•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...
•Abdulmumin Jibrin A member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has accepted his expulsion from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) but accused the party of a lack of fair hearing. The member representing Kiru/Bebeji was expelled from the opposition over alleged anti-party activities and non-payment of dues, reports Channels T...
•Hisbah police destroying beers The Kano State Hisbah Board has confiscated no fewer than 1,600 bottles of assorted beer in the Panshekara area of Kano metropolis. The Deputy Commander General of the board, Dr. Mujahid Aminudeen, confirmed this via a telephone interview with our correspondent today, reports The PUNCH. Aminudeen, who declined t...
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