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CITAD Cautions Kano Government Over Infringement on Digital Rights
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has raised alarm over what it describes as a growing pattern of digital rights violations in Kano State, following the recent…
No Help at Hand: How Kano’s Failing PHCs Leave Families, Children, and Pregnant Women to Fight for Their Lives
Across Kano State, vulnerable communities are facing a growing healthcare crisis: broken-down clinics, critical shortages of staff, and essential medical equipment that simply does not exist. By Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman, May 2025…
Kano’s Forgotten Clinics: A story of Neglect and Resilience
By Hauwa Sani, Kano Across Kano State, primary health centers (PHCs)—the backbone of the healthcare system—are crumbling under the weight of years of neglect, chronic underfunding, and decaying infrastructure. From Gwarzo to…
Former Chief of Air Staff MD Umar commissions NAF’s New Block’s in Kano
By Yusuf A Yusuf Giginyu The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar, has reiterated commitment to transform NAF into an agile and resilient force by taking care of the…
ISMPH Trains Journalists to Tackle Maternal Mortality in Kano State
By Mustapha Salisu The International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH) has trained 25 journalists in Kano, providing them with the skills and knowledge to enhance health awareness and contribute to…
TJ&GP Launches Handbook Targeting Gender Gaps in Kano’s Tax Policy
By Mustapha Salisu The Tax Justice & Governance Platform (TJ&GP) has launched a handbook aimed at addressing gender disparities in tax policies and administration within Kano State’s informal sector. The handbook, titled…
Top General Nursing Graduate of November 2023: A Tribute to Nafisa Nura
By Ahmad Deedat, RN. Today, I am writing yet another celebratory tribute to one of our own. Recently, penning a tribute has taken a backseat, but 2025 comes across as compelling. Nurses…
Mukhtar Adamu Abubakar: Tribute To Tanko Dan Takarda, By Adnan Mukhtar
By Adnan Mukhtar Even though he is my father, I knew many things about him from his friends, family, and some elders of the Tudun-Wada community. My father, a fine attorney Mukhtar…
Kano Urges Intending Pilgrims to Use Facilities Responsibly
By Abdullahi Alhassan The Director General of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Lamin Rabi’u Danbappa, has urged intending pilgrims from the state to make careful and responsible use of the…
Kwankwaso: Between Political Expediency and Principled Politics – Crossing the Red Line
By Abba hikima In 2013, when Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso defected from the PDP to the APC, many, myself inclusive, justified his decision on the grounds of public interest. The PDP having…
Group Tasks Tinubu, Gov.Yusuf, Over Kano Emirate Crisis
From Abdullahi Yusuf A group, One Kano Agenda (OKA), has ppealed to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Abba Yusuf to facilitate peaceful dialogue among the stakeholders to resolve the current Emirship crisis…
CHRICED Seeks KSCHMA’s Support for Implementation of Free Maternal Healthcare Law
By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has called for a partnership with the Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KSCHMA) to ensure the swift…
Kano-ACReSAL Conducts Sensitisation for Implementation of RAP
The Kano State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (Kano-ACReSAL) has conducted a sensitisation exercise for the implementation of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). The event took place on Monday in the Bulbula-Gayawa…
Police Summon Emir Sanusi Over Kano Durbar Incident
The Nigeria police headquarters has invited the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, for questioning over an incident that occurred during Eid festival in Kano. The police, alongside other sister security agencies…
GIGGS: The Downward Spiral of a CSO
By Abbati Iro GIGGS, once a respected Civil Society Organization (CSO), has taken a drastic turn for the worse. Its recent actions have left many questioning its motives and integrity. In recent…
Kano Information Commissioner Urges Greater Role For Academicians in State Development
Kano State Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, has emphasized the crucial role of academicians in providing informed guidance for the state’s progress, ensuring Kano maintains its leadership…
Kano Sallah Durbar Cancellation: A Painful but Necessary, Wise Decision
By Muhammadu Dan Sa’idu For the second time in two seasons (2024 and 2025), the famous Kano Sallah durbar processions were cancelled. No thanks to security threats, which were cited as the…
15th Kano Emir Bayero Recognised as most peaceful Emir in Nigeria
The 15th Emir of Kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has been recognised as the most peaceful Emir in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement during the formal presentation of an award…
Sallah: Kano Police Command Bans Durbar Activities
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Police Command has banned all Durbar activities during the forthcoming Eid-el-Ftr (Sallah) celebrations throughout the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori,…
NUJ Condemns Arrest of Journalists, Urges Kano Gov’t to Respect Press Freedom
By Mustapha Salisu The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has strongly condemned the recent arrest of two journalists in Kano State, reportedly on the orders of the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Waiya….
Re: A Defense of Press Freedom and Not a License for Recklessness
By Salisu M. Indabawa In response to the recent rejoinder by Hafiz Abubakar, it is important to reaffirm that press freedom is a core tenet of democracy. It is the fundamental role…
IPC Condemns Intimidation, Harassment, Detention of Kano Journalists
The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, through its Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) hub condemns the intimidation, harassment and detention of Buhari Abba Rano, Online Editor with Kano Times and Isma’il…
The Unlawful Arrest of Journalist: A Grave Threat to Press Freedom in Kano
The recent arrest of two journalists at the directive of Honorable Commision of Information, Ibrahim Waiya, is an outright assault on press freedom and a clear attempt to silence those who dare…
Residents Decry Open Defecation in Hausawa Dan Fulani, Call for Urgent Government Intervention
By Mustapha Salisu Residents of Hausawa Dan Fulani in Kano have raised serious concerns over the persistent issue of open defecation in an open space within the community, which they say is…