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Tragedy in Kano: Teenager drowns in open water, eight-year-old boy dies in well

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 6, 2026

An 18-year-old teenager, Yusif Malam-Gwani, has drowned in open water at Bachirawa, Kwanar Madugu, Ungogo LGA. The Kano State Fire Service disclosed in a statement signed on Thursday. “We received a distress call from one Sulaiman Abdullahi-Tela on Thursday afternoon that Malam-Gwani had fallen into open water. “Upon receiving the report, a rescue team from...

NEMA, stakeholders hold Kano meeting to enhance readiness for 2026 emergencies

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 6, 2026

The National Emergency Management Agency, Kano Operations Office, in collaboration with the Kano and Jigawa State Emergency Management Agencies, on Thursday held a one-day Emergency Preparedness Coordination Stakeholders Meeting in Kano to review 2025 response activities and plan for 2026. The meeting had the theme, ‘Review of 2025 Emergency Preparedness, and Response Strategic Planning for...

Court Sends Three Suspects to Custody Over Brutal Killing of Mother, Six Kids in Kano

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 5, 2026

A Magistrate Court sitting at Nomansland in Kano, on Thursday, ordered the remand of three men accused of killing a woman and her six children in Dorayi area of Kano metropolis. The suspects were arraigned before Magistrate Court No. 2 on charges of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide and unlawful entry, arising from the January 2026...

Audu Bako Zoo Set for Upgrade into a Model Wildlife Park

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 4, 2026

The Kano State Zoological Garden and Wildlife Management Agency is to embark on a comprehensive multi-phase revitalisation of the 45-hectare Audu Bako zoo into a model wildlife park. Musayyib Kawu, the newly appointed managing director of the agency, announced this in Kano. This, he said, is aimed at boosting domestic tourism and economic growth in...

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...

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...

Kano Governor Yusuf Approves Fresh Appointments

Aliyu dahiruFebruary 2, 2026

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved fresh appointments of various positions and promoted other officials. Those apointed are as follows: The announcement is contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Monday. Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim Matawalle had previously served as Executive Secretary of the Pilgrims’ Board...

Kano Hisbah Moves to Enforce Ban on Female Passengers Sitting Next to Tricycle Riders

The Kano State Hisbah Board has concluded arrangements to begin enforcement against the practice of female passengers sitting beside drivers of commercial tricycles, popularly known as Adaidaita Sahu, as part of efforts to promote morality in the state. In a press release issued on February 13, 2026, and signed by the Director of Public Enlightenment,...

Kannywood Actress Samha Inuwa Gets Six-Month Prison Sentence in Kano

Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Friday, February 13, 2026 convicted and sentenced a Kannywood actress, Saadatu Mohammed Inuwa, (aka Samha) to six months imprisonment for the abuse and mutilation of the Naira. The actress was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on the mutilation of the Nigerian currency,...

Kano Govt Disowns Petition Seeking to Bar Kwankwaso from Entering State

The Kano State Government has denied allegations that it wrote a petition to the Federal Government seeking to prevent Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso from entering the state, describing the claim as false and politically motivated. In a statement issued on Thursday evening, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, dismissed the allegation...

BREAKING: NDLEA Thwarts Suspected Drug Distribution Scheme in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano Strategic Command, has intercepted 64 bags of cannabis sativa concealed in a cement-laden trailer along the Kano–Zaria Road. The agency disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by its Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics Sadiq Maigatari. According to the statement, the consignment was seized on...

Kano releases safety advisory amid surge in respiratory illnesses, clarifies COVID-19 situation

The Kano State Centre for Disease Control has issued a public health advisory following a recent increase in cases of upper respiratory tract infections across the state. The agency, however, confirmed that there are no recorded cases of any COVID-19 variant in Kano State. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its Director-General,...

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