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Police rescue kidnapped toddler, arrest three suspects in Kano

Aliyu dahiruApril 25, 2026

The Kano State Police Command has rescued a two-year-old boy who was kidnapped in the state.The command also arrested three suspects, and recovered most of the ransom paid by the child’s family. This was contained in a press release issued on Friday, and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, on behalf...

BUK: Abdalla Uba Adamu concludes 46 years of service with retirement

Aliyu dahiruApril 25, 2026

A former Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu, has retired from Bayero University Kano after attaining the age of 70. Adamu, who holds dual professorships in Science Education and Media and Cultural Communication, announced his retirement in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Friday night. “With gratitude...

Abdullahi Ganduje calls for increased investment in persons with disabilities (PWDs) as a strategy to curb street begging across northern Nigeria.

Aliyu dahiruApril 24, 2026

A former Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has urged governors, development partners, and philanthropists to invest more in persons with disabilities (PWDs) as a strategy to curb street begging across Northern Nigeria. Ganduje made the call on Friday in Abuja at the premiere marking 10 years of Let’s Talk Humanity Initiative, an organisation dedicated...

Sanusi criticizes FG borrowing despite subsidy removal

Aliyu dahiruApril 24, 2026

The Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, has questioned the Nigerian government’s continued reliance on borrowing despite the removal of the petrol subsidy. Sanusi assessed Nigeria’s current fiscal trajectory in an interview posted by News Central TV on Friday. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stated that while the removal of the...

Kano Censorship Board closes herbal shop over child-involved advert for sexual enhancement product

Aliyu dahiruApril 24, 2026

The Kano State Film Censorship Board has shut down a herbal medicine shop over allegations that its owner used children in an indecent advertisement promoting sexual enhancement products. The Board said the action followed multiple complaints from members of the public over an advert it said contained inappropriate language and imagery. In a statement signed...

Barau FC hammer Chanji FC 4–0 to reach the Kano FA Cup final

Aliyu dahiruApril 24, 2026

Barau FC on Thursday secured a place in the final of the Kano State Federation Cup after a dominant 4-0 victory over Chanji FC in the semi-final encounter. The match, played at the Sani Abacha Stadium, saw Barau FC—popularly known as the Maliya Boys—outclass their opponents from start to finish. According to a statement signed...

FG unveils ECoN initiative in Kano to boost innovation and propel $1 trillion economy

Aliyu dahiruApril 23, 2026

The Federal Government on Thursday launched the Energise Commercialisation Now(ECoN) initiative in Kano, aimed at transforming Nigeria’s research outputs and innovations into market-driven enterprises and economic value. The initiative is a clear testament to the Federal Government’s unwavering commitment to reposition science, technology and innovation as the backbone of the President’s drive towards actualising a...

Kano Assembly completes screening of deputy governor nominee Murtala Garo

Aliyu dahiruApril 23, 2026

The Kano State House of Assembly has concluded the screening of Murtala Sule Garo, nominated by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for the position of Deputy Governor. The screening exercise was conducted by an ad hoc committee led by the Deputy Speaker, Muhammad Bello Butu Butu, who oversaw the deliberations. Speaking after the exercise, a member...

JUST IN: Kano Assembly sets up ad hoc panel to screen deputy governor nominee, Murtala Garo

Aliyu dahiruApril 22, 2026

The Kano State House of Assembly has confirmed receiving a letter from Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf requesting for the screening of the deputy governor nominee, Hon Murtala Sule Garo. The Speaker of the House, Hon Jibrin Ismaila Falgore, announced this after reading the request letter of the governor on Wednesday at plenary. inside Kano had reported that...

Four Kano lawmakers defect from NNPP to ADC

Aliyu dahiruApril 22, 2026

Four members of the house of representatives from Kano have defected from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The lawmakers are Sani Wakili (Minjibir/Ungogo federal constituency), Muktar Zakari (Tarauni federal constituency), Umar Datti (Kura/Madobi/Garun Mallam federal constituency), and Abdulhakeem Ado (Wudil/Garko federal constituency). Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, read the defection notices during plenary on Wednesday.

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NDLEA exposes underground drug caves, hidden hideouts in Kano

Aliyu dahiruMay 6, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Strategic Command, says it uncovered a network of caves and underground tunnels used as drug hideouts in Rimin Kebe area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on Wednesday in Kano. The PRO said the...

BREAKING: Gov. Yusuf Swears in Murtala Garo as deputy governor

Aliyu dahiruMay 5, 2026

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Tuesday, swore in Hon. Murtala Sule Garo as the new Deputy Governor, in a ceremony held at the Government House. Our sources reports that the oath of office was administered by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, in the presence of top government officials,...

Crisis brews in NDC as Kano chairman opposes Kwankwaso’s alleged takeover move

Aliyu dahiruMay 4, 2026

A fresh political disagreement is brewing within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kano State as the party chairman, Usaini Isa Mai Riga, has insisted that former Kano governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will not be handed control of the party structure in the state. In an interview on Monday, M so h Riga said early...

Kano governor schedules deputy’s swearing-in for Tuesday

Aliyu dahiruMay 4, 2026

The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, will swear in his deputy, Hon. Murtala Sule Garo, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. According to a statement issued by Ibrahim Adam, Special Adviser on Information to the governor, the swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to take place at 11:00 a.m. at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano....

Kano to commence airlifting of pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj on May 14

Aliyu dahiruMay 4, 2026

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board will commence airlifting of the state pilgrims on May 14, 2026. The board’s Director General, Abubakar Matawalle, announced this on Monday during the closing ceremony of the Hajj Induction Course held at the School for Arabic Studies, Kano, as part of preparations for the 2026 Hajj exercise. He said,...

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