By Bashir Bello KANO—Tragedy struck in Kano yesterday when a 30-year-old man, identified as Mutawakilu Ibrahim, allegedly stabbed his grandparents, Muhammad Dansokoto and Hadiza Tasidi, to death following an altercation over food. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Kano State Police Command, Abdullahi Haruna, said the suspect, believed to have been under the influence

By Haruna Aliyu Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has directed security agencies to take over the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative, PAGMI, site in Yauri Local Government Area, pending its formal regularisation with the State Ministry of Mines and Solid Minerals. The governor gave the directive yesterday during an inspection tour of the

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), resumed on Thursday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the Federal Government seeking to tender additional evidence against him. Dasuki, who served under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, is facing an amended seven-count charge bordering on money laundering and unlawful possession

No fewer than 19 buildings were, yesterday, demolished at the New Mandela Plaza, within the popular Trade Fair Complex, in Lagos, as the Lagos State government moved in with heavy security to enforce the exercise.