Following an early morning incident where a mosque in which about 40 persons were performing the early morning prayer was set ablaze by a man, the perpetrator has willingly submitted himself to the police. The police have confirmed that 24 persons have received different degrees of burns resulting from the incident in which Shafi’u Abubakar, 38 years of age, used petrol to set the mosque ablaze after trapping the worshipers in the mosque Wednesday morning at Laraba Abasawa, Gezawa local government area of Kano state. The victims who were later rescued by some people were rushed to the Murtala Muhammad…
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The national emergency management agency NEMA in collaboration with the Kano state emergency management agency SEMA has organized a disaster management stakeholders coordination meeting. Speaking at the event, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) territorial coordinator Kano Jigawa Dr. Nurudeen Abdullahi explained that,the meeting was organized to remind stakeholders on their responsibilities regarding the impact of climate change and the expensive nature of environmental disaster. READ ALSO: NEMA raises the bar on Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Dr. Nurudeen pointed out, that 14 local governments are prone to flood flooding, Bebeji, Dawakin Kudu, Kabo, Kura, Rimin Gado, Madobi, Sumaila, Wudil, and…
Shugaban kungiyar ‘yan kasuwar Tufafi ta Kantin Kwari a jihar Kano Alhaji Balarabe Tatari yayi kira ga ‘yan kasuwa da su guji fadawa hannun batagari masu tura shaidar biyan kudi a banki ta bogi. Alhaji Balarabe Wanda Kuma shi ne shugaban gidajen Kantin Kwari yayi wannan Kiran ne biyo bayan korafe korafe da suka samu daga masu siyar da kaya a kasuwar. Ya bayyana cewa yanzu ‘yan damfara sun bijiro da wata hanya ta zamba cikin aminci inda suke siyan kaya tare da karbar lambar asusun bankin Wanda suka yi siyayya a wajen shi. Shugaban yace da zarar sun yi…
The Executive Secretary Kano State Hospitals Management (HMB) Board Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda has approved the immediate suspension of a medical doctor at Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital for absconding from duty. This was a sequel to complaints received by patients and staff after the Doctor left the facility without informing the management of the hospital. He explained that Several calls were put to her and she kept saying she was at the hospital but never showed up leaving a dialysis patient in a terrible state. The executive secretary stressed that the medical officer’s suspension will be effective pending the…
The Kano State Government KNSG has approved the appointment of Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu as the head of the media team for the 2024 Hajj. The announcement was made during a stakeholders’ meeting for the inauguration of the 1445AH/2024 Hajj Operational Committee at the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board in the state metropolis. The meeting was attended by media personnel who will be covering the annual Muslim ritual, which attracts thousands of pilgrims from Nigeria and around the world. Shuaibu, who is currently the press secretary to the deputy governor of the state, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has a wealth of…
The director Dawanau Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Dr Auwal Sani Salihu led a delegation to Gaya Emirs palace. According to him, the visit was to raise awareness about mental health issues and strengthen the existing cordial relationship between the hospital and the community. During the visit, Dr. Salihu and his team met with the Emir of Gaya Dr Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulqadir and other members of the Gaya Emirate council to discuss the importance of mental health care and the services offered by the hospital. READ ALSO: Kano HMB Suspends Medical Doctor The Medical Director expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and…
Kano state government KNSG says it has created the new ministry of power and renewable energy to address energy needs in the state. Kano state head of service Alhaji Abdullahi Musa disclosed this during a stakeholders meeting in Kano. According to him, government would do everything within its power to support the new ministry which would go a long way in reducing the relocation of industries due to power shortages. He pointed out that, energy would be harnessed through independent poweprojectsct (IPPs) in Chalawa and Tiga Dam. Alhaji Abdullahi stressed that power shortage would soon become history as modalities were…
Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim Disturbed by the challenges faced by pupils and students, the residents of Tsakuwa town under Dawakinkudu local government area of Kano state have mobilised resources to complement government’s effort of addressing shortage of teachers in public schools. KANO FOCUS reports that the community under the umbrella of Tsakuwa Mufarka has employed and deployed sixteen teachers to nine public schools in the town. In an ideal situation, government is solely responsible for running public schools. While the federal government is taking care of the tertiary institutions, state and the local governments are accountable for effective running of primary,…
The Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has promised a hadiya package of seven hundred and twenty Saudi riyals for each of the state’s intending pilgrims. Similarly, the State Government also promised to provide its usual Sallah gift to pilgrims from the state while in the Holy Land. Governor Dikko Umaru Radda disclosed this while inaugurating an eleven-member state delegation for this year’s Hajj at the Katsina Government House . The delegation is chaired by a former Deputy Governor of the state, Alhaji Tukur Ahmed Jikamshi, Governor Radda directed both the Hajj delegation and the management of the Pilgrims’…
Khadijah Aliyu The Kano State Government KNSG has urged Information and health education Officers in the State to imbibe the culture of tackling misinformation, through adherence to ethics and rules guiding the profession. The commissioner of health, Abubakar Labaran Yusuf made the call at a training organised by, Breakthrough Action Nigeria BA-N with support from the USAID. According to him, Information Officers at different cadres have to be mindful of the ethics and way of disseminating news to whatever medium they want to use.Dr Abubakar explained that the essence is to remind them of the way to…