Kano
Just In: Court Dismisses APC’s Suit To Stop Kano LG Allocations
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has dismissed a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking to block statutory allocations to the 44 local government councils in Kano State. It was reported the APC chairman in the state, Abdullahi Abba, had filed the suit in November 2024, asking for a declaration to […]
Fire Service explains cause of Kano market explosion
A fire outbreak at the popular Farm Centre GSM Market in Kano on Friday afternoon destroyed several shops, with the State Fire Service confirming that the cause of the incident was a battery explosion.This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Fire Service, ACFO Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, on Friday. […]
Customs intercepts ‘undeclared $1.1m concealed in date packs’ at Kano airport
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says its operatives have intercepted an undeclared $1.1 million and 135,900 Saudi Riyals at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. In a statement on Thursday, Abdullahi Maiwada, the NCS spokesperson, said the undeclared currencies were found concealed in packs of palm dates during a physical examination of the passenger’s […]
Court stops CBN, others from withholding Kano LG allocations
A State High Court sitting in Kano on Monday issued a perpetual injunction restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria from withholding funds from the Federation Account meant for the 44 local governments in the state. The applicants include the Chairman of NULGE, Ibrahim Muhd; Ibrahim Uba Shehu; Ibrahim Shehu Abubakar; Usman Isa; Sarki Alhaji Kurawa; […]
Kano Assembly passes bill to establish state security outfit
The Kano State House of Assembly has passed a bill to establish a state-owned security outfit, granting it the authority to bear arms, prevent crimes, and make arrests across the state. The passage of the bill followed extensive deliberations, particularly on a controversial clause that prohibits members of political parties from heading the security agency. […]
JUST IN: Kano governor’s aide dies a day after appointment
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has mourned the demise of his newly appointed Special Adviser on Works, Ahmad Ishaq Bunkure. Bunkure died in Egypt on Tuesday, 7 January, following his appointment on Monday, 6 January. Governor Yusuf described the death as a tragic and irreplaceable loss to Kano State, his family, and the wider political […]
Cabinet shake-up: Kano gov scraps chief of staff office, drops SSG, five others
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has announced a major reshuffle of the state executive council to effect the pragmatic political realignment of his administration. In a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, on Thursday, Yusuf disclosed that the first major rejig of his cabinet will take immediate effect. According to the statement, […]
I’ve no rift with Kwankwaso – Gov Yusuf
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State says he has no rift with his political mentor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Yusuf made this clarification while interacting with newsmen, addressing speculations and rumours of discord with Kwankwaso. He insisted that his relationship with the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, […]
Kano gov’s aide immortalises late son
The Director General, Media and Publicity Kano Government House, Malam Sunusi Bature Dawakin, on Thursday laid the foundation stone for Sadiq Maddibo Memorial Quranic Centre toward immortalising his son and father. During the foundation laying ceremony of the school at Dawakin Tofa town, Bature said the centre would be dedicated for learning and teaching of […]
KANSIEC issues certificates of return to newly elected Chairmen
The Kano Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) has issued a certificate of return to the newly elected 44 Local Government Chairmen. The Chairman of the commission, Professor Sani Lawal Malumfashi, issued the certificates on Sunday morning. It was reported that the Commission declared that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) winner of all the 44 chairmanship […]