Not less than 8 persons were injured during a clash between supporters of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano state and Abdullahi Ganduje, the incumbent governor. The incident took place at a wedding fatiha in Kano. The clash is coming a week after a commissioner in the state called on residents to attack Kwankwaso. […]
Continue Reading
Security agents and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) monitoring team have discovered 144 trucks of petrol not streamed by some marketers in Kano. The NNPC Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division, Ndu Ughamadu, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Ughamadu stated that the team was set up to rapidly end petroleum […]
Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari received a rousing welcome as he arrived Kano on Wednesday for a two-day official visit. The president was received at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, members of the State Executive Council, Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, traditional rulers as well as politicians, among others. A mammoth […]
Continue Reading
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 19 persons have died in a ghastly auto crash along Kano – Katsina Road. The Public Relations Officer of the FRSC Sector Command in the state, Kabir Ibrahim-Daura, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Saturday. Mr. Kabir-Daura said that the incident occurred […]
Continue Reading
A 50-year old man in Kabo Local Government Area of Kano named Tukur Mohammed, has been arraigned before a Kano Chief Magistrate’s Court for sexually assaulting a 15-year old girl. The police said the father of four asked his victim to accompany him to his farm where he forcefully had carnal knowledge of her. The […]
Continue ReadingA classified document revealed that the Nigerian Army has uncovered plots by Boko Haram terrorists to attack Lagos, Kano, Sokoto, Kebbi, Bauchi, Katsina, Imo, Yobe and Borno states as well as the Federal Capital Territory. The intelligence document indicates that terrorists’ targets include markets, schools, police stations and formations, prison facilities and the just re-opened […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian government will establish a world-class film village in Kano, with a view to standardizing local film production and creation of jobs. Speaking at an interactive session with the stakeholders, a member representing Bebeji/Kiru Federal Constituency, Abdulmumin Jibrin, said the 20-hectare centre would be equipped with state-of-art facilities and equipment for film making. Mr. […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has described as sad and regrettable the developments that led to the killing of Bridget Agbahime, a market woman in Kano state. Recall that Agbahime was killed on Thursday by a mob after she was accused of blasphemy. Speaking through Femi Adesina, his spokesman, Buhari said justice would be done in the […]
Continue Reading