A 20-year-old man on Sunday, March 30, stabbed the guard of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II to death on the Eid prayer ground. The Nigeria Police said the deceased who who protecting the Emir was attacked by the man during prayers. According to the police, one of the security personnel present at the scene of the…
The Kano State High Court on Friday sentenced a housewife, Fadila Adamu, to death by hanging for kidnapping and throwing an eight-year-old girl into a well, causing her death. The defendant, who lives in the Sabuwar Gandu Quarters, Kano, was convicted of kidnapping and culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Yusuf Muhammad-Ubale ruled that the prosecution…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has lost his Senior Special Assistant on Radio, Abdullahi Tanka Galadanci. Galadanci passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. In a statement by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, Governor Yusuf expressed profound sorrow over the loss, describing Galadanci…
The Kano State Police Command has launched an investigation into a home invasion and gang assault in Tatsan Yamma Village, Tsanyawa Local Government Area. The attack, which occurred around 6:00 am on Friday, involved five suspected robbers who stormed the residence of Muttaqa Malam, 50, and forcibly gained entry. The assailants reportedly broke into the…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has raided and shut down a sports betting shop as part of its ongoing enforcement efforts during the holy month of Ramadan. The Hisbah officials shared images of operatives sealing the premises on its official Facebook page. The Deputy Commander of Hisbah in Kano, Sheikh Mujahideen Aminudeen, also confirmed the…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 20 Muslims for eating and drinking in public during the ongoing Ramadan fast. The board also apprehended five persons selling food during the fasting hours, which are from dawn to dusk, BBC reports. Ramadan, observed by Muslims worldwide, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, requiring fasting…
A Kano magistrates’ court sitting at No 47 in Norman’s land, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State, has sentenced two TikTokers for posting vulgar videos which violate religious and moral sensitivities of the state. Ahmad Isa and Maryam Musa of Ladainai area in Hotoro Quarters were arrested by the state Censorship Board, and were…
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has disclosed that the present administration allocated N8 billion for this year’s Ramadan feeding programme. Yusuf disclosed this during the flag-off of the distribution of 1,250 cartons of dates donated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, held at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano, on Friday This is contained…
Kano Residents Regain Faith In APC: Ata’s Leadership Revitalizes Party, Inspires Hope For 2027 Victory Hon. Minister Yusuf Abdullahi Ata’s recent speech has sent shockwaves throughout Kano, as he boldly called out the Kano APC Party Chairman for his misguided attitude and unreligious statements. The Minister emphasized that the Chairman’s actions were a significant factor…
A Kano State High Court sentenced three middle-aged men to death by hanging after they were found guilty of criminal conspiracy, theft and homicide. The convicts, Abdurrahman Ado Soja, Rabi’u Muhammad and Hamisu Ibrahim alias Hogan, allegedly went the farm of one Alhaji Hamisu Alasan Zabainawa in Gabasawa and stole farm produce. However, after the…