Tensions erupted at the Mallam Aminu International Airport in Kano on Tuesday night after a Max Air aircraft, registered as 5N-MBD and carrying 53 passengers, experienced a tyre burst. A passenger who spoke to newsmen on the development said the incident occurred at 22:57 during the aircraft’s landing. The passenger who spoke to The PUNCH … Read more
The Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhuyi Magaji, has been released after being arrested by the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit on Friday. Reliable sources who spoke with The Guardian disclosed that Magaji was taken into custody at his office by detectives who did not provide any explanation for … Read more
A young woman on Friday, January 24 tragically died after falling into a well in Danbare, Kumbotso local government area of Kano state. The Kano State Fire Service confirmed the incident in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Assistant Chief Fire Officer Saminu Yusif Abdullahi. According to Abdullahi, the fire service … Read more
The Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhuyi Magaji, has been arrested by a team of police detectives reportedly dispatched from the office of the Inspector General of Police. The Guardian reliably gathered that Magaji was taken into custody on Friday at his office by the detectives, who provided no explanation … Read more
The Kano State Government has accused the state command of the Nigeria Police Force of attempting to interfere with an annual religious celebration. During a press conference at the Kano Emir’s Palace on Friday evening, the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, refuted the concerns previously expressed by the police. Henzodaily reports … Read more
The Kano State Police command has alerted residents about intelligence reports regarding terrorists’ plan to launch attacks targeted at public gatherings in strategic locations across the state. Henzodaily reports that the police spokesperson in the state, Abdullahi Kiyawa, made this known in a statement on Friday. Kiyawa asked residents to exercise caution and avoid crowded areas … Read more
The Kano state government has issued a public alert over an isolated outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) in Gwale Local Government Area of the state. Dr Danjuma Mahmoud, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Kano. He said that an isolated case of Avian Influenza … Read more
The Gwale Veterinary Clinic on Wednesday confirmed the outbreak of bird flu in Kano, which killed 32 birds in the area. The officer in-charge of the clinic, Dr Abdullahi Gaya, made the confirmation in an interview with newsmen in Kano. Gaya said the Index Case of the disease was first observed on December 7, when … Read more
The 16th Emir of Kano, Lamido Muhammad Sanusi II, has appealed to the people of Kano State to remain peaceful after the Court of Appeal’s judgment that the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction over the emirate dispute. Henzodaily reported that a Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, presided over by Justice Muhammad Mustapha, had on … Read more
Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Engr. Ahmad Ishaq Bunkure, the newly appointed Special Adviser on Works, who died Wednesday in Egypt. This was disclosed in a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Wednesday. In his condolence message, Governor Yusuf described the … Read more