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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...

Mob kills two alleged phone thieves in Kano

Aliyu dahiruMarch 31, 2026

Two suspected phone snatchers were reportedly lynched by a mob in Kano after allegedly stealing a girl’s mobile phone near Fatima Special Primary School in Gyadi-Gyadi, opposite the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital gate. Witnesses said the girl had handed over her phone to the suspects and was unable to raise an alarm out of fear...

NDLEA commends Kano youth advocate Zainab Nasir Ahmad for anti-drug advocacy campaign

Aliyu dahiruMarch 31, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has commended a Kano-based youth advocate, Zainab Nasir Ahmad, for her sustained efforts in raising awareness about the dangers of drug abuse among young people. The commendation was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the agency’s Public Relations Officer in Kano State, Mr Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, via his...

Governor Yusuf expresses grief over the death of the Emir of Rano’s mother.

Aliyu dahiruMarch 30, 2026

The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Maimuna Umar, mother of the Emir of Rano. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, on Monday. “Governor Yusuf has extended his heartfelt condolences to the Rano Emirate over the passing of the Emir’s mother,...

Just in: Gawuna exits position as FMBN chairman

Aliyu dahiruMarch 30, 2026

The chairman of the Governing Board of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, FMBN, Nasiru Gawuna, has resigned from his position. It was gathered that Mr Gawuna has perfected his defection deal with a former governor of Kano, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and is expected to defect to ADC on Tuesday. In a resignation letter dated March...

Several feared killed as violence erupts in Kano communities

Aliyu dahiruMarch 30, 2026

Many people are feared killed and properties destroyed following a violent clash between security operatives and residents of Katai and Fauda villages in Wudil Local Government Area of Kano State. Residents said the crisis was triggered by a land dispute between some villagers and a Fulani traditional leader, who allegedly laid claim to land belonging...

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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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