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Kano Govt Disowns Petition Seeking to Bar Kwankwaso from Entering State
The Kano State Government has denied allegations that it wrote a petition to the Federal Government seeking to prevent Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso from entering the state, describing the claim as false and politically motivated. In a statement issued on Thursday evening, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, dismissed the allegation...
BREAKING: NDLEA Thwarts Suspected Drug Distribution Scheme in Kano
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano Strategic Command, has intercepted 64 bags of cannabis sativa concealed in a cement-laden trailer along the Kano–Zaria Road. The agency disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by its Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics Sadiq Maigatari. According to the statement, the consignment was seized on...
Kano Pilgrims Board Screens 1,253 Candidates for 2026 Hajj
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has screened and immunised 1,253 intending pilgrims as part of the preparations for the 2026 hajj exercise. The leader of the medical team, Aminu Da’u, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to him, the medical screening and immunisation exercise was conducted at the Hajj Camp...
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...
