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.

58 articles published since 24 Mar 2025

Author's articles

Hoodlums raid Kano public schools, steal windows, doors, and equipment

Hoodlums raid Kano public schools, steal windows, doors, and equipment

Education

a month ago

Residents stranded, shops destroyed as heavy rainfall paralyzes Kano communities

Residents stranded, shops destroyed as heavy rainfall paralyzes Kano communities

Nigeria

a month ago

Kano Hisbah annuls marriage of young couple for violating Sharia laws

Kano Hisbah annuls marriage of young couple for violating Sharia laws

Nigeria

a month ago

Kano man lands in prison for bathing in public while wearing bra

Kano man lands in prison for bathing in public while wearing bra

Nigeria

a month ago

Kano: Tears as family recounts last moment with young man who died in scrap metal blast

Kano: Tears as family recounts last moment with young man who died in scrap metal blast

Nigeria

a month ago

Kano content creators in trouble as traffic agency arrests comedian, bans street filming

Kano content creators in trouble as traffic agency arrests comedian, bans street filming

Nigeria

a month ago

Kano: Panic as police confirm recovery of 9 unexploded devices at steel factory blast site

Kano: Panic as police confirm recovery of 9 unexploded devices at steel factory blast site

Nigeria

a month ago

We thought the explosion was bad, but now we are hearing there are still bombs lying around? This is terrifying,' says residents of the locals of the blast location

Eyewitness shares details as man climbs billboard in Kano, makes special demand

Eyewitness shares details as man climbs billboard in Kano, makes special demand

Nigeria

a month ago

"He said that if the TikTok celebrities he follows didn't show up, he wouldn't come down' - Kano State Police Spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa.

Expert lists 10 farming tips to maximise yields in Kano this season

Expert lists 10 farming tips to maximise yields in Kano this season

Nigeria

a month ago

A senior agronomist has shared 10 actionable tips from a senior to improve crop yields, reduce costs, and enhance food security in Kano state, Nigeria.

Kano Hisbah arrests masquerader, 20 others in fresh night raid

Kano Hisbah arrests masquerader, 20 others in fresh night raid

Nigeria

2 months ago

Kano Hisbah has arrested a masquerader and 20 others in a fresh night raid. Abba Sufi, the director general of the Kano Hisbah board, confirmed the arrests.

Kano farmers decry Tinubu's govt’s neglect: "Fertilisers are too expensive"

Kano farmers decry Tinubu's govt’s neglect: "Fertilisers are too expensive"

Nigeria

2 months ago

Kano farmers decry lack of federal government's support, citing high input costs, poor mechanisation, and looming floods as threats to food security.

Kano: How Sallah meat surplus left Suya sellers struggling

Kano: How Sallah meat surplus left Suya sellers struggling

Nigeria

2 months ago

In Kano in the North-West geopolitical zone of Nigeria, Sallah meat surplus has left Suya sellers in the state struggling. Legit.ng highlights how.

Eid-El-Kabir 2025: Ram prices soar in Kano as many struggle to afford Salah celebrations

Eid-El-Kabir 2025: Ram prices soar in Kano as many struggle to afford Salah celebrations

Nigeria

2 months ago

Kano residents face high ram prices ahead of Eid-el-Kabir, blaming inflation and hardship as families opt for smaller animals or group sacrifices.

Angry Kano man bites wife's cheek to prevent her from going out

Angry Kano man bites wife's cheek to prevent her from going out

Nigeria

2 months ago

An angry Kano man, out of fear his wife was going out to attend a DJ party, bit her cheek in a bizarre case of domestic violence. The matter is now in court.

Northwest University Kano defies state policy, sparks outrage with sudden fee hike

Northwest University Kano defies state policy, sparks outrage with sudden fee hike

Nigeria

2 months ago

NWU Kano students protest fee hike from ₦19k to ₦50k, defying 50% state directive. Calls grow for Gov Yusuf to enforce affordable education promise.

Usman Bello Balarabe