The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has congratulated former Kano State Governor and leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on his 70th birthday, describing him as a brother and partner committed to building a better Nigeria. In a...
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Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Amb. Ibrahim Waiya, has said Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is deeply committed to strengthening security governance and tackling insecurity in the state through a combination of kinetic and non-kinetic approaches. Waiya, who represented the governor at the conferment of the prestigious...
Kano state Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has commended the Department of State Services (DSS), for the arrest of a suspected gun courier intercepted while transporting arms believed to be destined for criminal elements in Katsina State. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesman Sunusi Bature...
Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has endorsed the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) decision to zone its 2027 presidential ticket South. He described the decision as “a step toward national healing, fairness and national unity.” Kwankwaso spoke on Saturday while addressing delegates at the party’s national convention in Abuja....
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinibu on Thursday in Kano, launched the North-west zone “Energise Commercialisation Now” (ECoN) initiative spearheaded by the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology to boost economic growth, innovation, and industrial production. In her address at the event, Senator Oluremi Tinubu noted that...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has forwarded the name of Murtala Sule Garo to the Kano State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation as Deputy Governor following a recent vacancy in the state’s leadership. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mustapha Muhammad, confirmed the development on Wednesday, stating, “The...
Top opposition figures including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Rauf Aregbesola, Rotimi Amaechi and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on Wednesday spearheaded a protest in Abuja against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its refusal to recognize the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by David...
Kano State Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, has stepped down from office following mounting political pressure and allegations from the Kano State House of Assembly, which had initiated moves to impeach him over alleged misconduct. In a statement released Friday by the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Gwarzo’s resignation was described as a...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has relieved the State Head of Service, Abdullahi Musa, of his appointment with immediate effect. The Director General, Media and Publicity to the Governor, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. The statement said the decision is part of...
Federal Government has approved the sum of N5 billion as intervention fund for traders affected by the fire outbreak that razed large sections of the popular Singer Market in Kano. This is just as state governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the aegis of...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead a high-powered Federal Government delegation to Kano to express sympathy and support for victims of the Singer Market fire disaster. The delegation, scheduled to depart Abuja on Monday, would convey President Tinubu’s condolences to the traders who...
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with traders and people of Kano State over the devastating fire outbreak at Kano’s Singer Market over the weekend. The fire, which started on Saturday evening, raged into Sunday morning, causing significant damage to the food market. President Tinubu, who had earlier reached out to...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has visited Singer Market in the Kano metropolis following a second fire outbreak at the Gidan Gilas section of the market. The visit was confirmed in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. According to the statement, Governor Yusuf arrived...
Five members of the United States Congress have introduced a bill seeking sanctions against former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and two Fulani-based groups — the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore — over alleged violations of religious freedom in Nigeria....
Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Prof. Adamu Ahmed, has commended Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State for his commitment to supporting initiatives capable of reviving the state’s industrial base. Prof. Ahmed gave the commendation in a letter of appreciation to the governor for attending the university’s...
Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, son of former Kano State Governor and national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has resigned his appointment as Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development in Kano State. His resignation also ends his membership of the Kano State Executive Council...
Former Kano State Governor and national leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (RMK), has received a solidarity visit from residents of Nasarawa Local Government Area at his residence in Kano, reaffirming the movement’s resilience and growing grassroots support. The visit comes barely days after Kano State Governor,...
Kano State House of Assembly has released the official list of lawmakers who have defected from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), following the resignation of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf from the party. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Assembly, Kamaluddeen Sani...
New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has strongly condemned the resignation of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, from the party, describing the move as a betrayal of the mandate freely given to him by the people of the state. In a statement issued on Saturday and signed by the...
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), alongside a wave of high-profile political figures across the state, sparking intense speculation over an imminent political realignment. The resignation, which also affected 21 members of the Kano State House of Assembly,...