April, 2026 - insidekano.com

Police reassure Kano residents of tight security measures for Easter celebrations

Aliyu dahiruApril 4, 2026

The Kano State Police Command has assured residents of adequate security arrangements ahead of the Easter celebrations, calling for calm and cooperation from the public. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Kano State Police Command Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa. According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police,...

Kano Government Dismisses Ex-Commissioner Sagagi’s Claims on Governor Yusuf’s Defection

Aliyu dahiruApril 4, 2026

The Kano State Government has dismissed claims by a former Commissioner for Investment, Commerce and Industry, Shehu Wada Sagagi, describing his comments on Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s political move as false and baseless. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, on Friday, the government said Sagagi’s allegation...

Governor Yusuf Condoles Over the Passing of Alhaji Nuhu Dantani

Aliyu dahiruApril 3, 2026

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Alhaji Nuhu Dantani, father of Barrister Hamza Nuhu Dantani, a renowned human rights lawyer and activist. This was contained in a statement signed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary Mustapha Muhammad on Friday. Governor Yusuf described the late Alhaji Nuhu...

EXCLUSIVE: Supreme Court to Issue Final Ruling on Kano Emirate Dispute in April

Aliyu dahiruApril 2, 2026

In March 2025, the Court of Appeal in Abuja had set aside actions taken against the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. The appellate court later transmitted the case record to the Supreme Court, advising all parties to exercise caution pending the apex court’s ruling. In a unanimous ruling delivered...

Kano Government Trains Information Officers on Ethics and Professional Conduct

Aliyu dahiruApril 2, 2026

Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening ethical standards and professionalism in public information management. Yusuf made this known while declaring open a two-day capacity-building workshop for Information and Zonal Information Officers drawn from the 44 local government areas of the state. The governor, represented by the Secretary...

OGP Committee Formally Established in Kano

Aliyu dahiruApril 2, 2026

The Kano State Government has officially inaugurated the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee, a strategic move aimed at enhancing transparency, accountability, and inclusive governance. The inauguration ceremony, held at the Ministry for Public Procurement, Project Monitoring and Evaluation (MPPPME), Kano, brought together representatives from government institutions, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and media stakeholders, reflecting...

Kano Court Charges Suspects Over Killing of Seven Family Members

Aliyu dahiruApril 1, 2026

A Kano State High Court sitting in Bompai on Wednesday arraigned four men over the alleged killing of a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi quarters of Kano earlier this year. The defendants—Umar Auwalu, Yakubu Dayyabu, Isyaka Yakubu, and Umar Ali—are facing charges bordering on homicide, rape, armed robbery, and arson....

Kano Police Bust Tricycle Theft Syndicate

Aliyu dahiruApril 1, 2026

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a three-man syndicate involved in tricycle theft and recovered eight stolen tricycles across the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. Kiyawa said the arrest followed an intelligence-led operation by officers attached to the Kwakwachi Police Division. According...

Alleged Theft: Court Grants N60 Million Bail to Emir Sanusi’s Wife’s Driver, Two Others

Aliyu dahiruApril 1, 2026

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Wednesday, admitted Suleiman Yakubu, a driver attached to the wife of the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, to N60 million bail over alleged jewellery theft. Mr Yakubu, alongside Messrs Idris Uba- Musa, and Abdullahi Hassan, whose addresses and ages were not provided by the court are...

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....

Abba Yusuf alleges that some Nigerians are exploiting insecurity for political advantage

Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, says some individuals in the country are exploiting Nigeria’s security challenges for political gain. Yusuf spoke in Lagos on Tuesday at a national conference organised by the Nigerian Human Rights Community (NHRC), with the theme “Building a fractured nation.” Represented by Issa Katere, Kano state commissioner for transportation, the governor...

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