The Kano Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission has warned shop owners to desist from hoarding essential goods in the city. The Commission said its men would break into the shops and confiscate the goods, if the shop owners refuse to sell to members of the public. The Chairman of the Commission, Barrister Muhyi Magaji, […]
Fire Service saves 25 lives, N95m property in Kano
The Kano State Fire Service has saved 25 lives and property valued at N95 million from 70 fire incidents recorded in the state in January. The Public Relations Officer of the agency in the state, Mr Saminu Abdullahi, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday in Kano. Abdullahi also said two persons lost their lives […]
4-year-old boy dies in fire incident in Kano
A fire incident that broke out on Monday evening in Yakasai Layin “Inuwa me mai” in Kano Municipal has killed a four-year-old boy. This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Monday in Kano. “We received a distress call at about 06:20 p.m from […]
Police nab 1 over alleged kidnapping, recover 55 cows in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has apprehended a suspected notorious kidnapper and cattle rustler, recovering 55 cows from him in Karaye Local Government Area, LGA, of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Malam Hussaini Gumel, revealed this to newsmen in Kano, on Monday, saying the suspect was arrested by the command’s Anti-kidnapping squad. He […]
Rerun Legislative Election: NNPP wins two assembly seats in Kano
Re-Runs Elections: NNPP wins two State Assembly seats in Kano
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Dr Alhassan Zakariya Ishaq of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, the winner of Saturday’s rerun election in Kura/Garun Mallam State Constituency in Kano. Our Correspondent reports that the returning officer of the election, Prof. Shehu Musa Galadanchi, announced that Ishaq of NNPP polled 37,262 to beat […]
We’re monitoring disruption of elections in Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Kano – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it was monitoring reported disruption of processes by acts of thuggery and hijacking of materials in some locations in Akwa Ibom, Enugu and Kano States. The commission, in a short statement issued on its verified X handle, said the polls opened promptly and accreditation was going […]
Women bread makers take to Kano streets over high cost of flour
Women Producers of Local Bread known as Gurasa in their numbers, took to the streets of Kano in protest against the high cost of flour, calling on President Bola Tinubu to come to their aid. The women carrying placards reading, “Government must do something urgently on the hyper rise of cost of flour’, ”We need […]
Reduction of operational hours at Kano Bureau De Change Market has led to drop in dollar rate – Chairman
The Chairman of the Kano Bureau De Change Parallel Exchange Market, Sani Dada, says the reduction of operational hours has helped in reducing the exchange rate of dollars by about N300. According to him, they are changing one hundred dollars to N1,450. Dada, who said that they have refused to join their colleagues in Abuja […]
Kano Hisbah bank accounts frozen for raiding hotels
The Commandant General of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurwa, has confirmed that all the Board’s bank accounts have been frozen, following a lawsuit against the board by hotel owners in the state. Hisbah operatives had undertaken raids on Hotels, Recreational Spots and other entertainment places in Kano with the intent to […]