Suspected bandits on Sunday carried out a midnight raid on Garo, a town in the Kabo Local Government Area of Kano State, and abducted a young woman, Zainab Auwalu. Residents said the bandits took Miss Auwalu away despite collecting N8 million from her family. She was said to have just completed secondary school. Residents said … Read more
Since I was privileged to cover and report on two breakthroughs while boring the 37.9-kilometre English Channel Tunnel between Folkestone, England, and Calais, France, for the BBC Hausa Section, I have become fascinated by railway projects. I track such projects in Nigeria and elsewhere in the world. Because of my interest in railway projects, I … Read more
An aide of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has died a day after his appointment. Mr Yusuf announced Ahmad Ishaq’s appointment as special adviser on works on Monday, but the new aide died on Tuesday in Egypt. The governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, announced the shocking transition in a statement. Mr Buture said Governor Yusuf described … Read more
In the fertile plains of Kura Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State, residents of Sabuwar Gainawa, a community renowned for its agricultural productivity, have endured over two decades without electricity. Residents of the community of over 140,000 people produce crops such as maize, rice, and vegetables to supply local markets and traders from other … Read more
The newly appointed Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi, has pledged to deliver Kano State to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Mr Abdullahi, who stated this while briefing newsmen shortly after arriving in Kano on Sunday, also pledged his dedication to advancing President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. He … Read more
The special adviser on Investment to Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has resigned from his appointment and joined the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Sani Dambo also resigned from the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) alongside Rabiu Durun, another NNPP chieftain, who joined the APC on Monday. The politicians were received … Read more
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has arrested the headmaster of Gaidar Makada Special Primary School in the Kumbotso Local Government Area. The headmaster, whose name was withheld, was accused of unlawfully auctioning government assets. PCACC’s spokesperson, Kabir Abba, said the arrest followed a complaint that the headmaster was selling the school’s … Read more
Commercial sex workers in Kano State have appealed to organisers of the nationwide hunger protests to engage the Federal Government in dialogue. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the protests had crippled social-economic activities, leaving them without customers and struggling to survive. Monica James, who operates on France Road, said … Read more
On Sunday, operatives of the Hisbah Command in Kano State arrested controversial TikToker and musician Abubakar Ibrahim, aka G-Fresh Al’ameen, for alleged inappropriate remarks. The Kano State indigene, who has a diploma in journalism, joined the music business in 2015. Not a stranger to controversies, in 2023 speculations were rife that he was romantically involved … Read more
The Kano State Council of Ulamas (Islamic clerics) has warned that the Kano emirate crisis could trigger a breakdown of law and order in the state In a statement signed by its chairperson, Ibrahim Khalil, the council urged President Bola Tinubu to employ non-partisan measures to address the crisis. “Therefore, it is imperative for President … Read more
