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Nigeria: Kano Under Siege - Banditry, Gang Violence Displacing Communities, Claiming Lives

All Africa 22 Jan 2026
The veneer of Kano as one of the safer states in the North-west has been broken in recent months with the spillover of banditry from neighbouring Katsina State ....
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Northern Govs Mourn Arewa Traders’ Leader, Condemn Kano Family Killing

This Day 22 Jan 2026
Alhaji Bature, a Kano-based business icon, passed away at the weekend ... children at Dorayi Chiranci community in Kano State, describing the incident as barbaric, heartbreaking and utterly unacceptable.
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First Tender Your Formal Resignation, You’re Free to Go, Kano NNPP Tells Yusuf

This Day 21 Jan 2026
Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano. The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano, has given Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf the green light to leave the party if he was not interested in continuing on its platform.
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Amid Defection Rumour, Kano Gov Yusuf Meets Tinubu at State House

This Day 20 Jan 2026
President Bola Tinubu on Monday evening met with Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, at the State House, Abuja ... defection by the Kano State governor, insisting that no such consent was given.
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Kano governor Abba Yusuf meets Tinubu amid stalled APC defection

Business Day Online 19 Jan 2026
Abba Yusuf, the governor of Kano State, on Monday met with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, fuelling speculation. read more Kano governor Abba Yusuf meets Tinubu amid stalled APC defection ....
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Tinubu Condemns Murder of Woman, Six Kids In Kano

This Day 19 Jan 2026
President Bola Tinubu on Monday flayed the gruesome murder of a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children at Chiranci community in Kano ... He condoled with the Kano business community, the people, and the state government over the loss.
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Barau Applauds Arrest of Suspected Killers of Woman, 6 Children in Kano

This Day 18 Jan 2026
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau, has commended the Kano State Police Command for the swift arrest of three principal suspects linked to the brutal killing of a housewife and her ...
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Inside Kano’s power struggle: What Yusuf’s moves mean for Kwankwaso

Business Day Online 16 Jan 2026
The decision of Abba Yusuf, Kano State Governor, to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the New. read more Inside Kano’s power struggle. What Yusuf’s moves mean for Kwankwaso ....
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Confusion in Kano as Kwankwaso denies backing Kano Gov’s defection to APC

Business Day Online 14 Jan 2026
The leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has denied reports suggesting that he endorsed the alleged defection of. read more Confusion in Kano as Kwankwaso denies backing Kano Gov’s defection to APC ....
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Kano APC Launches e-Registration Drive, Urges Support for Tinubu’s Policy Agenda

This Day 14 Jan 2026
Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano. The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) concluded a crucial stakeholders’ meeting, yesterday, stressing the importance of ramping up e-registration ...
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Kwankwaso: Kano Govt Asking Appointees to Pick Between Kwankwasiyya, Gandujiya

This Day 14 Jan 2026
•Declares choice in Kano is between light and darkness. Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano ... “It is indeed troubling all our supporters, not only in Kano but nationwide, will not be happy with this ... “The choice in Kano is between light and darkness.
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‘Kwankwaso’s  Influence Waning in Kano Politics’

This Day 13 Jan 2026
The group said recent developments in Kano politics have exposed deepening divisions within the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and highlighted what it called the diminishing grip of Kwankwaso and his loyalists on the affairs of the state.
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‘Africa is the continent of the future’

Mail Guardian South Africa 13 Jan 2026
‘potential’ ... It is a major investor and financier of the Kano-Maradi Railway Project, a large infrastructure project connecting Nigeria and Niger which will enhance regional economic integration and trade between the two countries ... It’s ready ....
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Heavy security surrounds Kano Government House ahead of Abba Yusuf’s defection

Business Day Online 12 Jan 2026
Security was tightened around the Kano Government House on Monday amid speculation that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf may be considering. read more Heavy security surrounds Kano Government House ahead of Abba Yusuf’s defection ....
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