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Kano Governor Approves Fresh Appointments, Promotions

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 28, 2026

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has approved a fresh round of appointments and promotions aimed at strengthening governance and improving service delivery across key sectors of the state. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. According to the statement, Abdulkadir Balarabe Kankarofi (Alhajiji) has...

Court Orders Detention of Kano Electoral Commission Chairman in N1bn Fraud Case

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 27, 2026

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Tuesday, ordered that Sani Malumfashi, chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, and two others be remanded in Kuje Prison custody over an alleged N1 billion money laundering offence. Justice James Omotosho made the order after Mr Malumfashi and his co-defendants pleaded not guilty to a six-count...

Firefighters rescue 55 people from blazing fire in Kano

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 27, 2026

The Federal Fire Service says it saved 55 lives and property worth N8.7 billion from 433 incidents in Kano last year. Kazeem Sholadoye, the command’s comptroller in Kano, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said that 19 persons lost their lives due to fire outbreaks, road accidents, and others, while property worth N263...

Yusuf’s Defection Is About Kano’s Interests, Not Kwankwaso, Says Aide

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 27, 2026

The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media Monitoring and Innovation to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Hon. Ramadan Yusuf, has downplayed suggestions that the governor’s resignation from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and subsequent alignment with the All Progressives Congress (APC) amounts to a betrayal of the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa...

Kano anticipates 700,000 births in 2026

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 26, 2026

The Kano State Government said the state is expecting the birth of between 600,000 and 700,000 new babies in 2026 alone. The figures are based on the 2006 population growth projection of 3.5 per cent in the state. The Executive Secretary of the Kano State Hospitals Management Board, Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda, disclosed this in...

Police in Kano recover vehicle reported stolen in Borno

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 25, 2026

The Kano Police Command has recovered a stolen Toyota Sienna vehicle, valued at N20 million, and handed it over to its rightful owner, Ali Alti. The vehicle was stolen in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on January 5, 2026. In a statement on Sunday, the Kano police spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, said the vehicle was...

Kano Governor Urges Responsible Use of Social Media

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 24, 2026

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has called on social media influencers, particularly supporters of the present administration, to ensure that their content creation remains responsible, respectful and dignified in order to promote unity and development among Nigerians. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on...

Ganduje’s daughter graduates from UK’s King’s College London

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 24, 2026

A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, has celebrated the graduation of his daughter, Fatima, from King’s College London. Fatima, who is married to Idris Ajimobi, son of the late former Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, graduated from the prestigious UK institution on Thursday. Ganduje shared the news in a post...

Kano Killings: Lawyer Hands ₦25.2m Relief Funds to Victims’ Father

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 24, 2026

A Kano-based lawyer, Abba Hikima, has handed over N25.2million raised through a five-day crowdfunding campaign to Malam Bashir Haruna, the widower whose wife and six children were brutally murdered in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters of Kano State last Saturday. The crowdfunding campaign was coordinated through his Facebook page and was initiated following appeals from concerned members...

Senator Barau grants scholarships to 4,183 Kano students

Aliyu dahiruJanuary 22, 2026

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has disbursed scholarships to 4,183 students from Kano North Senatorial District studying at the Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi, Kano State. The beneficiaries, comprising male and female students pursuing the Nigeria Certificate in Education and Degree programmes, received N20,000 and N50,000, respectively. The scholarship disbursement exercise...

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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...

Kano By-Election: NNPP Reaffirms Candidacy of Late Lawmakers’ Sons

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 2, 2026

The interim leadership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has insisted that the nominations of Nabil Sarki Aliyu Daneji for Kano Municipal and Saadu Aminu Saadu for Ungogo state constituencies remain valid for the February 21 by-election into the Kano State House of Assembly. The party said the names of the two candidates had...

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