Kano Focus

17/04/2026

EFCC Trains Anti Corruption Operatives on Financial Crimes in Kano
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has conducted a capacity-building training for operatives of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) to enhance their investigative capacity in tackling financial crimes.   KANO FOCUS repo...

16/04/2026

NDLEA commends court over 15-Year jail term for drug suspect in Kano
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has commended the Federal High Court in Kano for sentencing a 20-year-old drug suspect, Muhammad Maharazu, to 15 years imprisonment.   In a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer NDLEA Kan...

16/04/2026

Dangote, Pope Leo XIV, Trump, Xi Jinping, others named in TIME 100 most influential people for 2026
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15/04/2026

ACF declares insecurity national emergency, calls for war-time measures
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has declared Nigeria’s worsening insecurity a national emergency, warning that the crisis has escalated into what it described as a “state of war” threatening the country’s survival.   KANO FOCUS reports that this position was co...

15/04/2026

ICPC trains Anti Corruption operatives on project tracking in Kano
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has conducted a capacity-building training for investigators of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) on project tracking.   KANO FOCUS reports that the traini...

15/04/2026

Sarkin Fulanin Jaidinawa Abubakar Gwadabe Buhari dies, funeral set for Wednesday
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   The Chairman of Daneji Amintacciya Community Development Association Alhaji Salisu Abubakar Mai Manja Daneji has announced the death of the Sarkin Fulanin Ja’idinawan Kano, Hakimin Garun Malam Alhaji Abubakar Gwadabe Buhari.   KANO FOCUS reports that the announcement, s...

14/04/2026

UBEC, partners advance HOPE-EDU initiative at Kano workshop
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   Education stakeholders from Nigeria’s North-East and North-West regions have converged in Kano for a strategic engagement aimed at advancing the implementation of the Federal Government’s HOPE-EDU programme.   KANO FOCUS reports that the workshop, convened by the Univ...

13/04/2026

Abubakar Bichi donates ₦100m to family of late Dawakinkudu lawmaker
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim A member of the House of Representatives, Abubakar Kabir Abubakar Bichi, has donated ₦100 million to the family of the late lawmaker representing Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency, Kano State, Barr. Muhammad Hassan.   KANO FOCUS reports that Bichi, who represents Bi...

13/04/2026

KanSLAM seeks stronger media collaboration to improve maternal, child health reporting in Kano
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   The Kano State-led Accountability Mechanism (KanSLAM) has called for stronger collaboration between the media, government, and civil society to improve reporting and accountability in child birth spacing and maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) in Kano State.   KANO...

13/04/2026

Kano SUBEB disowns fake teachers’ recruitment results
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   The Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has disowned a purported list of candidates being circulated as the results of its recent teachers’ recruitment examination, describing it as fake and misleading.   In a statement issued by the Acting Director of Pu...

13/04/2026

Kano Strengthens climate innovation drive with startup support initiative
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  Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim   Kano State is reinforcing its position as a hub for climate innovation and investment through strategic support for local startups under the Climate Innovation Ecosystem Development (CIED) project.   KANO FOCUS reports that the initiative, implemented by Startup Kano – ...

12/04/2026

ADC allocates 60% party structure to Kwankwaso bloc in Kano
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  Ibrahim Khalil   The Kano State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has allocated 60 per cent of its leadership structure in the state to former governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and his supporters.   KANO FOCUS reports that the power-sharing arrangement was reached at a stakeholders...