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NRCS trains Hisbah women on First Aid treatment
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), on Tuesday in Kano, trained 20 Hisbah women personnel on first aid application and treatment. Alhaji Musa Abdullahi, the Executive Secretary of the society in Kano State, said the training is a basic component of every society. According to him, the training will enable the personnel to serve their communities effectively when rendering first aid.…
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Katsina govt probes alleged torture by Hisbah personnel
The Katsina government has constituted a seven-member committee to investigate alleged torture against personnel of the state’s Hisbah Board. This is coming against the backdrop of a viral video allegedly showing personnel of the board torturing individuals. The Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Garba-Faskari, said the decision was sequel to the reports and complaints received by the government. He…
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Hisbah destroys N60m worth alcohol, illicit drugs in Katsina
The Katsina State Hisbah Board says it has destroyed seized alcohol and other illicit drugs worth N60 million in Funtua Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The Hisbah Commander in the state, Dr Aminu Usman, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina on Sunday. According to Umsan, no fewer than 1,750 crates of alcohol, and…
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Hisbah seizes 142 cartons of alcohol in Katsina
The Katsina State Hisbah Board has seized about 142 cartons of alcohol intended for delivery to Daura Local Government Area of the state. The Hisbah Commander in the state, Dr Aminu Usman, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina on Saturday. According to Umsan, the alcohol was seized on Monday during a city-wide…
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Katsina Hisbah shuts down hotel for allegedly lodging underage girls
The Katsina State Hisbah Board has ordered the immediate closure of New Palace Hotel, located within the metropolis, over  allegations of corrupting the morals of underage Dr Aminu Usman (Abu Ammar), the Hisbah Commander General in the state confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina. He said the hotel was found to be violating an agreement…
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Religion
Respect fasting Muslim faithful, don’t eat in public during fasting hours – cleric
The Chief Imam of Falomo Lagos Central Mosque, Dr. Tajudeen Adebayo, said the public should respect the sensibility of the fasting Muslim faithful by avoiding eating in their presence. Adebayo said that eating in public during the hours of fasting debases the sensibility of those fasting and could discourage people from the self-denial ritual. The Cleric spoke to the News…
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judiciary
Public Disturbance: Court orders Kano TikToker to undergo mental evaluation
A Kano State Shari’a Court ordered on Tuesday that Kano Tiktoker Murja Kunya be taken to a government hospital for a mental evaluation. The defendant, who lives at Tishama Hotoro Quarters in Kano, is standing trial on a three-count charge of inciting public disturbance, belonging to a criminal gang, and criminal intimidation. Delivering a ruling, Judge Malam Nura Yusuf-Ahmad ordered…
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Hisbah Board destroys 3.8m bottles of beer
The Kano State Hisbah board has destroyed over 3.8 million bottles of assorted beer that were confiscated in the last few months. The Commander-General of the board, Dr Harun Ibn- Sina, stated this during the destruction of the seized beer at Tudun Kalebawa,Dawakin Tofa local government area on Wednesday. Ibn-Sina explained that,the board is winning the fight against drug abuse,…
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Hisbah reunites 681 persons with families in Jigawa
The Jigawa Hisbah Commission says it successfully reunited 681 persons with their families in its various operations in 2021. The state Hisbah Commander, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Tuesday. Dahiru said that the people included 372 almajiri pupils and 237 women who left home due to forced marriage.…
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News
Hisbah orders fashion businesses to stop using mannequins in Kano State
Businesses operating in Kano State have been ordered not to use mannequins, a form representing the human figure, to market their products in the Northern part of the country. The directive came from the Kano State Hisbah commander, Sheikh Aroun Ibn Sina, who stated that the use of the articulated doll to display clothes was against Islam. This order affects…
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Hisbah destroys 8,400 bottles of beers in Kano
No fewer than 8,400 bottles of beer have been destroyed in Dawakin Kudu and Kura Local Government Areas (LGAs) by the Kano State Hisbah Board. The CommanderÂÂ-General of the board, Dr. Harun Ibn-Sina, who disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Kano, said the Hisbah Board has prohibited the sale of beer in the state to…
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NEWS
Pioneer female Kano Hisbah Commander dies at 55
Mrs Halima Shitu, a pioneer female Hisbah Commander in Kano state, died at the age of 55 on Monday, a family source has said. Mrs Maimuna Shitu, one of the sisters of the deceased told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, that she died after a brief illness in Kano. “She left behind a husband who is a…
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