The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed three persons dead and two injured in a three-storey building collapse incident at Kuntau Quarters, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. NEMA Kano Territorial Coordinator, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, confirmed the incident and casualty figures to the News Agency of...
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Tragedy struck as newborn baby drowns inside well at Ruguzau in Takai Local Government Area in Kano. This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Wednesday in Kano. He said the incident occurred on Tuesday...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kano State chapter, has urged the public to ignore the purported suspension of the national chairman of the party, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. The secretary of the party in the state, Alhaji Zakari Sarina, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in...
Another faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ganduje Ward, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, Kano State, on Sunday announced the suspension of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, its national chairman, from the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Malam Haladu Gwanjo, the Legal Adviser of another...
A Federal High Court in Kano, has halted the suspension of National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje by his ward. The order came on Wednesday after the the APC chieftain filed an ex parte motion seeking to enforce his fundamental right to fair hearing....
The arraignment of the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, was on Wednesday stalled due to the inability of the Kano State Government to serve him with court papers. Ganduje, alongside his wife, Hafsat Umar, Abubakar Bawuro, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash properties Limited,Safari...
The Ganduje ward executives of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano State, have denied the reported suspension of APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi-Umar Ganduje. The ward executives made the denial while briefing journalist at the APC State Secretariat, on Monday in Kano. According to the ward Chairman,...
of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano has described the purported suspension of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the party, as illegal, null and void. The Ganduje Ward of APC in Dawakin-Tofa Local Government of Kano State had on Monday suspended Ganduje, citing corruption and other...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has been suspended by members of his ward, the Ganduje Ward in the Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State. The Executive Council of Ganduje Ward led by Haruna Gwanjo disclosed this during a press briefing...
He heartily observed the fast from the first to the last day of Ramadan. Throughout the 30 days, from 10 March to 9 April 2024, as was his tradition, Justice Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore provided plenty of food and gift items to the poor and the needy and various...
The Police Command in Kano State says it arrested additional 61 suspects with dangerous weapons during the Hauwan Daushe celebration in different locations across the five emirates of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) through telephone that the...
The Police Command in Kano State has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged beheading of a minor, Mohammed Saidu, by an Almajiri at Kanwa village, Madobi Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police in the state Mr Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
Kano State Police Command has arrested 54 suspects who are planning to disrupt the Hauwan Daushe in different parts of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Usaini Gumel, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Kano on Thursday....
Ahead of Eid el-Fitr celebrations which officially marks the end of Ramadan, tailors in Kano State have been making brisk business and smiling to the banks in spite the current economic hardship. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the demand for new dresses for the festivities...
A Kano High Court sitting on Tuesday, sentenced a Chinese National, Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47, to death by hanging for stabbing his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22, to death. Frank, who lives in Railway Quarters Kano, was convicted on one count charge of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Sanusi...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State on Saturday donated 7740 bags of grains and 2,000 cartons of spaghetti for distribution among its members in the state. The grains include 5,840 bags of 50kg rice and 1,600 bags of millets for distribution to its supporters across 484...
No fewer than four children have reportedly lost their lives to diphtheria outbreak in Minjibir Local Government Area of Kano State. The Information Officer of the local government, Mr Tasiu Yahaya, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Thursday in Kano. Yahaya said another 28 children were...
Kano State Fire Service says a fire has razed 37 shops at Zawaciki area in Kumbotso Local Government of Kano State. The Spokesman of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fire occurred about 01:37 a.m. on Wednesday. According to Abdullahi,...
A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of three men, who allegedly had unnatural sexual intercourse with 11 underaged boys. The police charged Uzaifa Rabiu, Aminu Ahmed and Mohammed Bello, all residents of Jakara Quarters, Kano, with committing unnatural offences. The Chief Magistrate, Auwal Yusuf-Suleiman,...
As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan starts, traders in Kano have continued to lament poor patronage by customers. Some of the traders who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kano, attributed the situation to low purchasing power of customers. A food stuff...