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SECURITY ALERT: KANO SHUTS DOWN POPULAR OPEN THEATRE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Censorship Board has revoked the operating license of Sunsiro Entertainment, an open theatre in Sharada, Kano, over rising security concerns raised by residents and confirmed by police
KANO GOVT PROBES REPORTED DIPHTHERIA, CSM DEATHS IN GARKO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Government has launched an investigation into reported deaths linked to suspected diphtheria and cerebrospinal meningitis in Gamji Village, Garko Local Government Area. The move followed media
TROOPS BUST ILLICIT DRUG NETWORK IN NORTHEAST By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) have disrupted a major drug supply network supporting terrorist activities in Borno State. Acting on credible intelligence, security operatives arrested 65-year-old Hauwa Abulazeez
BRUTAL KILLING OF FAMILY SHOCKS KANO COMMUNITY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Dorayi Quarters in Kano was thrown into deep mourning on January 16, 2026, after the gruesome killing of a housewife and her six children shattered the peace of the close-knit Chiranchi
TRAGEDY IN KANO AS TWO DROWN IN SEPARATE WELL INCIDENTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Tragedy struck Kano State as a child and a young man lost their lives after falling into separate wells in Madobi and Ghari Local Government Areas. The Kano
GOV YUSUF REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR QUR’ANIC EDUCATION, YOUTH MORAL DEVELOPMENT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has restated Kano State’s commitment to strengthening Qur’anic education and promoting moral discipline among youths. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the National Orphan
KANO GOVERNMENT INAUGURATES COMMITTEE FOR EU-FUNDED EDUCATION AND YOUTH PROGRAMME By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Government has launched the State Programme Steering Committee (SPSC) for the Education and Youth Empowerment Programme in North-West Nigeria (EYEPINN) ,a European Union-funded project aimed
NGO URGES STRONGER ACTION AS KANO FACES PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Vulnerable People Support and Development Initiative (V-PeSDI) has urged the Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) to step up measures against disease outbreaks in the state.
BLASPHEMY ALLEGATION: KANO SCHOLAR DENIES MISINTERPRETED COMMENTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Prominent Islamic scholar Malam Lawan Shuaibu Abubakar, known as Malam Triumph, has denied blasphemy allegations brought against him over comments on Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). Appearing before the Kano
GOVERNOR ABBA YUSUF CALLS FOR UNITY, SLAMS POLICE ABSENCE AT KANO INDEPENDENCE PARADE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban On Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf urged Nigerians to embrace unity, peace, and professionalism for national progress. Speaking at the