N10m bribery allegation: Unmask lawyers involved in act, Kano NBA tells Tribunal
Following a N10 million bribery allegation that hit the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano, the Kano State Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA has called on the Tribunal to unmask and reveal identity of lawyers involved in the act.
Man, 45, dies in fuel tanker compartment in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of a 45-year-old tanker driver, Dahiru Aliyu, at Hotoro NNPC depot. The confirmation is contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi on Tuesday. “The incident happened on Monday morning. ALSO READ: Direct Primaries: Buhari’s decision in Nigeria’s […]
JONAPwD begs Kano Govt to speed up passage of amended PWD bill into law, set up commission
. By Bashir Bello, KANO The Kano State Chapter of Joint National Association of Persons With Disability, JONAPwD has appealed to the Kano State government to speed up the passage of the amended Persons with Disability bill into law in the state. The persons in their large numbers made the appeal while commemorating the International […]
Children in Kano demand downward review of voting age
Children from various schools across Kano State have on Monday called for a downward review of the voting age in the country to enable them to exercise their voting rights and participate in the decision making on matters that affect children.
Eid-el-Kabir: 136 inmates freed in Kano
By Bashir Bello – Kano In the spirit of Eid-el-Kabir Sallah celebration, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has on Tuesday secured the release of 136 offenders from the various custodial centres in the state. The Governor who was in the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Goron-Dutse, Kano, paid fines to secure their release. Governor Ganduje […]
Stepping on Kwankwaso’s poster not intentional – Kano govt
Kano State commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba has said that a picture that had gone viral on the social media depicting Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state stepping on the poster of former Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso at the APC rally, held on Saturday, was unintentional and totally unpremeditated. The commissioner told newsmen that […]
FG hands over 310 Kano state indigenes repatriated from Saudi Arabia
By Victoria Ojeme The Federal government has handed over 310 Kano State Indigenes repatriated from Saudi Arabia. About 319 Nigerians were reportedly stranded and were evacuated from the country. Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, the Director, Consular and Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who received the returnees, noted that their quarantine period has elapsed. The Media, […]
Kano State partners British Council, flags off KaLMA teaching and learning materials project
The Kano Literacy and Mathematics Accelerator (KaLMA) has kick started the distribution of teaching and learning aid materials in the state. KaLMA is the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO’s) funded project, being implemented from October 2019 to December 2021 by the British Council in partnership with Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa. […]
Ganduje settles N257m scholarship fees of 43 students studying in Egypt
By Bashir Bello – Kano Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has on Thursday settled the scholarship fees of not fewer than 43 students to the tune of over N257million to study in Egypt. The students 37 and 6 were studying at Mansoura University and October 6 University, all in Egypt respectively. The Chief […]
COVID-19 not a barrier for our development in Kano — Ganduje
By Bashir Bello – Kano Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said that the contagious COVID-19 pandemic is not a stumbling block or barrier to its development of the state. Ganduje stated this during project inspection of Dangi flyover, Sheikh Qariballah Sheikh Nasuru Kabara flyover, and Kofar Mata flyover, Friday evening. A statement by […]
COVID-19: Kano Internal Revenue Service relieves 308 workers, 60 consultants of jobs
By Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano The Kano Internal Revenue Service, KIRS, has temporarily relieved 308 temporary workers of their jobs due to a fall in Internally Generated Revenue in the state caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was made known by the Chairman of the KIRS Bala Inuwa while addressing newsmen in Kano on Wednesday. […]
Ganduje relaxes lockdown on Mondays
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has approved the relaxation of the lockdown on Mondays, as part of measures to further ease the restriction of movement in the state. Mr Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Kano. “To further cushion the effect and hardship […]
Auto-crash kills one, 12 others injured in Kano
By Bashir Bello – Kano A ghastly motor accident in Dambatta town along Kano-Daura road on Thursday left one person dead while twelve others sustained several degrees of injuries. The accident which happened at about 07:09 am occurred between a Toyota Model-F bus conveying passengers and a Honda motorcycle leading to the death of one. […]
Kano State Fire Service saves 77 lives, N820m goods in one month
The Kano State Fire Service on Friday said it had saved 77 lives and property worth N820 million from 108 fire incidents in April. The Kano Fire Service’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Alhaji Saidu Muhammed, disclosed in a statement in Kano. Muhammed said that 26 died and property worth N254 million were destroyed by fire […]
COVID-19: Kano returnee tests positive in Osun
Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government has confirmed that a male Kano State returnee has tested positive for Coronavirus bringing the total active cases in the state to three. A statement by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu on Saturday stated that the man was isolated after sneaking into the state through […]
Kano State’s COVID-19 blues
By Rotimi Fasan Does anyone still believe the lie of the Kano State government that the sudden increase in the number of dead people in the state is the result of some mysterious disease? Even before the presidential committee on COVID-19 returned the damning report that the so-called mysterious deaths in Kano were caused by […]
