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Kano

April 15, 2023

Thugs disrupt voting in Kano supplementary election

Hundreds of voters who turned up to exercise their franchise were violently dispersed by the hoodlums.

Photo of thugs used to illustrate this story
April 14, 2023

93 suspected criminals arrested in Kano: Civil Defence

NSCDC says it arrested at least 93 suspects for various crimes in Kano between January and March.

NSCDC officers
April 14, 2023

Kano govt gave thugs N181 million to disrupt Saturday’s supplementary election: Gov-elect Yusuf

Governor-elect Abba Yusuf has again issued a public advisory on the alleged use of public funds to finance the April 15 supplementary elections in Kano.

Abba Yusuf and Ganduje
April 12, 2023

APC asks tribunal to declare Kano guber poll inconclusive

The party is challenging the declaration of Abba Kabir-Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party(NNPP) as the election winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

New Nigerians Peoples’ Party (NNPP) And All Progressives Congress (APC) logos
April 11, 2023

Bandits invade Kano village, open fire on residents

Armed bandits kidnapped a 60-year-old man and shot two others in Gangarbi village of Rano local council in Kano, police say.

Bandits (Credit: VOA)
April 11, 2023

Trafficking: Girls drugged at party in Osun found in Kano, police say

The police in Osun have arrested one Adebisi Muideen for attempting to traffic four teenage girls from Osun to Kano state en route to Tripoli in Libya.

Yemisi Opalola
April 10, 2023

NDLEA: Court convicts 37 drug peddlers in Kano

NDLEA said it secured the conviction of 37 drug peddlers and users between January and March.

NDLEA
April 8, 2023

Kano FRSC deploys 1,272 personnel for Easter special patrol

The sector commander reiterated that all station officers in the 44 local government areas of the state were fully involved in the operations.

FRSC
April 6, 2023

Kano: NDLEA nabs 352 suspects, seizes 2.1 tonnes of hard drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested 352 suspects and seized 2.1 tonnes of hard drugs in Kano.

NDLEA operatives, ICE, Indian hemp
April 5, 2023

Teenager arrested for defiling minors in Kano

A 17-year-old boy has been taken into police custody in Kano for allegedly defiling two minors

Commissioner of Police in Kano, Mamman Dauda