President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Kano to personally condole with the family of Aminu Dantata, the late business mogul and philanthropist, who passed away on June 28 at the age of 94. The president landed at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport from Abuja on Friday and proceeded to the residence of the Dantata…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is billed to depart Abuja on Friday, July 18, for Kano to console with the family of the late businessman, Aminu Dantata. The special adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga made this disclosure on X. Onanuga in a statement said, Tinubu will leave Abuja today for Kano…
The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the death of two students and the hospitalization of two others following an attack by their schoolmates at Government Secondary School, Bichi. According to Zagazola Makama, the principal of the school, Yusuf Ado Yakasai, reported the incident to the police on July 15. He said that on July…
A three-storey building has reportedly collapsed in Abedi, Sabongari area of Kano State allegedly following a heavy downpour. According to an eyewitness, Yahya Ibrahim who confirmed the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday evening, following a heavy downpour in the area. It was stated that several occupants may be trapped beneath the rubble, though…
No fewer than 21 persons lost their lives while three others sustained various degrees of injury in an auto crash at Kasuwar Dogo in Dakatsalle, along the Zaria-Kano Highway. The Kano State FRSC Sector Commander, Muhammed Bature, disclosed this in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Labaran, on Sunday in Kano. Mr Bature said…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 17-year-old boy, Musa Muhammad, has died in Kano following a fight with his childhood friend over tap water. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the sad incident occurred on Saturday at Rijiyar Lemo Quarters, Kano. The Kano State Police Command also confirmed the development in a statement issued…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Kano State government has declared a public holiday to mark the Islamic New Year across the state. Ibrahim Waiya, the Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs in a statement said Thursday, June 26, has been declared as public holiday in the state to mark the beginning of the…
Tragedy struck in Kano as two Islamic school students popularly known as Almajarai died after allegedly drinking poisonous substance suspected to be expired milk powder. The children had alleged picked the substance from a gutter beside a compound. Four others are currently taking treatment in a hospital. The dead children were identified as Abdullahi and…
No fewer than five people have been killed by a suspected explosion involving a military-grade mortar bomb in Kano. 15 others sustained varying degrees of injuries. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, caused panic in the affected area and drew emergency responders to the scene, including security personnel and medical teams….
A young man, Suleiman Muntari, has set himself ablaze in broad daylight in Panshekara community in Kano. An eye witness said Muntari showed signs of emotional and mental distress before the act. It was gathered that he was seen wandering along the road, muttering to himself, a sign viewed to be abnormal. Moments later, he…