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149 doctors and dentists inducted by BUK

Aliyu dahiruApril 28, 2026

The Bayero University Kano on Tuesday inducted 149 graduates into the medical and dental professions during its 24th MBBS and 10th BDS joint induction ceremony, reaffirming its role in training healthcare professionals for Nigeria. The newly inducted professionals comprise 131 medical doctors and 18 dental surgeons, marking another milestone in the university’s contribution to strengthening...

Court jails two individuals for 14 years over homicide in Kano

Aliyu dahiruApril 28, 2026

A Kano State High Court sitting in Bompai has sentenced two young men to 14 years’ imprisonment without the option of a fine after finding them guilty of culpable homicide.The court, presided over by Justice Hadiza Sulaiman, delivered the judgment on Monday, April 27, 2026, after concluding trial proceedings. The Kano State Government had arraigned...

Cash Transfers: FG Allocates N48.1bn to Tackle Poverty in Kano

Aliyu dahiruApril 28, 2026

The Federal Government, through its cash transfer programme, has expended N48.1 billion in eradicating poverty and improving livelihoods in Kano State. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, disclosed this on Monday during a beneficiary engagement meeting in Kano. Doro said that the Household Prosperity and Empowerment – Cash Transfer (HoPE-CT) programme was...

Fire razes shops and vehicles at Kano market

Aliyu dahiruApril 27, 2026

A midnight fire has gutted the Maganda Road Wood Market in Kano State, destroying goods and cars worth millions of naira and leaving hundreds of traders counting their losses. Witnesses said the fire started around 3:00 a.m on Monday in the wood section of the market before spreading across the road to the metals cluster....

Hoodlums invade Kano GSM market, attack traders and cart away goods

Aliyu dahiruApril 27, 2026

Suspected thugs on Monday attacked the popular mobile phone market at Farm Centre in Kano metropolis, causing panic among traders and customers. Newsmen gathered that the hoodlums stormed the market in broad daylight, assaulting people, stealing smartphones, and wielding sharp weapons to intimidate victims. The incident reportedly occurred near Yoyo Plaza, a section of the...

Kano Assembly approves Murtala Sule Garo as deputy governor

Aliyu dahiruApril 27, 2026

The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday approved the nomination of Hon. Murtala Sule Garo as Deputy Governor, following the presentation and adoption of the report of its ad hoc screening committee. Our sources reports that Garo’s confirmation came after the 12-member committee, chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Bello Muhammad Butubutua, submitted its report during plenary presided...

Federal Government introduces FarmerMoni scheme in Kano, aims to reduce poverty

Aliyu dahiruApril 27, 2026

The Federal Government on Monday said it had launched the FarmerMoni programme in Kano State as part of efforts to eradicate poverty and support vulnerable Nigerians through access to interest-free loans and enterprise support. The government said the initiative, under its Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) 3.0, was designed to assist small-scale farmers, petty...

Kano generates N102 billion in revenue.

Aliyu dahiruApril 26, 2026

The Kano Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) says it has generated N102 billion in revenue in 2025. The KIRS chairman, Dr Zaid Abubakar, said this in Kano on Sunday. He said the service recorded N102 billion in revenue last year, compared with N74 billion in 2024, adding that the state has a revenue projection of about...

Kano governor flags off construction of N1.3bn secondary school

Aliyu dahiruApril 26, 2026

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new secondary school at Kaura Goge in Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state. The project is expected to replace the popular Maikwatashi School, which had become dilapidated and reportedly suffered encroachment, with parts of its land allegedly sold illegally...

Court set to hear FOI case on constituency projects in Kano

Aliyu dahiruApril 26, 2026

A Kano State High Court has set Monday, April 27, 2026, to hear a case over access to public information on constituency projects. The case was filed by a human rights and anti-corruption activist, Umar Ibrahim Umar, after the State Commissioner for Works and Housing allegedly failed to respond to his Freedom of Information (FOI)...

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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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