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Sachet water producers announce increase in price per bag.

Aliyu dahiruMarch 11, 2026

The Kano State chapter of the Association of Table Water Producers (ATWAP) has announced an upward review in the price of sachet water, popularly known as “pure water,” citing rising production costs. In a statement, the Public Relations Officer of the association, Anas Idris Hassan said the price of a bag of sachet water, previously...

Customs seize smuggled goods and illicit drugs in Kano, Jigawa

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, says it intercepted various smuggled goods with a duty-paid value (DPV) of N1.1 billion between January 1 and March 10, 2026. The command’s acting area controller, Deputy Comptroller Usman Umar-Adamu, disclosed this at his maiden press briefing on Tuesday at the Customs House, Bompai, Kano. He said...

Governor Yusuf Removes Kano Head of Service from Office

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

The Executive Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has relieved the State Head of Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Musa, of his appointment with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Tuesday evening. The decision is part of the ongoing efforts by the present...

Hisbah in Kano Arrests Teenagers for Organising Alleged Indecent Birthday Celebration

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested two teenage boys, Umar Yahaya and Musa Al-Hassan, for allegedly planning to organise a birthday party comprising all pimps during the forthcoming Eid-el-Fitr celebration in Kano. The Deputy Command General of the Board, Mujahideen Aminudeen, confirmed the arrest of the teenagers in a statement issued on Tuesday. According...

Two youths lose their lives after drowning in Kano

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

Two 18-year-old youths, Sadiq Isyaku and Auwal Isyaku, have drowned after falling into an open water body while attempting to escape from suspected phone snatchers in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Kano State Fire Service Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi, revealed that the incident occurred on...

Three persons die in Kano road crash — FRSC

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of three persons in a road crash that occurred in the early hours of Monday on the Zaria-Kano expressway after Imawa U-turn. The sector commander, Idris Mohammed-Lawal, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The statement said, “We received a call at about 5:55 a.m. and...

Court orders Kano govt to pay N1 million cost in ex-commissioners’ vehicle dispute

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Kano Judicial Division, on Tuesday adjourned further hearing in the suits filed by former Kano State commissioners seeking to stop the state government from retrieving official vehicles allocated to them while in office. Our sources reports that the court, presided over by Justice Mahmood Abba Namtari, also awarded a cost...

Police Call for Vigilance in Kano During Final 10 Days of Ramadan

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force, Zone One Headquarters in Kano, has urged members of the public, particularly Muslim faithful, to remain vigilant during the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan. This was contained in a security advisory issued on Monday and signed by DSP Abdullahi Hussaini, the Police Public Relations Officer, Zone One...

Kano Targets Lifting 2 Million Women Out of Poverty by 2029 Through New Policy

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

Kano State government has launched the domesticated version of the Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) Policy, aimed at lifting two million women out of poverty and achieving 30 percent economic growth by 2029. At the event, the Kano State governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, promised to provide financial backing for the implementation of the policy to...

Protest Erupts in Kano as SDP, ADC Supporters Decry El-Rufai’s Detention

Aliyu dahiruMarch 9, 2026

Supporters of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kano State on Monday staged a peaceful protest over the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, without being formally charged in court. The demonstrators, led by leaders of coalition groups and members of the El-Rufai Support Group,...

Kano government approves N61.63bn to strengthen education, healthcare, and other sectors

The Kano State Executive Council has approved ₦61.63 billion for a broad range of development projects covering education, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture and urban renewal. The approvals were made at the council’s 39th meeting held at the Government House in Kano, according to the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, who briefed journalists...

Gov Yusuf okays over N21.29bn for rehabilitation of Tamburawa, Challawa, Goron Dutse water facilities

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved over ₦21.29 billion for the rehabilitation and restoration of critical water supply infrastructure across Kano State. The approval is a decisive move to address the prolonged water scarcity affecting residents of Kano State, as announced in a statement issued by the State Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday, as part...

Kano court suspends smart meter procurement process

A Federal High Court in Kano has halted the Federal Government’s ongoing smart meter procurement process, ordering all parties to maintain the status quo pending the hearing of a substantive motion. Justice M. N. Yunusa issued the directive on Wednesday following an ex parte application by the Trustee of the Association of Meter Manufacturers of...

Barau settles ₦25 million registration fees for 66 football clubs in Kano and donates buses.

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has again paid the registration fees of 66 football clubs in Kano State for this year’s Nationwide League One competition. Barau also donated three buses to the Nationwide League One Kano Forum, the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Kano chapter, and the Kano State Football Referees...

NFSS Kano Command records 99 complaints

The Nigeria Forest Security Service in Kano said it received 99 complaints in March. The commander, Abdullahi Al’ameen, said this in a statement on Wednesday. “Most of the cases reported were bush burning, cattle rustling, car theft, deforestation, motorcycle and tricycle theft, house and shop breaking, illegal cutting of trees, thuggery, and robbery, among others....

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