3 h. ago Kano Lawyers Group Petitions Tinubu Over Parallel Hisbah Recruitment By Ganduje

The National Forum of Kano Indigene Lawyers has petitioned President Bola Tinubu and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, over the recruitment of what it described as a ‘parallel Hisbah police’ in Kano State, warning that the move could threaten peace and security in the state. In the petition signed by the group’s […]

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6 h. ago Court Jails Kano Businessman 3 Years For Forgery, Goods Diversion

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has sentenced a Kano-based businessman, Abdulrahman Adam, to three years in prison for diverting a container loaded with goods worth millions of naira and forging Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) documents to evade payment of statutory duties. Adam, a 41-year-old resident of Gwammaja area of Kano, was arraigned by […]

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20 h. ago Alleged CGT implementation fear triggers fresh debate, after investors’ sell

FRESH controversy has engulfed the Nigerian capital market as fears over the alleged implementation of a higher Capital Gains Tax (CGT) continue to rattle investors despite repeated official clarifications. The anxiety, which persists even as authorities insist that most retail investors remain exempt, has triggered a wave of sell-offs that wiped out trillions of naira […]

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26 h. ago Aiyedatiwa partners AFD, AfDB to revive moribund Ondo water dam

Ondo State partners with AFD and AfDB to revive the moribund Owena water dam, promising to end decades of water scarcity for residents in several LGAs. Read More: https://punchng.com/aiyedatiwa-partners-afd-afdb-to-revive-moribund-ondo-water-dam/

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31 h. ago Court Orders Commander To Produce Soldier Accused Of Killing KAROTA Personnel In Kano

  The Kano State High Court No. 5, presided over by Justice Aisha Mahmud has ordered the Commander of the Bukabu Army barracks to immediately produce one of his personnel, Tunde Momodu, who is standing trial for the alleged killing of an official of Kano Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA), Yahaya Idris Ismail, in Kano. […]

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55 h. ago PHOTOS: Police recover seven stolen vehicles in Kano, arrest suspects

The Kano State Police Command has recovered seven stolen vehicles and arrested several suspects in a targeted operation against vehicle theft. Read More: https://punchng.com/photos-police-recover-seven-stolen-vehicles-in-kano-arrest-suspects/

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55 h. ago Bandits attack Kururawa community in Kano, abduct elderly man, injure son

Residents of the Kururawa community in the Lakwaya district, Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, were thrown into fear on Sunday night after armed bandits carried out a violent attack, abducting an elderly man and injuring his son.

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60 h. ago FG losing grip over unregulated militias nationwide — Kwankwaso

Former Kano Governor and the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) national leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has raised alarm over

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64 h. ago Rebuilding Nigeria’s diplomatic–defence nexus for national stability and international credibility

For decades, Nigeria has treated diplomacy and defence as two separate worlds, one speaking the language of protocol abroad, the read more Rebuilding Nigeria’s diplomatic–defence nexus for national stability and international credibility

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65 h. ago PICTORIAL: Kwankwaso Hosts Governor Yusuf In Abuja After NEAPS Award

The National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Sunday night received the Governor of Kano State, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, on a courtesy visit at his residence in Abuja, where the governor formally presented his recent national leadership award. According to a statement by Saifullahi Hassan, the media […]

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69 h. ago Nigeria deployed jets, troops after Benin made ‘two urgent requests’, says presidency

The presidency says the Republic of Benin made two separate, urgent requests for Nigerian military intervention during last week’s attempted read more Nigeria deployed jets, troops after Benin made ‘two urgent requests’, says presidency

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3 d. ago PDP crisis: Wike bloc plans state congresses, national convention

The PDP crisis intensifies as the faction loyal to Nyesom Wike announces plans for separate state congresses and a national convention to elect new leaders Read More: https://punchng.com/pdp-crisis-wike-bloc-plans-state-congresses-national-convention/

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3 d. ago Insecurity: Nigerians living in fear, take drastic action — Afe Babalola tells Tinubu

He stressed that prioritising citizens’ welfare remains a critical part of addressing the hydra-headed security...

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3 d. ago Imo seals hotel, mortuary over suspected organ harvesting, kidnapping link

Imo State government seals a hotel and mortuary in Ngor-Okpala following the discovery of mutilated corpses, sparking fears of an organ harvesting ring. Read More: https://punchng.com/imo-seals-hotel-mortuary-over-suspected-organ-harvesting-kidnapping-link/

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3 d. ago Insecurity: Kano gov gathers 4,444 Qur’an reciters for prayers against banditry

Governor Yusuf emphasised that insecurity affects everyone equally, urging Nigerians to unite in confronting the menace.

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3 d. ago 2025 Budget: Kano Govt Counters Poor Performance Claims, Cites Higher Sectoral Gains

The Kano State government has defended its implementation of the 2025 budget, insisting that the administration recorded stronger sectoral performance than portrayed by critics. The commissioner for Budget and Planning, Musa Shanono, told newsmen on Saturday in Kano that recent media reports misrepresented the state’s fiscal standing. He also said that the report that the […]

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3 d. ago Maresca plays down chelsea’s misfiring attack in goalless draw at Bournemouth

…Fears Delap’s shoulder injury is ‘quite bad’ Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has played down the vrowing concern over his side’s read more Maresca plays down chelsea’s misfiring attack in goalless draw at Bournemouth

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3 d. ago Woman taken for dead wakes up inside coffin few minutes to her cremation

STAFF at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple near Bangkok, Thailand, said they were alerted after they heard knocking from inside the coffin moments before the cremation of a woman was due to start, Sky News reported. The 65-year-old woman had been taken to the Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok, after she stopped breathing and […]

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3 d. ago The causes of our national maladies are essentially economic

From the lecture entitled ‘Socialism In The Service of Nigeria’‘ delivered by Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chancellor of the University of Ife, at the University of Ife, Ile-Ife, on 9th April, 1970. The thirty-months’ civil war which has just ended had witnessed and produced many tragedies, including unproductive expenditure of vast sums of money, enormous destruction […]

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4 d. ago South African bar shooting leaves at least 11 dead, including three children

At least 11 people, among them a three-year-old boy, were killed in the early hours of Saturday when gunmen opened read more South African bar shooting leaves at least 11 dead, including three children

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