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Kano government sets up committee to oversee media activities.
The Kano State Government has said that the newly established Media Information Policy Drafting Committee was not an effort toward gagging the media, neither a move to stop the press from carrying out their job. Speaking while inaugurating the 18-member committee at the SSG office, the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Waiya, said, “This Policy Committee...
Police in Kano dismantle suspected ‘spirit’ group
A syndicate of suspected fraudsters who allegedly posed as spirits, popularly referred to as “Aljannu,” to deceive and extort money from unsuspecting residents, has been dismantled by the Kano State Police. A press release by the command stated that the breakthrough followed intelligence on suspicious phone activities, stressing that operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad arrested...
NDLEA Secures 15-Year Jail Sentence for Kano Drug Dealer
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has secured a 15-year jail term against a 20-year-old drug dealer, Muhammad Maharazu. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday. It said the conviction was handed down on Wednesday by Justice S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court One, Kano Division. Mr Maharazu was arrested on February 14,...
Kano Police Assure Candidates of a Safe and Secure UTME Exercise
The Kano State Police Command has assured candidates of a safe and secure environment for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), saying adequate security arrangements have been put in place across the state. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the Command said...
Kano District Head, Sarkin Fulanin Ja’idinawa, Passes Away
The District Head of Garun Mallam and Sarkin Fulanin Ja’idinawan Kano, Alhaji Abubakar Gwadabe Buhari, has died. The Chairman of Daneji Amintacciya Community Development Association, Alhaji Salisu Abubakar Mai Manja Daneji, announced the death in a statement shared on the community’s WhatsApp platform. The statement said the traditional ruler died on Tuesday, April 14, 2026....
Kano Police Nab 193 Suspects, Recover Weapons and Drugs in Statewide Operations
The Kano State Police Command has conducted extensive raids across criminal hideouts and black spots in the state, resulting in the arrest of 193 suspects and the seizure of dangerous weapons and illicit drugs. The operation, carried out from April 10 to 12, 2026, was part of the strategic directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan...
