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Published 16 January 2021
Saturday’s Kano State local government election, recorded low turnout of voters, as only a handful of voters were seen in polling units, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
NAN correspondent who went round polling units across the metropolis, reports that there was voter apathy in almost all polling units during the poll.
Areas visited included Chedi, Zage, Zango, Gandu, Sharada, Wailawa, Dorayi, Kabuga, Rijiyar Zaki in Kano Municipal, Gwale, and Ungogo Local Government Areas of the state.
However, voters interviewed, expressed delight at participating in the election.
A voter in Gwale, Malam Jazuli Yusuf, said he voted at the election to exercise his civic right.
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1. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday issued a strong warning to the North and Islamic groups over threats on the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah.
Joseph Bade Daramola, CAN General Secretary, in a statement on Wednesday, warned them to watch their utterances and actions.
2. The Federal Government has finally decided to go ahead with the January 18, 2021 resumption date for schools nationwide.
This was confirmed in a circular on Thursday, after due consultations between the Ministry of Education and others stakeholders in the education sector.
Three persons have been roasted in a fire incident that razed a ground floor building in Kano State. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the
Vanguard News
Early morning fire kills 3 siblings in Kano
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By Bashir Bello, Kano
An early Monday morning fire incident has claimed the lives of three members of the same family in Rijiyar Zaki, Ungoggo local government area of Kano State.
The fire incident which occurred around 3:18 am is said to have razed the ground floor building and leaving the persons (occupants) trapped indoor.
The spokesperson of the Kano State fire services, Sa’idu Muhammad who confirmed the incident to Vanguard on Monday said it deployed it rescue team to the scene, quenched the fire and rescued the victims to the hospital.