Tag: Kano state
Suicide bomb kills several people in Kano
A female suicide bomber targeting women lining up to buy kerosene killed several people on Monday in northern Nigeria’s Kano…
Kano bomb attack: Police arrest five suspects
Nigeria Police said on Sunday that as part of ongoing investigations into the various terror related incidents that occurred in…
Major Bomb Explosion Averted In Kano On Sallah Day
Eromosele Ebhomele A car loaded with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and programmed to explode at a major mosque in Kano,…
CAN condemns Kaduna, Kano explosions
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed shock and sadness at the explosions that rocked the cities of Kaduna…
Four Killed In Kano Park Blast
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano At least four people lost their lives at the New Road Luxury Park, Sabon Gari, Kano, northwest Nigeria…
Shekarau’s Many Challenges
The first recorded success of Ibrahim Shekarau, former Kano State governor, after he was appointed minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau,…
Kano sends medical team to battle cholera
The Kano Government said on Sunday that it had sent a medical team to Kafin Dalawa village in Tudun Wada…
Ramadan Crime: 55 Jailed For Drinking Alcohol
The Kano State Hisba Board on Monday said 55 people were arrested and convicted for alcohol consumption in Kano, nortrhwest…
Kano BDC operator bags one year jail term for N8mn fraud
Justice Faruk Lawan of Kano State High Court Thursday 10 July 2014 convicted and sentenced one Auwalu Ibrahim to one…
FOI: Kano Seeks Information On Petroleum Fund
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja The Kano State Government on Tuesday secured leave from a federal high court siting in Abuja to institute…
Kwankwaso reaffirms commitment to Kano people
Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State on Friday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to ensure that the people of the state…
Police foil heavy terror attack on Kano
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano A 10-year old boy saved hundreds of lives in Kano, northwest Nigeria Friday afternoon when through the information…
Police detect high calibre explosives in Kano
The Police in Kano State said it had detected 13 high calibre Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) at Sauna-Fafunga in Dakata…
NDLEA Arrests 279 Drug Suspects
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano At least 279 drug suspects have been arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Kano, northwest…
Kano disburses N1bn car loans to civil servants
The Kano State Government said on Monday that it had disbursed N1 billion as car loans to its civil servants…
Kano to secure release of indigenes detained in Abia
The Kano State Government said it had dispatched a delegation to Abia to secure the release of the state indigenes…
Sanusi receives appointment letter, preaches peace and unity
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano His Highness, Sarki Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, northwest Nigeria, on Monday assumed duties with an…
In Pictures: Sanusi Lamido officially appointed Emir of Kano
His Highness, Sarki Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, northwest Nigeria, on Monday assumed duties with an appeal to…
Protests in Kano over choice of Sanusi as Emir
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Hundreds of Kano residents took to the streets Sunday evening to protest the appointment of immediate past governor…
Kwankwaso, Hayatu, others pay tributes to Emir of Kano
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Notable Nigerians have continued to pay tributes to the late revered Emir of Kano monarch, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi…
Emir of Kano pillar of support to me – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, was a pillar of support…
In Pictures: Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero is buried
Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero was buried around on Friday 6 June. An unprecedented crowd graced his palace…
Tributes pour in as Emir of Kano is buried
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero was buried around 6:15 p.m. on Friday 6 June.…
Emir Of Kano, Ado Bayero Is Dead
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero is dead. He died in his sleep at 5 a.m.…
Police Arrest Terrorists In Kano
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Adenrele Shinaba, Commissioner of Police in Kano, northwest Nigeria told journalists Thursday afternoon that the police have arrested…
Train Derails In Lagos, Kills 2
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni A passenger train, reported to be coming from Kano State, derailed last night at the Lagos Terminus of…
Buhari praises Kwankwaso For transforming Kano
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Former Head of State and leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari has laid the…
Kano Govt. approves N88.3m for village construction
The Kano State Government had approved N88.3 million for the construction of a model village in Madobi Local Government Area,…
Rocket launcher factory found in Kano – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Friday in Abuja, said rocket launcher production facility was uncovered at Dorayi District in Kumbotso…
Two arrested over Kano suicide car bomb
Two men have been arrested in connection with a suicide car bombing in the northern Nigerian city of Kano that…