By Mustapha Salisu The Kano State Police Command has addressed public concerns regarding the recent withdrawal of police officers from the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC). In a statement…
Author: Mustapha Salisu
Mustapha Salisu, a graduate of Information and Media Studies (B.Sc.) from Bayero University, Kano, is the Coordinator of the Prime Time Institute for Development Journalism (PTIDJ) with experience in communication skills and public relations.
SWAN Kano Congratulates Hon. Mustapha Kwankwaso, New Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development
By Muzammil Dalha Yola The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Kano State Chapter, under the leadership of Comrade Zaharaddeen Sale Yakubu, extends heartfelt congratulations to Hon. Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso on his…
Executive Secretary Denies Selling 36 School Staff Quarters
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Executive Secretary, Kano State Science and Technical Schools Board, Associate Professor Dahiru Sale Muhammad, has denied involvement of himself and the board in the alleged sale of 36…
COAS Commissions Nigerian Army Multipurpose Shopping Mall Bonny Camp
… Commends Army Corps of Engineers The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has commissioned the newly constructed Nigerian Army (NA) Shopping Complex at Bonny Military Cantonment, Lagos. This…
An Open Letter to President Tinubu on How Pensions Directorate (PTAD) Is Swindling ASCL Pensioners
By Bala Idris When on 29th May 2023 against the advice of the Presidential Transition Council Inaugural Committee, you took to the podium at Eagle Square to audaciously declare an end to…
Tinubu Applauded for Allocating Palliatives to Religious Leaders, Tsangaya Alarammas
By Abdullahi Muhammad Sheka The President of the Center for Qur’anic Reciters, Nigeria, Gwani Aliyu Salihu Turaki, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his decision to allocate 20% of palliatives, in…
BREAKING: KNHA Passes Kano Centre for Disease Control Bill Into Law
By Mustapha Salisu Kano State House of Assembly under the leadership of its Speaker, Rt. Hon. Jibril Ismail Falgore has passed into law the Kano Centre for Disease Control Bill (Kn-CDC) before…
Yobe Governor Orders Free Diesel Supply to Private Boreholes
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has directed the State Ministry of Water Resources to supply free diesel to private boreholes in Damaturu and its environs on a weekly basis. This move…
Tabacco control : As Kano/Jigawa rank higher consumers CISLAC engages stakeholders
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre ( CISLAC) with support from Tax Justice Network organised a one day multi-stakeholders engagement on Tabacco taxation in Jigawa with aims to…
FG To Tackle Poverty, Insecurity With National Financial Inclusion Agenda
High-level workshop to unveil roadmap for integrating unbanked Nigerians begins Thursday The Presidency has hinted at plans by the federal government to tackle poverty and insecurity head on in Nigeria through financial…
Buni Urges Acresal to Join Forces Against Anticipated Floods
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has urged the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (Acresal), a World Bank program, to support the state government’s efforts in…
Plateau: 4.6 Billion Naira Inherited Is For Salary And Pension Arrears – Usman
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Plateau State Commisioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ephraim Usman said his administration inherited 4.6 billion naira as salaries and pension arrears from the previous administration…
APC State Chairmen Pledge Allegiance to Ganduje
The Forum of All Progressives Congress State Chairmen on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence on the National Chairman of the party, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. The delegation of 37 state party chairmen…
CELOHA Hosts Workshop on Human Trafficking, Reunification/Child Protection in Kano
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Legal Orientation and Humanitarian Aid Initiative (CELOHA), a non-governmental organization, organized a one-day workshop on Human Trafficking, Family Reunification/Reintegration, and Social Services for stakeholders in Kano…
ASR Africa Kicks Off Construction Of N250 Million Sport Complex For UNIJOS
The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa), the philanthropic initiative of the Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has kicked off the construction of N250 million sport complex for the…
Community Sensitization Efforts Yields Positive Results in Yobe’s Education Sector
From Auwal Salim, Yobe In a bid to enhance the standard of education, particularly at the basic level, in Yobe State, the office of the Acting Education Secretary, Mallam Hamisu Ado, in…
Plateau Govt. Spends N300 Million Monthly to Settle Arrears Benefits
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Plateau State Head of the Civil Service Barr. Rauta Dakok, said that the state government spends N300 million monthly to settle arrears of pensions, gratuities, and death…
Defence Correspondents Embark on Media Tour to 8 Div./Operation Hadarin Daji
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The Defence Correspondents led by the Deputy Director Coordination Media Operation, Brig Gen Mohammed Dahiru Abumawashi have paid a visit to Headquarters 8 Division. During the visit, the…
Human: God’s Most Thoughtful and Thoughtless Creation
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi Before the scholars of the Darwinian ‘Theory of Evolution’ skin me alive, let me quickly say that I am talking from the Islamic perspective, where Allah (SWT) tells…
No Death Recorded Due to Lack of Light in Imamu Wali – Dr Nagoda
The Executive Secretary Kano State Hospitals Management Board Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda have debunked reports claiming that 4 patients died at Imamu Wali maternity hospital over lack of electricity in the facility….
CODE Pushes for Inclusion, Accountability in Jigawa Governance
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Connected Development (CODE), a non-governmental organization, hosted a stakeholder meeting in Dutse to promote accountability through community monitoring in Jigawa State. The one-day event, held on April 18th,…
Social Media Revolutionizes Learning, Interaction for Nigerian Students, Says CITAD’s Y.Z. Ya’u
By Mustapha Salisu Engr. Y.Z. Ya’u, Executive Director of the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has said the advent of social media has revolutionized the way students learn and interact…
Research Unveils Mother Tongue as Solution to Learning Challenges in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A survey conducted as part of the ‘Mu Karanta’ Literacy for Prosperity project has highlighted the efficacy of using the mother tongue for teaching and learning, particularly in…
Remain in Your LGAs, Kano Deputy Governor Warns Caretaker Chairmen
By Mustapha Salisu Kano State Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has directed all 44 Local Government Area (LGA) Caretaker Committee Chairmen to reside or relocate to their designated LGAs. The stern…
Commissioner Mustapha Kwankwaso Pledges Better Sports Facilities, Youth Development
By Muzammil Dalha Yola On Saturday 20th April 2024, the newly appointed Commissioner of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development in Kano State, Mustapha Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, embarked on a visit…