By Ramatu Garba The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP),Kano Zonal Command,has received 51 rescued victims of human trafficking. The Zonal Commander, Abdullahi Babale made the disclosure during the handing-over of the victims rescued by the Kano State Hisbah Board. He said said operatives of the agency arrested two suspects in connection with the trafficking, saying that the rescued victims aged between 18 and 50, comprised 49 females and two males. “The victims were rescued on April 21, at Hotoro motor park in Kano metropolis by the State Hisbah Board on their way to Cote d’Voire,…
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has received commendation for creating adequate awareness on the need for routine vaccination of children against polio and other diseases that hamper the health of children in Kano and across Nigeria. 28 year mother of three Khadijat Hussein explained that she was convinced to approve administration of polio vaccination on her children through UNICEF campaigns and enlightenment programmes. She spoke at Panisau Health Clinic, Ungogo Local Government Area, shortly after her last two year old Amina recurved her dose of polio vacination at the day-two of the 2024 Polio (nOPV2) vacination exercise. She said:…
By Ramatu Garba The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, says 70 per cent of inmates are awaiting trial across the custodial centres in the state. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SC Musbahu Lawan, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the State Headquarters on Monday in Kano. He said that overcrowding was a challenge to the smooth operation of the NCoS in the state, as the number of awaiting trial inmates had tripled that of convicted inmates in the state. “Statistics show that only 30 per cent of inmates are convicted in the correctional service, while inmates…
Uba da Dansa tare da wani dan kai dauki sun rasu a kokarin dauko wata wayar hannu data fada cikin Shadda a garin Yar Gwanda dake karamar hukumar Tsanyawa, jihar Kano. Tunda farko al’amarin ya faru ne, lokacin da mutumin mai suna malam Danjuma black, ya je bandaki biyan bukata, to sai wayarsa ta fada cikin Shaddar, Ashe ashe ajali ne ke kiransa. READ ASLO: Dan shekara uku ya mutu a shadda a Afirka ta Kudu Ganin haka tasa mutumin ya dauko tsani da zummar dauko wannan waya, ai kuwa shigarsa ke da wuya, ya kasa fitowa, kasancewar masan dama…
Kano State Deputy Governor, Comr. Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo has directed all 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) Caretaker Committee Chairmen to reside or relocate to their designated LGAs. Gwarzo issued the directive while receiving over 1000 defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) from Shanono at Government House, Kano READ ALSO: Kano LG Chairmen Sue State Govt Over Flyover Funding This was contained in a press statement issued to newsmen by the Deputy Governor’s spokesperson, Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu. Deputy Governor Gwarzo, who also serves as the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, emphasized…
Rano emirate council received palliatives provided by Kano State Government as part of efforts to cushion the current economic situation. Presenting 400 bags of 25kg rice to the Emir of Rano, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Mahmud Abbas Sanusi said the gesture was aimed at assisting staff of the emirate in view of the economic crunch in the country. He urged people of the area to rally round the present administration as the government is working relentlessly in executing policies and programmes that have direct bearing to the life of Kano citizens. READ MORE:…
By Abdullahi Kano Crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano has taken fresh dimension as new ward executives emerged from Ganduje ward, issued fresh suspension on acting National Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Addressing journalists in Kano, the secretary of Ganduje ward, Ja’afar Adamu Ganduje who spoke on behalf of 11 other executive members explained the suspension of former Governor of Kano is necessited on allegation of anti-party activities exhibited by Ganduje which led to division and failure of the party during the last election. READ ALSO: Ganduje: Kano Court order unenforceable, says APC…
Over 1,000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State decamped to the New Nigerian peoples party NNPP. The decampees, from Shanono and Bagwai local government areas, were formally received by Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo on behalf of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the Kano State Government House. A press release by the Deputy Governor’s spokesperson, Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu, stated Gwarzo’s delight in welcoming the defectors. He emphasized that the NNPP prioritizes unity and all members will be treated equally. According to Garba, Deputy Gwarzo reiterated the administration’s commitment to implementing programs that benefit all of Kano…
Kano State Governor KNSG Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has flagged off the second round of polio immunization in Ungoggo local government area. Represented by the Commissioner of Health Kano, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, the governor explained that they’re targeting 3.9 million Children under 5 years of age in 44 local governments across the state. Speaking to newsmen a caregiver Bilkisu Bello said they were happy with the polio vaccine. “We are very happy because this vaccine is very useful” Another parent Maryam Ya’u stressed that whoever didn’t bring his child to vaccination nowadays is left behind “The vaccine is very important,…
The Kano State Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA) has sealed off Sassauka Clinic and Diagnosis Centre, Rimin Kebe. PHIMA Director General Professor Salisu Ahmed Ibrahim maintained that the clinic was shut down due to certain violations. READ MORE: Kano gov’t shuts down 15 clinics He explained that the name of the clinic registered with PHIMA differs from the name it’s currently using, saying that the clinic was registered as Sassauka Clinic and Diagnosis but uses Sassauka Hospital without proper documentation. The DG stressed, that the clinic also increased services from the initial six-bed clinic to a forty-bed capacity without…