Senator Kawu Sumaila, representing Kano South Senatorial District, has commended President Ahmed Bola Tinubu over his recent decision on the Local Governments Autonomy. Senator Sumaila in a statement he signed, said the decision was timely, as according to him the Nigerian masses are in dire need of policies that will alleviate their sufferings. Sumaila added that president Tinubu deserves commendation, as the decision he took to ensure local government autonomy is in line with the stance of the senators in their efforts to salvage the grassroots from the hardships they are facing. “I am happy, Mr. President has begun to…
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By Abdulmumin Giwa, Kano The leadership of Bayero University Kano (BUK) has expressed appreciation during the inauguration of an ultra modern laundromat with 40 state of the art washing machines, donated by the ASPIRA Corporation following a collaboration of the duo to ease life on campus for students. Answering questions from newsmen at at the event, the Spokesperson of the organization, Linda Aguacha told newsmen that the laundry facility is donated as a corporate social responsibility for students to wash their clothes and to alleviate their difficulties. “This is part of our social responsibility because we want the students to…
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations under the aegis of Civil Society Interactive has urged Nigerians to reconsider the cybersecurity levy, because its advantages outweigh the excuses for revoking it. The group held an interactive forum on the rejection of the cybersecurity levy at the Grand Central Hotel, Kano on Wednesday, noting that the public rejection of the cyber crime law and the subsequent CBN directive was as a result of lack of adequate consultation, sensitization and enlightenment on the Law. In the communique signed by the National Coordinator Comrade Abraham Douglas, Secretary Comrade Bala Ikara and other members of…
By Abbas Bamalli An NGO, Mercy Corps, has taken conflict resolution dialogue to some Katsina communities mostly affected by the recurring herder-farmer conflicts. The community dialogue was held in Kankara and Danmusa Local Government Areas (LGAs) on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a similar dialogue was held at the state level, organised by the state government in collaboration with the NGO. Stakeholders at the meeting designed concrete steps towards preventing and mitigating tensions and violence during the up-coming 2024 farming season. Addressing the stakeholders at the event in Kankara, Magdalene Musa, a representative of the NGO…
By Salejo Ali, Kano Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President Senator Barau Jibrin has Inaugurated 107 buses for Kano North Transport Service in North West Nigeria. Launching the 107 buses at the new Bichi Stadium, Bichi Local Government Area which attracted a mammoth crowd, Senator Jibrin said, the idea behind facilitating the transport project was to ease the problem of transportation within his senatorial district and across Kano state. He noted that, the gesture was also designed to empower the people who are mainly businessmen and agrarian in nature. The 107 buses, were single-handedly purchased by Senator Jibrin and made available to…
The Kano House of Assembly (KNHA) has resolved to amend the State’s traditional rulers’ deposition and appointment law. The law was initially used by former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to dethrone Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano, in 2020. The motion to amend the law was moved by Hussien Dala, the Majority Leader and representative of Dala constituency, during the Assembly’s plenary session on Tuesday. In 2020, before the dethronement of Sanusi II, Ganduje had signed a controversial Bill into law, splitting the old Kano Emirate into five distinct emirates. The decision has since sparked widespread debate and…
The United States of America has absolved itself from any role in the helicopter crash that killed the Iranian President Ibrahim Ra’isi and the outspoken Foreign Minister Amir Abdullahian, insisting it could be technical fault, pilot error or any other reason. Speaking through its Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the US preemptively denied any role in the crash insisting that there was no reason to think it was anything other than an accident. “The United States has no part to play in that crash. That’s a fact plain and simple. “It could be a number of things, mechanical failure, pilot error,…
Following the shocking death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ibrahim Ra’isi, world leaders, clergy and others have begun sending condolence messages. Nigerian Christian clergy, Pastor Yohannah Buru, General Overseer of Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry in Sabon Tasha, Kaduna State, Nigeria, has also joined global leaders in sending condolences to the people of Iran and Muslims worldwide over the shocking death of President Raisi in a helicopter crash. In his message of condolence to the people of Iran and Muslims worldwide, Pastor Buru, expressed his shock over the president’s death and prayed to Almighty God…
A helicopter carrying several high-ranking Iranian officials, including President Ebrahim Raisi, which crashed on Sunday, has resulted in the death of all on board, officials confirmed in the early hours of Monday. The helicopter, which was en route from Tehran to Tabriz, went down on Sunday under circumstances that are currently under investigation. Among the victims are; President Ebrahim Raisi; Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian; Governor of Eastern Azerbaijan Province Malek Rahmati; Imam Mohammad Ali Alehashem of Tabriz; the Pilot and Copilot; the crew chief and the Head of Security and Bodyguard. The death was confirmed by the Head of…
The Waziri of Adamawa and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that he is not going to retire from politics for as long as he is alive. He stated this while answering questions on BBC Hausa service political program recently. “If anyone thinks we will sit behind and continue to watch how Nigerians are suffering and are being oppressed, then I think that person is dreaming. Because I am not tired of of politics at all and will never be. “You should wait and see in 2027 whether I will contest or not. “We struggled for the establishment of…