The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said the Western district is ready for cargo train movement between Lagos and Kano on the narrow gauge. The Managing Director of NRC, Dr Kayode Opeifa, said this on Tuesday, at Dugbe Ibadan Narrow Gauge Train Station, after inspecting Moniya Freight Park. “The...
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Police Command in Kano State has intensifying efforts to tackle potential security threats before, during and after Sallah celebrations in the state. Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Bakori, said this while addressing officers and men of the command in Kano on Wednesday. Bakori emphasised the need for vigilance and proactive...
The 2023 Vice Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Yusuf Buhari, and Kano State governorship candidate, Bala Gwagwarawa, have defected to the APC. Also defecting are the Kano State Working Committee, 38 local government chairmen and secretaries, 13 state assembly, and 6 House of Representatives candidates. The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the posting of CP Ibrahim Bakori, as the new Commissioner of Police for Kano State Command. The IGP announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. ACP...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Operatives of the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested popular TikTok influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, for allegedly abusing and mutilating the Naira. Specifically, Kunya was arrested for allegedly spraying Naira notes for fun during her stay in...
Aminu Danagundi, a key figure in the ongoing Kano emirate dispute, has called for strict adherence to Friday’s Court of Appeal ruling. The court had ordered the maintenance of the status quo pending the decision of Supreme Court on the matter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
Kano State Government on Saturday assured residents of the state of its commitment to due process and the rule of law The government’s assurances came on the heels of Friday’s Appeal Court ruling which ordered a stay of execution of its earlier judgment on the Kano emirship tussle. Haruna...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a total of $1,154,900 (One Million, One Hundred and Fifty-Four Thousand, Nine Hundred US Dollars) and SR135,900 (One Hundred and Thirty-Five Thousand, Nine Hundred Saudi Riyals) undeclared foreign currency at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA)....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Federal University of Education, Kano, to Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education. The late Alhaji Sule (1929–2017) made significant contributions to Nigeria’s socio-political development throughout his distinguished career. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Bayo...
Police in Kano State have apprehended four suspects over alleged banditry in the state. The police also recovered arms and ammunitions from the suspects at Chula Filling Station in Hotoro area of Kano metropolis. The spokesman of the Command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, stated this at a news conference on...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has assured the Inland Containers Nigeria Ltd. (ICNL), Kaduna, of seamless movement of containers by rail from Apapa Port, to Kaduna and Kano. The NRC Managing Director, Dr Kayode Opeifa, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said this while receiving...
There have been growing concerns about the obnoxious increasing trend of of ritual killings across Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the heightened situation of ritual killings is driven by the quest for quick wealth, poverty, unemployment, and lack of effective legislation. There have also been...
Kano State government has made arrangements to feed 91,000 people in 91 designated centres during the 2025 Ramadan Feeding Programme. Flagging off the feeding programme in m Fagge Local Government Area on Sunday evening, the Deputy Governor and Chairman of the programme, Alhaji Aminu Abdulsalam, said that that the...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has described the purported suspension of Sen. Kawu Sumaila (NNPP -Kano) and three other Federal Lawmakers as null and void. The Kano State chapter of the NNPP on Monday, announced the suspension of Sumaila, the senator representing Kano South district and three other...
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, has said he would resign if the current APC state chairman, Abdullahi Abbas, is re-elected. Ata made this statement at a press conference in Kano on Monday. He reaffirmed his position, stating he would resign from both his ministerial...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Kano Chapter, has suspended four of its National Assembly members for alleged anti-party activities. The state chairman of the party, Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, announced the suspension while addressing newsmen on Monday in Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspended...
Rep. Kabiru Rurum, member representing Rano/Kibiya/Bunkure Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has rejected his suspension from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Kano State chapter. Rurum told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday that his suspension was baseless and in contempt of court,...
The National Chairman of All=the Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has extolled the ongoing economic reforms being implemented by President Bola Tinubu, saying that they were already yielding positive results. Ganduje made this statement during an empowerment programme’ organised by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, where 1,200...
The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Barau jibril, on Sunday donated 61 cars and 1,136 motorcycles to the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) at the grassroots in Kano State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that gesture aims to empower APC members and facilitate grassroots mobilisation for party...
A New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yusuf Galambi, has defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). Reading the defection letter at the plenary on Thursday in Abuja, the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, quoted the defecting lawmaker as saying that his defection was hinged on...