•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 […]
•Road safety officials at scene of an accident Many people have been killed in a tragic road accident that occurred yesterday at Kwanar Barde, in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, according to local officials. The fatal crash involved a trailer travelling towards Gujungu, which reportedly lost control due to reckless driving, reports...
•Governor Abba Yusuf and his deputy, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo The Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, has advised the deputy governor, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, to resign following his decision not to defect alongside Governor Abba Yusuf to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking to journalists in K...
•The deceased family Residents of Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano metropolis, where a woman and her six children were killed on Friday, yesterday recounted how the incident happened. This is even as the husband of the woman and father of the children said the incident had shattered his life, reports Daily Trust. Fatima Abubakar, 35, [&hellip...
•A rice farmer Armed groups operating in parts of Kano and Katsina states are allegedly extorting farmers, demanding up to N50,000 per acre from sugarcane growers before harvest, as they enforce a parallel system of governance within key forest reserves in the region. According to reports, the bandits have entrenched themselves in the Rugu For...
The federal government, through the Nigerian Civil Aviation (NCAA), has certified that the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) and the Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo International Airport, Port Harcourt (JOAIA) have met regulatory requirements. This is the first time both airports will be certified by the NCAA, reports Daily Independent....
•A fuel tanker explosion The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that three people died following a petrol tanker explosion at Kura Market Junction along Zaria Road in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. Spokesperson of the Service, Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, said the Emergency Response Unit received a distress call from a retired Civil [...
•Terrorists Bandits have abducted at least eight persons in Biresawa village of Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State. A reliable source told our correspondent that the assailants raided the village between 11pm and 12 midnight, last night, reports Daily Trust. He said, “They came as usual, and from our findings so far, two males [&hell...
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