The Kano State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, the son of Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has issued a formal notice to 247 U Reporters, demanding an immediate retraction and public apology for a recent publication he sees as libelous and aimed at tarnishing his reputation and that of the Kano state government. The notice was sent through his legal team, H.M. Muhammad & Co. and dated 22nd, July, 2024. He stated that the defamatory and inflammatory post published by 247 U Reporters is intended to damage his hard-earned reputation and that of the Kano state government. The…
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Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has spoken out about the ongoing dispute between Aliko Dangote and Nigeria’s regulatory authorities in the petroleum sector. Otedola, a close ally of Dangote, emphasised the importance of backing visionaries like his bossom friend to build and sustain the nation’s economy. In a post on X on Tuesday afternoon, Otedola, known as “the strongman of the money and capital markets” following his acquisition of the largest shareholding in FBN Holdings Ltd, praised Dangote’s contributions. “Visionaries are needed to build a nation’s economy, and their legacies remain long after they have left the stage,” he wrote. Highlighting…
President Bola Tinubu, has been called upon to interfere in the recent crisis following the revocation of Katsina/Dutsinma, Marrarbar Kankara road contract by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, insisting that the action was targeted at destroying the good image and support the president is enjoying as a result of the contract. Speaking in a release issued to newsmen in Kano and signed by the Katsina State Forum of Elders Spokesperson, Dr Namanga Danmajiya, he said that the road contract which was awarded by the same government of president Tinubu sometimes in April 2024, was cherished and welcomed by the…
By Abbas Bamalli The Emir of Katsina, Dr Abdulmuminu Kabir-Usman, has tasked the contractors handling the reconstruction of 147 kilometer Maraban Kankara-Katsina road project to ensure speedy completion as promised. The Emir gave the task in Katsina on Sunday when he received on a courtesy visit, officials of Vipan Global Resources Limited, the company handling the project. Reports say that the contract was awarded to the company by the Federal Government on April 2024. The emir said he has been talking and appealing for reconstruction of many roads linking other states with Katsina since when he was a district head.…
Amnesty International (AI), in a statement issued on Sunday, demanded the immediate release of Abusalma, accusing the Nigerian government of punishing him for exercising his fundamental rights. Kano-based TikToker, Junaidu Abdullahi, popularly known as Abusalma, has been discovered in Kano Prison. He was said to have been arrested and remanded in prison custody after posting a viral video calling for widespread protests against the economic hardship in the country. According to reports, security agents whisked Abusalma after taking him to Abuja and was later detained in Kano on Friday. He was subsequently arraigned in court and remanded in a Kano…
The immediate past minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung has revealed that the Nigerian government is funding a counter protest ahead of the planned nationwide hunger protest. He made the revelation in video on his verified TikTok, which has gone viral, where he spoke for … minutes in Hausa describing the plan as a wrong step to take. He mentioned names of high profile Nigerians that are expected to speak at the government planned protests under the auspices Coalition For The Protection of Democracy, saying they are going to be led by the Edo state governor Adams Pshomole…
The North’s content of the creative landscape of Nigeria’s film industry is said to be conspicuously absent and it’s contents are missing in the global arena. This is made known by Prince Daniel, a Nigerian Producer, Director and Filmmaker while presenting a north based movie, Mai Martaba’ in Kano on Saturday. He further explained that between 2016 and 2022, NATFLIX about $175 million dollars in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa without a dime coming to the north film industry. Daniel added that in the mean time there is no structured industry in the north that can compete with other parts…
Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to see Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) as an enemy, but should be wary of praise singers. In a statement, Adeyanju who commended Ndume for taking sides with the people in order to draw the attention of the president to the present situation in the country, added that the same praise singers who want him to see Ndume as an enemy would destroy his government. “In recent times, Senator Ali Ndume has taken the uncharted path of drawing the government’s attention to its failings. Despite being of the same…
The appointment of a Former Majority Leader of the 8th Kano House of Assembly, Baffa Babba Dan Agundi, as Director General National Productivity Center, by President Bola Tinubu, is testimony of the government’s hopes in the nation’s youths for a better Nigeria. Members of the 8th Assembly who spoke in a release they signed congratulating Dan Agundi, as well as the president for the appointment, said that Nigeria today needs youths like Dan Agundi to bring new ideas that will put Nigeria in the path of progress. The former assembly members, believe that DanAgundi, who was their former Majority Leader…
… As Emir Sanusi harps on fairness in sharing Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state has issued a stern warning to state officials against any possible diversion of fertilizer distributed to 52,800 farmers across the 44 local government areas. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director General, Media, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Thursday. The governor issued the warning during the flag-off of the distribution of free fertilizer to farmers across the 44 local governments, held at the Open Arena, Government House, Kano. The Governor mandated the Kano Project Protection Association (Kano-PRO-PA) to ensure adherence to…