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Kano anti-graft agency returns over N40m to owners

Aliyu dahiruDecember 19, 2025

The Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission (PCACC) says the commission has successfully returned over N40 million to rightful owners after the commission mediation in some civil cases brought before it. Addressing newsmen at the commission’s headquarters in Kano, Executive Chairman of the commission Sa’idu Yahaya stated that since his assumption of office in...

Kano State Government Moves to Nullify Illegal Land Approvals Around Northwest University

Aliyu dahiruDecember 18, 2025

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared that his administration will recover all Northwest University lands currently occupied by encroachers or illegal claimants. The governor made this known during a State Executive Council meeting attended by the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Northwest University, Professor Amina Salihi Bayero. Governor Abba also urged Professor Bayero...

Kano Governor Applauds Tinubu and Abba Bichi for ₦47bn Wuju-Wuju Road Construction

Aliyu dahiruDecember 18, 2025

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has expressed deep gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the Federal Government’s intervention to complete the long-abandoned Wuju-Wuju Road project at a cost of ₦47 billion. This was disclosed in a statement released on Thursday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. Governor Yusuf made...

NAFDAC destroys ₦10.19bn fake, expired products in Kano

Aliyu dahiruDecember 18, 2025

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday destroyed over 618 tonnes of fake, counterfeit, substandard, and expired regulated products valued at ₦10.19 billion in Kano. The destruction exercise, which covered illicit medicines, food products, cosmetics, agrochemicals, and medical devices, was conducted at the North-West zonal level as part of efforts...

Kano gov vows to end delays in payment of public servants’ benefits

Aliyu dahiruDecember 18, 2025

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has pledged that his administration will no longer allow public servants to suffer delays in the payment of their lawful benefits. The disclosure was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa. According to the statement, the governor made the pledge on Wednesday during the...

Kano Ulama Coalition Denounces External Interference, Upholds Sharia and Hisbah Bodies

Aliyu dahiruDecember 18, 2025

The Coalition of Ulama and Islamic Organizations in Kano State has strongly denounced what it termed unjustified and provocative interference by the United States Government and the U.S. Congress in Nigeria’s domestic affairs, particularly concerning the implementation of Sharia law and the activities of the Hisbah institution. In a statement issued and signed by Dr....

Kano: 159,669 eligible voters registered as INEC concludes first CVR phase

Aliyu dahiruDecember 17, 2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State has registered a total of 159,669 eligible voters during the first phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise….

Gov Yusuf clears N8.234bn gratuity debt to 1,371 ex-councillors

Aliyu dahiruDecember 17, 2025

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has paid the final tranche of ₦8.234 billion in severance gratuity, accommodation and leave allowances owed to 1,371 former local government councillors who served between 2021 and 2024, bringing to an end all outstanding liabilities owed to them by the state government. Speaking on Wednesday at the Government House in...

NLC holds peaceful rally in Kano, submits letter on security to state govt

Aliyu dahiruDecember 17, 2025

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) staged a peaceful rally in Kano on Wednesday to highlight the nation’s security challenges and presented a letter of demands to the Kano State Government. The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr Suleiman Wali, representing Gov. Abba Yusuf, said the state government was enjoying a cordial relationship with the organised labour and described the rally...

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Aliyu dahiruDecember 17, 2025

Ahmed Musa has announced his retirement from international football, bringing to a close a 15-year career with the Super Eagles that saw him become Nigeria’s most capped player and one of its most decorated modern internationals, PUNCH Online reports. The announcement came via a statement released on social media on Wednesday afternoon, in which Musa...

Pharmacists Council of Nigeria shuts down 821 pharmacies and patent medicine outlets in Kano.

The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has sealed no fewer than 821 pharmaceutical premises in Kano State over non-compliance with the council’s Act. The affected premises included 68 pharmacies, 587 patent medicine stores, and 166 illegal outlets. The Head of Department, Enforcement, Dr Sulaiman Chiroma, made the disclosure while addressing a news conference in Kano on...

Nine Kano inmates successfully complete Qur’anic memorisation

Nine inmates serving various terms at Medium Security Custodial centre in Wudil, Kano, have successfully completed memorisation of the Holy Quran. The milestone coincided with the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Centre. The public Relations officer of Kano state command of the Nigeria Correctional Service (CSC) Musbahu Lawan Kofar Nasarawa, said some of the inmates...

Kano government launches investigation into former Head of Service Abdullahi Musa over alleged N1.5bn salary fraud

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has ordered an investigation into the alleged deduction of N1.5 billion from workers’ salaries, reportedly linked to a former Head of Service, Abdullahi Musa. Yusuf gave the directive on Friday during the 2026 International Workers’ Day celebration held at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano. The governor said...

Kano set to screen 3,000 couples before mass wedding ceremony

The Kano State Hisbah Board has said it will commence medical screening for 3,000 prospective couples ahead of a planned mass wedding in the state. The Deputy Commander-General of the board, Sheikh Mujahedeen Aminudeen, disclosed this in a telephone interview with our sources on Friday. He said the exercise would involve 1,500 men and 1,500...

APC names Yusuf as Kano governorship candidate, Ganduje hands over nomination forms

Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State have purchased the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms for Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, endorsing him as the sole governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections. The endorsement was announced during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Kano, where party leaders unanimously reaffirmed their confidence...

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