A United Nations special report on the persistent insecurity situation in parts of Katsina State has unveiled 24 terrorists’ cells spread across about 30 forests in this North-West area of Nigeria. The…
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A Community in the dark: How Kano’s Gainawa community navigates two decades without electricity
Two decades ago, Gainawa emerged as a refuge for those displaced by floods, with families arriving in search of hope and solace. Named after the village they had lost to the relentless…
Zamfara IDPs Recount Neglect, Despair, Hardship
By Salim Umar Ibrahim & Yusha’u A. Ibrahim Bilki Ibrahim and 20 other displaced persons in Zanfara State got a last-minute hope that made them not spend the night on empty stomachs….
Ghost contractors, rogue lawmaker and abandoned projects threaten education in Kano public schools
By Hafsat Bello Bahara Many rural schools in Kano State face dire conditions, with crumbling structures and inadequate furniture. However, this is not the only concern. The lives of the students are…
Kano-Kaduna rail project faces delay, 3 months past deadline
By Salim Umar Ibrahim The Federal Government has failed to meet up with its June 30th 2023 deadline on the completion of the Kano-Kaduna rail line project, which is expected to expand…
Kano School Project Lay in Waste as Students Bear the Brunt
By Hadiza Musa Yusuf A 2019 Constituency Project in Dawakaji primary school of Dawakin Kudu community in Kano State has been left to rot away. This is after those in charge of…
Students suffer, as Kano lawmaker, others abandon constituency classroom projects
By Aisha Ahmad In 2019, to improve the condition of public schools and Islamiyya in Kano State, the Kano State Government, through the Kano State Ministry of Works, Housing, and Transportation, disbursed…
Abandoned Public Schools in Communities Where Kano Government Spent Over N21m
By Hafsat Bello Bahara In 2020, Kano state government through the Ministry of Education commissioned the repairs and renovation of blocks of classrooms in 3 primary schools in KINCHAU, GUMAKA and YANGIZO…
INVESTIGATION: Kano Abandoned Senior Islamic Schools Left to Rot as Onions Storing Facilities
By Rabiu Musa In 2013, Kano state government, during administration of Engr. Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso budgeted N1,800,000,000 for the establishment of Senior Islamic Secondary Schools in all the 44 local government…