Road Project:Kano Govt Approves N2bn For Compensation By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Government says it has approved over N2 billion for payment of compensation to communities affected by the Kabuga-Dayi federal…
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Police Arrest 6 Suspected Kidnappers In Akwa Ibom
By Abdullahi Yusuf The police command in Akwa Ibom State has arrested six suspected kidnappers as part of its efforts to rid the state of criminals. A statement by the command’s Public…
Senate President announces Kawu Sumaila’s defection from NNPP to APC
Kawu Sumaila, senator representing Kano south, has officially defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the defection during Wednesday’s plenary…
Water Supply:Kano Govt Reactivates 95-Year-Old Water Treatment Plant
By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Government says it will reactivate the 95-year-old Challawa Water Treatment Plant to boost water supply in the state capital. The facility which is the first water treatment…
Alleged Defamation:Group Asks Ex-SSG To Apologize To Kwankwaso
By Abdullahi Yusuf A group, The Kwankwasiyya Professionals Forum(KPF),has asked the immediate past Secretary to the Kano State Government, Dr Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, to retract his alleged defamatory statement and apologize to…
ATM Gwarzo Organisation Lauds Tinubu’s Reform Agenda,Urges Patience
By Abdullahi Yusuf The ATM Gwarzo Organisation, a grassroots political movement committed to progressive leadership and good governance, has expressed support for the Reform Agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. This is…
Our Leader, Kwankwaso Is Not A Thief – Gov Yusuf Replies Ex-SSG
By Abdullahi Yusuf Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State says the Leader of the Kwankwasiyya political movement, Sen.Rabi’u Kwankwaso, is not a thief as claimed by a former top official of the…
APC Chieftain Condemns “Campaign Of Calumny” Against NAHCON Chairman
By Abdullahi Yusuf A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Musa Iliyasu Kwankwaso, has condemned what he described as campaign of calumny being directed at the person of…
Kano NLC Decries Labour Casualization In Schools, Hospitals
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress(NLC) has expressed concern over the casualization of labour in schools and hospitals in the state, describing the practice as a…
Kano State Govt Committed To Addressing Housing Deficit – Commissioner
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Government says it is committed to addressing the lingering Housing deficit bedeviling the state. This is contained in a statement issued by Adamu Abdullahi, Director Public…
Understanding El-Rufa’i’s Defection To SDP
BY Abdullahi Yusuf Ever since Malam Nasiru El-Rufa’i exited from the All Progressives Congress(APC) and subsequently defected to the Social Democratic party(SDP), tongues have been wagging as to the real reason he…
Kano APC Youths, Students Reject Kwankwaso’s Return To Party
By Abdullahi Yusuf The APC Youth and Students Council (KASASCO) has rejected the planned the return of Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso to the All Progressives Congress(APC). Addressing a press conference at the NUJ…
SDP Targets 3 Million Members In Kano State, Says El-Rufa’i
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Social Democratic Party(SDP) says it wants to register 3 million members in Kano State as part of its nationwide registration of new members into party. A prominent member…
240 Kano Workers Receive Double Payment, 217 Share Same BVN – Govt
By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Government says it has uncovered irregularities on its payroll involving 240 employees receiving double payments and 217 others having the same Bank Verification Number (BVN). Dr Sulaiman…
I Am Pursuing Mass Comm Degree To Become Journalist – Comrade Wayya
By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Wayya, says he is pursuing a Degree in Mass Communication in order to become a Professional Journalist. To attain…
JAMB:Kano Suspends April 2025 End of Month Sanitation
By Abdullahi Yusuf In a bid to ensure the smooth conduct of the ongoing Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination, the Kano State Government has temporarily suspended the April 2025, End…
Hajj 2025:NAHCON AdvisesTour Operators To Upgrade Payment For Minna Tent Accommodation
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman, has advised Tour Operators who have indicated interest in Tent A accommodation through Rawaf Mina…
Over 11 Million People Living With Diabetes In Nigeria – Expert
By Abdullahi Yusuf A medical Expert,Prof.Zubairu Iliyasu,says over 11 million people are living with diabetes in Nigeria, with many more undiagnosed. Prof.Iiyasu,who works with Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital(AKTH), Kano, attributed the figures…
Insecurity:Tinubu Orders Immediate Overhaul Of National Security Strategies
By Abdullahi Yusuf President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states….
ECOWAS Council of Ministers Discusses Relocation of Regional Institutions
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers has convened an Extraordinary Session in Accra to examine the potential relocation of ECOWAS institutions and agencies currently…
Army Gets Pioneer Female Public Relations Director
By Abdullahi Yusuf Lieutenant Colonel Onyechi Appolonia Anele has assumed command as the pioneer female Director of Army Public Relations (D APR) in acting capacity. A statement by Lieutenant Colonel Sabastine Takwa,…
Akwa Ibom CP Donates Foodstuff To Divine Children’s Home
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Baba Mohammed Azare, has donated foodstuff to the Divine Children Home, Atan Offot, Uyo. This is contained in a statement issued…
Kano Pension Board Clears N21bn Liability, Pledges Sustainability
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Pension Fund Trustees says it has so far cleared over N21 billion in pension liabilities out of a total debt of N48.6 billion inherited fom the…
Poverty Hampers Parents’ Contribution To Education In Kano State, Says Commissioner
By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Commissioner of Education,Alhaji Ali Haruna Makoda, says abject poverty is adversely affecting the contribution of parents to the educational development of the state. Because of the ravaging…
Poverty Hampers Parents’ Contribution To Education In Kano State, Says Commissioner
By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Commissioner of Education,Alhaji Ali Haruna Makoda, says abject poverty is adversely affecting the contribution of parents to the educational development of the state. Because of the ravaging…