Tag: Kano state
Police recover prohibited drugs worth N1.2bn in Kano
Kano state Police Command recovered prohibited drugs worth N1.2 billion from dealers between October 25 and December 31, 2015. DSP…
Kano court sentences cleric to death for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed
An Islamic Court in northern Nigeria has sentenced to death a Muslim cleric for blaspheming Islam’s holiest figure, Prophet Muhammad.…
Kano to spend N500m to upgrade primary health care centres
Dr Nasir Muhammad, the Executive Secretary, Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board, on Monday, said the state government proposed…
Kano to assist 2015 flood victims next week – official
Ali Bashir, the Executive Secretary, Kano State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency, says the state government will provide assistance to…
Digitisation: Kano Govt. to spend N300m on radio station
The Kano State Commissioner for Information, Mr Muhammed Garba, has said that more than N300 million has been set aside…
Diversion of petroleum products attracts N150 fine per litre in Kano
Marketers caught diverting petroleum products in Kano State will henceforth pay a fine of N150 per litre of the diverted…
Kano approves N520m for infrastructure in varsity
The Kano State Government has approved N520 million for the provision of infrastructure and office equipment at the Kano University…
Shiites march through Kano marking killings
Hundreds of Shiite Muslims marched through Nigeria’s northern city of Kano to mark both the birth of the Prophet Muhammad…
Senate donates N2m to victims of bomb blast in Kano
The Senate, on Wednesday, donated N2 million to victims of the recent bomb attack in Kano, Kano State. Senator Bala…
Task Force on Distribution of Petroleum Products warns marketers against diversion
Alhaji Rabiu Bako, Chairman, Task Force on Distribution of Petroleum Products in Kano State, has warned fuel marketers against diversion…
Zakkat commission disburses N7m in Kano
The Kano State Zakkat and Endowment Commission said on Monday that it had spent N7.3 million as Zakkat (alms) to…
We will wipe out Shiite Muslims, says Boko Haram
Boko Haram on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a Shiite Muslim procession near the northern Nigerian city…
Kano Blast: Police yet to ascertain casualty figure
The Kano State Police command said on Friday it was yet to ascertain the casualty figures in the bomb attack…
Suicide bomber hits Shi’ite procession in Kano
A male suicide bomber hit a procession of Shi’ite Muslims in Nigeria’s Kano state as they walked to the city…
Businessman, 65, commits suicide in Kano
A 65-year-old man, Alhaji Ado Maisumunti has stabbed himself to death with a knife in Kano. Eyewitnesses told NAN on…
FG donates N40m to victims of Kano bomb blast
The Presidential Victims Support Fund on Friday donated N40 million to the victims of the bomb attack that occurred on…
UPDATE: 14 dead, over 100 injured in Kano blasts
Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on…
Suicide bombers kill 12, injure dozens in Kano
Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on…
Blast rips through mobile phone market in Kano
A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria’s biggest northern city, Kano, on Wednesday, two traders…
Emir Sanusi after graveyard of past emirs, says Bayero’s lawyer
Counsel to Alhaji Salim Bayero, the Kano prince who took Emir Muhammadu Sanusi to court has explained that the Emir…
Kano govt shuts college over sexual child abuse
Kano State Government has ordered immediate closure of boys section of Hassan Ibrahim Gwarzo College, Kano, over recent media report…
High Court to Emir Sanusi: Don’t tamper or demolish palace structure
A High Court in Kano on Friday restrained the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, from demolishing or tempering…
No distrust between Gov. Ganduje, Kwankwaso – SSG
Alhaji Rabi’u Bichi, the Secretary to the Kano State Government, has dismissed rumours of a mutual distrust between Governor Abdullahi…
Emir Sanusi excites Kano residents
Residents of Kano went wild with jubilation Saturday as their Emir, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, rode on a she-camel as…
Police arrest 72, recover 818 cattle in Kano
The Police have arrested 72 suspected cattle rustlers in the notorious Falgore forest in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of…
Kano govt releases 15 prisoners
The Kano State Government has released 15 prisoners of the Central Prison, Kano as part of efforts to decongest the…
Police arrest 69 cattle rustlers, bandits in Kano
The Kano State Police Command on Sunday said that it had arrested 69 cattle rustlers and other notorious armed robbers…
Kano pilgrims board says no indigene killed in Mina stampede
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has described as untrue reports that 11 pilgrims from the state were among the…
Code of Conduct tribunal begins trial of Kano civil servants for non declaration of assets
The Code of Conduct on Wednesday began the trial of M. A. Maishanu, Ahmad M. Mu’azu, Alkasim S. Ajumawa, Mustapha…
523 intending Muslim pilgrims from Kano State fly to Saudi Arabia
The first batch of 523 intending Muslim pilgrims from Kano State were on Saturday morning flown to Saudi Arabia in…