The Kano Civil Society Election Situation Room has commended the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) as well as the State Government for conducting what it describes as “a well-organized local government election”. The Coordinator of the situation room and Executive Director, Citizens for Development and Education, Ambassador Ibrahim Waiya, made the commendation in Kano on Sunday. According to Wayya, the group received wonderful reports about the impressive turnout of voters, peaceful conduct of the election and compliance with the movement restriction order while the poll lasted. He said despite the non-participation of security personnel in the election, the state…
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The leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate in 2023, Rabiu Kwankwaso has caster his vote at his Kwankwaso Ward of Madobi local government. Addressing newsmen after casting his vote on Saturday, Kwankwaso appreciated the entire process as peaceful fair. However, Kwankwaso alleged that the immediate of past governor Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has disbursed large amounts of money to the party chairmen to hier thugs to disrupt the election in the state. “Supporters of the Gandujiya are planning to disrupt the election process. They…
Despite the absence of the conventional security agencies at the polling stations of the local government elections in Kano, there has not been any report of violence as people cast their votes. However, they were replaced by the Hizbah (State Shari’a police), KAROTA (Kano Road Traffic Agency), Kano State Cooperate Security and the Vigilante, who provide the required security throughout the exercise. The turnout can only be described as fair as only six out of the 19 political parties in the state have participated in the exercise with some major opposition that include the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the…
The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has emerged victorious in the just concluded Saturday local government election in the Kano state. The Chairman of Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) Professor Sani Malumfashi made the announcement on Saturday at the commission’s headquarters in the state. He said the NNPP won all 44 Local Government Chairmanship and 484 Councillorship Positions contested. “Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) had exercised and observed its Constitutional mandates of planning, organizing, coordinating, observing and conducting Local Government Election in Kano State of Nigeria. “The exercise had been largely peaceful and successful in all ramifications. The…
The Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering In West Africa (GIABA) has engaged religious leaders and institutions on anti money laundering /counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) on the role they are to play against it’s perpetration. Speaking at the two day event, the Director General of GIABA, Edwin Harris called on the religious leaders to tAke action and pledge to contribute their quota as religious and opinion leaders in building a better society. He warned against the the rise in illicit income generating crimes like corruption and working for terrorists for which he called on religious leaders to speak to…
President Bola Tinubu has dismissed six ministers from his cabinet as part of a major restructuring of his administration aimed at improving governance. Those sacked include Women Affairs Minister, Barr. Uju-Ken Ohanenye; Tourism Minister, Lola Ade-John; Education Minister, Prof. Tahir Mamman; Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Muhammad Gwarzo, and Youth Development Minister, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim. The President also formally sacked the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Betta Edu. The shake-up, announced by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga also includes the reassignment of 10 ministers to new portfolios and the nomination of seven new ministers pending…
The Sarki of the Yoruba Community in Kano, Alhaji (Ambassador) Murtala Alimi Otisese (Adetimirin I) has announced the formation of N500 million fund raising community for construction of community palace for Yorubas residents in the state. The funds to be realized will also be meant for the construction of a residential quarters for staff, a school for the less privileged, and a multi-purposed hall that will serve as a Community Centre and revenue-generating space for the Palace administration. Making this known in a statement signed by Prince Zakariyau AbdulRasheed Rotimi, the, Palace Secretary, a copy was made available to newsmen…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has sacked Prof. Sani Lawan Malumfashi as Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC). Justice Simon Amobeda on Tuesday, gave the ruling, in a case filed by one Aminu Aliyu Tiga and All Progressive Congress (APC). Justice Amobeda ruled that Malumfashi was disqualified for being a political party card-carrying member. However, this is coming in less than 72 hours into the local government elections, slated for October 26, 2024 across the 44 LGAs in the state. Efforts to make him comment on the court decision proved abortive as he refuses to speak to…
A former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan has been released from prison, after serving a five-year jail term. The former lawmaker was released on Tuesday morning from the Kuje Correctional facility The former member of the House of Representatives, was sentenced to five years in prison for corruptly demanding and accepting a $500,000 bribe. It’s worth noting that Lawan’s conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court on January 26, 2024. He was found guilty of soliciting a $3 million bribe from Femi Otedola, a Nigerian billionaire oil tycoon, while serving as chairman of the House of Representatives’ ad-hoc committee…
The leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has described what he had contributed to the education sector as his life legacy and not the, roads, flyovers, electrification and underpasses he had done in Kano. Kwankwaso stated this while delivering a keynote address at his 68th birthday in Kano on Monday organized in his honor by the Skyline University Nigeria. He stated that he will continue to support the education sector at both graduate and post graduate levels because that is the only legacy one can leave behind in his…