Kano News – InfoStride News

Visa Scam: Court Sentenced School Teacher To 7 Years In Prison

Kunle Edun — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 17:29:33 +0000

A school teacher, Idris Buhari was on June 30 convicted and sentenced by Justice J K Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Kano to seven years imprisonment for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence. The convict who was prosecuted on a three count charge brought against im by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was arrested following a [...]

Source from InfoStride News

Money Laundering: Court Grants Trial Of Accused In Absentia

Kunle Edun — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 14:23:57 +0000

Justice Fatun Riman of a Federal High Court, Kano, on June 9, 2016 granted the application of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to try a former Skye Bank staff, Yagana Bukar, in absentia on a 10-count charge bordering on money laundering. Bukar was first arraigned in October 2013 and was granted bail. The [...]

Source from InfoStride News

EFCC Docks Inmate For Land Scam

Kunle Edun — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 17:07:54 +0000

An inmate, Usman Umar, was on June 14 arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Idrisa Kolo of the Federal High Court, Kano, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence. Umar, who is currently serving a four-year jail term for a separate offence for which he was prosecuted [...]

Source from InfoStride News

One Bags 14 Years Imprisonment Over Land Scam

Kunle Edun — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 18:46:02 +0000

One Bashir Musa of Hotoro Dan Marke Quarters of Kano City was convicted by Justice Fatu Riman of the Federal High Court, Kano on two count charges of impersonation and obtaining money by false pretence. The convict was arrested by Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on August 27, 2012 following a [...]

Source from InfoStride News

We’ll Not Take Any Action Against Senator Kwankwaso – Kano APC Chair

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 07:21:15 +0000

The Chairman of the Kano State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), Haruna Umar Doguwa, has changed his mind about disciplinary actions against former Governor of the State and current Senator, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Doguwa had earlier held that Mr. Kwankwaso should face disciplinary proceedings for allegedly maltreating the present Kano State Governor Abduallahi Umar [...]

Source from InfoStride News

EFCC Docks One Asabe Abdul For N3m Fraud

Kunle Edun — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 13:19:58 +0000

On Thursday, March 10, 2016, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned one Asabe Abdulkareem before Justice Y.N. Galadanci of the Kano State High Court, Kano on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretense to the tune of N3,000,000.00 (Three Million Naira). The complainant, Al-Amin Abba Dabo, sometime in November, [...]

Source from InfoStride News

EFCC set to Partner with Customs to Control Currency Movement at the Airports and Borders

Ade Adewale — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:36:22 +0000

The new Head of Kano Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr David Iloyanomon, on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 visited the Kano/Jigawa Customs Area Command in Kano for familiarisation and inter-agency cooperation. During his visit, Mr. Iloyanomon disclosed that, as the new Zonal Head of EFCC in Kano, it was expedient for [...]

Source from InfoStride News

Victims Of Kano 2015 Flood Disaster To Get Relief In Seven Days – Bashir

Kunle Atiba — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 09:14:37 +0000

The Executive Secretary of Kano State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency, Mr Ali Bashir, says the state government will provide assistance to victims of 2015 flood disaster next week. Bashir gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen in Kano on Saturday. He said people whose houses were destroyed by flood particularly in Albasu Local [...]

Source from InfoStride News

Over 60,000 Beggars Deported By Kano Government To Four States, Other Countries

Kunle Atiba — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:56:47 +0000

The Hisbah Board initiated by Kano State Government has repatriated 60,822 beggars to their respective states of origin and other countries between 2014 and 2015. The director-general of the board, Abba Sufi, made the disclosure in Kano yesterday during an interview with newsmen. He said the beggars were arrested at different locations within Kano metropolis. He said, [...]

Source from InfoStride News

KEDCO Procures 100,000 Electricity Prepayment Metres For Distribution To Customers

Kunle Atiba — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 19:42:50 +0000

Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has procured 100,000 electricity prepayment metres for distribution to its customers. The company’s Managing Director, Dr Jamil Gwamna, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Kano. He said out of the number, 62,000 had since arrived the state while the remaining 38,000 were still being awaited. Gwamna said that as soon [...]

Source from InfoStride News