Tag Archives: Kano state

16-year-old boy, Ibrahim Lawan, has committed suicide by hanging in Kuki village, Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State. The Public Relations Officer of Rano Emirate, Nasiru Habu Faragai, who disclosed this said the district head of Bebeji submitted the report of the tragic incident to the Emir of Rano, Ambassador …

Tragedy as three siblings lost their lives in Tarai village of Kibiya Local Government Area of Kano State following the collapse of a building. This was made known by the father of the deceased, Abubakar Usman when the Executive Secretary of State Emergency Management Agency, Saleh Jili led a delegation …

Government of Kano State has confirmed that it had recorded five Cholera-related deaths in the state. It also added that very strong preventive measures had been put in place to tackle the outbreak. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the state commissioner for health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa at a news …

Seven intending pilgrims from Kano State, who left the country for Jidda on Thursday, have been deported from the King Abdulazeez Airport over fake visas. Five of the deported pilgrims travelled to Saudi Arabia for hajj through tour operators, while the two others were from the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare …

Hisbah commandant in Kano State, Haruna Ibn-Sin, has been accused of diverting some of the state government-sponsored slots allocated to officials of the commission to his household. Speaking with Sahelian Times, the Senior Special Assistant to the State Governor on Hisbah Affairs, Mujittaba Rabiu Baban Usman, claimed that Ibn-Sina replaced …

A notorious car thief has been arrested and a stolen Hilux vehicle recovered from him by the police in Kano State. The state police spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, June 4, said operatives also arrested a 55-year-old man who specialized in manufacturing …

According to reports, two Boko Haram members have been apprehended by the Department of State Services, DSS,  in connection to the bomb explosion in Kano State. DSS retrieved some explosive items from the arrested Boko Haram members, Eons Intelligence said. It was also reported that four AK-47 rifles, two pistles, suicide vests, …

At least seven persons were killed by suspected bandits at Karfi community in Takai Local Government Area of Kano State. Residents said the gunmen also abducted the head of the community and injured three others. The police spokesperson in Kano, Abdullahi Kiyawa, told reporters that security operatives were dispatched to …

Hamisu Wadume, a suspected kidnap lord in Taraba State, has been re-arrested,   according to official sources. Police spokesperson, Frank Mba, said in a statement that Wadume was arrested on August 19 in Layin Mai Allo Hotoro, Kano State. The official statement came hours after PREMIUM TIMES broke the news that …