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  • Buhari mourns former Kano Attorney-General, Umar

    Buhari mourns former Kano Attorney-General, Umar

     

    President Buhari, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, noted that the late Umar dedicated his life to the service of the country and humanity.

    The President, however, sent his message of condolences to the Kano State government, the people of the state, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the family of the deceased.

    “President Muhammadu Buhari joins the government and people of Kano State in mourning former Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Alhaji Aliyu Umar, SAN, who passed on Friday, recalling his sacrifices, dedication and commitment to pursuit of justice in the country.

    “The President commiserates with family members of the erudite lawyer, Nigerian Bar Association and all professional colleagues, especially in the public service, affirming that the deceased dedicated his life and intellect to the service of the country and humanity.

    “President Buhari believes Umar’s investment of time and resources in handling some of the most sensitive criminal cases in the country will always be remembered, and his willingness to prosecute for benefit of the state and downtrodden had left an indelible mark on Nigeria’s justice system.

    “The President prays that the almighty God will grant the departed a peaceful rest, and comfort his family”, the statement said.

  • Fear grips residents as Kano records first COVID-19 death

    Fear grips residents as Kano records first COVID-19 death

    Palpable fear has gripped residents of Kano as the State Ministry of Health announced it has recorded the first COVID-19 death on Wednesday evening.

    The announcement came through the ministry’s official Twitter handle @SMOH but did not reveal the identity of the deceased and no much details about the death.

    Malam Usman Abdulhakeenm, a resident of Janbulo area of Kano, expressed shock over the incidence, saying “I fear for Kano’’.

    He said that the situation was worrisome since the onset of the first case, who was said to have been to many places when he returned to Kano.

    Another resident of Rijiyar Zaki, Alhaji Ibrahim Imam also expressed sadness over the development, saying that it was unfortunate.

    Imam appealed to residents to bear in mind that the virus “has really started taken effect in the state’’.

    He urged the people to be cautious.

    “We need to know that the disease is real as it had already started claiming a life in the state.

    “Let’s keep ourselves and families safe.’’

    NAN reports that the Kano State Ministry of Health had late Wednesday, reported one death of a coronavirus patient in the state.

    The report came as a shock to many residents, especially with the confirmation of 12 new cases.

    Meanwhile, Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje has ordered a complete lockdown of the state for seven days, beginning from 10.00 p.m. on Thursday.

    The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had on Wednesday, reported 34 new cases COVID-19, bringing total confirmed cases to 407 nationwide.

    Summary of the report indicated that Lagos recorded 18, Kano with 12, while Katsina recorded two and one cases each in Delta and Niger.

    “As at 11.20 p.m. April 15, there are 407 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Nigeria.

    “A total of 128 have been discharged with 12 deaths,’’ NCDC had announced on its Twitter handle, Wednesday night.

  • BREAKING: Nigeria records 34 Covid-19 cases in Lagos, Kano, others as toll escalates to 407

    BREAKING: Nigeria records 34 Covid-19 cases in Lagos, Kano, others as toll escalates to 407

    Nigeria has recorded thirty-four new cases of coronavirus, taking the total of confirmed cases to 407.

    This was confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov on Wednesday.

    The NCDC noted that Kano recorded 12 new cases, bringing the number of cases to 16.

  • Four family members perish in collapsed building in Kano

    Four family members perish in collapsed building in Kano

    The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that four members of a family died in a collapsed building at Saberi area in Gwale Local Government Area, on Monday.

    The Spokesman of the Service, Saidu Mohammed, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in Kano, said that three other victims were rescued alive from the debris.

    Mohammed said that the incident occurred when the occupants of the house were sleeping.

    “Seven persons were trapped in the collapsed building, four of them died later at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano while the remaining three victims were receiving treatment at the hospital.

    “Among those rescued was a one-year-old boy.

    “We received a distress call from one, Sadi Gora, who lives in the neighbourhood, at about 11:45 p.m. that a building collapsed in the area.

    “On receiving the information, we quickly deployed our rescue team to the scene at about 11:55 p.m.,’’ he said.

    According to him, the cause of the incident is still under investigation.

    Meanwhile, the Service also confirmed that two other persons died after they drown in an open well on April 13, at Hotoro Limawa Quarters in Tarauni Local Government Area of the state.

    “We received a distress call from one, Murtala Muhammed, at about 1:22 p.m. that three persons fell inside a well.

    “On receiving the information, we quickly sent our rescue team and a vehicle to the scene at about 1:30 p.m.,’’ he said.

    He said the team rescued them but found out that only one of them was alive while the remaining two were dead.

  • BREAKING: Kano confirms two new cases of Covid-19

    BREAKING: Kano confirms two new cases of Covid-19

    The Kano State Government has announced the confirmation of two new cases of Covid-19.

    Kano State Ministry vof Health disclosed this on its twitter handle Monday evening.

    The two cases makes the total number of Covid-19 patients to three in Kano State. “As at 7:45pm, 2 additional cases of #COVID-19 have been confirmed in @KanostateNg….” The ministry twitted

  • Ex-Nigerian Ambassador tests positive for Coronavirus in Kano

    A former Nigerian Ambassador has tested positive for Coronavirus in Kano State, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje disclosed on Saturday.

    This is the first confirmed Coronavirus case recorded in Kano.

    The governor, who did not mention the name of the former Ambassador said the victim is 75-year-old.

    According to the governor, the state government took the blood samples of 10 suspected cases to Abuja three days ago, with nine coming out negative while the former Ambassador’s test was positive.

    The governor described the development as sad, pointing out that the state would take more drastic measures to ensure that the situation did not get out of hand.

    He also ordered that tricycles in the state would henceforth be mandated to carry only one passenger as part of measures to prevent further spread of the virus.

    “Indeed, it is a sad moment for us. This is an occasion that we are not happy with. I am unhappy to inform the people of Kano state that today, we got a patient who tested positive to COVID-19. He is a 75-year- old retiree and former Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

    “He travelled to Kaduna, Lagos and Abuja, and came back to Kano on 25 March, 2020,” he said

  • Kano records first case of coronavirus

    Kano has recorded its first case of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 306.

    Kabiru Tsanyawa, commissioner for health for the State, confirmed that the state currently has a patient.

    TheNewsGuru gathered that the patient, a former diplomat, developed symptoms of the disease, after he returned from Abuja last week.

    He was said to have headed to the Kwanar Dawaki Isolation Centre, where his blood sample was taken and the result came back positive.

    Salihu Tanko Yakasai, media aide of the governor, said the index case returned to Kano from Abuja on the eve of the border closure.

    “The index case lives around UDB Road in Kano, he returned from Abuja on the eve of the border closure in the State. All those close to him have been tested and are awaiting results. He is currently at Kwanar Dawaki Isolation Centre,” he tweeted.

     

    Kano has recorded its 1st case of Covid-19 in the State. The index case lives around UDB Road, he returned from Abuja on the eve of the border closure in the State. All those close to him have been tested and are awaiting results. He is currently at Kwanar Dawaki Isolation Centre

    — Peacock (@dawisu) April 11, 2020

    Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, is said to be currently in a meeting with health officials as part of strategies to contain the disease.

     

  • Coronavirus: Panic as man on self-isolation dies in Kano

    Coronavirus: Panic as man on self-isolation dies in Kano

    A man on self-isolation in Kano State has died, raising panic that he may have died of Coronavirus.

    The deceased, Abdulrasheed Ibrahim, a resident of Gwammaja Quarters in the metropolis, according to neighbours returned to Kano from Abuja last Monday.

    The neighbours also revealed on the day he returned to Kano, he was seen washing his car before proceeding on an alleged self-isolation.

    According to The Nation, residents in the neighbourhood became apprehensive after an offensive smell started oozing out of the deceased’s house.

    They observed he had remained indoors for three days.

    It was gathered that the development compelled the residents to alert his relatives, who broke into his home where he was found dead.

    Efforts for further inquiries were unsuccessful from relatives of the deceased.

    Director, Public Health and Disease Control, Dr Imam Wada Bello, confirmed the incident, while calling for calm.

    He said health officials had been deployed to the scene to exercise all requisite medical measures, adding that blood sample of the deceased has been collected and subjected to medical examination.

  • COVID-19: Kano releases test results of 22 suspected cases

    COVID-19: Kano releases test results of 22 suspected cases

    Kano State Task Force Committee on COVID-19, says 22 of the 25 suspected Coronavirus cases have tested negative to the virus while three others are still pending.
    Dr Ibrahim Tsanyawa, the state Commissioner for Health and a member of the committee, made the disclosure at a press conference on Thursday in Kano.
    Tsanyawa said the state government had adopted proactive measures to prevent spread of the pandemic in the state.
    He listed some of the measures to include closure of schools, restriction of movements and closure of state boundary, encouraged stay-at-home order, promote practice of hand washing, environment and personal hygiene as well as social distancing.
    The commissioner added that the state also expanded the scope of its Rapid Response Team, set up additional emergency help lines and isolation centres.
    Tsanyawa said: “An endowment fund has been established to mobilise resources for the protection, control and prevention efforts as well as ease hardship caused by measures adopted against the spread of the virus”.
    He urged the people for sustain support to the fight against the spread of the virus, which he said has not been recorded so far in the state.
    News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that state government had earlier declared that Gov. Abduallahi Ganduje and his wife tested negative to the virus.
  • COVID-19 :‎ Kano Govt. orders closure of land borders

    COVID-19 :‎ Kano Govt. orders closure of land borders

    Kano State Government has ordered the closure of land borders and routes linking the state to other parts of the country with effect from Friday, March 27, to contain the spread of Coronavirus pandemic.‎

    Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Kano.

    Anwar said that movements coming in and out of the state were banned ‎beginning from 12:00 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2020.‎

    ‎He said: “This includes all kinds of movements through the borders of the state, even those coming to Kano through Domestic Wing of Malam Aminu Kano International Airport will remain at the airport, without getting access into the city.‎

    “This decision is hard but absolutely necessary, as part of precautionary measures against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

    “We urge Kano citizens and all other Nigerians to bear with this difficult situation”.‎

    According to him, land boarders will be shut while government ensure close monitoring of the situation to keep the people abreast of development.

    Anwar said that the police, members of the Kano Road Transport Authority (KAROTA), Hisbah and other security agencies were mobilised to enforce compliance with the border closure.

    ‎The governor’s aid reiterated government commitment to adopt proactive measures to safeguard public health and protect the people against the virus.

    “People must cooperate with health workers to ensure that our state is safe and the country, adhere to social distancing and stay at home as advised by health workers.‎

    “People should maintain a high personal hygiene, practice regular hand washing with soap under running water and ensure application of sanitisers,” the statement said.‎

    ‎The statement further urged people to stay away from going to markets unless for essential needs and cooperate with security agencies. (