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Kano Records Nearly 5,000 Human Trafficking Returnees In Three Years

NewsDeskNgAug 21, 2026August 21, 20260

Nearly 5,000 returnees arrive in Kano as NAPTIP, CS-CRIN and media join forces to tackle human trafficking. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, the Civil Society Organisation for Conflict Resolution in Nigeria, CS-CRIN, and media practitioners have united to intensify the fight against human trafficking...

Kano Targets 18 High-Risk LGAs In Fresh Tetanus Vaccination Campaign

NewsDeskNgJul 26, 2026July 26, 20260

Kano begins a second tetanus vaccination campaign across 18 high-risk LGAs after reaching 96.5% of women in Round 1. The Kano State Government in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have flagged off Round 2 of the Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE) Campaign, with focus on 18...

Kano Pledges Massive Votes For Tinubu In 2027, Directs Appointees To Join APC

NewsDeskNgJun 27, 2026June 27, 20260

Governor Abba Yusuf pledges Kano’s full support for Tinubu in 2027, orders appointees to register as APC members. Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared that the state is fully committed to delivering victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) at all levels in the 2027 general elections, saying...

Three Killed As Gunmen Attack Kano Community, Residents Flee Homes

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2026May 12, 20260

Armed attackers killed three people in Kano’s Yankamaye community, triggering panic and forcing residents to flee their homes Panic gripped the Yankamaye community in Tsanyawa Local Government Area, Kano State, after armed attackers raided the area on Monday night, leaving three dead and forcing residents to abandon their homes. According...

Kano North Group Rejects Alleged Plot To Replace Barau Jibrin, Backs Re-election

NewsDeskNgApr 28, 2026April 28, 20260

A Kano North group has opposed moves to replace Barau Jibrin, reaffirming support for his re-election ahead of 2027 polls. A group in Kano North Senatorial District has kicked against an alleged plot to replace Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin with former Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development...

Kano Assembly Confirms Garo As Deputy Governor

NewsDeskNgApr 28, 2026April 28, 20260

Kano Assembly confirms Murtala Garo as deputy governor after screening, following resignation of former deputy governor Aminu Abdussalam. The Kano State House of Assembly has confirmed the approval of Alhaji Murtala Garo as the new Deputy Governor of the state. Lawmakers approved Garo’s appointment during a plenary session presided over...

Nine Kano Reps Defect From NNPP To APC Amid Political Realignment

NewsDeskNgMar 31, 2026March 31, 20260

Nine Kano lawmakers defect from NNPP to APC as Abba Yusuf, Ganduje and other leaders witness the political shift. Nine members of the House of Representatives have defected from the New Nigeria People’s Party to the All Progressives Congress, in a development signalling a major political realignment in Kano State....

Obi, Makinde, Dickson Visit Kwankwaso In Kano, Signal Opposition Alliance Ahead Of 2027

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2026March 23, 20260

Opposition leaders Obi, Makinde and Dickson visit Kwankwaso in Kano, signalling alliance talks and renewed push for 2027 elections. Prominent opposition figures, including former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, and former Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson, converged on Kano State in a move seen...

Yusuf Scraps Higher Education Ministry, Removes Deputy As Commissioner Amid Impeachment Talks

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

Kano Governor Yusuf dissolves Higher Education Ministry, removing deputy as commissioner as political tension grows following impeachment notice. Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has dissolved the Ministry of Higher Education, effectively removing his deputy, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, from his position as commissioner. The decision was announced in a statement...

Kano Protesters Condemn Israeli Actions In Palestine, Show Solidarity With Iran

NewsDeskNgMar 13, 2026March 13, 20260

Thousands of protesters in Kano condemn Israeli actions in Palestine and attacks on Iran during Quds Day rally. Thousands of Muslims in Kano State, largely members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and other Islamic organisations, staged a protest demanding an end to Israeli occupation of Palestine and condemning...