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Governor Yusuf Commends President Tinubu as FEC Approves N334bn Kano–Kongolom Road Project

Aliyu dahiruMarch 5, 2026

The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving the massive review and upgrade of the Kano–Kongolom Road project with a total cost of ₦334 billion. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Wednesday. Governor Yusuf described the approval...

Breaking: Former Kano Finance Commissioner Kabiru Dandago Passes Away

Aliyu dahiruMarch 4, 2026

Professor Kabiru Isa Dandago, a former Commissioner of Finance in Kano State and a renowned Professor of Accounting and Taxation at Bayero University, Kano, is dead.

Kano: Dispute Erupts Among Yoruba Leaders Over Alleged Removal of Obas

Aliyu dahiruMarch 4, 2026

A leadership crisis has erupted within the rank and file members of the Yoruba community in Kano, as two factions traded words over the alleged dethronement of the Oba of the Yoruba in Kano, Alhaji Murtala Alimi Otisese and seven others. While one group claimed that all the eight traditional rulers had been removed from office...

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Cautions Contractors Over Damage to Fibre-Optic Cables in Kano

Aliyu dahiruMarch 4, 2026

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has warned contractors against tampering with fibre-optic cables during excavation and construction works. The State Commandant, Mohammed Hassan-Agalama, issued the warning in a statement on Tuesday in Kano through the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi. He expressed concern over the rising cases of...

Kano State House of Assembly Swears In Two New Lawmakers

Aliyu dahiruMarch 3, 2026

The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday inaugurated two newly elected members, Sa’ad Aminu and Najib Sarki, representing Ungogo and Kano Municipal State constituencies. The inauguration, which took place during plenary, was presided over by the speaker, Jibril Isma’il Falgore. Mr Falgore administered the oath of allegiance and the oath of office to the...

Court Sentences Two Former Inmates to Death for Murder of Newlywed Man

Aliyu dahiruMarch 3, 2026

A Kano State High Court on Tuesday sentenced Aliyu Hussaini, and Amir Zakariyya, to death by hanging for stabbing a newly wedded groom, Yazid Haruna, with a knife to death. Hussaini of Sheka Sabuwar Abuja Quarters, and Zakariyya of Unguwar Malam Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area, were convicted of conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide....

Abba Kabir Yusuf Approves Resignation of Water Resources Commissioner, Hon. Doguwa

Aliyu dahiruMarch 3, 2026

The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has accepted the resignation of the Commissioner for Water Resources, Umar Haruna Doguwa. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Tuesday. Hon. Umar Haruna Doguwa formally tendered his resignation on Monday, 2nd March, 2026, with effect from today....

Kano: Qadiriyya adherents conduct funeral prayer in absentia for Ali Khamenei

Aliyu dahiruMarch 2, 2026

Dozens of Qadiriyya Sufi order followers observed Salatul Ghaib (funeral prayer in absentia) for the late Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at the Darul Qadiriyya in Kabara quarters, Kano, on Monday. Darul Qadiriyya is the residence of the late Sheikh Nasiru Kabara, the leader of the Qadiriyya sect in Africa, who died in 1993....

Court declines request to bar Kano govt from reclaiming official vehicles from former commissioners

Aliyu dahiruMarch 2, 2026

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Kano Judicial Division, has refused separate ex parte applications filed by former members of the Kano State Executive Council seeking to restrain the state government from retrieving official vehicles allocated to them while in office. Our sources reports that the applications, which stem from similar circumstances and seek identical reliefs,...

Troops thwart cattle rustling bid in Kano, recover 257 animals

Aliyu dahiruMarch 2, 2026

The Nigerian Army has foiled an attempted cattle rustling operation in Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, recovering 257 livestock and repelling armed bandits. This was contained in a statement signed by Major Babatunde Zubairu, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 3 Brigade, on Sunday. According to the statement, the operation was carried out by troops of...

Gunmen kidnap local government secretary in Kano

Unknown gunmen on Friday night abducted the Secretary of Kibiya Local Government Area in Kano State, Alhaji Hamza Musa Durba. The incident occurred late at night when about six armed assailants reportedly stormed his residence in Dinya town, within Durba Ward of Kibiya LGA. Security sources said the attackers arrived on motorcycles and were heavily...

Qadiriyya Sect observes Eid prayer in Kano a day after the Sultan’s announcement

While most Muslims in Kano State observed Eid al-Fitr prayers on Friday, followers of the Qadiriyya sect held their own prayers on Saturday in the Makwarari area of Kano city. Sheikh Khalifa Sheikh Sammani Yusuf Makwarari led the congregation, explaining that the sect did not follow the directive of the Sultan of Sokoto, who had...

Kano government provides cash assistance and food supplies to families of 16 killed hunters

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has provided cash and food assistance to families of 16 hunters who were lynched by a mob in Uromi, Edo State. The Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Abdullahi Waiya, led a government delegation to Bunkure Local Government Area on Friday, where he presented N300,000 each to the families...

Eid-el-Fitr: Kano Records Peaceful Festivities Under Heavy Security Presence

Kano residents on Friday celebrated Eid-el-Fitr peacefully, following tightened security measures. Security operatives were stationed throughout the city, ensuring calm at prayer grounds, on roads, and in public places. The tight security contributed significantly to the orderly conduct of the day’s activities. The festive mood was evident as residents stepped out in elegant attire to mark...

2027: Hafiz Kawu, Ja’o’ji Set to Step Down Following Tinubu’s Directive

There are strong indications that two presidential appointees from Kano State, Hafiz Ibrahim Kawu and Nasir Bala Aminu Ja’o’ji, may soon resign their positions in compliance with the directive issued by Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kano Times reports that President Tinubu had directed all political appointees under his administration seeking...

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