The Kano State Government has reaffirmed its determination to providing befitting and well- equipped public libraries across the 44 Local Government areas of the state . The Acting Executive Secretary of Kano State Library Board, Malam Suleiman Hodi Adamu Disclosed this during an interview with Journalists in his office . He said the aim of the project is to revive the culture of reading and research among students and researchers with a view to enhance effective learning process. Malam Adamu maintained that the agency had conducted a tower to public library facilities in 23, out of the 44 local government…
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The Kano state Governor Abba Yusuf, has stated that the deductions made from pension funds by the immediate past administration of Abdullahi Ganduje were not credited to the state government accounts. He made the statement while delivering an address at the second phase payment of N5 billion gratuity and death benefits to beneficiaries from some categories of 2016 – 2019, in Kano on Saturday. The governor added that payment of pension is not a privilege done to the beneficiaries but a constitutional right that must be preserved. Yusuf said the pension system run by the previous administration was corrupt such…
A trailer load of goods with registration number MKA 537 XN lost control crushed 14 people, who had just finished Friday prayers, to death at Imawa village, Kura local government area along Kano – Zaria highway. This is contained in a statement issued by CRC Abdullahi Labaran SPEO/PRO, Kano Sector Command, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Friday. More so, several other person sustained different degrees of injuries as a result of the accident. “The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), RS1.2 Kano Sector Command, under the leadership of Commander CC Abdullahi, regrets to report a tragic road traffic crash that…
By Aminu Garko The Chairman Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Niger East has lost his mother-in-law, Hajiya Aisha Suleiman Danladi. She passed away Thursday morning at the age of 66. In a statement he personally issued on Thursday, Senator Musa stated that Late Hajiya Aisha Suleiman Danladi has since been buried according to Islamic rites. Senator Musa said, “Inna lillahi wa Inna ilaihi Rajiun. “This is to sadly announce the death of my mother in-law Hajiya Aisha Suleiman Danladi aged 66 who passed away this morning. Late Hajiya Janaiza prayer has been…
The renown political musician Dauda Kahutu Rarara’s mother, Halima Adamu, has been kidnapped. Sources say, the abduction occurred at her home in Kahutu village, Danja local government area of Katsina state when the kidnappers entered the village around 1 a.m. on Friday and took away the elderly woman. “The terrorists arrived the town quietly on foot without firing a single shot during the operation, which lasted only a few minutes. “The woman did not resist when they asked her to come with them,” a source stated. “Although there were other people in the house, the bandits only took Rarara’s mother,…
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has said that President Bola Tinubu is has good intention for the growth of the Northern Nigeria and Nigeria at large, contrary to insinuations that he is working to cripple the region. Shettima spoke while delivering an address when he received the federal government delegation led by the Chief-of-Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, who were in Kano to condole the VP over the loss of his Mother-in-law. Shettima also reiterated that the President is never working against the North adding that to show concern over the happenings in the North, Tinubu appointed the two ministers…
Fire outbreak has occurred at the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals company located at the Lekki free trade zone in Lagos Wednesday morning. The cause of the outbreak could not be ascertained as at the time this report was compiled. The company’s Group Head, Corporate Communications, Anthony Chiejina, while confirming the incident said, a minor fire occurred at the company’s effluent treatment plant. “We have swiftly contained a minor fire incident at our effluent treatment plant (ETP), today Wednesday 26th of June. There is no cause for alarm as the refinery is operating and there is no recorded injury or body…
The newly appointed Kano Commissioner of Police, CP Salman Dogo Garba has promised to treat all parties, irrespective of their inclinations, as Nigerians to ensure professionalism and fairness to all. The Commissioner stated this while addressing newsmen at a maiden press conference on Wednesday at the police headquarters while responding to questions from newsmen. “On the current issue, I will not treat anyone based on where he belongs, I will treat everyone as a Nigerian” he stated. CP Garba is the 46th police commissioner in Kano and has just resumed work and is promising to build on what his predecessor…
The Kano State-owned television, Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV), a foremost broadcast television station, is set to become a force to reckon with in the broadcast industry. This was made known by the Acting Managing Director, Hajiya Hauwa Isa Ibrahim during the presentation of new equipments and modern tools to the station’s engineering department, recently in Kano. Hajiya Hauwa mentioned how in the past, the station was the pride of the state and the entire northern region, especially in the area of broadcasting, entertainment, news and preservation of Kano’s rich treasures and culture. “The equipments and tools you received today is…
The immediate past Governor of Kaduna state, Nasiru Elrufai has taken legal action against the Kaduna State House of Assembly (KDHA) regarding ₦432 Billion investigation findings and allegations. El-Rufai, was present at the Federal High Court in Kaduna today to formally endorse the affidavit in support of his legal action to protect his fundamental rights against the Assembly and the Kaduna State Government. El-Rufai initiated legal proceedings against the KDHA following their claims that his administration, which lasted eight years, allegedly misappropriated ₦432 billion, leading to significant financial liabilities for the state. He brought a legal action for the protection…