Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, reiterated his commitment to prioritizing emergency preparedness for safety of lives and properties. He revealed this during the unveiling of two fire-fighting vehicles allocated…
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Kano Governor’s Aide, Hafsat Adhama Set to Re-enroll 500 Out-of-School Girls Back Into Education
By Mustapha Salisu Hafsat Aminu Adhama, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Girl Child Education (GCE), has initiated a project aimed at reintegrating 500 girls who had previously…
Bolo, 14-Year-Old Inmate Cry For Help
By Ahmad Tijjani Abdul Abdullahi Surajo, aka Bolo, a 14-year-old boy languishing at Kurmawa Maximum prison, has appealed to Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf to intervene to set him free from…
CITAD Empowers Kano PWDs with Soft Skills
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has successfully empowered Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Kano by providing essential soft skills, with the aim of enhancing their employability….
Kano: NHFSS Commander restates commitment to effective forest security
Abdullahi Al-ameen, the Commander, Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) in Kano, has restated the commitment of the service to effective forest security. Al-ameen made the statement in an interview with…
BREAKING: Measles Outbreak Confirmed in Kano
Authorities at the Kano Municipal Local Government Council in Kano State have officially verified a measles outbreak in certain areas of the local government. Alhaji Aliyu Jinjiri Kiru, the Primary Health Care…
Kano Consumers Abandon Granulated Sugar, Turn To Brown Sugar
By Abdullahi Yusuf Many sugar consumers in Kano have resorted to using a locally produced brown sugar (Mazarkwaila), due to the high cost of granulated sugar in the market. The price of…
Positive Narratives About Nigeria Must Be Told Now, Says DG VON
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Director-General of Voice Nigeria(VON), Jibrin Baba Ndache, says efforts of President Bola Tinubu to turn around the current situation in the country, must be told in a such…
Traders’ Relocation: Police Arrest 3 Over Attempt to Cause Chaos
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Police in Kano have arrested three suspects for attempting to cause chaos when pharmaceutical traders were relocating their goods to a new market. This is contained in a…
GIDAN YANCI Fellows Express Concern as Kano’s Debt Hits N200.4bn
By Mustapha Salisu As part of their commitment to deepening democratic reforms, representatives from the 2nd cohort of the 2024 GIDAN YANCI Fellowship Program have expressed their concern over Kano State’s escalating…
Freedom of Expression: Gidan Yanci Fellow, Mustapha Salisu, Calls for Constructive Political Criticism in Kano
By Mustapha Salisu Mustapha Salisu, a fellow of the Gidan Yanci 2024 Fellowship Program, urged stakeholders in Kano State to collaborate with young change makers trained by the non-governmental organization to sanitize…
Re-run: Kano Security Committee Tasks Parties On Peaceful, Hitch-free Poll
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Inter-agency Consultative Committee On Election Security (ICCESS) has urged the concerned political parties to contribute to efforts towards a peaceful and hitch-free conduct of the forthcoming…
Group Cautions Kano House Of Assembly Against Dissolving New Emirates
By Abdullahi Yusuf A group, Inuwar Masarautar Bichi, Kano State, has cautioned the Kano State House of Assembly against dissolving the four new Emirates in the state, as it is being agitated…
Alleged Hoarding: Kano Anti-graft Commission Seals 10 Warehouses In Kano
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Public Complaints And Anti Corruption Commission(PCACC) has sealed about ten warehouses containing foodstuff, as part of its efforts to check hoarding and incessant rise in prices…
Kano Anti-graft Agency Threatens To Seize Hoarded Goods, Prosecute Culprits
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Executive Chairman of Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), Barrister Muhyi Rimingado, says the commission will not hesitate to seize essential commodities found to have been hoarded by traders…
Kano Inauguraes 11-Member Committee on Educational Development Support
In its effort to come up with concise and precise role of Kano Educational Development Support (KEDS) to achieve sound education, Kano State Government has inaugurated 11- Member Committee on Educational Development…
Kano Emirs in Fear As Group Demands Dissolution of 4 Emirates, Return of ex-Emir Sanusi
A group “Yan Dangwalen Jihar Kano” (the Kano Electorate) has written to the Kano State Assembly, requesting a review of the law that established four additional emirates in Gaya, Rano, Karaye, and…
Committees on DMU Upgrade, Integration of KSCHMA, Facility DRF Submit Reports
The committee for the upgrade of Drugs Manufacturing Unit (DMU) of the Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency (DMCSA) and that of merging the KSCHMA DRF and Facility DRF had submitted their…
Starvation: Gov Yusuf To Seek President Tinubu’s Intervention
By Abdullahi Yusuf Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State says he will ask President Bola Tinubu to intervene and address the hunger situation in the state. “I will personally go and ask…
Lost Glory of the DMCSA Restored – Health Commissioner
It has been emphasized that the lost glory of the Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency (DMCSA), is gradually being restored with the current leadership of the Agency. The Kano State Commissioner…
Economic Hardships: Rep Abejide Urges Nigerians To Bear With Tinubu Administration
By Abdullahi Yusuf Member representing Yagba Constituency, Kogi State, Elder Leke Abejide, has urged Nigerians to bear with the administration of President Bola Tinubu for at least two years, to enable its…
Kano Re-run:Police Arrest Dozens With Arms
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Police Command said it had arrested dozens of thugs allegedly hired to disrupt the re-run election held in some parts of the state. The Commissioner of…
Edugate: PWDs Offer Prayers For Humanitarian Ministry
Following alleged corruption allegations that led to the suspension of the minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Kano State have held a special…
Inflation: Gurasa Bakers Stage Protest Against Soaring Flour Prices in Kano
A group of ‘Gurasa’ bakers in Kano took to the streets on Friday to protest the significant increase in the price of flour, a key ingredient in their local bread. Fatima Auwal,…
Kano: Gov. Yusuf Reveals Ongoing Prosecution of N5.4 Billion Embezzlement Cases
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed on Wednesday that his government is actively prosecuting a case involving the embezzlement of Five Billion, Four Hundred and Thirty-Six Million Naira (N5,436,000,000) on different occasions within…