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Kano Police Arrest 172 Suspects, impound 104 Motorcycles and 68 Tricycles for Violating Restriction Order

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 9, 2026

The Kano State Police Command has impounded 104 commercial motorcycles and 68 tricycles with the arrest of 172 suspects for violating the state’s ban on commercial motorcycle operations and restrictions on tricycle movements within the Kano metropolis. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Spokesperson of the Command, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, the enforcement...

Kano NSCDC initiates probe following volunteer’s death

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 8, 2026

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State command, has constituted a committee to investigate the cause of the death of a volunteer operative, Halifa Abdullahi. The command’s public relations officer, SC Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano and made available to journalists on Thursday. The deceased, who was...

Kano Assembly addresses reports of Governor Yusuf’s planned defection to APC

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 8, 2026

The Kano State House of Assembly stated on Wednesday said the potential defection of Governor Abba Yusuf from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has become necessary due to escalating legal disputes within the party. The Majority Leader and representative for the Dala constituency, Lawan Hussaini, told reporters that it is politically risky for the...

Kwankwaso describes himself as a “priceless” politician as tensions rise over Governor Yusuf’s defection.

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 7, 2026

The leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general elections, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has described himself as the only “priceless” politician in Kano State, insisting that money cannot influence his political decisions. The comments come amid reports of a growing rift between...

Two individuals have been apprehended for attempting to smuggle drugs to inmates at a Kano court.

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 7, 2026

The Nigerian Correctional Service, Kano State Command, has arrested two suspects for attempting to smuggle illicit drugs and Indian hemp to inmates at the Nomansland court complex in Kano. The suspects are Usman Khalid, 25 and Bello Musa Ahmed, 24, both male and residents of the Tsamiya (Breget) area of Kano State. The command’s Public...

Police recover three stolen vehicles, apprehend five suspects in Kano

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 7, 2026

The Kano Police Command has recovered three stolen vehicles and arrested five suspects in connection with armed robbery and motor vehicle theft. The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi, confirmed the arrests of the suspects and recovery of the vehicles in a statement on Wednesday. “The Kano State Police Command has made significant breakthroughs in...

Court restores the NNPP executive committee

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 7, 2026

A Kano State High Court has invalidated the dissolution of the state, local government, and ward executive councils of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) in the State, declaring the decision of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) null and void. Justice Nasiru Saminu, in an ex parte order granted, also restrained the NNPP’s NWC...

Kano climbs 31 places to rank fourth in climate governance — Commissioner.

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 7, 2026

The commissioner for environment and climate change, Dahiru Hashim, says the state moved from 35th to fourth position in Nigeria’s Climate Governance Ranking within a year. Mr Hashim disclosed this on Wednesday in Kano during an event to mark his one-year anniversary in office. He said the improvement reflected focused leadership, deliberate institutional reforms, and...

469 Kano children die of malnutrition in six months

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 6, 2026

At least 469 children died from malnutrition between January and July, 2025, in Kano State, while 51.9 per cent of children are stunted. Professor Ruqayya Aliyu Yusuf of the Department of Information and Media Studies, Bayero University Kano (BUK), disclosed this while presenting a paper, titled: “Understanding the Basics of Behavioural Change: Towards Improving Malnutrition...

On track! Eagles rout Mambas to secure a quarter-final spot

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 6, 2026

Nigeria booked a comfortable place in the quarter-finals with a commanding 4–0 victory over Mozambique at the Fez Stadium, producing one of their most convincing performances of the tournament. The Super Eagles took control early and were rewarded in the 20th minute when Ademola Lookman finished emphatically from close range after being set up by Akor...

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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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