Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has signed four major bills into law, paving the way for the creation of new agencies aimed at boosting development and improving governance in the state. The laws establish the Kano State Protection Agency (KASPA), Kano State Signage and Advertisement Agency (KASIAA), Kano State Information and Communication Technologies Development […]
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has announced the grant of automatic employment to 54 postgraduate students who studied health-related courses in India under a government-sponsored scholarship program. The students, who completed their studies at Symbiosis International University in Pune, India, returned to the state recently and were honored at a reception and Iftar organized […]
The Kano State Government has been thrown into mourning following the death of the newly appointed Special Adviser on Works to Governor Abba Yusuf, Engr. Ahmad Ishaq Bunkure, on Tuesday, barely 24 hours after his swearing-in. Spokesperson to the governor, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, in a statement on Wednesday morning, confirmed the passing of Bunkure […]
In A Major Breakthrough, Police Operatives In Kano State Recover Fake Currencies Worth Over N129 Billion And Arrest Three Suspects, While Another Operation In Kaduna Leads To The Capture Of Three Gunrunners And The Seizure Of Live Ammunition. The Nigerian Police Force has apprehended three individuals in possession of bundles of fake currencies valued at […]
The Kano State Government has donated N100 million to assist victims of the recent fire disaster in Majia, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a fuel tanker exploded on Tuesday night in Jigawa, killing at least 153 people who had rushed to the scene of the accident. This […]
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has called on Fulani in the state to continue prioritising peaceful coexistence with other communities. The governor made the appeal during the celebration of National Pulako Day, which was organised by the Fulbe Development and Cultural Organisation, Kano State chapter, in honour of the United Nations Day of Indigenous […]
There is relative peace in the ancient city of Kano as youths in the state shunned the October 1 protest. Media also reports that residents engaged in commercial activities, with several shops open for business. Our correspondent observed that while some shops within the city center were open, those situated along major roads we’re closed. […]
No less than 1,331 All Progressives Congress, APC, members from the Dawakin Tofa hometown of the National Chairman of the Party, Dr. Umar Abdullahi Ganduje have decamped to the ruling New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State. The decampees, said to be mainly from 11 wards of Ganduje’s Dawakin-Tofa local government area, vowed to […]
The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has flagged-off the distribution of 19 trucks of the federal government’s rice palliatives to the 44 local government areas of the state. During the ceremony on Sunday in Kano, DSP Barau, said the federal government has allocated 19 trucks of rice for distribution to the vulnerable in the […]
Some street beggars in Kano have appealed to the organisers of the ongoing nationwide protests to sheath their swords in the interest of humanity. Baba Haliru, a 70- year-old beggar from Rigiyar Zaki, told NAN that survival has become extremely challenging due to the protests. Haliru explained that many beggars relied on daily earnings to […]
Hundreds of protesters mostly underaged boys gathered in Kano on Saturday morning on the third day of the #EndBadGovernance protest. Our correspondent observed that the youths trooped out in areas such as Kurna Asabe, Jain and Brigade to continue the protests. The State Police Commissioner, Salman Dogo Garba, informed our correspondent that some youths, hiding […]
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Wednesday declared that the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, is a private citizen like others. Governor Yusuf disclosed this through his Chief Press Secretary, Sanusi Bature. Bature said the rulings of the Kano State High Court affirm the State Assembly’s law that repealed the 2019 Kano […]
The Kano State Government has ordered the demolition of the palace of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero. The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Dederi, said the demolition will allow for the renovation of the palace. Dederi also disclosed that the Commissioner of Police has been asked to remove Bayero from […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered the eviction of the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, from Gidan Rumfa Palace. The court also ordered the police to ensure all rights and privileges due to the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, be given to him. The presiding judge, Justice S. A. […]
A Kano High Court has ordered the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, to stop parading himself as emir. The court also directed the police commissioner to evict him from the mini-palace on State Road. The court, presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu, gave the order on Monday. Similarly, the order restrained […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress on Tuesday accused the leading opposition parties in the country of orchestrating the demonstrations that took place simultaneously in Kano and Niger states on Monday. But the Peoples Democratic Party denied the allegation, saying the protests were merely a reflection of the hardship in the land occasioned by the economic […]
Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), has invited Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State to join the APC. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ganduje offered the invitation on Thursday while addressing stakeholders of the party in Kano. “I am appealing to governor Yusuf along with his members […]
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has hailed President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for not succumbing to alleged pressure to influence the decision of the Supreme Court in the Kano governorship election. The Kano governor, in a statement on Sunday by the Director General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Kano, Bature Tofa, […]
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of attempts to blackmail the Supreme Court ahead of Friday’s judgement in the appeal filed by the party and the Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf. This is as the party reiterated its unflinching confidence in the ability of the Supreme […]
The Supreme Court will on Friday, January 12deliver a grand judgment in an appeal filed by the Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf challenging the ruling of the Court of Appeal. This is contained in a notice issued by the apex court to all the parties in the suit on Wednesday. According to the notice, the court […]
