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One dead as gunmen attack rice mill factory in Kano
Suspected gunmen at the weekend stormed a rice mill factory and shot one Alhaji Isa Abubakar, who died a few hours after in Kano, Kano State.
Gunmen kill man in Kano
Unknown gunmen have killed one person at the popular Zoo road, close to Ado Bayero Mall in Kano metropolis.
Man commits suicide in Kano
An elderly man Ibrahim Abubakar simply called Iro has committed suicide by hanging himself in his shop located along Zoo Road in Kano metropolis.
Housemaid allegedly commits suicide in Kano
Kano was stunned over the weekend by reports that Bahijja Gombe, a 16-year-old housemaid allegedly committed suicide.
Kano turns Muhammadu Buhari specialist hospital to isolation centre
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State on Sunday converted Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital located at Giginyu in Kano metropolis to an isolation centre.
Official: Escaped Kano lion yet to be returned to cage
The lion which escaped from Kano Zoological Garden is yet to be captured and returned to its cage in the Zoo, an official has disclosed.
Lion escapes from Kano zoological garden
There was panic on Saturday night around Zoo road in Kano metropolis when a lion escaped from its cage at Kano Zoological garden.
Xenophobia: MTN, Shoprite close offices in Kano
South African-owned companies, including MTN and Shoprite, in Kano State, on Wednesday, closed, due to fears of reprisal attacks, over the recent xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa.
NDLEA urges Kano governor to complete abandoned drug rehabilitation centre
The Commander, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano, Dr Ibrahim Abdul has called on Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state to complete the 150-capacity rehabilitation centre started by the state government within the agency’s premises.
Gunmen kidnap expatriate in Kano, kill driver
Four suspected gunmen on Tuesday morning kidnapped an expatriate at Dangi Roundabout in Kano at about 7.45am.
Police deny shooting four persons in Kano
The Kano Police Command has denied a media report alleging that its officers shot four persons at Shoporite located in Ado Bayero Shopping Mall Kano on June 17.
Kano government renames hospital after late Isyaku Rabi’u
The Kano State government has announced the renaming of a paediatric hospital after late billionaire, Isyaku Rabi’u, who passed on Tuesday.
Governor Ganduje signs bills for management of new hospitals
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has signed into law the Kano State Ultra-Modern Specialists Hospitals Bill 2018 which gives legal backing to the establishment of two specialists hospitals in the state.
Police parade 33 kidnappers, armed robbers, rapists in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has paraded 33 suspects for various crimes including kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, across the state during several raids.
President Buhari thanks Kano citizens for warm reception
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed appreciation to the government and people of Kano state for the warm, rousing welcome accorded him during his two day official visit to the state.
Kano: Supporters urge President Buhari to seek re-election
Numerous placard-carrying supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Kano unofficially started electioneering for his re-election in 2019.
President Buhari frees prisoners in Kano, vows to win next election
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Kano on Wednesday for a two-day official visit to the state.
Governor Ganduje will be re-elected in 2019 – Kwankwaso
The Commissioner for Special Duties in Kano State, Honourable Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso, has said that Governor Abdulahi Ganduje will be re-elected in the state in the 2019 elections due to his starling performance during his first term in office.
Kano govt begins training of 6,700 women
Kano State Government says it will train no fewer than 6, 700 women in various skills under its women empowerment programme.
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Zamfara schoolgirl: Our abductors were young boys, they wanted to ‘touch us’
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Donald Duke: Nyesom Wike a role model among politicians
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