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Hisbah to marry off Kano TikTokers after court order

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Kano State Hisbah Board has announced its plan for the wedding of two popular TikTok content creators, Idris Mai-wushirya and Basira Yar-guda, after a magistrate court directed... Read More


Corruption is rampant in Nigerian hajj operations - NAHCON commissioner

Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- A member of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON), Muhammed Bin-Usman, says corruption is rampant in Nigerian hajj operations, referencing the just-concluded 2025 hajj operation. ... Read More


Police arrest journalist over petition by Kano official facing N6.5 billion fraud charge

Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- The police have arrested a journalist in Kano following a petition by an official of the state government who is facing a corruption charge in court The journalist, Abubakar Ishaq... Read More


Three killed in Jigawa farmers, herders clashes

Nigeria, Oct. 10 -- Three people have been confirmed dead, and several others injured in separate attacks between crop farmers and cattle herders in the Birniwa Local Government Area of Jigawa State. ... Read More


From Disgrace to Jail to Pardon: What is next for Farouk Lawan?

Nigeria, Oct. 10 -- On Thursday, the National Council of State granted a state pardon to former Kano lawmaker Farouk Lawan. Mr Lawan was jailed for taking bribes while serving as the chairman of a Ho... Read More


INVESTIGATION: Ganduje embroiled in multi-billion naira Kano dry port ownership scandal

Nigeria, Sept. 29 -- Former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje secretly transferred the state government's 20 per cent stake in the Dala Inland Dry Port Nigeria Limited to private hands and also ma... Read More


Family protests Kano imam's death in police custody

Nigeria, Sept. 28 -- The family of an Islamic cleric in Kano State has protested his death in custody after being allegedly tortured by the police. Salim Usman, an Imam in Kuntau, a community in the ... Read More


Emir of Zazzau turbans Bashir Dabo as 'Maga Isan Zazzau'

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu-Bamalli, has turbaned Bashir Dabo as 'Maga Isan Zazzau' at a ceremony on Saturday in the emir's palace in Zaria, Kaduna State. The ceremony was gra... Read More


Emir appoints Ibrahim Dabo 'Maga Isan Zazzau'

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- The Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu-Bamalli, will turban Bashir Ibrahim-Dabo as the 'Maga Isan Zazzau' of the Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna State on Saturday, 13 September. The emirate cou... Read More


Emir appoints Bashir Dabo 'Maga Isan Zazzau'

Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- The Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu-Bamalli, will turban Bashir Ibrahim-Dabo as the 'Maga Isan Zazzau' of the Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna State on Saturday, 13 September. The emirate cou... Read More