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Zamfara government uncovers 2,363 ghost workers

Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- The Zamfara State Government says it has uncovered 2,363 ghost workers from a verification exercise in the state civil service. Governor Dauda Lawal constituted a committee last A... Read More


176 bag first class at BUK

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- One hundred seventy-six graduands on Monday bagged first class across various faculties at Bayero University, Kano's 39th convocation ceremonies. The vice chancellor of the univer... Read More


Kano sacks judicial officials over bribery

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- The Kano State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has terminated the appointment of an official and compulsorily retired another for taking bribes. The judiciary's spokesperson, Ba... Read More


Kano governor appoints new SSG three months after sacking predecessor

Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has appointed Umar Ibrahim as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG) almost three months after removing Baffa Bichi from the positio... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Ganduje's ally fights to repossess multi-billion naira properties seized by Kano government

Nigeria, Feb. 8 -- Bala Muhammad, a political ally of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, is fighting a relentless battle to recover properties the state government claimed were illegally removed from ... Read More


Kano governor orders probe of killing of protesters by security agents

Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has ordered an investigation into the killing of protesters by security agents during a demolition exercise in the state. The governor's spokesperson... Read More


Kano govt mum as families demand justice for killed protesters

Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- Families of protesters killed on Sunday during a demonstration against the demolition of houses by the Kano State Government have demanded justice for the victims. The families ask... Read More


17 children killed in Zamfara school fire disaster

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- A fire outbreak at a Tsangaya school (Almajiri school) has claimed the lives of 17 children in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Residents of the community s... Read More


Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs faults Ekiti government on dissolution of Shariah panel

Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- Nigeria's top Muslim organisation, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has faulted the future over the sitting of a Shariah panel in a mosque in Ado Ekiti, th... Read More