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Police Arrest Six Kano Residents Over Theft, Recover Stolen Tricycles

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 12, 2026

The police command in Kano has arrested six suspects involved in theft and receiving stolen property in the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Kiyawa, on Thursday. Mr Kiyawa said that five suspects were arrested following a report of a stolen tricycle at Panshekara Quarters, Kano. He added that...

NAPTIP Rescues 7 Young Women, Dismantles Trafficking Network in Kano

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 12, 2026

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued seven young women from a suspected human trafficking syndicate in Kano. The Kano Zonal Public Relations Officer of NAPTIP, Mr Mohammed Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Kano. Habib said the victims, aged between 21 and 24, were rescued...

Kano Takes Steps to Address Delays in Primary Healthcare Funding

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 11, 2026

The Kano State Government has initiated steps to address coordination gaps responsible for delays in the funding and delivery of primary healthcare services across the state. This was the focus of a two-day Primary Healthcare Fiscal Governance and Budget Credibility Inception Meeting held in Kano, where government officials and development partners examined how healthcare funds...

Kano Launches Compulsory Medical Screening for 2026 Hajj as Saudi Arabia’s Deadline Nears

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 11, 2026

The Kano State Government has commenced medical screening and immunisation for 3,613 intending pilgrims as part of preparations for the 2026 Hajj exercise. The director-general of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim Matawalle, disclosed this during the official flag-off of the exercise at the Hajj Camp Clinic in Kano. Matawalle said the...

Former Kano Governor Ibrahim Shekarau Loses Elder Brother

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 11, 2026

A senior brother to Malam Ibrahim Shekaru, former Kano State Governor, Malam Dahiru Shekarau, is dead. A statement issued on Wednesday by Spokesman to the Former Governor, Associate Prof. Sule Yau Sule, said Dahiru Shekarau died at a private hospital on Tuesday after a protracted illness. Our sources reports that the funeral prayer of the deceased, who was...

Calls Grow for Gov Yusuf to Remove Kano Revenue Board Chairman

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 10, 2026

The Kano State Concerned Citizens have called on Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to immediately sack the management of the Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) and replace them with more competent and qualified indigenes of Kano State. The group specifically demanded the removal of the Chairman of KIRS, Dr. Zaid Abubakar, and the Executive Director...

Kano govt steps up efforts to modernise motor parks

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 9, 2026

The Kano government says it is intensifying efforts to modernise motor parks to ensure safer and more efficient transportation services. The transport commissioner, Haruna Dederi, disclosed this during a press briefing in Kano on Monday. Mr Dederi said the initiative was aimed at reforming and strengthening the sector, boosting economic growth and public safety. He...

77 people affected in Kano trailer crash

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 9, 2026

At least seven people were killed, and 70 were injured in a road crash on Sunday. The Federal Road Safety Corps said the crash occurred on Sunday. In the lone accident, 28 were unhurt. The sector commander, Idris Muhammed-Lawal, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to him, the accident occurred at about 8:35...

Governor Yusuf Condoles Families of Kwanar Barde Accident Victims, Approves Free Medical Care for Injured

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 8, 2026

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has expressed deep sympathy and condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic road accident that occurred early Sunday morning at Kwanar Barde in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi...

Businessman Busted at Kano Airport After Excreting 95 Cocaine Pellets — NDLEA

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 8, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested Nwabueze Izueke, a 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, for allegedly attempting to traffic cocaine to China. A statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said Izueke was apprehended on Saturday, during the outward clearance of passengers...

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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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