Tag: Kano
Court nullifies Kano PDP governorship primary, orders fresh election
Barely five days to the governorship election, a Federal High Court in Kano on Monday nullified the governorship primary election…
Buhari polls 1.46m votes in Kano to emerge winner
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari polled 1,464,768 votes to win the presidential election by a landslide in Kano State.
Kano result: Kwankwaso tells supporters not to protest over loss
Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso has asked the people of Kano state to accept the results of the presidential and national assembly…
Buhari trounces Atiku in Kano with 1.07m margin
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari has defeated the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar…
Late arrival of materials, officials delay voting in Kano
Late arrival of election materials at most of the polling centres delayed the commencement of voting in Tarauni and Nasarawa…
Fire razes building in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service said on Tuesday evening that fire had razed the entire last floor of a three-storey…
8,000 screened for mass wedding in Kano
The Kano State Hisbah Board has screened 8,000 prospective couples to participate in the state-sponsored mass wedding of divorcees, widows…
Police arrest 2 men in Kano in possession of ballot papers
The Kano Police Command says it has arrested two suspects in possession of 14 bags of fake specimen ballot papers…
Firemen rescue 5 people from burning house in Kano
Officials of Kano State Fire Service Firemen on Tuesday night rescued a child and four adults trapped in a burning…
Don’t plunge Kano into political crisis – Emir
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II has cautioned politicians in the state against acts capable of plunging the…
Photos, video: Kano stands still for Atiku
Massive crowd welcomed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar to Kano on Sunday as he…
Academic Staff of Kano Varsity threaten fresh strike after nationwide strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano State University of Science and Technology (KUST) Wudil branch, has threatened to…
7-year old boy drowns in Kano well
Tragedy befell a family in Kano on Friday when their seven year-old boy, Khalid Bello, fell into a well and…
Buhari storms Kano on Thursday for APC rally
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari will storm Kano on Thursday for the All Progressives Congress, APC, mega rally for his second…
War against polio: Nomadic group leads campaign in Kano
An amalgamation of nomadic groups in Kano State have formed a platform, Nomadic Jauros for Health, to fight against polio…
EFCC arrests man at Kano airport for failing to declare $207,000
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Sani Abdullahi, at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, over…
Kano to pay N30,600 as minimum wage
The Government of Kano State has restated its commitment to pay the new minimum wage of N30,000 with additional N600.
Kano awards contract for N2.4 bn cancer treatment center
Kano State Government has awarded a N2.4 billion contract for the construction of a state-of-the-art centre for the treatment of…
2 dead,14 injured in Kano auto crash
Two people died on Monday morning while 14 others sustained injuries when two vehicles collided at Garo along the ever-busy…
62 female candidates vie for elective positions in Kano State – INEC
No fewer than 62 female candidates are seeking for various elective positions in Kano State in the 2019 general elections,…
Video: Peace Ambassador calls for the arrest of ladies dancing Idibala
The popular Idibala dance has found it way into the ancient city of Kano as a video where two ladies…
3,000 Kano farmers to benefit from tomato preservation initiative
No fewer than 3,000 farmers are to benefit from Kano Post-Harvest Hub initiative of an NGO, Pyxera Global YieldWise Nigeria,…
Labourer remanded for allegedly stabbing man to death
A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, remanded a 36-year-old labourer, Sani Musa, in prison, accused of stabbing one Musa…
Kano border communities call for social amenities
Border communities in Kano state have called for the provision of social amenities such as roads to complement free polio…
Kano flood victims cry for assistance
Victims of recent flood disaster in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano State have cried out over lack of…
APC Presidential Primary: Buhari gets 2.9m votes in Kano
President Muhammadu Buhari has secured 2,931,235 votes at the just concluded presidential primary election held across the 484 wards in…
NEMA calls for reactivation of Emergency Operation Centre
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called for the immediate reactivation of the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) in Kano…
Kidnapped LG chairman’s son regains freedom
Alhaji Nasiru Muazu, the Chairman of Kiru Local Government Council in Kano State, has confirmed the release of his kidnapped…
Teenager allegedly defiles 8-year-old boy
An 18-year-old man, Abdulbasi Usman, on Wednesday day appeared before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano for allegedly having…
Kwankwaso sneaks into Kano, urges followers to remain calm
Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso on Monday sneaked into the ancient city of Kano where he addressed his supporters at his Milla…