The former Managing Director of the Kano State Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO), Dr Bala Inuwa, has accused the State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission (PCACC) of violating an existing Court Order by confiscating and taking over his properties. Inuwa told newsmen on Wednesday that the agency took over his properties worth billions of Naira in contravention of a High Court Order stopping any public office from taking any action on the properties, pending the determination of a substantive suit before it. He said the properties which were stocked with various brands of trailers, fertilizer grinding machines and other agricultural…
Author: Editor
The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections and former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Murtala Sule Garo, has called on Kano’s former governors and political leaders to set aside their differences and work together for the betterment of the state. Speaking at a dinner and award night organized by the 8th, 9th, and 10th Kano State House of Assembly Forum, Garo emphasized the critical role unity among leaders can play in accelerating the state’s development. He stated, “It is disheartening to see states like Zamfara—less developed than Kano—where former governors set…
An activist and public affairs commentator, Malam Salihu Othman Isah has condemned what he described as the incessant air strikes and other forms of military attacks on defenceless civilians in some parts of the country. Isah, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC said this in an interview that it is unprofessional for the Nigerian military to continue to unleash its weapons on people they are trained and paid to protect. He also criticized the approach being deplored by the authorities, both government and the Nigerian Armed Forces to stop the killings which is a recurring situation…
Mr. Bizuum Yadok’s thought-provoking and incisive essay, “In Defense of Leoparditude” has won the 2024 E. E. Sule/ SEVHAGE Prize for African Literary Criticism just announced by the organizers. The award is jointly endowed by Professor E. E. Sule, a Commonwealth Award-winning creative writer, and SEVHAGE, a Makurdi-based publisher, and also a literary Award-winner. Yadok is a doctorate degree student at Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, who has been under the tutelage of Prof. Mallam Al-Bishak. His entry is an ingenious application of Leoparditude literary theory to critique Dike Chukwumerije’s performance poetry, “Nna Anyi, Is It True?” dedicated to…
1000 beneficiaries from different entrepreneurship have received start-up kits from Yusuf Umar Datti, the House of Representatives member representing Kura-Madobi-Garunmalam from Kano. The event took place yesterday in Kano where beneficiaries received 4 cars, 3 tricycles, 50 motorcycles and 1000 bags of fertilizer. Others received 50 sewing machines and 50 water pumps to farmers. There are also those among the beneficiaries that received 50 grinding machines, 3 youths received N500,000 each, with another set of 150 women getting N30,000 each from his constituency. Delivering an address during the event, Datti explained that the program is designed to support the economic…
The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin has sent off seventy beneficiaries for foreign Post-Graduate Program saying the sponsorship of qualified students from Kano state for higher degrees in relevant fields of study in foreign institutions of higher learning for their growth and development would continue. He stated this while sending the beneficiaries off on Saturday in Kano to pursue Masters degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Engineering, among others, in India. “I will continue to identify and sponsor qualified students of the state origin for Masters degrees, irrespective of their economic, social status or political inclinations” the Senator stated.…
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) is overwhelmed by an unfortunate crisis that has penetrated deep into the establishment and placed it in a lingering situation and deterioration. This is as a result of the refusal of the former Chairman of the CCT, Mr. Yakubu Danladi Umar, to accept fate and allow the newly appointed Chairman, Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo, to take over office thereby leaving the staffing in disarray. On the 13th of July 2024, President Bola Tinubu, through his Special Adviser On Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale announced the appointment of Dr. Mainasara Umar Kogo as the…
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna A Northern youth advocacy group, Northern Star Initiative has decried the aerial bombing of Gidan Bida and Runtawa communities in Silame local government area of Sokoto State that led to the death of at least ten innocent civilians and the destruction of property. In a statement issued to newsmen in Kaduna by Director General of the Movement, Dr Abdullahi Idris noted that though there are conflicting accounts of the incident between the villagers and state officials on one hand and the military authorities on the other, what is incontrovertible is the fact that the communities were…
Senator Representing Niger East Senatorial District, Mohammed Sani Musa, has called on Christians in his constituency to celebrate responsibly and remain prayerful. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance made the call in a statement he issued on Christmas day to extend his warm greetings to the Christian populace in his constituency. “On the occasion of Christmas 2024, I extend warm greetings to all Christians across Niger East Senatorial District. “As we celebrate this special holiday season, I urge everyone to embrace the true essence of Christmas—a season that embodies love, compassion, and generosity. Let us share love, extend a helping…
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Senator Lawal Adamu Usman, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has distributed N75 million to Christian constituents in Kaduna to celebrate Christmas He said the funds were donated to various Christian denominations across seven local government areas, including Chikun, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Giwa, Birnin Gwari, Kajuru, and Igabi. According to Senator Usman, the gesture aims to alleviate hardship and enable Christians to celebrate Christmas with their families. He emphasized that the funds are intended to support his “brothers and sisters in Christ” during the festive season, considering the prevailing hardships faced by citizens across the country.…