By Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa Our attention has been drawn to an article entitled “Kano worst governed, least performing state in Nigeria – Report,” authored by Taofeek Lawal and featured on Tribune online on April 23, 2024. Taofeek based his narrative on an alleged report by the Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (CEDEHUR), which maliciously portrays Kano State as the most poorly governed and underperforming state in the nation since the inception of the new administration in May 2023. Available records at both internet and CAC, confirmed that the NGO is not registered and in last few years of…
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The BBC Hausa service has on Thursday reported that 118 prisoners have escaped the Correctional Service Centre (CSC) at Suleja, Nigeria State, after the wall of the centre collapsed due to heavy downpour. The spokesperson of the CSC at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Adamu Duza has in a statement he released on Thursday stated that “due to the heavy downpour that lasted 24 hours, parts of the Correctional Service Centre were destroyed and 118 inmates have escaped”. However, am official of the CSC told the BBC that 10 out of the 118 that escaped have been rearrested. Meanwhile, 108…
The Kaduna State House of Assembly adhoc committee has begun the investigation of transactions made by the immediate past Governor of the state. The investigation will focus on the loans, financial transactions, contractual liabilities and other matters that were obtained or awarded under the el-Rufai administration. The Adhoc Committee set up to investigate ex-governor Nasir el-Rufai’s eight-year administration has set Thursday, April 25, 2024 as deadline for the submission of memorandum and documents to the committee. This is contained in a formal communication issued by the Clerk of the Assembly, Sakinatu Hassan to the Kaduna State Commissioner of Finance outlining…
UNICEF Begins Capacity Building For Katsina Lawmakers On Fiscal Responsibility. The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF), has organized a four -day capacity strengthening workshop for members of the Katsina State House of Assembly on Fiscal Responsibility. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workshop, holding in Kano, was organised in collaboration with the Katsina State Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. The workshop was to strengthen roles of the lawmakers around budgeting systems across the State Development Plan (SDP), Medium Term Expenditure Framework, and fiscal strategy paper amongst others. In his opening remarks, the Speaker of the assembly,…
Some Kogi State youths have protested the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) plans to arrest former Governor Yahaya Bello. The anti-graft commission is investigating the former Kogi governor for suspected 80.2 billion naira fraud. The youths, led by the Coalition of Civil Society for Democracy and the Africa Youths Coalition for Justice, assembled in large numbers and barricaded the Lokoja-Abuja Road, causing gridlock on the federal highway. They were seen carrying banners with various inscriptions, “President Tinubu, call EFCC to order”, “EFCC stop witch hunting”, “Yahaya Bello remains a responsible citizen”, among others. Addressing newsmen in Lokoja, coalition Convener…
Frank Nweke Jnr, a former Minister of Information, has reacted after the immediate-past governor of Kogi state was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). Nweke alleged that Yahaya Bello was reckless in his speech and conduct and treated Kogi people as his slaves. He stated that Bello only remembered he had a tenure when it ended and that is why he has decided to run to his successor, Gov Usman Ododo, to seek refuge. Nweke who served under the Obasanjo administration, wrote; “The man is a specimen of those to whom political power must never be…
By Zubairu Idris The National Assembly Re-run Election Tribunal in Katsina, has fixed April 23, for hearing of a petition by Jamilu Mohammed of PDP, challenging the victory of Dalhatu Shehu of APC into KanKara/Faskari/Sabuwa Federal Constituency. The rerun election was conducted in 20 polling units of the constituency on Feb. 3, and later declared Dalhatu Shehu, of APC as winner. During its sitting on Monday, the counsel to the petitioner, Johnson Usman, SAN, prayed the tribunal to cancel the rerun election in some poling units due to irregularities. He further urged the tribunal to add the valid votes in…
Kano State High Court, number four, presided over by Justice Usman Na’abba, that earlier on slammed an order suspending Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has reversed self vacating same order. In an earlier ex-parte order, the immediate past Governor of Kano state, now National Chairman of the ruling APC was prohibited from parading himself as such, after one Haladu Gwanjo and Laminu Sani Barguma who claim to be the Chairman and Secretary respectively of the APC Ganduje Ward in Dawakin Tofa local government area of the state, have secured an order suspending Ganduje as…
By Hon Hisham Habib A member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in Kano Malam Hisham Habib has asserted that the entry of the national leader and also presidential candidate in 2023 Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso has uplifted the party more in its entire years of existence. The former Kano State chairman of the party said as a member and a witness of the party s activities before and after Kwankwaso entered the party with his supporters, the statements credited to the party s founder were without decorum and contentment. He said the party was at it s lowest ebb and…
In a recent interview on a YouTube channel, the Atlanta Discussion Channel, the former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Prof. Chidi Odinkalu knocks on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lamenting it’s non performance. Odinkalu described the anti-graft agency as being in an unfortunate situation where they overlook looters and go after crossdressers like Bobrisky. He explained why the EFCC was established according to section 46 of the law that defines what economic and financial crimes are. He says “There is noway going after Bobrisky is within the ambit of what the EFCC is authorized or…