•Kano State Kano State has been ranked Nigeria’s most liveable state for families, while Cross River State placed last, according to a new report by SBM Intelligence. The report, published yesterday, assessed quality of life across Abuja (FCT), Anambra, Bauchi, Cross River, Kano, Lagos, Oyo and Rivers states between April and May 2026, coverin...
•Hajj pilgrims The inaugural flight of intending pilgrims from Kano has been scheduled for May 14 from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano with over 300 contingents onboard Max air. The Director General of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim Matawalle, made the official disclosure during the closure of Hajj...
•House of Representatives Eight members of the House of Representatives from Kano State formally defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) today, in a dramatic political realignment. The mass defection, which signals a significant shift in the political dynamics of Nigeria’s most populous ...
•A sand excavation site Some brickmakers are feared to have lost their lives after a sand excavation site collapsed in Ridawa village, located in the Ghari Local Government Area of Kano State, yesterday. The incident reportedly occurred while workers were engaged in digging a pit for local brick production, reports Channels TV. According to ey...
The African Democratic Congress, New Nigeria Peoples Party, and Peoples Democratic Party yesterday shunned the by-election for the Ungogo and Kano Municipal constituencies in Kano State. This is as the candidates of the All Progressives Congress in Ahoada East Constituency 2 and Khana Constituency 2, Napoleon Ukalikpe, and Burabari Loloo, resp...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Action Democratic Congress (ADC), New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and 15 other political parties are rolling out their arsenal today in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council polls, as well as bye elections in Rivers and Kano States. Political observers yesterday described the polls as a test ru...
•Fire outbreak The Fatima Simra Multi-Purpose Market, located at the Dakata Small Scale and Industry Multi-Purpose Market, was engulfed in the wee hours of today, destroying not less than 50 shops. The Public Relations Officer of the Kano Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to our correspondent. Abdullahi noted that the fire...
•Kano wells of death The term, wells of death, would quickly refer one’s mind to the once famous American motor-drome racing, a dangerous carnival sideshow featuring motorcycles and vehicles, where performers ride horizontally along the vertical walls of a wooden, barrel-shaped structure, often performing stunts. Similarly, in India, this carn...
Aisha adjusted her beige veil over her circular-shaped headgear as a matchmaker scrolled through rows of dozens of pictures on a computer to find a man she could be interested in as a potential match. Many young women in northern Nigeria’s conservative city of Kano marry as early as 18, reports AFP. After waiting for […]
•The victims The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has announced the rescue of seven young women from a suspected human trafficking ring following a raid on a hotel in Sabon Gari area of Kano State. The raid was carried out by the Kano Zonal Command of the agency, after acting […]
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