Tag: #KanoNews
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KANO BUILDINGS COLLAPSE KILL 5, 11 RESCUED
Five people, including four construction workers and a 14-year-old student, have died after two buildings under construction collapsed in separate incidents in Kano State. The Kano State Fire Service said the first incident occurred at Gaida in Kumbotso Local Government Area, where six workers were trapped after a building collapsed. Two workers were rescued, while…
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KANO COURT REMANDS WOMAN FOR ALLEGEDLY SEVERING BOYFRIEND’S MANHOOD
A Kano Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of a 25-year-old woman, Maimuna Idris, for allegedly cutting off her boyfriend’s manhood. Idris, who resides in Maigatari Local Government Area of Jigawa State, is facing charges of attempted culpable homicide and causing grievous hurt. The prosecution alleged that the incident occurred on July 27 at a…
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NEMA RECEIVES 497 NIGERIAN MIGRANTS REPARTRIATED FROM NIGER REPUBLIC
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Friday May 22 at about 12:40 PM, received 497 Nigerian migrants at the Malam Amini Kano International Airport, Kano, who had been repartriated from Niger Republic. Dr Nura Abdullahi, Head of Operations, NEMA Kano Office, said the exercise was a voluntary repartriation, and not a forced evacuation. He…
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DRIVER TO EMIR’S WIFE GRANTED BAIL OVER JEWELLERY THEFT
A driver linked to the wife of Kano’s 16th Emir is out on bail after admitting to stealing jewellery and cash worth N60 million. Suleiman Yakubu, driver to Sadiya Ado-Bayero, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II’s first wife, was granted N10 million bail by a Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. He, along with Idris Uba-Musa and…
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KANO PILGRIMS SET FOR MAY 13 AIRLIFT AS HAJJ 2026 PREPARATIONS WRAP UP
Kano State confirms readiness for 2026 Hajj, with first batch of pilgrims scheduled to depart on May 13. The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced that the first batch of intending pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj will be airlifted on May 13, in line with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria’s official timetable. Director-General,…
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NDLEA NABS 64 BAGS OF CANNABIS HIDDEN IN CEMENT TRUCK IN KANO
Suspected drugs intercepted en route to Adamawa as driver lands in custody. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 64 bags of suspected cannabis sativa cleverly concealed inside a cement-loaded trailer along the Zaria–Kano Road. According to the Kano Strategic Command, the truck — loaded with Dangote cement — left Obajana in Kogi…
