Mr Wali described Kano and Cross River as “model states” for the WS4H programme, underscoring their success in advocacy, policy reform, and resource mobilisation. By TheInvestigator Mr John Wali, Senior Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Advisor at Self Help Africa (SHA), has urged other Nigerian states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to emulate the […]
Labels are replaced with nicknames such as “pain killer,” “sleeping drug,” and “strong one.” By Lukman Abdulmalik, The Whistler By day, the city’s main arteries hum with commerce and prayer. By night, another economy comes alive, quiet, nimble, and dangerous. At about 8 p.m. on Tuesday night, on a busy roadside of Sabon Titi, Kumbotso […]
How To Scam 101: Exposing Kano’s Hidden Fraud Training Hubs A key centre for these operations is a house known as Gidan Komai da Ruwana, an unremarkable building in Jaba. By Lukman Abdulmalik In the busy Jaba community, East of Sabon Gari, a section of Fagge Local Government area in Kano, a quiet threat has […]
What was supposed to nurture knowledge has been transformed into a wasteland carved out by illegal sand miners. Lukman Abdulmalik From a beacon of hope for young Nigerians who had dreams of a future in aquaculture, the School of Fisheries now lies in ruins with its classrooms buried under heaps of sand and the foundations […]
Another hunter, Bala Danburan, echoed the sentiment, vowing, “We know how to sneak into Uromi and take revenge ourselves if justice is not served. This is not a threat; it is a promise.” By SaharaReporters The hunters, who were reportedly travelling from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Kano State for the Sallah celebration, were intercepted […]
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 health […]
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 become […]
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 mini-factories, […]
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 that […]