The Kano State Assembly has urged the governor to intervene following a deadly diphtheria outbreak in Rano Local Government Area that has claimed more than 50 child lives.

Abdulmajid Mai Rigar Fata, a Kano State Assembly member, has defected from the APC to the NDC after failing to secure a return ticket for his party.

The Kano State Assembly has raised concerns over a Tuta Absoluta tomato pest outbreak that is ravaging farms and causing significant crop losses across the state.