The Senate has passed the North West Development Commission (NWDC) bill to address the challenges facing the seven states in the geopolitical zone. In a statement Signed by the Special Adviser to the Deputy Senate President on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, made available to newsmen on Thursday said, this followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Committee on Special Duties on the NWDC (Establishment). The bill to establish the commission was sponsored by the Deputy Senate President Barau Jibril and 20 other Senators from the seven states in the North West geopolitical zone. Chairman of the…
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In a surprise move, the Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki on Thursday reassigned the alleged corruption case involving APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and seven others to a new Judge. The case was transferred from Kano High Court 4, presided by Justice Usman Malam Na’abba, to Court 7, presided by Justice Amina Adamu, amid concerns of suspected bias. Journalists and public affairs commentators who had gathered at the court for a ruling on substituted service to the defendants were shocked by the sudden reassignment. According to Baba Jibo Ibrahim, Public Relations Officer of the Kano…
Just twenty-four hours after the early morning attack on a mosque in a village at Gezawa local government area of Kano state on Wednesday, no fewer than eleven persons have been confirmed dead and 25 other hospitalized with different degree of burns. This figure was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Kano Police Command SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who also said that the figure is still rising. Speaking to newsmen in Kano on Thursday a local source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the number of casualties saying six were adults, one, a youth and the other, a minor. He…
Abdullahi Usman Tumburkai has on Wednesday 15th May, 2024 triumphed in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election, earning the party’s nomination for the upcoming Katsina Local Government election as the candidate for Dandume Local Government Chairmanship. This was announced by the Party’s the Special Assistant on Media Yusuf Aliyu on Wednesday in Katsina. Expressing his gratitude for the support received, Abdullahi stated, “I am deeply honored and humbled by the trust and confidence placed in me by the members of our party. This victory is a testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in our campaign.”…
In the just concluded promotional football tour that took place in Kaduna, for the North Western Nigeria, aimed at campaign against drug abuse all participating teams have secured an invitational football tour to Ghana, Senegal and Niger Republic for West African campaign. The competition which was organized by Drugs Free Community Awareness of Nigeria in collaboration with the States FA, series of matches have taken place. This involved teams from Kano, Kaduna and Katsina states to mark this year’s successful campaign exercise, with teams from Rogo, Tsanyawa, Kumbotso, Gaya, Nassarawa, Gabasawa, Kibiya from Kano State. Others include Danja LG from…
Following an early morning incident where a mosque in which about 40 persons were performing the early morning prayer was set ablaze by a man, the perpetrator has willingly submitted himself to the police. The police have confirmed that 24 persons have received different degrees of burns resulting from the incident in which Shafi’u Abubakar, 38 years of age, used petrol to set the mosque ablaze after trapping the worshipers in the mosque Wednesday morning at Laraba Abasawa, Gezawa local government area of Kano state. The victims who were later rescued by some people were rushed to the Murtala Muhammad…
By Binta Spikin bintaspikin@gmail.com There are times in our lives when we know we have to be honest, to ourselves and the entire society, and we do that as an act of service to humanity. In all seriousness, happenings in the social media cycle dictates that I, as a person, should, at this point, stand in my truth and own what I am- which is a Nigerian. Today, I write as a Nigerian, a patriotic one at that, doing what I should do, and by so doing, I hope other Nigerians will appreciate what we are as a people, even…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has initiated a monthly empowerment program providing N50,000 to 5,200 women in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by governor spokesperson Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Tuesday. Addressing the audience during the launch of the initiative at the Government House in Kano, the governor announced that each of the 5,200 women spread across the 44 local government areas of the state would receive the cash, totaling N260 million, every month until the conclusion of his tenure. Governor Yusuf described the grant as a starting point for the recipients to establish…
A Federal High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja has threatened to issue a bench warrant against a legal practitioner, Barrister Ferdinand Baba Isa following his failure to appear in court in a N550 million fraud case filed against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Barrister Baba Isa, who is the second defendant in the N550m corruption case, was due to be arraigned in the court on the 10th May, 2024 but failed to show up when the case was mentioned. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho said the failure of the defendant to appear…
A group, Nigeria First Project (NF-PTO) has called on Nigerians to support the cyber security levy introduced by the government of President Bola Tinubu as the law establishing it provides that 40 percent of the funds will be used in the fight against terrorism, kidnapping and banditry. The group led by its National Coordinator, Comrade Hamza Umar, addressed newsmen in Kano on Tuesday calling on Nigerians to be enlightened on the consequences of Cyber Crimes that not only undermine the economy of the country, but also tarnishes its image globally. Umar further explained that it is only some selected institutions…