Kano, Nigeria— The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero, has called off the much-anticipated Eid-el-Fitr Durbar celebration due to security concerns in the state. The announcement was made on Wednesday night at his Nasarawa Mini Palace in Kano. Initially, the durbar was set to be a grand event, coinciding withContinue Reading
A married woman in the Rano Local Government Area of Kano State, Malama Khadija, has dissolved her own marriage and married her daughter’s boyfriend. The incident happened after the daughter of the woman, Aisha, rejected her suitor. However, in their reaction, the woman’s relatives told a local Radio Station in Kano thatContinue Reading
The Police in Kano State have arrested a teenager, aged 17, for allegedly removing the eyeball of a 12-year-old boy. Spokesman of the state police command, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, confirmed the development. Specifically, he told newsmen on Wednesday in Kano that the incident occurred on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Further, the KanoContinue Reading
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agent(NDLEA) on Sunday in Abuja said it has intercepted 1.5 million tablets of Tramadol en route Kebbi and Kano as well as other drugs at the Lagos airport and seaport. The agency said it also ceased cash, arms, ammunition and 137.754kg of narcotics across 7Continue Reading
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested five men suspected of engaging in homosexuality. The men were arrested at Sheka Barde in Kumbotso Local Government area of Kano. The Commander General of the Board, Dr Harun Ibn-Sina confirmed the arrest in a statement issued in Kano on Monday. Equally important, the statementContinue Reading
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has apprehended the merchants of dangerous chemicals used in food and drinks supposedly to enhance taste that killed three people in Kano. The three died after consuming adulterated flavoured drinks, NAFDAC stated. The agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, madeContinue Reading
A housewife, Suwaiba Shuaibu has allegedly killed her husband’s fiancee, a 17-year-old Aisha Kabir in Gimawa Village, Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State few days to their wedding. The husband, Shahrehu Alhaji Ali and his fiancee, Aisha (all residents of the same area) were said to be in aContinue Reading
Muhammad Sanusi, the former emir of Kano, on Thursday, October 1, slammed those who claim to represent their geopolitical regions, stating they are fighting for their pockets. Sanusi made this assertion at The Platform, an annual conference organised by Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos, on Thursday. The virtual event hosted by Poju Oyemade, itsContinue Reading
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, says he will sign the execution warrant of a 30-year-old man, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, sentenced to death by hanging by an Upper Shari’a Court in the state. Aminu was sentenced to death by the Court after his conviction of blasphemous remarks against Prophet Muhammad, under Section 382 (b) of the KanoContinue Reading
A Nigerian man has been rescued from the garage of his parents’ house in of Kano State; where he had been locked up for three years, police say. Ahmed Aminu, 30, was discovered after a police raid on the family’s residence in Kano. Neighbours had alerted a local NGO aboutContinue Reading