Tag: Kano state
6 dead, 5 injured in Kano bomb blast
The police in Kano have confirmed the death of six persons, including three policemen, in the bomb explosion at Magarsiku…
Suicide bomber behind Kano petrol station blast, 6 dead – Police
Six people were killed, including three police, in a suicide bomb attack at a petrol station in northern Nigeria’s biggest…
Murtala Mohammed’s son set to deliver Kano to PDP
A PDP governorship aspirant in Kano, Alhaji Abba Mohammed, on Wednesday in Abuja, promised to deliver the state to PDP…
PVC: INEC extends distribution in Kano by one day
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has extended the distribution of Permanent Voter cards (PVCs) in Kano State to Monday,…
Kwankwaso collects PVC, urges INEC to correct errors
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State on Saturday collected his Permanent Voter Card (PVC) at the Kwankwaso Malamai Primary School…
New Kano airport terminal will boost commerce, says FAAN
By Simon Ateba The construction of a new terminal at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport will boost commercial activities…
Rape victims to get compensation in new Kano law
The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the amendment to the Kano State Rape Prohibition Bill 2014. NAN…
Kano State Govt empowers 6, 620 women
No fewer than 6,620 women have benefitted from the Women Empowerment Programme of the Kano State government within 10 months…
Kano beggars tell Kwankwaso to help them quit
Some street beggars in Kano on Saturday called on the state government led by Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso to assist them…
9 Girls Die In Nigeria Boat Capsize
Nine teenage girls died and three were listed missing after a passenger boat capsized on a river in northern Nigeria,…
Schools in Kano to reopen 13 October
The Kano State Government has directed all public and private schools in the state to reopen on Monday 13 October.…
APC restrained from conducting primaries in Kano
A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday restrained the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) from parading itself as…
2015: INEC issues notice of election in Kano
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano state on Wednesday issued a notice of the 2015 general elections in…
107 arrested in Kano over sanitation offences
No fewer than 107 persons were arrested for various sanitation-related offences in Kano State during Saturday’s monthly sanitation exercise. NAN…
Gunmen: Jonathan assures people of Kano on security
President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with residents of Kano State on the loss of lives that followed terrorist attacks on…
13 dead, 34 wounded in shooting, blast in Kano College
At least 13 people were killed and 34 others wounded when police fought a battle with suspected Boko Haram suicide…
Kano spends N11m on training of 2,200 birth attendants
Governor Rabi`u Kwankwaso of Kano state on Thursday said the state government spent over N11 million to train 2,200 traditional…
Former Kano deputy gov. Bibi Farouk is dead
Former Deputy Governor of Kano state under Mohammed Abubakar Rimi’s administration in the Second Republic, Alhaji Bibi Farouk, is dead.…
Kwankwaso Joins Prezy Race
Jamiu Yisa The Governor of Kano State, northwest Nigeria, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has declared his intention to run for the…
PDP gets new officials in Kano Congress
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano state has elected Alhaji Rabi’u Dansharu as its new chairman. The state congress,…
Ebola: Kano approves N33.4m for renovation of health centre
The Kano State Government has approved N33.4 million for the immediate renovation of Yar’Gaya Health Centre recently designated as an…
Allocate more fertiliser to councils, LG Chairman tells FG
The Chairman of Kabo Local Government Area in Kano State, Murtala Sulen-Garo, has appealed to the Federal Government to allocate…
Deep division in Nigeria after teenager murders husband
Many see Wasila Tasi’u as a victim: a 14-year old girl from a poor, strictly Muslim family in northern Nigeria,…
Kano women ditch hijab after suicide bombings
Women in north Nigeria’s largest city Kano are abandoning their traditional religious dress after a spate of suicide bombings by…
I’m Too Big For Jonathan’s Impeachment Tricks, says Kwankwaso
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/KANO Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano state has said he is too big for the impeachment tricks and…
Kano govt. urged to support local shoemakers
A shoemaker at Kofar Wambai in Kano, Malam Fatihu Yahaya, on Thursday called on Kano State Government to extend soft…
Jonathan condemns terror attacks in Kano, Adamawa, Cameroon
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said he “wholeheartedly condemned’’ the recent terrorist attacks in Kano and Adamawa states. The president…
Two female suicide bombers kill nine in Kano
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano No fewer than nine people died on Tuesday in two explosions in Kano northwest Nigeria, while several others…
Another explosion rips through Kano
The Nigeria Police say a second explosion has rocked the ancient city of Kano. The police announced the fresh explosion…
4 dead, 7 injured in Kano suicide attack – Police
The Nigeria Police has confirmed four persons dead in the suicide attack at Nigerian National Petroleum commercial city of Kano…