Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has received 30 members from Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) and National Rescue Movement (NRM) who defected to the ruling New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP). The defectors, including top-ranking members who contested various elective positions in the 2023 general elections, were welcomed at a special...
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Kano State Government has said it would reward two primary school head teachers found in their offices during vacation. The head teachers were preparing for the 2024/2025 academic session starting next week, when Gov. Abba Kabir paid unscheduled visits to the schools. Yusuf instantly announced the gesture during the...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Saturday launched the construction of a 5-kilometre road project at Kunchi town in Ghari Local Government Area. The exercise is part of his administration’s efforts to construct a 5-kilometre road in all local governments across the state. A statement by Sanusi Bature, the...
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has ordered the closure of all bank accounts operated by its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in the state. Governor Yusuf, who spoke at a meeting held at the Government House in Kano on Wednesday, directed that they be merged into a single...
Following the nationwide protest that turned violent in Kano State, the state government has confirmed that thugs stormed and severely damaged the premises of the Kano State High Court, carting away crucial documents related to corruption charges against the former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Kano...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has reiterated his commitment to fight corruption in the state. He stated this on Saturday at the opening of a capacity building workshop on anti-corruption principles for directors in the State at Dawakin Kudu, Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area, Kano State. Yusuf, represented by...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State government has relaxed the curfew it imposed on the state following a violent protest against bad governance. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Malam Baba Dantiye, who announced this on Sunday in a broadcast in Kano, said the curfew has...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf on Thursday declared a 24-hour curfew following the massive looting in public buildings in the state. Governor Yusuf spoke while addressing the people of the state. ” I am deeply dismayed by the actions of some individuals who have hijacked the ongoing protests...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Sunday assured the people of his readiness to conduct a free, fair and credible local government elections in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that Yusuf spoke in Kano during a stakeholders’ meeting with the ruling New...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has expressed shock over a fire incident that killed the daughter, elder sister and two siblings of Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr Yusuf Kofar Mata. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yusuf led members of the State Executive Council and other...
The Kano State chapter of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has rejected the suspension of Governor Abba Yusuf from the party by a faction of the National Executive Committee of the party, describing it as illegal. The party also dismissed the expulsion of the leader of the...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has expressed dissatisfaction with the poor performance of the Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB) and the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yusuf spoke during an unscheduled visit to the agencies, on Sunday. Yusuf...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has been honored with the ‘Courageous Governor of the Year Award’ by This Nigeria Newspaper. The award was presented during the newspaper’s 2024 annual lecture and awards ceremony, which marked 25 years of democratic governance in Nigeria. According to the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi...
In a bid to restore order and curb the resurgence of thuggery, the Kano Police Command has successfully dislodged local thugs, known as ‘Yan Daba’, from the main emir’s palace in Kano. The palace, currently occupied by Emir Muhammadu Sanusi, had been guarded by these thugs and local...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusu, has paid rent fees for Princess Zainab Ado Bayero, and her mother after they the Emir’s family alleged that they were being neglected by the authorities. Bayero’s daughter lives with her mother at Morning Side Suits, Victoria Island, Lagos. In a statement the...
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir-Yusuf on Saturday directed security agencies to end thuggery bedevilling residents of Kano metropolis. Yusuf, who stated this during the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting in Kano, decried the recent surge in thuggery and clashes between miscreants locally called “Yan Daba” in parts of...
The Kano State Government has directed the Commissioner of Police to eject the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, from the Nasarawa Palace where he currently resides. Governor Abba Yusuf gave the directive via the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Dederi. Dederi, while conveying the...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has donated 12 cows and food items to inmates in all Custodial Centres in the state to celebrate Eid-el Kabir. Governor Yusuf, who made the donation through the Chairperson of theState Committee for Prerogative of Mercy, Hajiya Azumi Namadi-Bebeji, said that the gesture...
The National Leader of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabi’u Kwankwaso, has lauded Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State for his outstanding performance in first year of his stewardship in the state. Kwankwaso made the commendation on Monday during his Sallah homage to the governor at the...
The Kano State Government has alleged that “some enemies of the state” were bent on causing a breakdown of law and order so as to destroy the state. Mr Haruna Dederi, its Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, made the allegation on Saturday in Kano while briefing the...