The Kano State Government has expressed concern over the actions of the State Police Commissioner, who has been accused of disobeying the directives of the Governor, particularly regarding the banning of Eid-el-Kabir…
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NBA Advocates Establishment of Judicial Public Complaints Committee Against Erring Lawyers
Ahmad Muhammad The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for the establishment of Judicial Public Complaints Committee to strengthen ethical standards, and implement stricter disciplinary measures for unethical conduct by some lawyers…
Ganduje felicitates with Muslim Umma on Eid al-Adha
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has extended his warmest congratulations to Muslim Umma in Nigeria on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. A statement by…
Kano Residents Celebrate Sallah Amid Emirate Crisis
By Abdullahi Yusuf The people of Kano will celebrate the 2024 Eid-el-Kabir amid a protracted Emirate crisis that has rocked the state for three weeks now. The crisis was sparked off by…
Gov. Otu dissolves council of chiefs leadership
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River, has approved the immediate dissolution of the leadership of the state Council of Chiefs Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh, the Secretary to the State Government, announced this in…
AGILE Organises One day Summit on positive change on Girl Child education
By Rabilu Abubakar, Gombe The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment Project AGIlE has organised a one day summit in Gombe one day which was tagged: Gombe Girl Child, a positive…
Zamfara: Gov Lawal embarks payment of minimum wage
By Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has commenced the payment of the 30 thousand naira minimum wage to the state civil servants. Contained in a statement by the…
Nigeria deploys troops for peace keeping in Gambia
The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Friday, announced the deployment of 197 personnel for the peace keeping mission in the Gambia. The Chief of Operations Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Boniface Sinjen made the…
Emirship Tussle: Court Slams N10m Compensation On Kano Govt For Breaching Bayero’s Rights
By Abdullahi Yusuf A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Friday ordered Kano State Government to pay the sum of N10 million as compensation for breaching the fundamental rights to liberty…
NSCDC Deploys Over 3,000 Personnel for Eid-el-Kabir in Kano
In preparation for the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kano State Command has announced the deployment of 3,168 personnel across the state. This decision follows a…
Emirate Tussle: World Khalifah Of Tijjaniyya Sect Denies Asking Emir Sanusi To Abdicate
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Global Leader of Tijjaniyya Sect, Sheikh Muhammad Mahi Niasse, has disowned a purported letter in which he was said to have asked the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu…
Eid-el-Kabir: Police ban Durbar activities in Kano
The Police Command in Kano State has banned Durbar activities during the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in the state. A statement issued on Thursday by Mr Usaini Gumel, the state Commissioner of Police…
Employment Scam: Kano Anti-Graft Agency Quizzes 3 Permanent Secretaries, Arrests 2 Suspects
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has invited three permanent secretaries for questioning over an alleged employment fraud in the state’s civil service. The commission has also…
Court adjourns Yahaya Bello’s arraignment until June 27
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned the arraignment of former Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, until June 27. Justice Emeka Nwite, SAN, fixed the date after counsel for the ex-governor,…
NSCDC arrests 2 suspected streetlight cable vandals in Kano
The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC), has arrested two persons suspected to be streetlight cable vandals. Its spokesman, Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, in a statement on Wednesday in…
SALLAH: KNSG Approves Vacation Date for Primary, Secondary Schools
Kano State Government has directed all Primary and Post Primary Schools in the state to proceed for the Edil-Kabir Break from Friday, 14th June, 2024 to Monday 24th June, 2024 for day…
Alleged Murder Case: NNPP Government Of Governor Yusuf To Pay Rep Doguwa N25M Damages
By Abdullahi Yusuf A Member of the House of Representatives, and the Committee Chairman of Downstream Petroleum, Ado Alhassan Doguwa is to be paid by the Kano State Government a Whooping N25…
Kano Speaker Falgore Hails Progress, Urges Resilience on Democracy Day
Kano State House of Assembly Speaker Rt. Hon Jibril Ismail Falgore extended his Democracy Day greetings to the people of Kano State and all Nigerians. In a statement by spokesperson Kamaluddeen Sani…
Kano State Govt., Correspondents’ Chapel Meet to Resolve Impasse
By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano State Government and the leadership of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) met on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing impasse between the two parties….
Tinubu condemns Katsina attacks, directs security agencies to go after assailants
President Bola Tinubu has strongly condemned the recent attacks against citizens in Dutsin-Ma and Kankara Local Government Areas of Katsina State. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity,…
Eld el-kabir: Kano residents decry hike in livestock prices
Some residents of Kano metropolis have decried hike in prices of rams and other livestock as Muslim faithful prepare for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited…
Lack of service of court processes stalls hearing in Kano Emirship tussle
Lack of Service of court processes on Tuesday, stalled hearing in the Kano emirship tussle in a Federal High Court. The Kano State Commissioner of Police was unable to serve the 15th…
Ganduje’s Aide condemns presidency’s response to insecurity in Northern Nigeria
Salihu Tanko Yakasai, the Senior Special Assistant on ICT and Communication to former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and National Chairman of APC, has criticized the presidency over insecurity in Northern…
FG declares June 12 public holiday to mark democracy day
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12, a public holiday to commemorate 2024 Democracy Day celebration. This is contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Aishetu…
Water Scarcity Persists In Kano, Worsens Residents’ Living Conditions
By Abdullahi Yusuf The perennial water scarcity presently bedeviling Kano metropolis is persisting unabated,making life unbearable for the residents. An investigation by our Correspondent revealed that the acute water shortage is worsening…