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Tinubu presents 2026 budget, proposes N5.41tn allocation for security

Aliyu dahiruDecember 19, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has earmarked N5.41tn for Security, the single largest allocation in the proposed 2026 budget. It marked the third consecutive year that defence and security spending has taken priority since the administration began presenting national budgets in November 2023. Tinubu disclosed this on Friday while presenting the N58.18tn 2026 Appropriation Bill to a...

Kano anti-graft agency returns over N40m to owners

Aliyu dahiruDecember 19, 2025

The Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission (PCACC) says the commission has successfully returned over N40 million to rightful owners after the commission mediation in some civil cases brought before it. Addressing newsmen at the commission’s headquarters in Kano, Executive Chairman of the commission Sa’idu Yahaya stated that since his assumption of office in...

Kano State Government Moves to Nullify Illegal Land Approvals Around Northwest University

Aliyu dahiruDecember 18, 2025

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared that his administration will recover all Northwest University lands currently occupied by encroachers or illegal claimants. The governor made this known during a State Executive Council meeting attended by the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Northwest University, Professor Amina Salihi Bayero. Governor Abba also urged Professor Bayero...

Kano Governor Applauds Tinubu and Abba Bichi for ₦47bn Wuju-Wuju Road Construction

Aliyu dahiruDecember 18, 2025

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has expressed deep gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the Federal Government’s intervention to complete the long-abandoned Wuju-Wuju Road project at a cost of ₦47 billion. This was disclosed in a statement released on Thursday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. Governor Yusuf made...

NAFDAC destroys ₦10.19bn fake, expired products in Kano

Aliyu dahiruDecember 18, 2025

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday destroyed over 618 tonnes of fake, counterfeit, substandard, and expired regulated products valued at ₦10.19 billion in Kano. The destruction exercise, which covered illicit medicines, food products, cosmetics, agrochemicals, and medical devices, was conducted at the North-West zonal level as part of efforts...

Kano gov vows to end delays in payment of public servants’ benefits

Aliyu dahiruDecember 18, 2025

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has pledged that his administration will no longer allow public servants to suffer delays in the payment of their lawful benefits. The disclosure was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa. According to the statement, the governor made the pledge on Wednesday during the...

Kano Ulama Coalition Denounces External Interference, Upholds Sharia and Hisbah Bodies

Aliyu dahiruDecember 18, 2025

The Coalition of Ulama and Islamic Organizations in Kano State has strongly denounced what it termed unjustified and provocative interference by the United States Government and the U.S. Congress in Nigeria’s domestic affairs, particularly concerning the implementation of Sharia law and the activities of the Hisbah institution. In a statement issued and signed by Dr....

Kano: 159,669 eligible voters registered as INEC concludes first CVR phase

Aliyu dahiruDecember 17, 2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State has registered a total of 159,669 eligible voters during the first phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise….

Gov Yusuf clears N8.234bn gratuity debt to 1,371 ex-councillors

Aliyu dahiruDecember 17, 2025

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has paid the final tranche of ₦8.234 billion in severance gratuity, accommodation and leave allowances owed to 1,371 former local government councillors who served between 2021 and 2024, bringing to an end all outstanding liabilities owed to them by the state government. Speaking on Wednesday at the Government House in...

NLC holds peaceful rally in Kano, submits letter on security to state govt

Aliyu dahiruDecember 17, 2025

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) staged a peaceful rally in Kano on Wednesday to highlight the nation’s security challenges and presented a letter of demands to the Kano State Government. The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr Suleiman Wali, representing Gov. Abba Yusuf, said the state government was enjoying a cordial relationship with the organised labour and described the rally...

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Ahead of 2027 Polls, Kano CP Warns Residents Against Hate Speech, False Information

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 4, 2026

The Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Bakori, has warned that anyone found promoting hate speech or spreading fake news in the state will be made to face the full weight of the law, as security agencies and stakeholders stepped up measures to sustain peace ahead of the 2027 general election. CP Bakori gave...

Kannywood Actress Samha Inuwa Arrested by EFCC Over Alleged Naira Mutilation

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 3, 2026

The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 arrested a Kannywood Star, Samha Inuwa over alleged Naira mutilation. Inuwa was arrested following a viral video circulated on social media platforms where she was seen conspicuously cleaning mucus from her nose using Naira notes. Following the release...

Fried Yam Seller Allegedly Killed Following ₦200 Clash in Kano

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 3, 2026

A fried yam and egg seller, identified as Sulaiman Muhammad, has been killed following an altercation over N200 in Unguwar Medile Turba, Kumbotso local government area of Kano State. The incident occurred on Sunday night when a group of youths reportedly approached the vendor to buy N200 worth of fried yam. According to eyewitness accounts,...

More than 200 mentally ill individuals removed from Kano streets, says official

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 2, 2026

The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to evacuating mentally challenged persons from streets across the Kano metropolis and environs. Speaking to journalists on the development on Monday in Kano, the executive secretary of the Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Isyaku Kubarachi, said the measure was in line with the...

Fire razes multimillion-naira goods at Kano market

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 2, 2026

A fire outbreak has destroyed three big stores at the popular Singer Market in Kano metropolis, resulting in significant loss of goods and property worth millions of naira. Our sources gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, affecting two market blocks identified as Gidan Mazaf and Gidan Mangwaro. The fire reportedly started at...

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