Kano

Just in: Two-storey building collapses in Kano, leaves two dead, others injured

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed on Thursday that two lives were lost while two people were injured when a two-storey building...

Display of Russian flag: Kano Police Command transfers 76 suspects to Abuja

The Kano State Police Command has handed over 76 people, including a foreign national who were arrested for displaying Russian flags, to the...

Kano court remands 632 protesters, face looting, vandalism charges

Kano State’s mobile court on Tuesday ordered the remand of 632 people accused of vandalizing government assets and looting shops and other properties...

#EndBadGovernanceProtest: Kano Gov. Yusuf imposes 24-hour curfew

Following the violence that trailed the #Endbadgovernance protest in Kano State, Gov. Abba Yusuf has announced a 24-hour curfew in the state, effective...

Breaking: Court orders Bayero, four others to stop parading themselves as emirs

Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of the Kano State High Court issued a permanent injunction on Monday, restraining the former Emir of Kano, Aminu...

Judge ‘gags’ lawyers in Kano emirship case

Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of the Kano State High Court, sitting at the Audu Bako Secretariat, issued a directive on Thursday, prohibiting lawyers...

Caught in the act! Nigerian magistrate pilfering frozen bank account of petitioner

Three magistrates and a registrar of the Kano High Court are facing serious disciplinary action for misconduct, as one of the magistrates was...

Updated: Kano Court adjourns suit stopping Bayero, others from parading themselves as Emirs until July 2

The Kano State High Court has postponed its decision in a lawsuit to stop Aminu Ado Bayero, the deposed Emir of Kano, and...

Kano emirship crisis: New Police Commissioner takes office, pledges security of citizens

The newly appointed Kano State Police Commissioner, Salman Dogo Garba, has taken office, pledging his commitment to ensuring the safety and security of...

Kano emirship crisis latest: Police dislodge local guards, take over security at Sanusi’s palace

The police have assumed control of security at the Emir of Kano’s main palace, replacing the local hunters who had been guarding Emir...

Emirship crisis: Kano govt. allocates N99.9m for Nassarawa mini-palace renovation

In response to the court’s order reinstating him, the Kano State Government has set aside N99.9 million for the renovation of the Nassarawa...

Police defy Kano Governor’s orders, refuse to evict deposed Emir Ado Bayero

Kano State Police Commissioner Usaini Gumel has explained why the police were unable to carry out Governor Abba Yusuf’s order to evict the...

Breaking: Muhammadu Sanusi II remains the Emir, Kano Govt. insists

In a swift reaction to the Federal High Court ruling on Thursday, the Kano State Government insisted that the 16th Emir of Kano,...

Breaking: Court sacks reinstated Kano Emir Sanusi

A Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice A. M. Liman, has nullified the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the...

Emirate crisis: Gumel promises neutrality, commitment to peace, stability in Kano State

Kano State Police Commissioner Ussain Gumel has refuted claims that his officers showed partiality or took sides in the ongoing Emirate crisis, stating...

Banning of Eid-el-Kabir festivities: Kano Govt. blasts CP for usurping governor’s authority

The Kano State Government has condemned the state’s police command for defying Governor Abba Yusuf’s authority as the state’s rightful Chief Security Officer....