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…
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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…
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…
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,…