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Customs seize smuggled goods and illicit drugs in Kano, Jigawa

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, says it intercepted various smuggled goods with a duty-paid value (DPV) of N1.1 billion between January 1 and March 10, 2026. The command’s acting area controller, Deputy Comptroller Usman Umar-Adamu, disclosed this at his maiden press briefing on Tuesday at the Customs House, Bompai, Kano. He said...

Governor Yusuf Removes Kano Head of Service from Office

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

The Executive Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has relieved the State Head of Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Musa, of his appointment with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Tuesday evening. The decision is part of the ongoing efforts by the present...

Hisbah in Kano Arrests Teenagers for Organising Alleged Indecent Birthday Celebration

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested two teenage boys, Umar Yahaya and Musa Al-Hassan, for allegedly planning to organise a birthday party comprising all pimps during the forthcoming Eid-el-Fitr celebration in Kano. The Deputy Command General of the Board, Mujahideen Aminudeen, confirmed the arrest of the teenagers in a statement issued on Tuesday. According...

Two youths lose their lives after drowning in Kano

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

Two 18-year-old youths, Sadiq Isyaku and Auwal Isyaku, have drowned after falling into an open water body while attempting to escape from suspected phone snatchers in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Kano State Fire Service Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi, revealed that the incident occurred on...

Three persons die in Kano road crash — FRSC

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of three persons in a road crash that occurred in the early hours of Monday on the Zaria-Kano expressway after Imawa U-turn. The sector commander, Idris Mohammed-Lawal, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. The statement said, “We received a call at about 5:55 a.m. and...

Court orders Kano govt to pay N1 million cost in ex-commissioners’ vehicle dispute

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Kano Judicial Division, on Tuesday adjourned further hearing in the suits filed by former Kano State commissioners seeking to stop the state government from retrieving official vehicles allocated to them while in office. Our sources reports that the court, presided over by Justice Mahmood Abba Namtari, also awarded a cost...

Police Call for Vigilance in Kano During Final 10 Days of Ramadan

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force, Zone One Headquarters in Kano, has urged members of the public, particularly Muslim faithful, to remain vigilant during the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan. This was contained in a security advisory issued on Monday and signed by DSP Abdullahi Hussaini, the Police Public Relations Officer, Zone One...

Kano Targets Lifting 2 Million Women Out of Poverty by 2029 Through New Policy

Aliyu dahiruMarch 10, 2026

Kano State government has launched the domesticated version of the Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) Policy, aimed at lifting two million women out of poverty and achieving 30 percent economic growth by 2029. At the event, the Kano State governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, promised to provide financial backing for the implementation of the policy to...

Protest Erupts in Kano as SDP, ADC Supporters Decry El-Rufai’s Detention

Aliyu dahiruMarch 9, 2026

Supporters of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kano State on Monday staged a peaceful protest over the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, without being formally charged in court. The demonstrators, led by leaders of coalition groups and members of the El-Rufai Support Group,...

Gov. Yusuf Praises Nigeria–Saudi Arabia Bilateral Relations

Aliyu dahiruMarch 9, 2026

Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reaffirmed the strong and enduring relationship between Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, describing it as one built on deep historical, religious and economic ties that have continued to grow through sustained cooperation. Governor Yusuf, who spoke through his Principal Private Secretary, Dr. Sulaiman Wali...

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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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