The ad hoc committee set up by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to investigate all finances, loans and contracts awarded under the former governor, Nasir El-Rufai has submitted its report to the House. Presenting the report during plenary on Wednesday, the chairman of the committee, Henry Zacharia, said that most of the loans obtained under the El-Rufai’s administration were not used for the purpose for which they were obtained, while in some cases, due process was not followed in securing the loans. Receiving the report, the Speaker of the Kaduna House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, said that a total…
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United States President Joe Biden on Monday referred to his opponent and former President, Donald Trump, as a ‘convicted felon’ for the first time. Media reports have shown that Trump was found guilty by a New York Jury of falsifying business records to cover payments made to a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential elections, making him the first American President to be convicted of a crime. Biden who spoke with a small group of donors at a fundraiser in Greenwich Connecticut said, “For the first time in American history, a former president that is a convicted felon is…
NBA Recognizes Sanusi II as 16th Emir of KanoAs the tussle for the throne of the Kano Emirate continues, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has issued a statement recognizing Muhammadu Sanusi II as the lawful monarch of the Emirate. Earlier, all the district heads across the 44 local government areas of Kano, the council chairmen, commissioners and some well meaning Kano people and Nigerians consider him as the one on the throne. The NBA has identified with Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano, when it invited him to their ongoing annual conference in Kano. The conference, held at…
The Kano State Police Command has urged residents to ignore the information circulating in the media that Alhaji Aminu Bayero, the 15th Emir, would lead the Friday service at the Central Mosque. However, the police confirmed that Emir Bayero will pray at the Nasarawa Palace mosque. The Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel told the news sources in Kano on Friday that Bayero will observe his Friday prayers in the mosque within the Nasarawa Palace, where he currently resides. The commissioner said the police and other state security agencies will provide robust security at the Emir’s Palace, where Emir Muhammad Sanusi…
Another Pandemonium As Sanusi II, Bayero Vow To Lead Friday Service In The Same Mosque There is pandemonium as in the ancient city of Kano as the two contending Emirs, the reinstated Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II and the dethroned Emir Aminu Ado Bayero, issue announcements to lead the Juma’at service at the Central Mosque located at the Palace. Emir Sanusi II, who is currently in the main Kano Palace, close to the Friday Mosque, is expected to lead the two units Friday service. Emir Sanusi II leads the Juma’at service at the Palace Mosque as the Emir of the City,…
David Miracle Office of the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Kano State Governor in partnership with Stand for Peace Initiative on the occasion of the 2024 Children’s Day celebrated on 27th May supported by the Kano Council of World Merit & Prime Gibson organized a fun fair which was attended by children, teachers and parents in the state. The event which held at Government Secondary School Dabo, Kano was the second of its kind for Stand for Peace Initiative whom in the words of her Founder & Executive Coordinator, Nworisa Michael is aimed at not just celebrating but…
The Kano state Governor Abba Yusuf has met with the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu in Abuja on Thursday, following the Emirates Tussle in the state. The governor announced this on his verified X platform (formerly Twitter) saying that he had a fruitful meeting with Ribadu. “I had a fruitful engagement with the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, this afternoon in Abuja”. It would be recalled that the Kano state government thought the Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam publicly apologized to the NSA for wrongly accusing him of plotting the Emirate tussle in the state. The deputy governor…
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) meets actors, musicians and social media influencers to carve a role for them in the fight against insecurity in Northern Nigeria. The meeting which took place in Kano on Thursday is one among the several meetings organized by the CNG with the various stakeholders that include the northern state governors, traditional rulers, security agencies, religious leaders among others. The host of the event, also the Board of Trustee Chairman of the CNG, Dr. Nastura Ashir, reiterated the importance of the entertainers and media influencers saying that they have a very important role to play…
A Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s political ally and chairman of Arewa Media Group, Alhaji Danbilki Kwamanda, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against allowing interest groups to hide under state laws to violate Court Orders that stopped the reinstatement of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II Kwamanda, who has been a political voice in the Kano political arena, told newsmen in Kano on Monday that, what the state government is doing, violating the federal high court order stopping the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II, is setting a bad prescidence that will not augur well for the residents. “We cannot understand how a people…
Spain, Ireland and Norway have formally recognized a Palestinian state, in what they say is an attempt to refocus attention on efforts to find a political solution to the war in the Middle East. They hope by acting together they will encourage other European countries to follow suit, in a diplomatic push that could help secure a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas. The symbolic decision has provoked a furious row with Israel’s government which has accused all three countries of rewarding terrorism. Israel has withdrawn its ambassadors from Ireland, Norway and Spain and formally…