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 […]
Men of the Nigerian Army on Saturday evening stormed a Boko Haram suspected mosque located at Filin Lazio, Hotoro in Kano metropolis and arrested no fewer than 10 suspects. Reports have it that the operation was conducted in a very professional manner without drawing the ire of Muslims who were just breaking their fast. According […]
On Thursday evening, security agents stopped inmates from Kurmawa prison, which is located near the emir’s palace in Kano state, from breaking out. Residents in the area where the prison is located heard sporadic gunshots as they prepared to break their Ramadan fast on Thursday evening. The incident was reported by Musbahu Nasarawa, a spokesman […]
After consuming expired drinks in Kano State last week, at least ten people have been reported dead and more than 400 others are reportedly hospitalized. According to the state’s Commissioner for Health, Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, who confirmed this to journalists on Thursday, 50 patients have been admitted to hospitals for kidney-related care as a result […]
The Kano government, on Tuesday, confirmed three persons dead and 284 others infected in the outbreak of a strange disease. Commissioner for Health, Aminu Ibrahim-Tsanyawa, spoke to reporters at a press conference. The medical doctor said the infected persons had been admitted to 25 health facilities. Ibrahim-Tsanyawa noted that the disease, first recorded on March […]
An aide to Kano state Governor, Salihu Yakasai (popularly know as Dawisu) has expressed his opinion concerning the recent incidents surrounding insecurity in Nigeria. Governor Ganduje’s aide has suggested resignation as an alternative to dealing with terrorists decisively. Salihu is the special adviser on media to the Governor of Kano State. Salihu expressed his opinion […]
Over 44,000 children below the age of five years have been immunised in Gabasawa Local Government Area of Kano for the January round of the Immunisation Plus Days. Alhaji Sani Dawaki, the Primary Health Care Coordinator in the area revealed this on Wednesday during the evening review meeting at Gabasawa, Kano. Daily times gathered that […]
The Kano State Government says it has spent over N7billion to settle unpaid scholarship for Kano students studying in various countries from 2015 to 2021. Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Mr. Muhyi Magaji, disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Kano. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje had mandated the commission to monitor […]