Following the recent recommendations by the Kaduna State House of Assembly adhoc committee that indicted the immediate past Governor Nasiru Elrufai for abuse of office and looting of public funds, Sen. Shehu Sani, a renown human rights activist, has called on the Assembly to ensure looted funds are recovered. He stated this Thursday morning on his X platform (formerly Twitter) insisting that the state was simply plundered by thieving consultants that resided at the Kashim Ibrahim House (government house). He also condemned how they looted public funds and enriched themselves, families and foes, leaving the poor in extreme poverty. However,…
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In a bid to improve small scales trading, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has on Wednesday empowered 465 street hawkers with additional capital of fifty thousand naira each, drawn from nine clusters within Kano metropolis. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa following an event that took place at Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano. The groups of the beneficiaries are known to specialize in hawking car decorations, accessories, kitchen utensils among others as they could be seen hovering around junctions determining to earn decent living conveniently avoiding reckless path of…
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has said that all Nigerians irrespective of their states of origins should be allowed to live in any part of the country they wish without any hindrance. Speaking during a debate on a Bill for an act to Establish National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission for the Regulation, Management, Preservation and Control of Ranches throughout Nigeria sponsored by Sen Titus Tartenger Zam (Benue North West), he said Nigerians cannot be stopped from living, trading and working in any part of the country. “There is a snag in this bill, there…
Most times many describe individuals who appear to take a ‘tough posture’ as “a lion” and when a leader is attributed with the appellation “lion” or “bulldozer” such is likely carried away by name-calling and act to prove the ‘lion’ in him or her and could end up threatening everyone who dares to challenge how such evokes the power of office to bully individuals at time plot excuses to silent anyone who stands on the way or questions the way such run the office they hold. The above scenario fits the approach of the immediate past governor of Kaduna state.…
The former Senator of Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone and a renown human rights activist, Shehu Sani has said that the recent report by the Kaduna State House of Assembly indicting the immediate past Governor Nasiru Elrufai has vindicated him. He made the statement on his X platform (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday describing how he was able to remain the only voice speaking against the systematic looting of public funds embarked upon by the Elrufai regime. He also mentioned how other politicians in the state were intimidated and silenced while he remained steadfast and refused to be silenced. “For eight years,…
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…
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,…