Kano State

August 28, 2016

Boko Haram may carry out attacks in Lagos – Former US envoy

Former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell has warned that Lagos and Kano States may come under attack by terrorist group, Boko Haram. Campbell said the group may not be weakened by its division and may likely regroup to launch attacks on Lagos and Kano. Campbell said, “It should be anticipated that attacks on government... Read More

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August 20, 2016

4,395 couples register for mass wedding in Kano

The Hisba board in Kano State has revealed that no fewer than 4,395 prospective couples have been registered for the mass wedding programme of the State. The Director-General of the board, Dr. Abba Sufi disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Saturday. Sufi said of the number,... Read More

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NDLEA discovers drugs warehouses, arrests 5 in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered five secret warehouses of codeine and Tramadol drugs in Kano State and arrested a Malian and four Nigerians in connection with the drugs. The agency’s spokesperson, Mitchell Ofoyeju, on Friday, said 2,592kgs of codeine and 1,988kgs of Tramadol were recovered from five secret warehouses located within... Read More

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Christian man stabbed ‘several times’ for not observing Muslim fast

Another religious attack broke out in Kakuri, Kaduna on Wednesday when six youths believed to be Muslims stabbed a man for eating at a restaurant during Ramadan fasting. The man, Francis Emmanuel apparently was not partaking in the ongoing Muslim fast as his religion of choice is Christianity but this did not augur well with... Read More

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Tomato festival in Spain, scarcity in Nigeria (PHOTOS)

For about a month now, the availability of tomatoes in the market has been so low, driving prices through the roof – upwards of 400 percent according to Nigerians. Before the current scarcity, Nigeria was the 14th largest producer of tomatoes in the world and the largest producer of tomatoes in sub-Saharan Africa. According to... Read More

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Shehu Sani calls APC’s bluff, describes El Rufai as a ‘rotten egg’

Human right activist and Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has dared the Kano state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). His dare comes after he was threatened with expulsion by the party for speaking against President Muhammadu Buhari’s oil subsidy removal policy yesterday. Shehu Sani has always been at loggerheads with the governor of... Read More

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‘The Military is framing me’ – Suspected murderer of General Shuwa

A man suspected to be responsible for the murder of General Mamam Shuwa has accused the Nigerian military of framing him up. General Mamam Shuwa was killed in his residence on November 2, 2012 by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The alleged murderer, Mohammed Sani Nafiu told reporters in Kano that he knows nothing about the... Read More

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Senator Kwankwaso and Governor Ganduje are ‘brothers and friends’, again

The brewing rift Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and his predecessor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, appears to have been settled by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress. The pair’s acrimony started during Kwankwaso’s visit to Kano last weekend to felicitate with the governor at the burial of his deceased mother. Subsequent to the visit,... Read More

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Governor Ganduje declares war on anyone who opposes Buhari

Governor of Kano state, has declared war on anybody or group working against President Muhammadu Buhari. The governor stated that his administration would not condone anybody or any organisation striving to undermine the integrity of the president because he believed in Buhari’s change agenda. Ganduje, after inspecting a feeder road built at Zango-Bela in Nassarawa Local... Read More

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‘I will soon expose Kwankwaso’ – Governor Ganduje

The battle line has been drawn between Kano state governor, Umar Ganduje and his predecessor Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Both men have of late, been involved in a row, with Kwankwaso being accused of inciting violence at the burial of Ganduje’s mother- in the presence of members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Governor Ganduje, who was... Read More

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February 22, 2016

Jonathan’s ‘Almajiri school’ system is abnormal – Kano state governor

The Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Saturday, said that the Almajiri school system set up by former President Jonathan was a misplaced priority. Gov. Ganduje expressed this sentiment at a round table discussion of his party, the All Progressive Congress. The governor, who won the state elections in 2015, noted that the Almajiri... Read More

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February 19, 2016

In the long run, Sheriff will work for APC – Kano governor

Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje has claimed that going by his antecedents, the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sherriff would work for the All Progressives Congress. While dismissing Sheriff’s threat that his party would reclaim power in 2019, Ganduje said the new PDP chairman is a renowned “cross carpeter”. He disclosed... Read More

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Ganduje slashes political office holders’ salaries, allowances by 50 per cent

Government leaders are really making frantic efforts to adapt to the economy crisis happening in the country as the Kano state Governor; Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has slashed the salaries and allowances of all political officer holders by 50 per cent. Ganduje said the measure was necessary in view of the dwindling oil revenue from the... Read More

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How Governor Ganduje exceeded expectations

One of the major concerns towards the end of the tenure of the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Engr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, was the issue of continuity. After the former Governor performed exceptionally well in placing Kano back on the development map, and regained its lost glory, many were genuinely worried as to who... Read More

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How policeman defiled 7-year-old girl in Kano

by Ranti Joseph The Police in Kano have arrested a serving policeman, Sani Salisu, for allegedly raping a minor. This is contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Magaji Majiya, in Kano on Friday. “The command wishes to inform the public that, in its effort to flush out... Read More

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Kano governor-elect inaugurates 93-man transition committee

by Panshak Ibrahim The Governor-elect of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has inaugurated a 93-man Transition Committee for the smooth take-off of his administration on May 29. The committee, which comprises 8 sub-committees, is headed by Deputy Governor-elect, Prof. Hafizu Abubakar. He said that the members were drawn from different discipline, noting that they had... Read More

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What could this PDP agent be thinking in this photo? (LOOK)

by Panshak Ibrahim So we came across a picture of a young electoral agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)… and it says a lot. The lad looked awfully dejected as he watched his party lose woefully in Kano state. See below:

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December 13, 2014

7 things you didn’t read yesterday (but should have)

by Kolapo Olapoju 1. It is with immense regret we announce that Christmas has been cancelled…..at least in Sierra Leone. The spread of the Ebola virus disease may be over in Nigeria, but the good folks of Sierra Leone are still grappling with the virus. Sierra Leone has overtaken Liberia to become the country worst affected... Read More

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December 10, 2014

Kano comic-actor, Rabilu Musa a.k.a Dan Ibro is dead

by Panshak Ibrahim Famous Kannywood comic-actor, Dan Ibro, real name – Rabilu Musa is dead. Musa reportedly passed away on Tuesday, December 9. He is believed to have appeared in more movies than any actor in the Kannywood sub-sector of the Nigerian movie industry. Rabilu was imprisoned on multiple occasions by the Kano State Government... Read More

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December 1, 2014

BUSTED: Female suicide bomber arrested in Kano

by James Sambo A female suicide bomber has been reportedly arrested in Kano state on Monday, December 1. According to reports, the alleged bomber was supposedly attempting to blow up a primary school. She was reportedly arrested at Dinshe neighbourhood near Kurna area of the state. There have been incidences of femaless

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October 28, 2014

Kwankwaso declares interest in running for Nigeria’s Presidency

by Aminu Tukur The Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has formally declared his intention to contest for the Presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Kwankwaso made the declaration at the old parade ground in Abuja, while telling the mammoth crowd that he has worked ceaselessly to ensure infrastructural development in his state, as... Read More

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September 21, 2014

Adams Oshiomhole is set to join the presidential race

by Ben Akhigbe Governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomole, is set to join the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) presidential ticket race. Already vying for the ticket are former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar; Senator Bukola Saraki; Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso; Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha; and former military Head of State, Rtd Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.... Read More

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September 17, 2014

You can’t do one-tenth of what GEJ has done on security, PDP chieftain tells Kwankwaso

by Godwin Akanfe Sunny Onuesoke, a Delta State gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2007 elections, has lashed out at the governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, for downplaying the efforts of President Goodluck Jonathan in fighting insurgency. Onuesoke said that the Kano State governor is only over-ambitious, stressing that if Kwankwaso... Read More

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September 12, 2014

Sanusi dethrones village head for getting high

by Azubuike Azikiwe On Thursday, 11 September, during the burning of illicit drugs worth N300m by the Kano State government, the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, disclosed that a village head in the state had been dethroned for using illicit drugs. He said, “We have deposed a village head who was found consuming illicit... Read More

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September 10, 2014

2015: It’s a lie! Kwankwaso has not been endorsed by the APC

by James Sambo The Kano state committee of leaders of the legacy parties that merged to form the All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked reports that it had endorsed Kano state governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for president in the 2015 general elections. In a statement issued on Tuesday, jointly signed by Alhaji Musa Umar (ACN),... Read More

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August 23, 2014

DSS warns Nigerians to watchout for female suicide bombers dressed as nuns

by S’ola Filani The Department of State of State Service (DSS) has warned that terrorists may be planning to attack in a different way after 13 pieces of Catholic Reverend Sisters’ regalia were stolen from a shop in Kano state purportedly for suicide bombing. In a statement released by Marilyn Ogar, spokesperson for the DSS,... Read More

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August 21, 2014

2015: Lagos, Kano have the highest number of registered voters

by David Cyril The National Electoral Commission (INEC) has put the current total number of registered voters in Nigeria at 70,383,427, of which Lagos with 5,426,391 has the highest number of registered voters in the country. Kano is said to have about 4,751,818, which makes it the second highest of registered voters in Nigeria, 2010... Read More

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Salihu Tanko-Yakassai: Inside politics of Direct Entry (DE) form in Kano (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko-Yakassai Yet, in the mid of Sabon Gari market is Ciroma café that gathers hundreds of students a day. Such gatherings are synonymous with putting the lives of young individuals at risk and should anything happen to this students, The University and Zenith Bank should be held accountable. Everyday, we accuse our leaders... Read More

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6 die as another explosion hits Kano State

by Mayowa Aboah A bomb explosion by a female suicide bomber at College of Islamic and Legal studies, Kano State, has left six dead with six others injured. Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Mike Omeri, who confirmed the incident said; “At about 2.30 pm (1330 GMT), another female suicide bomber exploded an improvised... Read More

May Day! Another explosion hits Kano state in less than 3 hours

by Mayowa Aboah Another explosion has occurred in Kano State at Kano trade fair complex, Zoo road, close to Shop Rite.This is happening less than four hours after an explosion hit NNPC Mega Station at Hotoro Area and less than 24 hours after 5 people were killed by yet another explosion at Saint Charles Catholic Church... Read More

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