Danbatta meets Salafiyya Clerics, preaches peace, ends Kano working visit
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta, has met with some Salafiyyah clerics as he rounded off his two-day working visit to Kano State…
FEC approves upgrade of safe towers in 4 airports, project to gulp N13.122bnÂ
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the upgrade of safe towers in Lagos, Kano, Abuja, and Port Harcourt airports. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed disclosed this at the…
Man, 22, drowns in a pond; police investigate
A 22-year-old, Yusuf Abdullahi, drowned while bathing in a pond at Danhassan, in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. Malam Saidu Mohammed, the Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire…
Kano Govt. offers free education to 1,000 repatriated Almajiri children
Kano State Government says it will enrol the over 1,000 repatriated Almajiri school children into formal schools in line with its free and compulsory education policy. “Every child in Kano…
Covid-19: Community transmission gains traction; 381 cases in one day
Community transmission of Covid-19 is gaining traction nationwide with 381 cases recorded on Thursday bringing total confirmed cases to 3,526 with 107 deaths and 601 persons discharged. The new figure…
Kano: FG, state yet to determine cause of deaths
Weeks after Kano State was swamped in a gale of strange deaths, neither the Federal Government through the relevant health agencies or Kano State government has determined the real cause…
Aisha Buhari sends food, medical kits to Kano
Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, through her foundation, ‘Future Assured’, has donated 16 trucks of assorted food items for distribution to 500,000 households in Kano State. Mrs Buhari…
Kano records first Covid-19 death; national toll now 12
Palpable fear has gripped residents of Kano as the State Ministry of Health announced it has recorded the first COVID-19 death on Wednesday evening. The announcement came through the ministry’s…
Dangote to build 600-bed isolation centre in Kano
The ‎President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has pledged to establish a 600-bed isolation centre in Kano State. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje announced the philanthropist’s gesture on Sunday at the…
Sand dunes kill 5 illegal miners in Kano, one injured
Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of five out of six people trapped under a heap of sand at Ramin Farar Kasa in Dauni village in Minjibir Local…