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Court Sentences Taj Bank Employee to Five Years in Prison Over N22.35m Investment Fraud in Kano

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 17, 2026

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of a woman, Janet Theophilus Danjuma, for defrauding an investor of N22.35 million in Kano. Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, sentenced Danjuma to five years imprisonment without an option of fine after she pleaded guilty to a one-count...

Kano Denies Child Begging Accusations, Seeks Immediate Retraction from NGO

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 17, 2026

The Kano State Bureau of Statistics has refuted what it described as misleading claims published by the Global Improvement of Less Privileged Persons Initiative regarding the prevalence of child begging in Kano State. Recall that a Non-Governmental Organisation, the Global Improvement of Less Privileged Persons Initiative, on Monday made an observation on how over two...

BREAKING: Saudi Arabia Announces Sighting of Ramadan Crescent

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 17, 2026

The crescent moon for the commencement of the holy month of Ramadan has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. According to Haramain, a Saudi-based media platform, following the sighting of the crescent for the new month, the Saudi Authorities will announce Wednesday, 18th February 2026, as the first of the holy month of Ramadan. Earlier, it...

Kano Govt Applauds Tinubu, APC Governors for N8bn Singa Market Intervention

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 17, 2026

The Kano State Government has expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving N5 billion as an intervention fund for traders affected by the recent fire outbreak at the popular Singer Market in Kano. This was contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, on...

FG Provides ₦5bn Assistance to Kano Market Fire Victims

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 16, 2026

The Federal Government has donated N5 billion to victims of the devastating fire that razed parts of Singer Market in Kano on Saturday, bringing immediate relief to hundreds of affected traders. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Vice-President Kashim Shettima disclosed the donation during a sympathy visit to the market on Monday. Speaking in...

Ex-Federal Road Safety Corps ACM Urges Immediate Relocation of Singer Market

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 16, 2026

A retired Assistant Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Alhaji Kabiru Yusuf-Nadabo, has called for the relocation of the Singer market to Dangwaro International Market in Kano. Yusuf-Nadabo, who is also a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Jigawa, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

Market Blaze: Shettima Heads Federal Team to Kano to Unveil Relief Support

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 16, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead a high-powered Federal Government delegation to Kano on account of the Saturday Singa Market fire disaster. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday in Abuja. The delegation, scheduled to depart Abuja on Monday, will convey Tinubu’s sympathies to...

Kano governor vows to foster unity among political leaders, cautions against violent political conduct.

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 15, 2026

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has pledged to foster unity among political leaders in the state, warning against what he described as do-or-die politics. The governor made the remarks during the second special prayer session and Qur’anic recitation held at the Government House, Kano, where 4,444 reciters gathered on Saturday. According to a statement...

Abba Kabir Yusuf Names Emir of Gaya as Chair of Kano State Polytechnic Governing Council

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 15, 2026

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the appointment of the Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Dr. Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir, as the new Chairman of the Governing Council of Kano State Polytechnic. This follows the relief of Engr. Buba Galadima from the position, a decision confirmed in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi...

Fire Continues to Rage at Kano’s Singa Market

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 15, 2026

The fire at Singa market in Kano State rage into the early hours of Sunday. Our sources had reported how the inferno started from a section of the market on Saturday evening. As of the time of this report, officials of the Fire Service were still working to prevent the fire from spreading to other...

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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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