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Police Arrest Six Kano Residents Over Theft, Recover Stolen Tricycles
The police command in Kano has arrested six suspects involved in theft and receiving stolen property in the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Kiyawa, on Thursday. Mr Kiyawa said that five suspects were arrested following a report of a stolen tricycle at Panshekara Quarters, Kano. He added that...
NAPTIP Rescues 7 Young Women, Dismantles Trafficking Network in Kano
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued seven young women from a suspected human trafficking syndicate in Kano. The Kano Zonal Public Relations Officer of NAPTIP, Mr Mohammed Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Kano. Habib said the victims, aged between 21 and 24, were rescued...
Kano Takes Steps to Address Delays in Primary Healthcare Funding
The Kano State Government has initiated steps to address coordination gaps responsible for delays in the funding and delivery of primary healthcare services across the state. This was the focus of a two-day Primary Healthcare Fiscal Governance and Budget Credibility Inception Meeting held in Kano, where government officials and development partners examined how healthcare funds...
Kano Launches Compulsory Medical Screening for 2026 Hajj as Saudi Arabia’s Deadline Nears
The Kano State Government has commenced medical screening and immunisation for 3,613 intending pilgrims as part of preparations for the 2026 Hajj exercise. The director-general of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim Matawalle, disclosed this during the official flag-off of the exercise at the Hajj Camp Clinic in Kano. Matawalle said the...
Former Kano Governor Ibrahim Shekarau Loses Elder Brother
A senior brother to Malam Ibrahim Shekaru, former Kano State Governor, Malam Dahiru Shekarau, is dead. A statement issued on Wednesday by Spokesman to the Former Governor, Associate Prof. Sule Yau Sule, said Dahiru Shekarau died at a private hospital on Tuesday after a protracted illness. Our sources reports that the funeral prayer of the deceased, who was...
Calls Grow for Gov Yusuf to Remove Kano Revenue Board Chairman
The Kano State Concerned Citizens have called on Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to immediately sack the management of the Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) and replace them with more competent and qualified indigenes of Kano State. The group specifically demanded the removal of the Chairman of KIRS, Dr. Zaid Abubakar, and the Executive Director...
