•Blackout A prolonged power outage in Kano State, now entering its 10th day, has severely disrupted socio-economic activities in the metropolis, leaving residents and business owners in distress. The blackout, compounded by recurrent failures of the national grid, has plunged communities into darkness, forcing businesses to rely on costly alte...
•NIMC portal The National Identity Management Commission has recorded a total of 117 million registrations for the National Identity Number as of February 28, 2025. According to the latest enrolment statistics from the NIMC dashboard, 66,281,803 (56.5%) of the registered individuals are male, while 51,079,521 (43.5%) are female, reports The PU...
•Kano Durbar festival The Kano State Police Command has banned all Sallah Durbar celebrations ahead of the 2025 Eid-el-Fitr festivities, citing security concerns and the need to prevent potential unrest. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, announced the decision today while addressing journalists at the Bompai Police Headquarters...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has approved the posting of CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori as new Commissioner of Police for Kano Command. IGP said this deployment aligns with the Nigeria Police Force’s commitment to enhancing security and ensuring effective policing in the state. According to a statement today by the Force Pub...
The recent judgment of the Supreme Court that nullified the council election in Rivers State is generating apprehension in Kano, particularly where the ruling of Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court would swing. In a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC), the five-member panel of the apex court unanimously held that [&he...
•School children Rancourous debates have trailed Ramadan ‘holidays’ imposed on public and private schools in some northern states, technically shutting out over 11.5 million pupils from the national school calendar yesterday. Findings by our correspondents show that the unusual call by executive governors took a toll on Bauchi, Katsina, Kano a...
•Kabiru Alhassan Rurum The member representing Rano, Kibiya, and Bunkure Federal Constituency, Kabiru Alhassan Rurum, has dismissed his suspension from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano, describing it as a baseless move and an act of contempt of court. Reacting to the suspension notice issued by the Kano NNPP Chairman, Hashim Sulai...
No fewer than 1,500 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who defected to the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have been received by the Deputy Governor of Kano State, Aminu Abdulsalam. The defectors, drawn from various wards of Gwarzo Local Government Area, were officially welcomed into the NNPP, reports Nigerian Tribune. Whil...
•Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State Kano governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has established a new security outfit tagged “Neighborhood Watch” aimed at enhancing security in the state. The development was announced by the governor’s social media aide, Salisu Yahaya Hotoro, on his verified Facebook page. Further details of the initiative are expected to...
•Kano State Commissioner of Police, Salman Dogo-Garba The Kano State Police Command has deployed 554 new police constables to all the Police Divisional Offices in the state and departments for General Duty Officers and Specialists respectively. This is in line with the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, directives, reports The ...
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