Protesters have set ablaze Kano APC Secretariat. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the headquarters of a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state has been set ablaze. The building located along Maiduguri road, in Kano metropolis, is less than three kilometres from a mobile police barrack at Hotoro area, Tarauni Local Government … Read more
Kano APC insists on challenging a court ruling over lack of jurisdiction EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kano State Government has rejected an Abuja High Judgement, nullifying the Governor Ganduje led APC Congresses, insisting the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter. A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja had nullified the congresses … Read more
Scores of pupils have been feared dead as boat capsized in Kano state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that over 20 passengers, including pupils of Madinatu Islamiyya School in Bagwai Local Government Area of Kano State, have been feared dead in a boat accident. The boat capsized while on its way from Badau village to Bagwai … Read more
Court has delivered judgement on Former Emir Sanusi’s banishment from Kano. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declared as unlawful and a violation of the fundamental human rights of the ex-Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi his banishment from Kano and forceful relocation to Awe in Nasarawa State. … Read more
A court has sacked APC executives in Kano. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a High Court of the FCT chaired by Judge Hamza Muazu has sacked the All Progressives Congress (APC) executives who are loyal to Kano state governor, Abdullah Ganduhe. The court removed the Nigerian People’s Congress, a former APC co-loyalist Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. … Read more
Police Arrest 18-Year-Old Wanted Notorious Armed Robber, 4 Others In Kano EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kano State Police Command officers apprehended a wanted notorious armed robber, Sabitu Ibrahim, also known as Aljan, and recovered six stolen motorcycles and tricycles from him. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said in a statement on … Read more
Ayika married Kano nightclub owner found dead in car with side chick EKO HOT BLOG reports that Steve Ayika, a nightclub owner in Kano, was discovered dead in a tinted car with his girlfriend. According to reports, police discovered the married father of two children in a compromising position with the side chick, Chiamaka Emmanuel. … Read more
As political differences deepen between Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Ibrahim Shekarau deepens, the Kano State Government has denied plot to strip the latter of his Sardauna of Kano traditional title. EKO HOT BLOG reports that disagreements resurfaced shortly after All Progressives Congress (APC) last congresses, for which the Shekarau’s faction conducted parallel congress in … Read more
Sani Dangote: What Tinubu Told Aliko Dangote in Kano Here is what Bola Tinubu told Africa’s richest man concerning his brother’s death EKO HOT BLOG reports that Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu, the leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC, visited Kano to pay his last respect to the Vice Chairman of the Dangote Group of … Read more
Man, 21, Sent to Prison for Stealing Dog in Kano The defendant admitted to the accusation and entered a guilty plea. EKO HOT BLOG reports that on Wednesday, a Kano Sharia Court in Fagge ruled that Alhassan Yusuf, a 21-year-old man who pleaded guilty to stealing a dog valued N10,000 be placed in a correctional … Read more
Man electrocuted while vandalizing electricity cables in Kano the deceased and his group had been vandalizing KEDCO cables.. Ekohotblog reports that a middle-aged man was electrocuted on a Kano Electricity Company high-tension cable around midnight on Monday. According to the company’s spokesman, Ibrahim Shawai, the individual was electrocuted when electricity was restored while attempting to … Read more
NDLEA has arrested a nursing mother for smuggling drugs. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a nursing mother, Mariam Drissu, in Edo State Command headquarters of the agency while trying to smuggle drugs into the cell for a suspect in custody. This was made known … Read more
Police operatives have arrested fuel suppliers to bandits in Kano and Katsina states. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Kano State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of some persons allegedly supplying fuel to bandits across Northern states. This was made known via a statement by the Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Haruna Kiyawa, … Read more
A popular Nigerian College Provost has been confirmed dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Provost of Umar Suleiman College of Education, Ghasu’a, (USCOEGA), in Yobe State, Dr. Muhammad Gishiwa, has been pronounced dead. A family source disclosed that the late College Provost died in Kano on Sunday after a brief illness. READ ALSO: Meet Nathaniel Zedomi, Nigerian Student … Read more
House of Reps air conditioners have broken down. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the House of Representatives, on Tuesday rushed through the legislative business of the day, decrying the unbearable heat in the chamber after the AC broke down. A member of the House, Haruna Dederi (APC-Kano), through Point of Order, had pleaded for the plenary to be … Read more
A 14-year-old girl has become Kano Governor. EKOHOTBLOG reports that a 14-year-old girl, Atika Aminu Yankaba, assumed office as the governor of Kano State on Monday. Yankaba became the governor of the state for 20 minutes on Monday to mark the 2021 International Girl Child Day organized between High-Level Women Advocacy and UNICEF Speaking … Read more
…the hoodlums called the victim’s relatives on Wednesday and demanded the sum of ₦100m ransom. Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a 300-level female student of the Bayero University, Kano (BUK). The student, Sakina Bello, was said to have been kidnapped around Janbulo and Rijiyar Zaki areas in the Kano metropolis on Tuesday. PUNCH … Read more
Hafsat Umar Ganduje, wife of Kano state Governor, has regained freedom, after allegedly quizzed for over five hours by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Dr. Hafsat Ganduje, who was compelled to report herself to EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Sunday, was quizzed for hours over alleged involvement in a land scandal. Hafsat had … Read more
A Nigerian governor’s son has fled to Egypt after reported his mother to EFCC. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Abdulazeez Ganduje, the first son of the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has reportedly fled to Egypt with his family after his mother was accused of corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). … Read more
Governor Ganduje has appointed a new Emir of Gaya. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has appointed Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim-Gaya as the new Emir of Gaya. The Secretary to the Kano State Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji announced the appointment on behalf of the Governor in the early hours of … Read more