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Saudi philanthropist builds 700-bed orphanage, 5,000-capacity Mosque to curb school dropouts

‎The Saudi-based Albidairi Foundation on Saturday, in Langel area of Tofa Local Government of Kano state, has officially commissioned a state-of-the-art residential and...

InsecurityTop Story

Gunmen abduct 5 residents in Gwarzo LGA, Kano State

Gunmen launched a fresh attack in Zurin Mahauta village in Lakwaya district of Gwarzo Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State on Sunday...

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Kano State bans Independent Hisbah Fisabilillahi

The Kano State Government has issued an executive order proscribing a group operating under the name Independent Hisbah Fisabilillahi, declaring its activities as...

CrimeTop Story

NAPTIP rescues 7 Saudi-bound trafficking victims in Kano

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano Zonal Command, announced on Wednesday the rescue of seven female victims...

Insecurity

Elderly woman shot dead, about 3 abducted as bandits raid Kano village

An elderly woman has been shot dead and at least three residents abducted in a bandit attack on Yankamaye village in the Tsanyawa...

Politics & GovernanceTop Story

Ganduje plans to establish an independent, Hisbah-Like security outfit

‎Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has unveiled plans to establish a voluntary, non-governmental security organization, provisionally named Independent Hisbah or “Khairun...

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ISWAP leader sentenced to 20 years for terrorism offences in Abuja

A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted and sentenced Hussaini Ismaila, identified as a leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province...

Education

Kano State Governor recruits 400 Mathematics teachers to boost STEM education

‎Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has presented permanent and pensionable appointment letters to 400 newly recruited Mathematics teachers for secondary schools across...