Tag: Kano State

Hanifas Death: “Dont extort school proprietors”, PDP cautions Ganduje

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kano State has called on Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje not to use Hanifas murder as an avenue to extort school proprietors in the State. The State’s PDP Chairman, Shehu Wada Sagagi, in a statement, said despite the need to reform the private education sector, the state government must follow the due process under the law establishing the Kano Private School Board, which regulates the activities of all non-public schools in the State. Recall that the State government had revoked the licence of all private schools…

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@Hanifa: A’isha Buhari backs calls for public execution of alleged killer of 5-yr-old

Aminu Imam

As Kano court remands suspected killers Nigeria’s First Lady, A’isha Buhari, says she is in support of capital punishment for Abdulmalik Tanko, the alleged killer of Hanifa Abubakar, a 5-yr-old pupil, in Kano State. Buhari made her stance known via a post on her Instagram handle on Sunday. Recall that Abubakar was kidnapped in December and later killed after her abductors demanded N6 million ransom. On Thursday, the Police in Kano arrested Tanko, Abubakars proprietor, who allegedly abducted and killed her. The suspect confessed to the murder while answering questions…

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A’isha Buhari backs calls for public execution of Hanifas alleged killer

Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s First Lady, A’isha Buhari, says she is in support of capital punishment for Abdulmalik Tanko, the alleged killer of Hanifa Abubakar, a 5-yr-old pupil, in Kano State. Buhari made her stance known via a post on her Instagram handle on Sunday. Recall that Abubakar was kidnapped in December and later killed after her abductors demanded N6 million ransom. On Thursday, the Police in Kano arrested Tanko, Abubakars proprietor, who allegedly abducted and killed her. The suspect confessed to the murder while answering questions on his involvement in the crime.…

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Kano: Many passengers feared dead as train crushes trailer and tricycle

Aminu Imam

Some passengers are feared dead as a moving train crushed a trailer and commercial tricycle in Kano State. The incident occurred on Obasanjo Road in Kano metropolis at 11:30 am yesterday. According to eyewitnesses who run businesses near the rail track, the cement trailer was coming towards the rail line as the train was speeding. The witnesses said they attempted to flag down the trailer but the driver didnt notice. When the driver of the trailer tried to cross the rail line, the train hit the vehicle and the tricycle…

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Kano: Many passengers feared dead as train crushes trailer, tricycle

Aminu Imam

An unspecified number of passengers are feared, dead when a train in motion crushed a Dangote cement truck and a commercial tricycle in Kano State. The incident occurred on Obasanjo Road in Kano metropolis at about 11:30 am on Sunday. An eyewitness, who is a trader beside the rail track, said he noticed the truck moving towards the rail line, as the train was in motion. According to him, efforts made to flag down the trailer were not fruitful. As the driver of the trailer attempted to cross the rail…

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Kano: School teacher who kidnapped, killed 5-yr-old Hanifa came to sympathise with her parents over the abduction

Aminu Imam

Family sources have said that the school teacher who kidnapped and killed 5-year-old Hanifa Abubakar in Kano, was among the first set of people who came to sympathize with her parents after the abduction. Recall that the suspect, Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids Nursery and Primary school in Kano was arrested by the Police for the gruesome murder alongside an accomplice. Uncle of the girl, Suraj Sulaiman, told newsmen that Tanko shed tears when he visited Hanifas parents to console them over the abduction. He was full…

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Kano: How girl, Hanifa Abubakar, was abducted and killed by her school teacher

Aminu Imam

A man identified as AbdulMalik Muhammed Tanko, allegedly kidnapped a 5-yr-old girl, identified as Hanifa Abubakar, in Kano. It was gathered that the suspect kept her captive for 46 days before taking her life. It was alleged that Tanko took the little girls life despite collecting part of six million naira ransom he demanded. Tanko allegedly cut the childs body into pieces and pack inside a sack. Her remains were found earlier today and have been buried according to Islamic rites. Her uncle, Suraj Suleiman, confirmed the killing and recovery…

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2023 Presidency: “I’m sure I will emerge victorious eventually ” – Bola Tinubu

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As crowd chants: Youre our next president! during Asiwaju’s visit to Kano The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has boasted that despite the challenges in his way ahead of the 2023 presidential election, he is sure of victory in the end. The APC’s National Leader made this remark of certainty on Saturday, after he visited Rashidi Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo State. Tinubu said he is confident based on the positive reactions and support he is getting from critical stakeholders and allies,…

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Osinbajo to grace 8th Ahmadu Bello Lecture in Kano

Aminu Imam

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is expected to attend the 8th Sir Ahmadu Bello Lecture in Kano, on January 28, as a Special Guest of Honour, an official has said. The Managing Director of the Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Abubakar Gambo, disclosed this in an issued statement, yesterday. Gambo said that the lecture, tagged: Reviving the Northern Traditional Institutions: Imperative for Peace and Security in Northern Nigeria, would hold under the chairmanship of Governor Simon Lalong, of Plateau State. The annual lecture usually serves as a forum where experts, analysts, policymakers and…

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Tricycle operators suspend strike in Kano

Aminu Imam

Operators of commercial tricycle, popularly called Keke Napep, in Kano State have called off the strike action which they had embarked upon on Monday. A lawyer to the tricycle operators, Barr. Abba Hikima, confirmed suspension of the strike in the State to newsmen yesterday. Recall that the tricycle operators on Monday embarked on a 7-day warning strike to protest the annual N8,500 registration number renewal fees and payment of N100 daily imposed by Kano Road Traffic Agency, (KAROTA). The operators also complained that every Monday, they are compelled to pay…

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