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Police retrieve two stolen vehicles during operations in Kano

Aliyu dahiruApril 26, 2026

The Kano State Police Command has recovered two stolen vehicles in separate intelligence-led operations conducted in Tarauni and Kumbotso Local Government Areas of the state. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa. According to the statement, the recoveries were part of the ongoing...

BUK tops Nigerian universities in international outlook for the third straight year

Aliyu dahiruApril 25, 2026

The Times Higher Education (THE) of the United Kingdom, in its 2026 World University Assessment, has ranked Bayero University, Kano (BUK), as Nigeria’s overall best university in terms of international outlook. According to a post on the Bayero University Facebook page on Saturday, the university was ranked Nigeria’s number one institution for international outlook for...

FG launches N3.8bn 2MW solar power project at ADUSTECH Wudil

Aliyu dahiruApril 25, 2026

The Federal Government, through the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), has flagged off a 2-megawatt solar hybrid power project worth N3.8 billion at the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology (ADUSTECH), Wudil, Kano State. The project, under the Renewed Hope Solarisation Programme, includes the installation of 200 solar-powered streetlights within the university. The ceremony...

Police fix date for recruitment exams in Kano, issue warning to applicants.

Aliyu dahiruApril 25, 2026

The Kano State Police Command has announced that the written examination for police constable recruitment will take place from April 28 to April 30, 2026, urging candidates to adhere strictly to guidelines and avoid fraudulent schemes. In a statement issued on April 25, the Police Service Commission (PSC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force...

Police rescue kidnapped toddler, arrest three suspects in Kano

Aliyu dahiruApril 25, 2026

The Kano State Police Command has rescued a two-year-old boy who was kidnapped in the state.The command also arrested three suspects, and recovered most of the ransom paid by the child’s family. This was contained in a press release issued on Friday, and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, on behalf...

BUK: Abdalla Uba Adamu concludes 46 years of service with retirement

Aliyu dahiruApril 25, 2026

A former Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu, has retired from Bayero University Kano after attaining the age of 70. Adamu, who holds dual professorships in Science Education and Media and Cultural Communication, announced his retirement in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Friday night. “With gratitude...

Abdullahi Ganduje calls for increased investment in persons with disabilities (PWDs) as a strategy to curb street begging across northern Nigeria.

Aliyu dahiruApril 24, 2026

A former Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has urged governors, development partners, and philanthropists to invest more in persons with disabilities (PWDs) as a strategy to curb street begging across Northern Nigeria. Ganduje made the call on Friday in Abuja at the premiere marking 10 years of Let’s Talk Humanity Initiative, an organisation dedicated...

Sanusi criticizes FG borrowing despite subsidy removal

Aliyu dahiruApril 24, 2026

The Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, has questioned the Nigerian government’s continued reliance on borrowing despite the removal of the petrol subsidy. Sanusi assessed Nigeria’s current fiscal trajectory in an interview posted by News Central TV on Friday. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stated that while the removal of the...

Kano Censorship Board closes herbal shop over child-involved advert for sexual enhancement product

Aliyu dahiruApril 24, 2026

The Kano State Film Censorship Board has shut down a herbal medicine shop over allegations that its owner used children in an indecent advertisement promoting sexual enhancement products. The Board said the action followed multiple complaints from members of the public over an advert it said contained inappropriate language and imagery. In a statement signed...

FG unveils ECoN initiative in Kano to boost innovation and propel $1 trillion economy

Aliyu dahiruApril 23, 2026

The Federal Government on Thursday launched the Energise Commercialisation Now(ECoN) initiative in Kano, aimed at transforming Nigeria’s research outputs and innovations into market-driven enterprises and economic value. The initiative is a clear testament to the Federal Government’s unwavering commitment to reposition science, technology and innovation as the backbone of the President’s drive towards actualising a...

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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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