Clashes broke out in Nigeria’s second-biggest city on Monday as hundreds of supporters of the newly appointed emir of Kano battled with backers of his main rival for the key post. An AFP reporter in the ancient city said people turned out in force wearing…
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Nigeria’s ousted central bank chief was on Sunday named Emir of Kano, the country’s number two Muslim leader, following the death of the previous incumbent, the state government announced. “The state government received their recommendations and Allah…
One of Nigeria’s most prominent Islamic leaders, the Emir of Kano, has died after a long battle with cancer, a palace official said on Friday. He was 83. “From Allah we are and to Allah we return. The Emir of Kano passed away this morning. His burial…
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has disclosed that it has so far captured the data of about three million…
Police said on Monday they had foiled a second suicide car bomb attack in Kano, after a blast ripped through a busy entertainment spot in Nigeria’s second city, killing four. The authorities said it was too early to say who was behind the first blast…
Four people were killed, including a young girl, in a suicide car bomb attack in the north Nigerian city of Kano, the city’s police commissioner said. “At about 2200 (2100 GMT), we heard an explosion and immediately mobilised to the scene where we discovered…
With Northern Nigeria in turmoil, police in the town of Kano are rounding up stray goats in an effort to clean up the streets and institute small-scale law and order. The problem: about 4 million goats roam the city. Subscribe to the WSJ channel here…
South African retailer Shoprite on Thursday opened its first outlet in northern Nigeria, as part of an aggressive expansion drive and defying wider concerns about security in the region. The store in Kano — the north’s largest city and main commercial…
Kano Emirate Council has condemned the suspension of Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from the position of Central Bank of Nigeria…
Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Monday, said the All Progressives Congress, APC, has registered 2 million members in Kano…
Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Monday, said the All Progressives Congress, APC, has registered 2 million members in Kano…
Nigerian troops have taken over major streets in the commercial city of Kano Saturday ahead of the visit of President…
The APC Registration Supervisory Committee for Kano State on Wednesday urged supporters of the party to come out en masse…
The Kano State House of Assembly has elected a new speaker following the resignation of the former, Alhaji Gambo Sallau.…
Former Kano State governor and chieftain of tha All Progressives Congress, APC, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has defected to the Peoples…
There are indications that the crisis brewing within the All Progressives Congress Congress may lead to the suspension or expulsion…
Mr. Labaran Maku, on Friday took on some northern politicians, for inciting the North against the administration and person of…
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National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu said, yesterday, that he would reconcile all warring factions…
Drug abuse in northern Nigeria’s largest city has been on the rise in recent years, with anti-narcotics officials and experts warning of serious social consequences if the problem is not tackled. Kano has the country’s highest drug abuse rate based…