December 17, 2024

Neglected Communities Suffer As Kano Govt Prioritizes Frivolous Spending Over Healthcare

240 In its 2023 supplementary and 2024 Appropriation Act, the Kano State government budgeted billions of naira for the purchase of furniture, renovation of the governor’s lodge and upgrading of the Deputy Governor’s official residence. However, across many communities, access to healthcare remains a challenge. From dilapidated infrastructure to a dearth of medical supplies and […]

November 20, 2024

Unearthing Trouble: How Sand Mining Is Drowning Kano’s Communities, Farmlands

161 Yet, for many residents, the damage has already been done. The landscape of their childhoods has been transformed, their ancestral lands irreparably altered. By Aisha Ahmad For decades, sand mining has been a source of livelihood in Kano, supporting a booming construction industry in one of Nigeria’s most populous states. However, this age-old practice has […]

October 7, 2024

Mobility At A Standstill: The Struggle For Kano’s Disabled, Amid Rising Tricycle Costs

219 The rising cost of Persons With Disabilities (PWD) tricycles in Kano State has forced many disabled children to drop out of school, because of the inability to afford the crucial mobility aid needed to continue their education. Stallion Times reporter, Stephen Enoch explores this crisis in-depth, focusing on one of Kano’s oldest tricycle manufacturing […]

November 1, 2023

Fact-Checking Shows Kano Deputy Governor’s Claim Of Sponsoring 52 Indigent Patients For Eye Surgery Is False

567 By Elijah Akoji, Solace Base In this report, Elijah Akoji of SOLACEBASE uncovered through Fact-Checking how Kano State deputy governor’s claim to have sponsored 52 patients for free eye surgery at Makkah Eye Clinic in Kano State, to be false, and misleading. Investigation has shown that the Deputy Governor of Kano State Aminu Abdulssalam Gwarzo gave misleading information when he said […]