A 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, has died after entering a disused well converted into a refuse pit in Kwa Town, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, to retrieve a mobile phone. The Kano State Fire Service confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Public Relations Officer, Saminu Yusif. Yusif…
Residents of Kano have raised concerns over the escalating cost of cooking gas, saying the sharp increase is straining household budgets and disrupting daily meal preparations. A survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) revealed that the price of a 3kg cooking gas cylinder has risen from about N3,100 to N5,040 in recent…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said 178 vulnerable communities in 28 local government areas of Kano State are at moderate risk of flooding. The Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, disclosed this on Tuesday in Kano during stakeholders’ engagement and launch of the 2026 National Preparedness and Response Campaign (NPRC) on flood disaster and…
The Kano State Government has inaugurated an 11-member high-powered committee to identify illegal structures and review building approvals in the Kano metropolitan area. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by Musa Tanko-Muhammad, Press Secretary, Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Tanko-Muhammad quoted the SSG, Alhaji Umar Farouk-Ibrahim, as…
As the rainy season sets in, Northern states of Kaduna, Kano and Katsina are taking preventive measures to mitigate flood disaster. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian Meteorological Agency and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency have raised the alarm of flooding in some states with Kaduna placed among states at high…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested 248 suspects over various criminal activities in the state as part of a month-long security crackdown. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu-Bakori, announced the figures on Wednesday during a briefing on the security situation in the state. He said the arrests were achieved through intelligence-led policing, coordinated raids…
Nasir Bala Aminu-Ja’oji, a political ally of President Bola Tinubu, has emerged as the APC flag bearer for the House of Representatives seat in Tarauni Federal Constituency, Kano State. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by Adamu Iliyasu-Hotoro, Information Officer of Tarauni Local Government Area. Iliyasu-Hotoro said the Chairman of the Consensus…
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has called on all intending pilgrims within the state to avoid taking kolanut to Saudi Arabia. The Director-General of the board, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim-Matawalle, disclosed this in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the board, Sulaiman Dederi on Wednesday in Kano. According to the statement, this is…
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced that Max Air has adjusted the departure date for the transportation of intending pilgrims from Kano to Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj exercise. The Director-General of the Board, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim-Matawalle, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the board, Sulaiman…
Panic erupted in Yankamaye community, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, on Monday night after suspected gunmen invaded the area, killing three persons and forcing many residents to flee their homes. Eyewitnesses said the attackers stormed the community and opened fire indiscriminately at residents and houses, creating fear and confusion across the area. The…
