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Kano woman to undergo psychiatric test for allegedly slaughtering son

Ihesiulo Grace 19 August 2020 0

A high court in Kano on Wednesday ordered that a woman named Saratu Ya’u be taken to the psychiatric hospital to undergo a test for allegedly slaughtering her five-year-old son, Buhari Abubakar. READ ALSO: Blasphemy: CAN supports Kano singer death sentence, gives reasons Daily Times gathered

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Blasphemy: CSOs order release of Kano singer sentenced to death

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2020 0

Civil society organisations on Friday has ordered the release of Yahaya Sharif, a young singer who was convicted to a death sentence for allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a song he published. The groups in a joint statement titled, ‘Joint Civil Society Statement On The Conviction And Sentencing Of Nigerian Singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu,’ […]

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Kano Court sentences man to death by stoning for rape

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2020 0

An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday, sentenced a 60-year-old man, Mati Abdu, to death by stoning after his conviction for raping a 12-year-old girl. Daily Times reports that, Abdu was convicted on a count charge of rape contrary to Section 126 of Kano State Shari’a Penal Code 2000. READ ALSO: Kano Man […]

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Reactions trail death sentence of man over blasphemy

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2020 0

Nigerians have reacted over the death sentence of a man charged to have blasphemed Prophet Mohammad. The Presiding Judge of Kano Upper Sharia Court, on Monday, August 10, sentenced a 22-year-old man to death by hanging for blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. Sharif-Aminu, who was charged guilty, is a resident of Sharifai in Kano metropolis. He was […]

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22 year old man sentenced to death by hanging by Sharia court

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2020 0

A 22 year old man, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu has been sentenced to death by hanging by a Kano Upper Sharia court for blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. This pronouncement was made by Khadi Aliyu Muhammad Kani, the presiding judge after he found Sharif-Aminu guilty as charged. READ ALSO: Osun govt pleads with former N-power beneficiaries to assist with […]

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Islamic scholars reject proposed castration of rapists in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2020 0

The Kano Council of Ulamas has rejected a proposal for the castration of confirmed rapists in the state. The state House of Assembly had adopted the proposal for the castration of confirmed rapists, following a motion sponsored by a member, Mr Nuraddeen Alhassan, on July 15, 2020. In a communiqué, signed by the Council’s Chairman, […]

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NAPTIP records 29 human trafficking, sexual abuse cases in Kano State

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2020 0

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano State Command said it has recorded 29 human trafficking and sexual abuse cases in the state from January till date the Kano Zonal Commander, Alhaji Shehu Umar, disclosed. Umar said the cases involved two external human trafficking, two internal human trafficking, five child’s labour […]

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COVID-19: Kano to commence house -to-house sample collection

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2020 0

Speaking at the press briefing organised by the task force, the governor said the data confirmed that the virus is fast spreading within the eight metropolitan local government areas particularly, Tarauni and Nassarawa Local Governments.  “We are engaging in house-to-house sample collection. I think during the political campaign, some politicians engaged in

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10 NYSC members to repeat service for absconding their PPA in Kano – Coordinator

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2020 0

The Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Kano State, Hajiya Aisha Tata,  says 10 out of the 3,280 Batch ‘B’ stream ‘l’ Corps members are to repeat their 1-year service in the state.  She disclosed this during the presentation of certificates to the corps members passing-out on Thursday in Kano, which was conducted under strict […]

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Kano formerly bans Almajiri system of education

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2020 0

Kano state government has formerly abolished the traditional Almajiri system of education in the state after completing arrangements to enroll all repatriated almajirai to Kano from other states into conventional educational system. At a COVID-19 media briefing, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje confirmed that over 1000 almajirai have so far been received from various states of

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Kano workers issue 2 weeks ultimatum to Govt over slashing of salaries

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2020 0

Mr Kabiru Ado, the state’s Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), stated this at a joint news conference, on Wednesday in Kano. Ado said that the organised labour had deliberated over recent slashing of worker’s salaries and other topical issues affecting their welfare in the state amid COVID-19 pandemic. He said that the unions […]

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Sacked Kano Commissioner recovers from Coronavirus, discharged

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2020 0

Former Kano Commissioner for Works and Infrastructural development, Muaz Magaji, has recovered from coronavirus and also discharged. Magaji who was sacked by Kano state governor over comment on late president Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, diclosedhis health status on Friday on his Facebook handle. He wrote, ”To the Glory of Allah SWT, today friday […]

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COVID-19: Julius Berger donates more hospital beds to Kaduna, Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2020 0

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, during the week, continued its strategic commitment, consistent efforts and vigorous voluntary operations to support the Nigerian Government and people in the fight to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. Sequel to extending its “Food for our Communities Campaign” to Kaduna and Kano States last week, Julius Berger Nigeria […]

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COVID-19: Kano extends lockdown by one week

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2020 0

Kano state government has extended the lockdown in the state by a week to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the state. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Malam Muhammed Garba made this known in a statement issued on behalf of the government late  Monday. It said the action became imperative after due consultations […]

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Prof. Monsuru Emiola dies in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2020 0

A Professor and a senior lecturer with the Physical and Health Education Department, Faculty of Education at the Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has died in Kano on Wednesday. Prof. Monsuru Emiola an indigene of Oyo State died at the university clinic after a brief illness. Recall that on Monday ACP Atiku M. Nagodi, Commanding Officer […]

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How can Kano COVID-19 figure, where people are dropping dead, be 2? – MURIC

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2020 0

How can the figure for COVID-19 cases be 2 in a city where people are dropping dead? the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked the National Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) . For those who love to deliberately misquote and disparage MURIC, you are only doing Nigerians a disservice. This is not an attempt to […]

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Three Coronavirus patients discharged in Kano; doctors dies from the disease

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2020 0

Three Coronavirus patients have been dischared in Kano state after recovering from the disease.  Coordinator of the Technical Response Team on COVID-19, Dr Tijjani Hussain confirmed this during the daily briefing of the state task force on Tuesday May 5.   READ ALSO: Lockdown Relaxing: Ex-UNFPA chief fears escalation of COVID-19 cases He said the patients were

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Police Squadron Commander, Dies In Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2020 0

Police Commander, Atiku Mohammed Nagodi has died. The late Atiku was a popular police officer and Squadron Commander 9 Police Mobile Force, Kano state. He died earlier today. READ ALSO Easing lockdown will increase COVID-19 cases, MHWUN warns According to a Police Superintendent identified as Abdullahi Bala Rano, who shared the sad news on Facebook, […]

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ADF engages 54gene Lab to conduct 1,000 COVID-19 test daily in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2020 0

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), a philanthropic endeavour of Aliko Dangote, has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in research, and diagnostics, to immediately set up a 400 test/day capacity laboratory in Kano State. 54Gene is accredited by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and has already set up labs in Lagos and […]

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Emir Sanusi Lamido Better Deposed Than Dead

Ihesiulo Grace 3 May 2020 0

The former emir of Kano, Emir sanusi Lamido was on the throne between 2014 and 2020 before he was deposed by the current governor Dr.umar Ganduje the executive governor of Kano state. There is Pandemonium in Nigeria’s second largest city kano state as mysterious death goes on rampage killing both big and small even the […]