‘Helpio App’ was launched on August 6, 2020, on Playstore A Kano-born young lady, Saadat Aliyu has developed an android application ‘Helpio App’ for reporting cases of sexual abuse. Ms Aliyu who is the founder of Shamrock Innovations, Women and Youth-Centric Tech Innovation Hub in Kano, said that any person can visit Playstore on an … Read more
Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has sacked his Media Aide, Tanko Yakasai, over his statement following the Abduction of school-girls in Zamfara. The Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the sack is with immediate effect The statement reads in part; “Governor Dr. … Read more
Youths suspected to be tricycle riders, on Monday, clashed with police operatives at Gyadi-Gyadi court road in Kano. The police had fired shots in the air to disperse the youth who were trying to enforce a strike action declared for the tricycle operators in the state. The youths, while trying to ensure all riders complied … Read more
This is reportedly the third time the interim APC chairman had called for war against the political opponents The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Abdullahi Abbas, has directed all the party’s supporters in the state to reserve their weapons against 2023 elections to attack anyone that attempts to rig elections … Read more
A Kano State High Court has sentenced Mohammed Ibrahim Hassan, a staff of the Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA) to 5 years jail term for defrauding the State Government of ₦513,445,000. Mohammed Hassan was charged by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a 4-count charge of allegedly … Read more
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The Hisbah Corps are known for enforcing religious doctrines in the Kano Area It secured the arrest of a Kano-based musician for alleged blasphemy last year. The Kano State Hisbah Corps has arrested Elijah Ode, a barber in the Sabongari area for allegedly cutting hairstyles that offend the Islamic faith for his customers. Eko Hot … Read more
He died of complications resulting from high blood pressure Late Namadi drove himself to the hospital at the local government area Residents of Kano state, were on Tuesday left in shock following the demise of Chairman-elect, Alhaji Namadi in Beji Local Government Area of the state. This comes barely 48 hours after results of the … Read more
Some residents of Kano State, were yesterday, rendered homeless, after a fire outbreak razed a storey building on Atiken Road, Sabon Gari area of Kano State. Neighbours assisted in rescuing the victims while property, valuables were destroyed as the occupants could not retrieve any item from their respective apartments. Although no death was recorded, Ekohotblog … Read more
Kano State Government says it has begun planting of two million tree seedlings to control flood and desert encroachment in the state. Dr Kabiru Getso, the state’s Commissioner for Environment, made the disclosure while inspecting the monthly sanitation exercise on Saturday in Kano. Read Also: Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Saturday, August 29th, 2020 … Read more
Nigerian artist and Politician, Wellington Bankole, popularly known as Banky W, has reacted to an announcement by Governor Umar Ganduje that he will sign the death warrant against Yahaya Sharif after 30 days. Ekohotblog reported that Kano State Governor Mr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Thursday, August 27, backed the death sentence passed on a 22-year-old … Read more
Kano State Government says it has concluded arrangements to train 300 youth on modern bee keeping under the Kano Afforestation Programme (KNAP). Alhaji Aminu Kabiru, the KNAP Project Coordinator, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kano. Read Also: Heavy Flooding Might Hit FCT, Bayelsa, Others … Read more
Nigeria Police has postponed its planned 8th Regular Course of the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil-Kano, selection examination indefinitely. This was contained in a statement signed by Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, in Enugu on Wednesday 5th of August, 2020. Daniel Ndukwe said that the postponed selection examination was earlier scheduled to hold on … Read more
– Ganduje frees 29 9nmates who are serving in different state across Kano state – He said the pardon was in the spirit of Sallah celebration – Those freed also received a toke as transport fare back to their destination Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has freed 29 inmates who were serving different jail terms … Read more
Tragedy was averted in the early hours of Wednesday when occupants of a one-storey building that collapsed on Kurna Dangawan Jingau Street in the Dala Local Government Area of Kano State escaped by a whisker. The occupants were said to have escaped few minutes before the building collapsed around 12.30am. It was gathered that no … Read more
The 17-year-old Juwairiya Murtala, daughter, of Kano State Lawmaker, Murtala Musa Kore, representing Dambatta constituency, who was kidnapped on Sunday has finally regained freedom at the early hours of Wednesday. This was announced by the social media aide to the lawmaker on the radio at 6:45 am news as monitored by the Vanguard reporterin Kano. … Read more
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Wednesday announced a cabinet reshuffle involving three commissioners. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Malam Abba Anwar, announced this on Wednesday in a statement in Kano. According to the statement, the three commissioners were to be moved from one office to the other. READ ALSO: Gunmen Kill Immigration … Read more
The Kano State House of Assembly has begun a process to further amend the State’s Penal Code amendment (No.12), law of 2014 to provide for castration as punishment for rape in the state. The Assembly took the decision following a motion presented on Wednesday by a member, Mr Nuraddeen Alhassan (APC-Rano), seeking for the review … Read more
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has appointed Abdurrazak Datti Salihi as the Executive Chairman of Kano Internal Revenue Service (KIRS). Before the appointment of Salihi, Bala Muhammad Inuwa, was the acting Chairman of the agency for four months. But will now remain as the Managing Director (MD) of Kano State Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO) … Read more
As part of the activities of marking this year’s Eid-El-Fitr celebration, Kano state governor Abdullahi Ganduje, has pardoned 300 inmates from its correctional facilities in the state. Governor Ganduje who paid a visit to the Goron Dutse prison facility said that the gesture is part of the ongoing decongestion exercise to curb the spread of … Read more