December, 2025 - insidekano.com

Police Intervene to Protect Blasphemy Accused From Kano Mob

Aliyu dahiruDecember 22, 2025

The Kano State Police Command has rescued a man accused of blasphemy from an angry mob at an hotel in the Badawa area of Kano metropolis. Security expert, Zagazola Makama, revealed the incident occurred at about 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, December 21, at Sarina Hotel in Badawa Quarters.. Writing via his verified X handle on...

Kano Police Strengthen Security Measures Ahead of Christmas and New Year Festivities

Aliyu dahiruDecember 22, 2025

The Kano State Police Command has concluded security arrangements for the Christmas and New Year festivities, assuring residents of adequate protection of lives and property across the State. The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, gave the assurance while meeting with operational commanders, including heads of departments, area and tactical commanders, and divisional police...

Two Women Nabbed for Attempting to Smuggle Drugs into Kano Custodial Centre

Aliyu dahiruDecember 22, 2025

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, has arrested two women in its ongoing efforts to stop the smuggling of banned items into custodial facilities. The suspects were reportedly caught while attempting to sneak illicit drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre (MSCC), Goron Dutse, Kano. The incident occurred on December 21, 2025, when...

Nigeria retains 38th spot in latest FIFA Men’s World ranking

Aliyu dahiruDecember 22, 2025

Nigeria has retained its position in the December 2025 FIFA men’s world rankings, holding steady at 38th globally, according to the latest update released on Monday. With no competitive matches played since the previous ranking, Super Eagles maintained their November points tally of 1,502. The country is currently fifth among African nations, behind Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, and...

Former Kano council chairman supports Tinubu’s directive on local government funds

Aliyu dahiruDecember 22, 2025

The Director of Finance, Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority, Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, has expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s directive for governors to immediately allow local governments to enjoy financial autonomy. In a statement personally signed by him on Monday in Kano, Illiyasu Kwankwaso described the President’s decision to invoke an executive order to...

JUST IN: Federal Government announces public holidays for Christmas and New Year celebrations.

Aliyu dahiruDecember 22, 2025

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26, 2025, as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day. It also announced Thursday, January 1, 2026, as a public holiday for the New Year celebration. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Monday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry...

Fire ravages Kano furniture market, leaving traders counting heavy losses

Aliyu dahiruDecember 21, 2025

A fire outbreak has destroyed the Sabuwar Lale furniture market located in Tal’udu, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. Eyewitnesses said the fire started at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday and spread rapidly across the market, burning many shops before officials of the Kano State Fire Service arrived. One of the affected traders, Bashir...

Sultan announces Monday as the first day of Rajab 1447 AH.

Aliyu dahiruDecember 21, 2025

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Abubakar, has declared Monday, December 22, 2025, as the first day of Rajab 1447 AH. The declaration was contained in a statement released on Saturday, signed by the Wazirin Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Junaidu. According to the statement, “The Sultanate Council...

Borno, Kano Declared Overall Winners of the 2025 National Qur’anic Competition

Aliyu dahiruDecember 21, 2025

Two contestants from Borno and Kano States have emerged overall winners in the male and female categories of the National Qur’anic Recitation Competition, tagged “Borno 2025.” The Director of the Centre for Islamic Studies at Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, Professor Abubakar Yelwa, announced the results during the closing ceremony held in Maiduguri on Saturday....

Governor Yusuf Calls on Newly Elected NNPP National Executives to Embrace Commitment and Inclusivity

Aliyu dahiruDecember 20, 2025

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has encouraged the newly elected national leadership of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to remain dedicated, hardworking, and inclusive in order to strengthen the party and advance its mission. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. Governor...

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Kannywood Actress Samha Inuwa Arrested by EFCC Over Alleged Naira Mutilation

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 3, 2026

The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 arrested a Kannywood Star, Samha Inuwa over alleged Naira mutilation. Inuwa was arrested following a viral video circulated on social media platforms where she was seen conspicuously cleaning mucus from her nose using Naira notes. Following the release...

Fried Yam Seller Allegedly Killed Following ₦200 Clash in Kano

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 3, 2026

A fried yam and egg seller, identified as Sulaiman Muhammad, has been killed following an altercation over N200 in Unguwar Medile Turba, Kumbotso local government area of Kano State. The incident occurred on Sunday night when a group of youths reportedly approached the vendor to buy N200 worth of fried yam. According to eyewitness accounts,...

More than 200 mentally ill individuals removed from Kano streets, says official

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 2, 2026

The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to evacuating mentally challenged persons from streets across the Kano metropolis and environs. Speaking to journalists on the development on Monday in Kano, the executive secretary of the Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Isyaku Kubarachi, said the measure was in line with the...

Fire razes multimillion-naira goods at Kano market

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 2, 2026

A fire outbreak has destroyed three big stores at the popular Singer Market in Kano metropolis, resulting in significant loss of goods and property worth millions of naira. Our sources gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, affecting two market blocks identified as Gidan Mazaf and Gidan Mangwaro. The fire reportedly started at...

Kano By-Election: NNPP Reaffirms Candidacy of Late Lawmakers’ Sons

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 2, 2026

The interim leadership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has insisted that the nominations of Nabil Sarki Aliyu Daneji for Kano Municipal and Saadu Aminu Saadu for Ungogo state constituencies remain valid for the February 21 by-election into the Kano State House of Assembly. The party said the names of the two candidates had...

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