The Senate, on Thursday, asked the Federal Government to review the concession of the Aminu Kano International Airport, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, and other international airports across the country. The Senate made this known at the plenary after passing a motion by a lawmaker from Kano South, Senator Sumaila Kawu. On 17th May, the Federal Executive Council, under immediate past …

A Sharia Court in Kano State on Thursday ordered that a 25-year-old man, Aliyu Sa’ad, who pleaded guilty to calling his friend gay, be remanded in a correction centre. The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, gave the order following a guilty plea entered by Sa’ad. Lawal-Abubakar adjourned the matter until July three for summary trial. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Abdullahi …

The rift between two former governors of Kano State; the immediate past Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and his predecessor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, further escalated on Friday. It would be recalled that the two Kano political leaders had been at daggers drawn for more than five years over what has been explained to be a war of supremacy. However, the old wound …

The Police in Kano State said yesterday that they had arrested no fewer than 49 suspected persons in connection with the looting of buildings/structures at Triumph Plaza, Fagge Local Government Area of the state. The development was said to be an aftermath of the ongoing demolition exercise embarked upon by the newly inaugurated Governor Abba Yusuf, as youths in the …

Tragedy struck on Wednesday evening in Karshen Kwalta, Rimin Kebe quarters in Ungoggo Local Government Area of Kano State, when a teenager identified as Iro Kwarangwal stabbed his biological mother identified as Jummai to death over a disagreement. It was gathered that the incident occurred on the fateful day around 5:30 pm. “I was standing outside my house when I …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, said it had secured the final forfeiture of 324 properties recovered from the Kano State Pension Fund Trustees. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja gave the order of final forfeiture while ruling on a motion by the EFCC to that effect. The EFCC had told the judge …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says the suspension of three electricity distribution companies, APLE Electric Limited, Kano, and Kaduna Electricity Distribution Companies, was by the Market Operator (MO). The action according to a statement by TCN‘s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, was following a breach of market rules, which govern and sanitise the Nigerian electricity supply industry. According to …

Lagos, Ogun, Kano and Oyo States, and the Federal Capital Territory were the top five locations with mobile internet subscriptions in Nigeria last year. Collectively, the five areas accounted for 33.52 per cent (51.90 million) of the mobile subscriptions (154.85 million) in the country in 2022, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS had revealed …

Senator Danladi Sankara (Jigawa Northwest) and former Senator Mas’ud El-Jibril (Kano South) have drummed up support for Senator Barau Jibrin (Kano North) to become Senate President in the 10th Assembly. According to Sankara, Jibrin deserves to lead the Senate because he is a high-ranking Senator with rich experience garnered over the years. There have been intense agitations that the Senate …

Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReSAL), a World Bank intervention project, has announced plans to begin implementation and construction of approximately 3.7 kilometre of erosion control works that cut across very populated areas of Bulbula Gayawa in Nassarawa and Tudun Fulani in Ungogo Local Government Areas of Kano State. Rarin in Dawakin Tofa LGA, Kauyen Alu in Tarauni LGA, and …