Tag: Kano
Jonathan condemns Kano, Potiskum attacks
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja condemned the reversion by the Boko Haram terrorist group to the bombing of…
Blasts hit two Nigeria bus stations, at least 27 dead
Two blasts rocked bus stations in embattled northern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing at least 27 people, as relentless attacks persist…
One dies, 5 vehicles burnt in clashes between PDP-APC fans
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Police in Kano, northwest Nigeria have confirmed the death of one person and burning of five vehicles when…
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In Pictures: President Jonathan’s rally in Kano
A day after Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress held a rally in…
My parents took me to Boko Haram: Confession of a female bomber
A 14-year-old Nigerian girl who was arrested with explosives strapped to her body told journalists Wednesday that her parents volunteered…
Nigeria detains Russians, French over Kano air cargo
The Nigerian authorities on Sunday said they had detained a Russian cargo plane carrying military equipment in the north Nigerian…
Seized Russian plane chartered by France, says ambassador
The Nigerian defence authorities have confirmed they had detained a Russian cargo plane carrying military equipment in the north Nigerian…
Jonathan vows to hunt those behind Kano mosque attacks
President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed Saturday to hunt down those behind “heinous” attacks which left at least 120 dead at…
Update: Kano mosque blasts kill 64
An estimated 64 people died in the multiple explosions in Kano Grand Mosque today, according to preliminary casualty figures released…
Three bomb blasts rock emir’s mosque in Kano
Three explosions on Friday rocked the mosque of one of Nigeria’s most well-known Islamic leaders, the Emir of Kano, as…
NNPC constitutes committee on Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday said it had constituted a steering committee to facilitate the construction of…
Boko Haram terror: Kano cancels Eid festivities
Kano, Nigeria’s biggest northern city has cancelled Eid festivities marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan after…
News Analysis: Police save Kano from multiple bombing plots
But for the vigilance of Nigerian policemen, many people would have died today if terrorists had succeeded in their plans…
Breaking news: Boko Haram bombs church in Kano, killing 5
A Catholic church in Kano, northern Nigeria has been hit by Boko Haram bomb, with reports that no fewer than…
Kano, France sign agreement for teaching French language
The Kano State Government has signed a cooperation agreement with the French government to promote French language in the state.…
Wrongfully detained atheist freed from Kano psychiatric ward
A Nigerian man was detained on a psychiatric ward for 18 days because he did not believe in God, a…
N220,000 fraud: Man Bags 14 years Jail term
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Justice Fatu Riman of the Federal High Court Kano on Wednesday sentenced one Stephen Onyekachi to 14 years…
Bomb blast kills 8, injures 12 in Kano college
A bomb blast at a public health college in Nigeria’s second city of Kano killed at least eight people on…
Kano Airport Harassment: ‘I Drove Myself For 5hrs To Abuja’
Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has narrated how he escaped from Kano to Abuja on Sunday night when his life…
Community leader assassinated in Kano
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Alhaji Ganiyu Akanbi, business man and a Yoruba leader in Kano, northwest Nigeria was assassinated in his Race…
Police: 4 killed in Kano car bomb
Four people were killed, including a young girl, in a suicide car bomb attack in the north Nigerian city of…
Breaking News: Over 70 people killed in bomb explosion in Kano
Maduabuchi Nmeribe/Kano A car bomb explosion in Nigeria’s second largest city of Kano, northern Nigeria, has killed over 50 people,…
Abducted Chibok Girls: Christian Women Protest In Kano
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Emotions were high at Sarki Yarki secretariat of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in Sabon Gari, Kano, Northwest…
6 friends of groom die from drug overdose at wedding
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Tijani Usman (26) may have been regretting while he decided to get married as his wedding ceremony at…
Shoprite opens shop in Kano
South African retailer Shoprite on Thursday opened its first outlet in northern Nigeria, as part of an aggressive expansion drive,…
Northern Nigeria accuses Jonathan of neglect
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Leaders and elders of northern Nigeria raged on Monday in Kano northwest Nigeria with a total resolve that…
Emirates sets August date for daily flights from Kano, Abuja
Leading international carrier, Emirates Airline has said it is set to enhance its operations in Nigeria by launching scheduled daily…
Anti-gay law welcome by Sharia enforcers
Islamic law enforcers in Kano, northern Nigeria’s biggest city have vowed a crackdown on homosexual activity, in the wake of…
Kidnapped Lebanese national dumped on the outskirts of Kano
A Lebanese national, Mr Hassan Zaid(initially spelled as Zein) who was kidnapped on Monday by unknown persons, has been released…
900 Ex-Nigeria Airways staff die of frustration, the living protest
No fewer than 900 former staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways have died after they waited fruitlessly for the payment…