Dangote Granite Mines, a subsidiary of Dangote Group, has awarded scholarships to about 60 students in five host communities. The company disclosed this in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by…
Author: Salisu Hamisu Ali
Call for Tinubu, Ganduje separation mere gimmicks – Garba
The immediate past administration in Kano state has dismissed as mere gimmickry a call by one Kabiru Dakata that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should distance himself from the former governor, Dr. Abdullahi…
No Cholera Outbreak in Kano House -NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has debunked rumours going round that there was cholera outbreak at one of the Kano State pilgrim Houses in Mecca. The NAHCON’s Head of the…
Dollar Video: Distance yourself from Ganduje – Group Urges Tinubu
A Kano based civil society organization popularly known as Movement Against Corruption in Nigeria (MACIN) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to not allow former government of Kano State Abdullahi Umar Ganduje…
BREAKING: Tinubu Emerges ECOWAS Chairman
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). “We will take democracy seriously, Democracy is very tough but it is the…
Attacks: Plateau Govt imposes 24 hrs curfew in Mangu LGA
Plateau Govt. has announced a 24-hour curfew in Mangu Local Government Area, following recent attacks in the area. Gov. Caleb Mutfwang gave the directive in a statement issued by his Director of…
NDLEA seizes 4,560kg skunk in 3 states, busts skucchies factory in Ogun
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 4,560 kilograms of skunk in an interdiction operations in Lagos, Adamawa and Osun states. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi…
Hilda Baci cooks to raise funds for widow July 14
Guiness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, will display her world-beating culinary skills in Lagos on Friday, July 14, to raise funds for a widow. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
Banditry: Be security conscious by restricting your movements, Gov. Bago urges Niger community
Gov. Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger has advised the people of Kagara Emirate to be more security conscious by restricting their own movements and cooperating with security operatives. Bago gave the advice…
President Tinubu visits troops in Guinea Bissau
President Bola Tinubu has arrived Guinea Bissau for the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The News…
Dantiye: NUJ felicitates new Information Commissioner
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kano State Council, has felicitated with Malam Baba Dantiye over his appointment as the new Commissioner for Information in the state. The congratulatory letter conveyed to…
A father’s felicity in the feat of his female fledgling
By Bala Ibrahim. I spoke to my Oga this morning, the National Publicity Secretary, NPS, of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Dr. Felix Morka, who is in far away London, where…
NNL Super 8: Kano Pillars constitutes committee to probe poor outing
The management of Kano Pillars Football Club has constituted a five-man committee, to investigate the club’s poor performance in the just concluded 2023 Nigeria National League (NNL) Super 8 Competition in Asaba,…
Hajj 2023: Kano begins distribution of 32kg luggage, N65m Sallah gift to pilgrims in Makkah
Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has commenced the distribution of 32 Kg main luggage and N65m Sallah gift to its Pilgrims. The exercise which started on Wednesday is being supervised by the…
Sit-at-home: IPOB attack traders, burn vehicle in Imo
Gunmen enforcing the sit-at-home order on Friday night, attacked Amaraku market located at Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo state. Although, no life was lost in the attack, the News Agency…
Police arrest Bauchi housewife for allegedly stabbing husband to death
Police Command Bauchi, has arrested 21 years old housewife, Maimunatu Sulaiman for allegedly stabbing her husband to death at Kofar Dumi, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis. The acting Spokesman of the Command,…
Nigerian man begins 200hrs singing marathon to break world record
A Nigerian man, Oluwatobi Kufeji, has embarked on the longest singing marathon in his quest to set a new Guinness World Record. The marathon kicked off in Lagos on July 5 and…
CSO To NAHCON, States: Commence Registration of 2024 Hajj Pilgrims In Earnest
Given the early release of the 2024 calendar of events by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), a civil society organization that monitors Hajj and Umrah…
Newly Appointed MD Kano Housing Corporation Assumes Duty, Pledges total Commitment
By Ahmad Muhammad Speaking amidst mammoth crowd of professional and political associates, friends,relatives,and well wishers,the new Managing director of Enlightenment, Kano State Housing Corporation ,Alhaji Abdullahi Rabi’u, thanked the almighty Allah for…
EID-EL-KABIR Celebrations: Police arrest 108 suspects in Kano
By Salisu Hamisu Ali In a commendable display of law enforcement during the Eid-El-Kabir celebrations, the Kano State Police Command has successfully apprehended over 108 suspects and seized a significant amount of…
Kano Anti-Graft Agency Summons Ganduje Over Dollar Videos
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has summoned ex-Governor Abdullahi for questioning over the controversial dollar videos. In 2017, Daily Nigerian, an online publication, had released some videos of…
Kiss-a-thon can’t hold in Ekiti State – Govt warns Group
The Ekiti Government has sent a strong warning to a group planning to host a three-day Kiss-a-thon (prolonged period of kissing) in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by…
Eye treatment : Donor partners expends N1.7 billion in Jigawa
The Christian Blind Mission International (CBMI) said, no fewer than N1.7 billion will be spend for eye treatment which over 3.9 million people are to benefit in Jigawa state. This was disclosed…
Agency lauds Gov. Yahaya over NG-CARES implementation ,fund release
The General Manager Gombe State Agency for Community and Social Development, (CSDA) Mallam Haruna Imam has commended Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gbe State for the prompt release of funds for the execution…
We’ll make accounting dream profession of young students – ICAN
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) says it is poised to see accounting profession becoming the dream of more students early in life. The 23rd Chairman, Ibadan and District Society of…

