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Just in: Kano Court Removes Kumbotso LG Chairman, Orders Swearing-In of Successor
A Kano State High Court on Tuesday nullified the certificate of return issued to Alhaji Abdullahi Ghali-Shitu Basaf as Chairman of Kumbotso Local Government Council. The applicant, Ali Musa-Danmalki, through his counsel, Mr S.B. Wadau and Mr Jazuli Mustafa, had filed an action against the respondents, challenging the decision of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to...
Police Foil Attack While Attempting to Arrest Bandit in Kano
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Kano State have repelled an attack by a mob during an operation to arrest a suspected bandit leader in Bichi Local Government Area, leaving one person dead and several others injured. The incident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. on March 22, following a distress call from Tudun Wulli...
Foreign Scholarship: Mewar University Retains Kano Students’ Certificates Over $115,500 Debt
Thirty-three postgraduate students from Kano State have petitioned the state government over unpaid sponsorship fees owed to Mewar University, India, which has resulted in the withholding of their academic certificates and transcripts. In a petition signed by MLS Yahaya Kabiru Sani, the students—beneficiaries of the Kano State Government postgraduate sponsorship programme—stated that they had successfully...
Hawan Nasarawa: Kano Government Denies Claims That Governor Yusuf Ignored Emir
The Kano State Government has taken note of a purported report making rounds on some online platforms alleging that His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, snubbed His Royal Highness, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, during the Hawan Nasarawa at Government House, Kano. This was contained in a...
Kano Government Intensifies Park Restoration Efforts During Eid Festivities
The Kano State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental sustainability and public welfare, continuing work on key park restoration projects across the metropolis even as residents mark the Eid al-Fitr celebrations. In a statement personally signed on Sunday, the Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Dr Dahir M Hashim, said he conducted an extensive supervision tour of four...
BUK dismisses 171 students over forged admission documents
The Senate of Bayero University Kano (BUK) has approved the expulsion of 171 students for falsifying their admission entry qualifications. The decision was made at the Senate’s 433rd meeting, held on March 4, 2026, following an investigation by the Senate Committee on Entry Qualification Irregularities. According to a statement published in the university’s weekly bulletin...
