Tag: kano
Kaduna state has opened its borders as a refuge for 35,000 Almajiri
For the last 20 years, Northern Nigeria has debated, with minimal progress, on the fate of its Almajiri system and ...
9 killed in Kaduna village in fresh attack | 5 Things that Should Matter Today
A fresh attack by bandits in Avong Doka village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna, has left 9 people ...
COVID-19 : If you’re in search of a recipe for disaster, Kano’s reliance on ‘verbal autopsies’ is one
First question: why the fuss? We get surprised easily and forget that we are still in a country where there ...
The recklessness that led to Plateau State’s index coronavirus case
Daily updates on newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the country have become as much a part of our lives ...
There may be many reasons to scapegoat the NCDC, Kano is not one of them
It’s easy to get caught up in the uniformity of conventional activities that make up our daily lives, so much ...
Kano state is experiencing a spike in coronavirus cases, we should be very worried
News coming out of Kano state over the last few days have been truly sobering. The state run by Governor ...
5 Things that Should Matter Today: Sowore nominated United States’ ‘Prisoner of Conscience’ Honour
Omoyele Sowore has been nominated to receive the Prisoner of Conscience honour from the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the ...
43 percent of Nigerians make smartphone purchase decisions based on social media campaigns, RED | For Africa study shows
A new study by the Research and Intelligence Unit of the omni-media group, RED | For Africa, indicates that about ...
The Big 5: 12 reportedly killed in Shiites protest as IGP Adamu meets Buhari; Kano sets up committee to reform Almajiri system of education | Other top stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: 12 reportedly killed in Shiites protest as IGP Adamu meets Buhari A ...
The Big 5: We have evidence against Sanusi – Kano anti-graft agency; I’m happy UN appreciates my fight against corruption, poverty – Buhari | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: I’m happy UN appreciates my fight against corruption, poverty – ...
Governor Ganduje is on a re-election witch hunt but wants us to believe he loves the people of Kano
Barely seven weeks have passed since the highly controversial Kano gubernatorial elections. Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje is in the news ...
The Big 5: Sharia police in Kano to arrest people eating in public during Ramadan; DSS arrests commercial sex workers in Calabar | Other top stories
Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Sharia police to arrest people eating in public during Ramadan ...
The Big 5: Police nab 17 sacks containing thumb-printed ballots in Kano; We’ll retire Atiku from politics on Saturday – Tinubu | Other top stories
Here the stories you should be monitoring today: Police nab 17 sacks containing thumb-printed ballots in Kano The police in ...
Paying children to protest is low, even for Governor Ganduje
On Thursday, October 25, 2018, the internet was awash with pictures of children in several primary schools across Kano protesting ...
NASS member allegedly attacks constituents with thugs for demanding accountability
A member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Alhassan Ado Garba representing Tundun-Wada/Doguwa federal constituency has unleashed mayhem on his ...
Right now, Ganduje has more things to worry about than the 5 million votes he promised Buhari
The electioneering period is here and politicians are doing everything within their power to maintain relevance. But in the case ...
BREAKING: Kano Deputy Governor, Hafiz Abubakar resigns
Professor Hafiz Abubakar, the deputy governor of Kano has resigned his position. Abubakar announced his resignation in a tweet via ...
Kano declares for Kingsley Moghalu as mammoth crowd receives YPP presidential candidate
Residents of the city of Kano, Nigeria, trooped out in massive numbers to welcome the presidential flagbearer of the Young ...
The Kano local government elections and what it portends for all of us
On Saturday, February 10, 2017, the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) conducted what is arguably the most talked about ...
[The Injustice Blog] Aftermath of Kano local government elections, the sign of things to come?
Saturday February 10, 2018 was the Kano state local government elections, the election which has hitherto led to a spate ...
#YNaijaLit: Read the first chapter of Morayo Koleosho’s NYSC memoir, “Hernortherstory”
As part of YNaija’s dedication to the arts and especially literature from Nigeria and the continent, we have opened our ...
NNPC intercepts 144 truck loads of diverted fuel
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday, stated that its monitoring team together with security agencies set up to ...
The YNaija Cover this evening – the 7th of December
Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: Nigeria is my problem, my target – ...
All looted property will be sold to the public – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that all recovered property from looters would be sold and the proceeds remitted to the ...
President Buhari arrives Kano, says he would win the election again
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Kano on Wednesday for a two-day official visit. Highlights: Buhari was received at Malam Aminu Kano ...
Kano organises special prayer for Buhari, Nigeria’s unity
Groups coming under the umbrella of Conference of Patriotic Nigerians Thursday, at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano organised special prayers ...
PDP vows to bring Kano Speaker to book for flouting court order
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the leadership of the Kano State House of Assembly ...
APC chieftain in Kano defects to the PDP
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state, Alhaji El- Amin Ibrahim has defected to the People’s ...
We will not allow Igbos to leave the North – Gov Ganduje
The Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje Saturday, affirmed that the Igbos or any other ethnic group resident in the ...
Just In: Arewa youth, Ndigbo meet in Kano over quit notice
Northern youths and some members of Ndigbo ate currently meeting in Kano over the October 1 ultimatum given to Igbos ...