Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has dismissed speculations of him defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Kwankwaso said he had no plan to dump the PDP for the APC, stressing that he is still committed to ensuring his party’s victory in 2023. Speaking with Channels Television […]
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Islamic human rights organisation, Muslim Rights Concern, on Wednesday, backed the Kano State Hisbah Board’s decision to grill the parents of the 44th Miss Nigeria, Shatu Garko, over their daughter’s ‘illegal’ participation in the beauty pageant. MURIC Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, in a chat said no decent Muslim lady would participate in any beauty pageant […]
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Kano has upheld the judgment of a Jigawa High Court against one Datti Buba, who was prosecuted for the offences of criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, and culpable homicide. The appellant and two others had on January 2017 criminally conspired, kidnapped and killed two children, Ori Umaru and Umaru, and collected […]
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No fewer than 41 shops have been razed by fire at the popular Kurmi Market in Kano State on Monday, the state’s fire service has said. Kurmi is one of the oldest markets in the ancient city of Kano, the commercial city of Northern Nigeria. The inferno, which started around 2:00am, is said to have […]
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Kano State government is to prioritise the training of women and youths in 2022 under its empowerment programmes especially at the grassroots. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr Zahra’u Muhammad Umar, disclosed this while defending the ministry’s 2022 budget at the Kano State House of Assembly. Read Also: Niger Delta women give […]
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