Tag Archives: Kano

News had reported the explosion, which has recorded four casualties so far, with an eyewitness telling us that they saw a suicide bomber detonate explosives. Kano State Police Command has said this morning’s explosion along Aba Road by Court Road in the Sabon Gari area of Kano, was caused by …

Unidentified gunmen have attacked Karfi Village in Takai Local Government Area of Kano state killing six persons and abducting the village head, Yahya Illu. The gunmen were said to have killed six and injured three. Kano state Police spokesman, SP Haruna Kiyawa confirmed the incident saying that the gunmen entered …

Governorship aspirants seeking tickets on the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platforms are intensifying their push. Many of them threw their hats into the ring for slots in Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Benue statesThe PDP has extended the sale of nomination and …

The recent tragic kidnap and murder of five-year-old Miss Hanifa Abubakar by her teacher, Abdulmalik Tanko, in Kano, elicited a number of knee-jerk reactions by people in high places which must be called to order. Governor Umar Ganduje, while on a condolence visit to the family of the deceased, vowed …

A Kano State High Court 15, sitting at Miller road, on Tuesday, sentenced one Balarabe Ahmad to death by hanging for stabbing his neighbour to death. The convict was last year arraigned before the court for allegedly using a knife to stab his neighbor at Unguwar Uku quarters, in Kano …

Kano State government has expressed shock over the death of the Vice President of the Dangote Group, Sani Dangote,. Dsngote, a younger brother to Aliko Dangote, died Sunday evening in a hospital iin Maimi, USA. The government described the deceased as a rare gem, who would be greatly missed in …

The Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir, is dead. The Emir, who has been sick, died on Wednesday morning in Kano More details later…

Ganduje Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has directed the closure of all public and private schools in the state with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Education, Sanusi Kiru, a copy of which was made available to newsmen in Kano on Wednesday …

Sabo Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Babawuro Nanono, the brother of the Minister of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, was on Monday abducted by gunmen. It was learnt that the hoodlums invaded the minister’s home in Tofa village, Gabasawa Local Government Area of Kano State and abducted Babawuro. Sabo, apart …