Hussaini Kafi in Kano As the scent of grilled ram meat wafted through the streets of Sabon Gari on Sunday morning, 72-year-old Gambo Ladan sat quietly on a wooden stool outside his one-room apartment in the Gwarzo area of Kano. Clad in a worn white kaftan, his prayer beads wrapped loosely around his wrist, the…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano As Kano mourns the heartbreaking loss of 22 athletes who died in a tragic road crash while returning from the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, chilling accounts from survivors have begun to surface. The accident occurred on Saturday at Gadar Yankifi in Garun Mallam Local Government Area, leaving families devastated and…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned that millions of people displaced by the ongoing war in Sudan are in desperate need of shelter, as humanitarian agencies struggle with severe funding shortages. AHR reports that the UN now considers Sudan’s crisis the most critical humanitarian emergency in the…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Police Command has reiterated the ban on all forms of Durbar activities during the 2025 Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, citing security threats and intelligence reports of plots to disrupt public peace. In a statement on Tuesday, the Command, alongside other security agencies, congratulated Muslims in the state, urging peaceful celebration…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kano State Government has advised residents to ensure animals meant for sacrifice during the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir festival are healthy and certified fit for consumption. The warning, issued through the state Ministry of Health, aims to safeguard public health and prevent the spread of zoonotic diseases. A statement on Tuesday by…
Hussaini Ibrahim Kafi in Kano The death toll from the devastating flood in Mokwa, Niger State, has risen to 200, with more than 1,000 people still missing, according to Deputy Governor Comrade Yakubu Garba. Garba disclosed the figures while receiving former presidential candidate Peter Obi at the Government House in Minna on Tuesday. Obi visited…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Kaduna State Government has launched an ambitious plan to return 200,000 out-of-school children to classrooms across its 23 local government areas within the next four years under the Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROOSC) programme. AHR gathered that the initiative, unveiled on Sunday during a two-day stakeholders’ workshop organized in collaboration with…
The arrest, disappearance, and ongoing prosecution of 18-year-old social media activist Hamdiyya Sidi Sharif have ignited national outrage and drawn sharp condemnation from civil society groups, who accuse the Sokoto State Government of weaponizing state institutions to suppress dissent. Africa Health Report Correspondent, Hussaini Kafi in Kano who has been on Sharif’s trail, reports The…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano At least nine passengers were killed on Sunday in Mairari village, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State, when Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by Boko Haram terrorists detonated at a local bus stop. The village, located about 18km from Monguno and 119km from Maiduguri, was the scene of the tragic…
…Deputy Governor Flags Off Local Supplement Distribution to Tackle Hunger Hussaini Kafi in Kano In a determined move to combat the high rate of child malnutrition in Gombe State, the government on Friday, May 31, officially launched Garin Inuwa, a locally produced food formula targeted at children suffering from severe undernutrition. In a statement issued…
