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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.

109 articles published since 24 Mar 2025

Author's articles

Kano man blinds stepmother in violent assault over 'Awara'

Kano man blinds stepmother in violent assault over 'Awara'

Nigeria

10 months ago

Police arrest two famous TikTok influencers, give reasons

Police arrest two famous TikTok influencers, give reasons

Nigeria

10 months ago

Kano police take action over missing N950K from prominent lawyer's car

Kano police take action over missing N950K from prominent lawyer's car

Nigeria

10 months ago

Kano: New twist as Hisbah announces mass wedding plan for repentant thugs

Kano: New twist as Hisbah announces mass wedding plan for repentant thugs

Nigeria

10 months ago

Influential Kano cleric makes key demand on Hajj subsidy, throws major challenge to leaders

Influential Kano cleric makes key demand on Hajj subsidy, throws major challenge to leaders

Nigeria

10 months ago

NNPP wins by-election in Kano, exposes APC’s weakness as party members call for unity

NNPP wins by-election in Kano, exposes APC’s weakness as party members call for unity

Politics

10 months ago

Kano: Rano Emirate bans early girl-child marriage, mandates primary school completion, parents react

Kano: Rano Emirate bans early girl-child marriage, mandates primary school completion, parents react

Nigeria

10 months ago

The Rano Emirate in Kano state has banned the withdrawal of girls from primary school for marriage, making education compulsory for all school-age children.

Kano court sends woman to prison over alleged witchcraft on children

Kano court sends woman to prison over alleged witchcraft on children

Nigeria

10 months ago

A Kano woman has been remanded over an alleged witchcraft causing strange illnesses in girls, with case adjourned to Sept 15 as court denies bail.

Why we clear highway structures, Kano traffic agency gives update

Why we clear highway structures, Kano traffic agency gives update

Nigeria

10 months ago

Kano's KAROTA removed illegal roadside structures to ease traffic & curb crimes like robberies near Murtala Muhammad Hospital. The operation aims to protect lives.

Kano community bans boyfriend-girlfriend nighttime meetings, mentions reasons

Kano community bans boyfriend-girlfriend nighttime meetings, mentions reasons

Nigeria

10 months ago

Sharada community in Kano bans late night lovers’ meetings, tinted car dates, and more in sweeping bylaws aimed at tackling crime and immorality.

Father confronts armed robbers who targeted his 1-year-old in Kano

Father confronts armed robbers who targeted his 1-year-old in Kano

Nigeria

10 months ago

Kano couple survives armed phone-snatching attack as father bravely fights off robbers threatening his baby; rising insecurity sparks security calls.

2027 election: Influential Kano cleric mentions most befitting leader for Nigeria

2027 election: Influential Kano cleric mentions most befitting leader for Nigeria

Nigeria

10 months ago

Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil has hailed Tinubu as Nigeria’s “perfect leader.” The influential cleric was a former member of the Advanced Democratic Congress.

Protest rocks Kano as married women take to the streets, photos go viral

Protest rocks Kano as married women take to the streets, photos go viral

Nigeria

11 months ago

A major protest rocked Kano state, northern Nigeria, as several married women took to the streets. The pictures of the demonstration were obtained by Legit.ng.

2027 elections: Tinubu's minister speaks on APC's target to capture Kano governorship seat

2027 elections: Tinubu's minister speaks on APC's target to capture Kano governorship seat

Politics

11 months ago

APC's 2027 strategy for Kano State: Tinubu's Minister, Yusuf Atta confirms Senator Barau Jibrin's potential gubernatorial bid, aims to recapture state.

Tension rises in Kano amid the menace of jungle justice

Tension rises in Kano amid the menace of jungle justice

Nigeria

11 months ago

Kano State residents resort to jungle justice due to perceived security lapses. Mob attacks on suspected thieves and robbers spark debate on law and order.

Usman Bello Balarabe