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Kano Takes Steps to Address Delays in Primary Healthcare Funding

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 11, 2026

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...

Kano Launches Compulsory Medical Screening for 2026 Hajj as Saudi Arabia’s Deadline Nears

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 11, 2026

The Kano State Government has commenced medical screening and immunisation for 3,613 intending pilgrims as part of preparations for the 2026 Hajj exercise. The director-general of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim Matawalle, disclosed this during the official flag-off of the exercise at the Hajj Camp Clinic in Kano. Matawalle said the...

Former Kano Governor Ibrahim Shekarau Loses Elder Brother

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 11, 2026

A senior brother to Malam Ibrahim Shekaru, former Kano State Governor, Malam Dahiru Shekarau, is dead. A statement issued on Wednesday by Spokesman to the Former Governor, Associate Prof. Sule Yau Sule, said Dahiru Shekarau died at a private hospital on Tuesday after a protracted illness. Our sources reports that the funeral prayer of the deceased, who was...

Calls Grow for Gov Yusuf to Remove Kano Revenue Board Chairman

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 10, 2026

The Kano State Concerned Citizens have called on Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to immediately sack the management of the Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) and replace them with more competent and qualified indigenes of Kano State. The group specifically demanded the removal of the Chairman of KIRS, Dr. Zaid Abubakar, and the Executive Director...

APC faces growing internal crisis in Kano as stakeholders meet separately

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 9, 2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano Municipal Local Government has been thrown into a deeper crisis following the conduct of parallel stakeholders’ meetings by two factions within the party. The meetings, which were originally planned to promote unity and strengthen internal cohesion, were instead held at different venues, reflecting growing divisions and rivalry among party leaders....

Kano govt steps up efforts to modernise motor parks

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 9, 2026

The Kano government says it is intensifying efforts to modernise motor parks to ensure safer and more efficient transportation services. The transport commissioner, Haruna Dederi, disclosed this during a press briefing in Kano on Monday. Mr Dederi said the initiative was aimed at reforming and strengthening the sector, boosting economic growth and public safety. He...

77 people affected in Kano trailer crash

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 9, 2026

At least seven people were killed, and 70 were injured in a road crash on Sunday. The Federal Road Safety Corps said the crash occurred on Sunday. In the lone accident, 28 were unhurt. The sector commander, Idris Muhammed-Lawal, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to him, the accident occurred at about 8:35...

Governor Yusuf Condoles Families of Kwanar Barde Accident Victims, Approves Free Medical Care for Injured

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 8, 2026

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has expressed deep sympathy and condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic road accident that occurred early Sunday morning at Kwanar Barde in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi...

Businessman Busted at Kano Airport After Excreting 95 Cocaine Pellets — NDLEA

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 8, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested Nwabueze Izueke, a 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, for allegedly attempting to traffic cocaine to China. A statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said Izueke was apprehended on Saturday, during the outward clearance of passengers...

Kwankwasiyya Praises Loyalists Who Quit Kano Government Amid Resignations

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 8, 2026

The Kwankwasiyya Movement has praised former political appointees who resigned their positions in the Kano State Government in solidarity with its leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, describing the action as a rare display of courage and commitment to principle. In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its spokesperson, Habibu Sale Mohammed, PhD, the...

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Gunmen kidnap local government secretary in Kano

Aliyu dahiruMarch 21, 2026

Unknown gunmen on Friday night abducted the Secretary of Kibiya Local Government Area in Kano State, Alhaji Hamza Musa Durba. The incident occurred late at night when about six armed assailants reportedly stormed his residence in Dinya town, within Durba Ward of Kibiya LGA. Security sources said the attackers arrived on motorcycles and were heavily...

Qadiriyya Sect observes Eid prayer in Kano a day after the Sultan’s announcement

Aliyu dahiruMarch 21, 2026

While most Muslims in Kano State observed Eid al-Fitr prayers on Friday, followers of the Qadiriyya sect held their own prayers on Saturday in the Makwarari area of Kano city. Sheikh Khalifa Sheikh Sammani Yusuf Makwarari led the congregation, explaining that the sect did not follow the directive of the Sultan of Sokoto, who had...

Kano government provides cash assistance and food supplies to families of 16 killed hunters

Aliyu dahiruMarch 20, 2026

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has provided cash and food assistance to families of 16 hunters who were lynched by a mob in Uromi, Edo State. The Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Abdullahi Waiya, led a government delegation to Bunkure Local Government Area on Friday, where he presented N300,000 each to the families...

Eid-el-Fitr: Kano Records Peaceful Festivities Under Heavy Security Presence

Aliyu dahiruMarch 20, 2026

Kano residents on Friday celebrated Eid-el-Fitr peacefully, following tightened security measures. Security operatives were stationed throughout the city, ensuring calm at prayer grounds, on roads, and in public places. The tight security contributed significantly to the orderly conduct of the day’s activities. The festive mood was evident as residents stepped out in elegant attire to mark...

2027: Hafiz Kawu, Ja’o’ji Set to Step Down Following Tinubu’s Directive

Aliyu dahiruMarch 20, 2026

There are strong indications that two presidential appointees from Kano State, Hafiz Ibrahim Kawu and Nasir Bala Aminu Ja’o’ji, may soon resign their positions in compliance with the directive issued by Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kano Times reports that President Tinubu had directed all political appointees under his administration seeking...

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