Kano

Two burnt to death in attack on Kano NNPP office 

Two persons reportedly died in an attack on the campaign office of a House of Representatives candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano on Sunday. Confirming the incident in a statement on Monday, the Police Public Relations…

INEC office burnt, two killed in Kano, Ondo

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the Takai Local Government Area of Kano State has reportedly been burnt down. It was gathered that the incident happened around 9.30am on Saturday when some suspected political thugs invaded the…

Vote buying: EFCC deploys 200 operatives in Kano, others

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) says it has deployed 200 armed operatives to combat vote buying in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states during Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. The Kano Zonal Commander of EFCC, Mr Farouk Dogondaji,…

LP disowns Kano ‘gubernatorial candidate’

The Labour Party (LP) in Kano State, has dismissed claims that Bashir Ishak-Bashir, who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), was its gubernatorial candidate. Ishak-Bashir had on Monday said that he had commenced talks with the APC to support…

Buhari wasn’t attacked in Kano — APC PCC

The All-Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked speculations by opposition political parties that President Muhammadu Buhari was attacked by miscreants during his Kano visit on Monday. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), in a statement…