Tag: Kano
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Persistent Gas Scarcity Hits Lagos, Kano, Others as Prices Fluctuate
Nigerians continue to grapple with a persistent shortage of Liquefied Natural Gas, commonly known as cooking gas, leading to a surge in prices nationwide. This issue is notably affecting regions like Lagos, Kano, and Maiduguri. Despite these challenges, gas dealers have reassured the public that this scarcity is a temporary setback, primarily stemming from…
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Anxiety in Ogun, Kano, Kaduna, Nasarawa as parties await tribunals’ verdicts
With the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) through with its assignment last Wednesday, attention has now shifted to the Governorship Election Petition Tribunals in the states where incumbent governors are eagerly waiting to know their fate. Section 285 (6) of the 1999 Constitution stipulates that “an election tribunal shall deliver judgment in writing within 180…
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NDLEA intercepts 1.5 million Tramadol tablets in-bound Kebbi, Kano, other drugs at Lagos airport, seaport
About 1.5 million tablets and capsules of pharmaceutical opioids such as Tramadol, Exol-5 and Diazepam loaded in Onitsha, Anambra State and heading to Yauri, Kebbi State have been intercepted in Edo State by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Friday, January 14, same day 425,000 Diazepam tablets were recovered at Segemu,…
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#EndInsecurityNow protests rock Kaduna, Gombe, Kano, Bauchi, others
Several hundreds of youths, on Thursday, stormed the streets of major cities in the North, including Kaduna, Gombe, Kano and Bauchi, in protest against the spate of kidnapping, armed robbery and banditry in the region. With the hashtag, #EndInsecurrityNow, the protesters asked the Federal Government to redeployed personnel of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad to…
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BREAKING: Oshiomhole, Kano, Kogi Governors On US Visa Ban List, El-Rufai’s Sanction Extended
According to US officials, more Nigerian politicians may be included on the visa ban list after the Edo governorship election if they are involved in electoral malpractice. A National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, is among top Nigerians slammed with a visa ban by the United States Government on Monday, SaharaRepoters has…
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Blasphemy: Kano musician appeals death sentence
A Kano based musician, Sharif-Aminu Yahaya sentenced to death for blasphemy by the Upper Sharia Court of Kano has filed an appeal at the state high court to challenge his conviction. In the suit filed at the Kano state high court on Thursday, Sharif-Aminu, through his counsel, Kola Alapinni, is asking the court to set…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Affirms Election Of Governor Ganduje
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Details shortly…
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PDP raises alarm over alleged plot to replace Kano Appeal Court Judges
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday said there were really moves by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and agents of Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, to influence the change of already listed judges of the Kano State Governorship Election Appeal Panel. The party further raised the alarm of the plots to replace the judges with…
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Ganduje Gives Details Of N6.8m Allegedly Swallowed By Gorilla In Kano Zoo
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has revealed that the missing N6.8 Billion missing in a zoo in Kano was not swallowed by a Gorilla as widely reported. Mr Ganduje who spoke to journalists shortly after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that investigations are still ongoing and preliminary reports so far reveal…
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Anti-graft agency uncovers alleged N3.4bn misappropriated by Kano Emirate
By Debo Adewale The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission says it has uncovered over N3.4 billion allegedly misappropriated by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II. The alleged amount was said to have been misappropriated between 2014 and 2017 which contained in a preliminary report of investigation conducted by the commission and…