Usman Bello Balarabe

Education: First-class Honors Bachelor’s Degree, Mass Communication, Bayero University, Kano. Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Mewar University, India.

Experience: Investigative journalist, Daily Trust; Researcher, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism; Investigative reporter, Economic Confidential Magazine; staff writer, PR Nigeria Center, Abuja.

Kano's regional correspondent, Usman Bello Balarabe is a journalist, media strategist, and university lecturer in the state. He worked as an investigative journalist with Daily Trust Newspaper Nigeria. His career is passionately geared towards stimulating social justice, exposing corruption, ensuring good governance and accountability. In his over 7 years of journalism practice, he has authored investigations and numerous special and beat reports at the intersection of environment, health, education, agriculture, public spending, security, and politics.

91 articles published since 24 Mar 2025

Author's articles

Residents grieve “very kind” imam brutally slain after Fajr prayer in Kano

Residents grieve “very kind” imam brutally slain after Fajr prayer in Kano

Nigeria

17 days ago

Fire guts popular general hospital in Kano, residents recount chaos

Fire guts popular general hospital in Kano, residents recount chaos

Nigeria

23 days ago

Court sentences tomato seller to death after bodies of long-missing people found in his home

Court sentences tomato seller to death after bodies of long-missing people found in his home

Nigeria

23 days ago

Kano residents fume as police arrest riders carrying relatives, seize bikes amid bandit attacks

Kano residents fume as police arrest riders carrying relatives, seize bikes amid bandit attacks

Nigeria

30 days ago

"We left everything to save our lives": Kano mother of six recalls horrifying bandit attack

"We left everything to save our lives": Kano mother of six recalls horrifying bandit attack

Nigeria

a month ago

Kano reimposes okada ban as banditry fears rise, residents panic over surge in riders

Kano reimposes okada ban as banditry fears rise, residents panic over surge in riders

Nigeria

a month ago

Trump's threat: Islamic scholars call for special days of prayer to ease tension across Nigeria

Trump's threat: Islamic scholars call for special days of prayer to ease tension across Nigeria

Nigeria

a month ago

After Trump’s controversial threat of military action over alleged christian genocide, prominent Islamic scholars urgedNigerians to pray & maintain calm nationwide.

Top NNPP chieftains react as 5 bigwigs join APC: “It's no longer a defection, it’s a serious threat”

Top NNPP chieftains react as 5 bigwigs join APC: “It's no longer a defection, it’s a serious threat”

Politics

a month ago

Five NNPP bigwigs have joined the APC, prompting senior party figures to warn that the mass exit poses a serious threat to the party’s stability in Kano.

Son of popular cleric declares 2027 guber bid in viral video: “Prophet Muhammad granted me approval”

Son of popular cleric declares 2027 guber bid in viral video: “Prophet Muhammad granted me approval”

Nigeria

a month ago

In a viral clip, Naziru Dahiru, son of Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, announced his 2027 governorship run, claiming divine guidance from Prophet Muhammad.

Potential massacre thwarted in Kano, 19 bandits killed, soldiers pay price: "We owe them our lives"

Potential massacre thwarted in Kano, 19 bandits killed, soldiers pay price: "We owe them our lives"

Nigeria

a month ago

Heavy firefight in Shanono, Kano ended as Nigerian Army killed 19 bandits; residents mourned fallen soldiers, vigilante, and celebrated averted massacre.

Kano High Court finally hands death sentence to two in varsity lecturer murder case

Kano High Court finally hands death sentence to two in varsity lecturer murder case

Nigeria

2 months ago

Two men found guilty of killing lecturer Buhari Imam of Northwest University lecturer in Kano have been sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Fatima Adamu.

Maryam Sanda pardon: 9 facts Nigerians don’t know about Bilyaminu Bello’s father’s forgiveness

Maryam Sanda pardon: 9 facts Nigerians don’t know about Bilyaminu Bello’s father’s forgiveness

Nigeria

2 months ago

After Maryam Sanda’s presidential pardon, Lawyer Audu Bukarti shared claims by Bilyaminu Bello’s family alleging a staged forgiveness by his biological father.

Fear grips parents as Kano football coach gets jail term for defiling young player

Fear grips parents as Kano football coach gets jail term for defiling young player

Nigeria

2 months ago

Kano parents have reacted with fear after Justice Musa Dahuru Muhammad sentenced coach Hayatu Muhammad to 8 years for defiling his minor football player.

Alleged killers of popular cleric known for praying against kidnappers face court action

Alleged killers of popular cleric known for praying against kidnappers face court action

Nigeria

2 months ago

Suspects who allegedly paid N800,000 to assassinate a cleric known for praying against kidnappers have been remanded by a Kano court ahead of November 13 hearing.

Brave Kano victim escapes kidnappers after brutal beating, exposes hideout in Kaduna

Brave Kano victim escapes kidnappers after brutal beating, exposes hideout in Kaduna

Nigeria

2 months ago

Kano police has confirmed that AbdulHamid Bello, who was abducted and beaten by kidnappers, escaped and led operatives to their hideout in Kaduna State for a rescue.

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