Tag: Kano state

Plateau Family Accuses Kano Hisbah of Converting, Marrying Off Missing Teenage Girl

Plateau Family Accuses Kano Hisbah of Converting, Marrying Off Missing Teenage Girl

Gloria Francis- May 12, 2026

The family of 17-year-old Jinkai Simon from Pankshin Local Government Area has accused the Kano State Hisbah Board of converting their missing daughter to Islam ... Read More

Emir Sanusi’s Wife Sues Driver Over Alleged ₦60m theft

Emir Sanusi’s Wife Sues Driver Over Alleged ₦60m theft

Gloria Francis- April 1, 2026

Sulaiman Yakubu Kulkude, a driver attached to the wife of the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been arraigned before a Kano Magistrate ... Read More

Ramadan: Kano Govt Directs Leisure Houses to Suspend Activities

Ramadan: Kano Govt Directs Leisure Houses to Suspend Activities

Gloria Francis- February 18, 2026

The Kano State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all entertainment centres across the state in preparation for the Ramadan fasting period. The directive ... Read More

Kano Govt Says One Emir will Step Down to Resolve Emirate Crisis

Kano Govt Says One Emir will Step Down to Resolve Emirate Crisis

Gloria Francis- January 29, 2026

The Kano State Government has assured residents that the protracted emirate dispute in the state will be resolved soon through peaceful dialogue and mutual understanding. ... Read More

Kano Killings: Suspect’s Father Demands Death Sentence for Son

Kano Killings: Suspect’s Father Demands Death Sentence for Son

Gloria Francis- January 19, 2026

Mallam Auwalu, father of Umar, the principal suspect in the gruesome killing of a housewife and her children in Kano State, has called on the ... Read More

Trucks Conveying Beer Confiscated, Handed Over to Hisbah for Further Action

Trucks Conveying Beer Confiscated, Handed Over to Hisbah for Further Action

Gloria Francis- December 11, 2025

Authorities in Kano State have confiscated almost 5,000 bottles of beer after officials of the Kano State Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) intercepted three trucks moving ... Read More

Kano Censorship Board to Enforce Marriage Between Viral Content Creators

Kano Censorship Board to Enforce Marriage Between Viral Content Creators

stringnewsng- October 21, 2025

A Magistrate Court in Kano has ordered two popular TikTok content creators, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, to marry within 60 days, following ... Read More