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Emir of Rano turbans seven district heads, urges commitment to development
The Emir of Rano, Muhammad Isa Umaru, has turbaned seven district heads as part of efforts to strengthen traditional leadership and promote development across the emirate. The turbaning ceremony, held on Friday at the Rano Emir’s Palace, brought together traditional rulers, community leaders, government officials and residents from different parts of Kano State. Speaking at...
Kano launches investigation into alleged child trafficking, illegal adoption of two children
The Kano State Ministry of Women Affairs, Children and Persons with Special Needs has launched an investigation into an alleged illegal adoption and child trafficking case involving two children.The children were reportedly taken from a young woman in the Kwana Hudu area of Kano.The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Amina Abdullahi Sani, vowed that anyone found...
Police charge Kano cleric Baffa Hotoro with cybercrime, criminal defamation charges
The Nigeria Police Force has filed cybercrime charges against a Kano-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Adam Zubair Adam, popularly known as Baffa Hotoro, over alleged criminal defamation, intimidation and incitement targeting the late Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi and Sheikh Mannir Adam Koza. The six-count charge, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, borders on alleged...
Police Nab Suspect Over Alleged Fake Ushering Job Scam in Kano
The Zone One Police Headquarters in Kano has arrested a 32-year-old suspect, Richard Peter, over an alleged fake ushering job involving students of Bayero University, Kano. The police also recovered 29 mobile phones and other items allegedly stolen from the victims. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations...
FG to inaugurate CNG, EV northern corridor in Kano
The Federal Government, through the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (Pi-CNG & EV), is set to inaugurate the Northern Corridor of CNG and EV programme on Thursday in Kano. The Head, Brand and Communications, Onyekachi Eke disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN ahead of the event...
Woman detained over alleged arson attack on co-wife and children in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old woman, Maryam Usman, for allegedly setting her co-wife’s room ablaze in the Mangwarori Quarters of the Mariri area in Kano, leaving four persons hospitalised with varying degrees of burns. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi...
