News as it breaks
Tragedy has struck Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano State after seven members of a family were brutally killed in what police have described as a housebreak attack. The victims were identified as 35-year-old Fatima Abubakar and her six children, who were reportedly attacked by unknown assailants who forced their way…
In a bid to enhance the efficiency and accountability of health commodity distribution, the Kano State Ministry of Health has convened a high-level review meeting to assess the current Integrated Last-Mile Delivery (iLMD) system. The strategic meeting, held at Tahir Guest Palace Hotel, focused on evaluating and improving the supply…
No fewer than 500 residents of Kano State suffering from cataracts have had their vision restored following free surgical procedures carried out by the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN). The life-changing intervention, which took place at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, was part of the society’s community outreach during its 49th…
The Kano State Police Command has apprehended a suspected serial motorcycle thief allegedly responsible for at least 12 cases of motorcycle theft across the state. In a statement released by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the arrest followed a report filed by a resident of Dorawa…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down an unregistered chemical warehouse in Kano State following the discovery of a massive stockpile of hazardous materials suspected to be linked to the illegal production of explosives. Acting on a tip-off, NAFDAC enforcement officers raided the…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has successfully coordinated the return of 294 Nigerian migrants stranded in Agadez, Niger Republic, back to the country. In a statement issued in NEMA’s Kano Operations Office confirmed that, the repatriation exercise was carried out via two chartered flights, both of which landed at…
Kano State authorities have arrested 11 students of Government Boarding Secondary School, Bichi, in connection with the gruesome murder of two fellow students in a shocking incident that has rocked the local community. The deceased students, identified as Hamza Idris Tofawa and Umar Yusuf Dungurawa, were reportedly attacked by their…
Nigerian police fired tear gas on Thursday to break up several hundred protesters in the northern city of Kano and in the capital Abuja where demonstrators had joined in nationwide rallies against the high cost of living. Africa’s most populous country is struggling with soaring inflation and a sharply devalued…
The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kano State Chapter, has lifted its ban on covering Kano State Government activities, with immediate effect. In a statement, Chairman Alhaji Aminu Ahmed Garko explained that the 14-day-old boycott was initiated to protest the government’s handling of issues affecting…
Three people have died while several others are trapped under the rubble after a building collapsed in Kuntau, in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident occurred on Friday, April 26, 2024. Rescue operations are currently ongoing while some corpses have been recovered. Emergency responders…
