Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has urged Nigerians to emulate the sacrifices made by the country’s forefathers to build a better Nigeria. Yusuf made this call on Tuesday during the 64th Independence Anniversary celebrations held at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano. He emphasised that the labour of the country’s forefathers...
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Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has announced the adoption of 95 orphans as his children. The announcement is contained in a statement issued in Kano by his Spokesman, Sanusi Bature, and made available to newsmen. According to Bature, the governor announced the gesture during a special lunch he had...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has launched the 2024 Polio Eradication campaign in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of the state. Yusuf reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to combating polio and other childhood diseases. He said that the campaign aimed to vaccinate all the eligible children in the state. Yusuf...
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...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has dissolved the caretaker chairmen of all 44 local government areas with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature. The dissolution is coming a week after the state House of Assembly approved a two-month extension to...
The Kano State Government has donated N100 million to victims of the recent floods in Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the cheque was presented by information commissioner, Baba Halilu Dantiye, and his humanitarian affairs and poverty eradication counterpart, Hajiya Amina Sani, on behalf of Governor...
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...
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...