THE Kano State Government has filed a fresh fraud charge against the immediate past governor of the state Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, his Commissioner for Local Government, Murtala Garo and two others. According to the charge sheet, Garo, Lamin Sani and Muhammad Takai were charged with criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of …
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NO fewer than 14 persons have been crushed by a truck at Imawa town on the Zaria–Kano expressway in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Kano State, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the incident on Friday, June 28, 2024. Abdullahi said the …
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THE Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested two suspects and invited three Permanent Secretaries for questioning for an alleged fraud involving the sale of employment forms in the Office of the Head of Service. The commission’s Chairman, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, disclosed this in Kano on Wednesday, June 12, …
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RESIDENTS of Tudun Wada, an area in the Nassarawa Local Government area of Kano State, were thrown into mourning on Monday after a tragic midnight fire outbreak claimed the lives of several family members. Newsextra24 learnt that the devastating incident was caused by an electric spark that occurred when power was …
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SEVERAL shops belonging to traders in Gwarzo town of Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State have been gutted by fire, leading to the destruction of valuables worth millions of Naira. The tragic incident which occurred Monday, left many victims in dire financial condition as many of them were spotted …
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KANO State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has presented a budget estimate of N350 billion for the 2024 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The governor said the proposed Appropriation Bill titled ‘Budget of Restoration and Transformation’ will change the narrative in Kano. Presenting the budget estimate to the …
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TO alleviate the effects of fuel subsidy removal, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, on Saturday, will distribute bags of grains and empower youth, women and people living with disabilities with cash. The governor also said that arrangements have been completed for the distribution of grains comprising of rice …
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A100-level course 9 police cadet, A.S. Jika, dropped dead at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, on Saturday, after being continuously starved and malnourished for over two weeks. Some of the cadets accused the Commandant, Assistant Inspector-General, Sadiq Abubakar, of high-handedness and financial mismanagement of feeding allowance meant for …
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A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Idris Wada Saleh, in Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission custody over alleged N1 billion fraud. The defendant, a former Commissioner to Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, is standing trial …
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Kano State governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has sent names of 19 commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening and approval. The Speaker of the Assembly, Honourable Yusuf Falgore, disclosed this on Tuesday while reading the governor’s letter of request during plenary. The commissioner nominees were urged …
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