The Head, Department of Training and Development, Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, AIG Mohammed Gumel, on Tuesday called for the effective implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law in Kano State. Making the call in a keynote address at an Inter-Agency Accountability Forum on the Administration of Criminal Justice Law Compliance, Gumel said, “The effective implementation of the ACJL …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Kano State has deployed 3,400 personnel to provide security cover for the participants of the planned protests in the state. The State Commandant of the Corps, Mohammad Falala, told the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in a telephone interview on Saturday that the security personnel would ensure security before, …

A sudden midday fire outbreak on Wednesday ravaged a section of the Ado Bayero Mall, formally occupied by Game Stores, on Zoo Road in Kano. The lease manager of the mall, Elizabeth Adeyemo, who confirmed the outbreak said the firemen are currently on the ground, making frantic efforts to quench the fire. It was observed that customers were prevented from …

The Kano State Government has established a clinic in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, as part of an effort to provide adequate medical care for its Pilgrims. The clinic, which is aimed at complementing the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) clinic, will provide the required medical attention to the state’s pilgrims. The State Amirul Hajj and Deputy Governor of Kano State, …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Friday, arraigned three suspects before the Federal High Court in Kano, for manufacturing, distributing and selling falsified medicines for children. The suspects are Amao Gideon, Alumona Okwiludili, Hillary Onah Chigozie and Giddyson Healthcare Limited. When the case came up on Friday, prosecution counsel, Oche Abutu, standing in for …

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 20 men and women for engaging in gender-inclusive bathing in Kano, Daily Trust reports. Men of Operation Kau Da Badala arrested the perpetrators at a leisure centre located at Ring Road following complaints by residents of the area. The report quoted the Deputy Commandant General of the board, Dr. Mujahidin Aminuddin Abubakar, as …

Four days after the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja ordered the suspension of the Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhyi Magaji, the Kano State government has yet to replace him as ordered by the CCT. The CCT made the suspension and replacement of Magaji, following his arraignment last Thursday by the Code …

Operatives of the Kano zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 11 suspected currency racketeers for allegedly selling new naira notes. According to a statement on Saturday by the agency’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Dele Oyewale, the suspects were arrested last Monday, following intelligence that unmasked a syndicate of fraudsters operating in Kano. …

A 37-year old security guard at Prestige International College, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State, Nuradeen Shehu, has reportedly committed suicide. The State Police Commissioner, Hussaini Gumel, told newsmen on Tuesday that the incident happened inside one of the classrooms of the college. He said that on 28th January at about 10:30 am, one Abdullahi Abdulsalam of Rijiyar Zaki, …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested eight suspected armed robbers on Katsina Road and in the Kurna Asabe area of the Ungogo Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the spokesman of the command, Superintendent Abdullahi Haruna on Friday. He said one Ibrahim Rabiu, aka Janare, of Kwanar Ungogo Quarters, along with seven …