The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday said at least 18 persons have lost their lives and property worth over N700 million destroyed by flood in the past two weeks in Kano state. Musa Ilallah, north-west zonal coordinator of the agency, disclosed this, saying massive flood ravaged the 22 local government areas of the state. He said property, including houses and [...]
Three persons were killed while foodstuff and cash crops worth millions of Naira were washed away during a heavy down pour in Hayin Gwarmai village in Bebeji local government area of Kano state on Sunday. Mudansiru Bebeji, the chairman of the local government, told journalists in Kano on Monday that the flood also washed away several farms in area. Bebeji said a [...]
Students from Kano state, who are currently on scholarship for postgraduate (PG) studies in Cyprus, are crying out for help. The students claim that they have been sidetracked by the government and left to fend for themselves. Calling for public intervention, the students said their education is being threatened. “Foremost, our predicament began right from Kano where we were persuaded or rightly put [...]
Magaji Abdullahi, a former deputy governor of Kano state, has died. Aged 69, Abdullahi died in the early hours of Sunday after a protracted illness at his residence, located at NNDC Quarters, Sharada area, Kano. Abdulkadir Ibrahim, former press secretary to the deceased, confirmed this in interview with NAN in Kano. He said Abdullahi is survived by one wife, many children and grand children. The [...]
An early-morning fire has destroyed the 804 makeshift-shop section of the Mohammed Abubakar Rimi market, popularly known as the Sabon-Gari market, in Kano. The fire started in the wee hours of Saturday when traders and marketers were still at home. “The fire started at about 4am to 5am at the Gida Maggi section of the market where stuff are sold," said Adamu Kofar Mazugal, who [...]
A newlywed woman was murdered in Sha'iskawa, a village in Danbatta local government area of Kano state, on Saturday night. Her husband, an Abuja-based businessman, had reportedly returned to the federal capital territory when the assailant struck. Her attackers were said to have raped her before stabbing her to death. The tragic incident occurred a few days after her wedding. The police have [...]
Cost of cooking gas has shot up by about 38 per cent in Kano, prompting outcry by households who rely on it for cooking. Survey by NAN indicated that the cost of refilling a 12kg cylinder had risen from between N2,700 and N3,000, to a minimum of N3,400 Refilling a 6kg cylinder now costs N1800, as against the former price of between [...]
Thirty-seven soldiers were injured in Kano state on Friday after a truck conveying them was involved in an accident. According to Aminu Umar, sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) in Kano, the incident occurred along Kano-Gaya road. Umar said the vehicle of the troops led by O. Alieze, a major, had brake failure in Gaya town of Gaya local government [...]
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Kano on Thursday said that five persons died and 18 others were injured in an auto crash along Kano-Wudil road. Kabiru Ibrahim, public relations officer of the FRSC, told NAN that the accident, which occurred at a village called Tudun Gunzo, involved 23 persons, five of whom died instantly, while 18 sustained serious injuries [...]
A magistrate court in Kano has rejected the bail application of the five suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Bridget Agbahime, a 74-year-old woman who traded at Kofar Wambai market in Kano. Agbahime was hacked to death on June 2 for allegedly speaking against Prophet Mohammed. Subsequently, Ahmed Dauda, Abdullahi Mustapha, Zubairu Abubakar, Abdullahi Abubakar and Musa Abdulllahi were arrested [...]
Rabi’u Kwankwaso, senator representing Kano central, on Friday secured the release of 170 inmates from various prisons in Kano. Through Kwankwasiyya Development Foundation, his initiative, the lawmaker paid the fines imposed on the inmates. Maliki Kuliya, Kano commissioner of justice, commended the lawmaker, saying the gesture was in the spirit of the month of Ramadan. He said the foundation had also secured release [...]
Mohammed Jibril, a magistrate in Kano, has ordered the remand of five suspects involved in the killing of Bridget Agbahime, a trader at Kofar Wambai market in Kano. Jibril gave the order after the suspects were arraigned by the police on Friday. Agbhaime was murdered after involving in an argument over Prophet Mohammed. A mob descended over alleged blasphemy. Some of the charges against the suspects [...]
The Department of Sate Services (DSS) has arrested five persons involved in the creation of sleeper Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) training cells in the state. According to Abdullahi Chiranchi, state director of the DSS, the suspects were arrested on their way to Libya and some African countries. Though the secret police boss failed to disclose the identities of the [...]
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, governor of Kano state, has condemned the killing of a 74-year-old woman over an allegation of blasphemy, revealing that a suspected named "Alhaji Dauda" has been arrested. The throat of Bridget Agbahime, a trader at Kofar Wambai market in Kano city, was slashed by a member of a mob on Thursday for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Mohammed. At a meeting [...]
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, made some changes in his cabinet on the eve of the one year anniversary of his adminstration. Muhammad Na’iya, the state head of service, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday. According to the statement, the governor has appointed Usman Alhaji Usman as secretary to the state government (SSG), replacing Rabi’u Bichi, who was removed [...]
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