weight behind the Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, as he set […]
…says State has been peaceful in the eight years of APC administration By Tom Okpe The All Progressives Congress, (APC) Kano State stakeholders has accused the National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, of unleashing more violence in the State as a result of the APC Governorship victory, affirmed by […]
By Stephen Gbadamosi A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has congratulated the Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, over his victory at the Court of Appeal in Abuja over the validation of the Certified True Copy (CTC) that held he won the election. It will be recalled that the […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Friday ordered the Kano State Government to pay N30 billion as compensation to shop owners whose properties were demolished at Kofar Mata Eid praying ground in Kano city. The applicants Incorporated Trustees of Masallacin Idi Shop Owners, Traders Association and 56 others, through their Counsel, Dr Nuraddeen […]
The streets of Kano were empty and devoid of its usual hustle and bustle of people and vehicles on the second day of the curfew imposed on the state in the aftermath of the judgement of the governorship election petition tribunal. From the report gathered, Kano City and major roads deserted with shops and filling […]
ByStephen Gbadamosi A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has described the Kano State Governorship Election Tribunal that nullified the election of Abba Kabir Yusuf as governor of Kano State as a huge joke and a pure miscarriage of justice. The NNPP governorship candidate in Ogun State in the […]
A man who has been ordered to kill his cockerel by a court in Kano State. The court gave the ruling following a complaint from a neighbour who told the court that the bird often deprived him of sleep. The court then gave the till Friday to kill the cockerel Magistrate Halima Wali on Tuesday […]
BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved N453.90 billion for the purchase of rolling stock, operational, and maintenance equipment for the ongoing under-construction Kano-Maradi standard gauge rail line. Maradi is the second largest city in Niger Republic and the administrative centre of Maradi Region. It is also the seat of the Maradi […]
Police operatives in Kano State have arrested two men, parading themselves as journalists, for allegedly defrauding a rice trader of N33,000, in Kano Municipal LGA of the state. The suspects: Mujahid Kabir and Abba Imam, both 30, allegedly used a fake bank transfer alert of N33,000 to buy a bag of rice at a Plaza […]
…take APC and reject them, Tambuwal advises electorate By Tunde Opalana Kano city will regain its commercial status and be made a leading commercial centre in the country under the administration of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), its Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised. He assured the people of Kano State that his government […]
By Janefrances Chibuzor Famous for its manifold historic trade and cultural legacies, Nigeria’s ancient city of Kano has sustained a reputation for business that extends to North Africa and pre-dates the colonial administration. Therefore, the emerging Kano Economic City (KEC) has been conceptualized to return Kano to its prime spot as a major economic hub […]
A Kano State High Court has sentenced Abdulmalik Tanko, the kidnapper and killer of five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar to death by hanging. Justice Usman Naaba also slammed a five-year jail term on the murderer for all the five charges levelled against him. The Court also found guilty, the 2nd accused in the case, Hashim Isiyaku on […]
Aliyu Na Idris who has been making rounds on the internet for putting himself up for sale has been arrested by Hisbah, Sharia-inspired police outfit in Kano. Mr Aliyu who worked as a tailor before deciding to sell himself told reporters that he was putting himself up for sale for N20 million because of poverty. […]
In Nigeria’s northern Kano state, Janet Peter stirs a thick and frothy brown liquid inside a large cast iron pot, worrying all the while that religious police will come and chase her from the restaurant where she operates. Peter is among many local people carrying on the tradition of brewing “burukutu”, a popular homemade beer […]
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State pardoned 136 detainees on Tuesday as part of efforts to decongest the state’s prisons. Malam Abba Anwar, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, revealed this in a statement made in Kano on Wednesday. The governor made the decision, according to Anwar, when he visited Goron-dutse Medium Correctional Centre on Tuesday. […]
The state administration has suspended all Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) festivities in accordance with the Federal Government’s designation of six states on red alert, including Kano. Malam Muhammad Garba, the state Commissioner for Information, who made the announcement, did say that Eid prayers would be held in all five Emirates and mosques around the state. He explained
