The Kano State High Court has fixed the 29th of April, 2024 for hearing on whether respondents in the case between the Kano state government and former governor Abdullahi Ganduje along with five others can be served by substituted means. In the case, which is presided over by Justice Usman Na’abba on Wednesday in Kano, the Prosecuting Counsel Ya’u Adamu sorter the court to allow respondents be served through substituted means. He argued that they have the legal backing to serve the respondents through substituted experte according to their submission. The counsels told the court that they made efforts to…
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Kano State High Court has granted an exparte order restraining the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje from parading himself as member of the ruling party. The court also ordered, that henceforth, Ganduje should desist from presiding over all affairs of the National Working Committee (NWC) of APC. The application granted by Justice Usman Malam Na’abba on Tuesday in Kano follows an exparte motion filed by Dr. Ibrahim Sa’ad Esq on behalf of two executive members of the APC Ganduje ward, Dawakin-Tofa local government area. These include Assistant Secretary, Laminu Sani and Legal Adviser Haladu Gwanjo (plaintiffs)…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a further reduction of the price of diesel from N1,200 to N1,000 per litre. This is contained in a press release issued on Tuesday by the company to the media across the country part of which reads: “While rolling out the products, the refinery supplied at a substantially reduced price of N1,200 per litre three weeks ago, representing over 30 per cent reduction from the previous market price of about N1,600 per litre. “This significant reduction in the price of diesel, at Dangote Petroleum Refinery, is expected to positively affect all the spheres of the…
Concerned All Progressive Congress Members (CAM) have accused the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the last general elections, of plotting to eliminate the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje to pave way for his joining the party. Addressing newsmen yesterday in Abuja, the convener of CAM, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi, highlighted the gravity of the situation, calling it an invasion of their party. Addressing the press conference, Ogenyi said it is obvious that the Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso-led faction of the NNPP is ready…
The recent plot by the Kano state government to get the National Chairman of ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje suspended from the party in his ward has become dramatic in the state. Some individuals led by one Halliru Gwanzo who claims to be the Legal Adviser of the APC in Ganduje Ward addressed a press conference in Kano on Monday to announce the suspension of Abdullahi Ganduje for charges levelled against him by the Kano state government bordering around corruption. In a swift reaction, the APC leadership in Kano under it’s Chairman Abdullahi Abbas dismissed the claims by…
Apparently dissatisfied over recent attack by Northern Elders Forum on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ,the Progressive Northern Elements have come out strongly to back the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Mohammed Matawalle for lambasting the Northern Elders Forum. The Northern Elders Forum came under fire for saying it regretted supporting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election and will not support him in 2027 if he decides to contest. Reacting to the comment , the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle had described NEF as political burden on the North. However, the Progressive Northern Elements in…
The Kano Chapter of the All Progressive Congress, (APC), State Working Committee, has announced the suspension of some ward party leaders who earlier announced the Suspension of the National Chairman of the Party, Abdullahi Ganduje from the party. The APC at Ganduje ward in Dawkin Tofa Local Government have been confirmed to have suspended the party’s National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, however, in a quick response by the party’s local government office, the suspension was thwarted and those behind it were sacked. The APC Dawakin Tofa Local Government Chairman, Inusa Suleiman Dawanau, told Newsmen in Kano on Monday that those behind…
By Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu It was a day of glitz and glamour in Abuja during the prestigious summit of the spokespersons and award presentation organized by the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). The hall of the summit at International Conference Centre, Abuja, was elegantly decorated with sparkling lights and colorful banners, creating a festive and celebratory atmosphere. Guests were dressed in their finest attire, adding value to the air of sophistication and grandeur. The summit showcased the best and brightest individuals who were making positive impacts on their community and beyond. It was a momentous occasion that brought together…
Kano political temperament seems to be rising to a disturbing degree over the weekend following discordant tunes by supporters of the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and the All Progressive Congress (APC) over plan to arraign the immediate past governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, and his immediate family. The city has been polarized on political divide sequel to formal summon extended to the former two term governor, his wife and 6 others by a Kano state High Court last Tuesday over allegations of financial impropriety while in office. The NNPP led administration in the state had last week…
Popular Kannywood actress, Saratu Gidado Daso is dead. A family source told newsmen that the popular actress died in the early hours of Tuesday in Kano. Sources say, she died after eating the early morning meal for fasting and went back to bed, only to wake up no more. She was buried later this evening at 4.00 pm, according to the source Saratu was born on 17th January 1968 has been a prominent figure in the Hausa film industry for almost two decades.