The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has commenced the distribution of 69 trucks of fertiliser to farmers across the 44 local government areas of Kano state. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano on Wednesday by Ismail Mudashir, the Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the Deputy President of the Senate. He explained that the distribution of the 69 trucks of fertiliser (41,400 bags) was flagged off on Tuesday in Danbatta and Makoda local government areas of Kano North Senatorial District. The exercise was part of the efforts of the Deputy President of…
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A fire outbreak whose source is yet to be ascertained has gutted part of one one of the various palaces in the Kano Emirate where Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano is currently residing. No casualties have been recorded as a result of the incident. The affected Emirate is called Gidan Rumfa and is founded by Emir Muhammadu Rumfa and is located in the ancient city of Kano and was originally constructed in the late 15th century. The incident occurred Friday night, around 11 pm, according to palace sources who could not ascertain the real course of the…
Following the recent appointment of the Managing Director of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, the out going Managing Director Muhammad Bello Koko has expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu as well as the former president Muhammadu Buhari for the opportunity he was given to serve. He made the comment on his X handle on Sunday where he also congratulates his successor on whom he has hopes will build on the good legacies he left behind. Koko had severd as Executive Director of Finance & Administration in mid-2016 from where he became the acting Managing Director and later the…
Following public reactions that have gone viral on social media calling on Nigerians for a mass protest, religious clerics have voiced out against the plan cautioning against the aftermath. The residents who have remained faceless have spoken against the current economic hardships that include hunger and inflation across the country insisting thatbrher should be protest marches across the country to voice the anger of the public. However, Islamic clerics who have separately spoken against the planned protests insist that nothing good would comes out of the said protest insisting that it will plunge the country into devastating woes and uncertainties.…
In a recent proclamation on July 10, 2024, the Kano state government has reaffirmed its commitment to revolutionize the educational landscape towards a more unified, inclusive, and responsive framework within the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director General on Media to the Governor, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Wednesday. The governor reaffirmed this at the inauguration of a two-day Kano State Education Recovery Conference held at the Convocation Arena, Bayero University, Kano. Crafted by Kano state government in conjunction with the Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE), a support program funded by the…
Following the recent response by some appointees of the immediate past Governor of Kaduna state, Nasiru Elrufai, the Kaduna State House of Assembly has charged them to prepare their defences before the anti-corruption agencies and court of law, rather than engaging in media war. The Chairman of the fact-finding committee of the House who is also the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Barr. Henry Magaji, in a statement on Wednesday, noted that the former appointees resorted to name calling and wild allegations on the motivations for the House Probe during a press conference they addressed in Abuja. Magaji described the…
The Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano Hashim Dungurawa has alleged that president Bola Tinubu is destabilizing Kano trying to impose Aminu Ado Bayero as Emir because they share same Yoruba background. He stated this on Sunday while addressing newsmen in Kano on the achievements of the party in government in the last one year. Dungurawa stated that the there is no reason the Emir would be given special protection by the Nigerian Army, Police, DSS and others against the interest of the state government. “Your perceived stance on the ongoing Kano Emirate Tussles would surely…
Darkness takes over Nigeria on Saturday July 6th as the National Grid collapsed for the sixth time in 2024. The data obtained from the Nigerian System Operator’s portal (niggrid.org), showed that the grid collapse occured at 3pm on Saturday is yet to be restored as at the time of filing this report. It would be recalled that the nation last witnessed collapsed grid which plunged the nation into total darkness on Monday, April 15, 2024. Confirming the collapse, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company via its official X (Twitter) account said all its interfaces in the Transmission Company of Nigeria stations…
Iran’s reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, has emerged victorious in the presidential election runoff held on Saturday, defeating ultraconservative contender, Saeed Jalili. The announcement was made by the interior ministry. Pezeshkian, who advocates for improved relations with the West, secured over 16 million votes, accounting for approximately 54 per cent of the total vote, while Jalili garnered more than 13 million votes, roughly 44 per cent. Voter turnout was recorded at 49.8 percent, a significant increase from the record low of around 40 per cent in the first round. In his first remarks after the win, Pezeshkian emphasised a new partnership…
The management of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology (ADUSTECH) Wudil, in Kano state has announced Friday evening that the university has been reconnected to the grid following the intervention of the Kano State Government and the Dangote Foundation. A press statement by the Vice Chancellor of Kano state owned science based tertiary Institution, Prof Musa Tukur Yakasai, that was made available to newsmen in Kano explained that “the University was reconnected with electricity by KEDCO today Friday 5th July, 2024 about 16hrs(4pm) local time.” Prof Musa Tukur Yakasai, further revealed that “This is sequel to the prompt intervention…