Kano State Govt has inaugurated the newly constructed edifice of Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) to strengthen the state’s capacity to detect and curb outbreak of communicable diseases. Newsextra24 reports that the Governor on Monday commissioned the facility located within the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Kano. He …
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The trial of former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and seven others over alleged bribery and misappropriation of public funds suffered a setback on Wednesday as a Kano State High Court adjourned proceedings until October 14, 2026. Ganduje is facing an 11-count charge bordering on bribery, conspiracy, misappropriation, and diversion of …
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Operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), have arrested a 30-year-old suspected gun courier, Muhammad Abubakar in Kano State. Parading the suspect at its State Command, in Kano, the DSS said the suspect, a transporter, was arrested while on errand to transport four RPG tubes, three AK-47 and two …
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A former Deputy Governor of Kano State, Aminu Gwarzo, has resigned from the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Newsextra24 reports that Gwarzo announced his resignation in a letter dated May 1, 2026, and addressed to the Chairman of the ADC in Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State. In the letter which was …
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The Kano State Government has imposed an immediate ban on the importation and purchase of scrap metal from Nigeria’s North-East region, following a deadly explosion in the Hotoro area of the state capital that killed five people and injured several others. Announcing the measure on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Security …
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The Kano State Government has declared Thursday a public holiday to commemorate the beginning of the Islamic New Year, 1447 AH. The announcement was made in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, and released to journalists in Kano. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf …
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Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has declared Monday as a public holiday to honour the memory of the 22 Kano athletes and officials who died in a road accident while returning from the National Sports Festival. A statement issued in Kano on Sunday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Mr Sanusi …
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A Kano State High Court, on Tuesday, reserved ruling in the case of alleged bribery and misappropriation filed against the former governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and seven others. The Kano State Government instituted an eight-count charge bordering on bribery, misappropriation and diversion of public funds running into …
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THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will not be conducting admissions for Law programme in eight institutions following the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme. A statement signed by the Public Communications Advisor of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja on Wednesday, said the Council …
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FORMER governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, has urged the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at all levels to leverage the country’s youth population to win the 2027 general election. Newsextra24 reports that Shekarau made this known at the unveiling of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of …
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