•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...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, for making “unguided” comments capable of provoking misunderstandings and disunity within the party. In a query letter signed by the Kano State APC Chairman, Prince Abdullahi Abbas, the party threatened ...
Residents of Tudun Yola in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State were thrown into panic after two women were killed and their house set ablaze by unknown assailants. The victims, identified as Hauwa’u Yakubu and Zahra’u Aliyu, were both wives of Alhaji Ashiru Shu’aibu Usaini, reports Weekend Trust. According to local authorities and family...
The Kano State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Alhaji Adamu Kibiya, has welcomed over 50 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kibiya ward in Kibiya Local Government Area to the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the area. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Enlighten...

