Tag: Kano
Businessman remanded for allegedly defiling 9-year-old boy
A Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Wednesday ordered the remand of a businessman, Balarabe Habibu, in prison over alleged defilement…
508 beggars arrested in Kano
No fewer than 508 beggars were arrested by the Kano State Hisbah Board between January and June for allegedly violating…
Nigerian Govt donates feed to 100 livestock farmers
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday donated animal feed concentrate and mineral salt to 100 livestock…
Customs confiscates 11 vehicles loaded with smuggled rice
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘B’ said it has confiscated 11 vehicles carrying bags of foreign rice along Kaduna,…
Police deny shooting 4 persons
The Kano Police Command has denied a media report alleging that its officers shot four persons at Shoporite located in…
Man remanded for allegedly defiling 10-year-old girl
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Thursday ordered the remand of one Adamu Usman in prison custody over his…
18-year-old drowns in a pond in Kano
Auwalu Ibrahim, 18, was reportedly drowned while taking his bath in a pond at Kwanar Ungogo in Kano metropolis, according…
8-year-old boy drowns in well in Kano
An eight year-old boy in Tamburawa Gabas town of Kano State, Sadi Yusuf, on Tuesday, lost his life after falling…
Fire destroys 12 rooms, 1 shop in Kano
No fewer than 12 rooms and one shop were razed in a fire that occurred at Tudun Murtala Layin Maiunguwa…
Kano-based businessman, Sheik Isiyaku Rabi’u dies at 90
The death has occurred of a renowned Kano-based businessman and Islamic Scholar, Sheik Isiyaku Rabi’u.
Teacher charged for allegedly defiling 3-year-old girl
A 26-year-old teacher, Muhammad Suleiman, who allegedly defiled a three-year-old girl, on Thursday appeared before a Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court.
Multiple auto crash claims 4 lives in Kano State
Four people have been confirmed dead and 19 others sustained various degrees of injury in a multiple accident on Bauchi…
Anchor Borrower programme: 14,000 sorghum farmers register in Kano
All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Kano State has so far registered 14,000 sorghum farmers for agric loan under…
3 men remanded over alleged rape of 30-year-old woman
A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of three men – Marcus Sani, Iliya Garba and Halilu…
Man sentenced to 23 months in prison for reckless driving, manslaughter
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano, on Wednesday sentenced a 31-year-old man, Isma’il Umar, to 23 months imprisonment for reckless…
NDLEA intercepts 5.9 tons of illicit drugs in Kano
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State says it has intercepted over 5.9 tons of illicit drugs…
57-year-old man sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape
Justice Jude Dagat of Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday sentenced Yusuf Umar, 57, to 10 years in…
Legal Aid Council receives 18 cases in 2 months in Kano
The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria said on Wednesday, that it received 18 new cases between January and February 2018…
Buhari, Abdulsalam, others grace Dangote’s daughter’s wedding
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Kano, attended the grand wedding Fatiha of Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s daughter, Hajiya Fatima and…
Early morning fire razes 22 shops in Kano
An early morning fire outbreak on Wednesday destroyed at least, 22 shops at Yankatako market in Rijiyar Lemo in Kano.
Retreat Participants Urge DISCOs To Prevent Meter Bypassing
Participants at the top management retreat of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing have called on Electricity Distribution…
Kano Sharia Police apprehends 48 beggars
Kano State Hisbah Board aka Sharia Police said it arrested no fewer than 48 beggars in Kano metropolis last month…
Lagos, Kano Sign Mou For Economic Partnership, Investment
The Lagos and Kano State Governments on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for economic partnership and to jointly…
Man remanded in prison for allegedly shooting brother to death
A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, remanded 33-year-old Musa Shu’aibu in prison, for allegedly shooting his brother, Adamu Shu’aibu…
UNICEF reaffirm support to Kano, Katsina govts on child survival, devt.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday renewed its commitment to support Kano and Katsina States Government effort to…
NSCDC intercepts 2 trucks in Kano for petrol diversion
Operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, have intercepted two trucks laden with 85,000…
Man remanded in prison for allegedly defiling 9-yr-old girl
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday, remanded a 36-year-old man, Abdulkarim Dan-malam in prison, for allegedly defiling…
PDP says it is compiling evidence of foul play in Katsina, Kano Polls
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it is compiling a comprehensive documentary evidence of infractions and irregularities in Saturday’s House…
Erosion Project: Kano govt. to spend N500m as counterpart funding
The Kano State Government said it would spend N500 million in 2018 as counterpart funding for the World Bank’s Nigeria…
Kano Govt. pays N1.2bn UBE counterpart fund
The Kano State Government says it has paid over N1.2 billion as its counterpart funding for the Universal Basic Education…