By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu led administration will in the coming weeks unveil an initiative that will address insurgency and poverty, among other challenges confronting Nigerians especially those living in the northern region, according to the Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima. The Vice President...
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Following warning on impending floods across the country, three states in the North West have taken new measures, including relocation of people living in flood plains, to avert flood disasters. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) predicted severe flooding in 2023 based on the annual flood outlook released by the...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Idris Wada-Saleh, be remanded in Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission(PCACC) Custody over alleged N1 billion fraud. The defendant, a former Commissioner to Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, is charged with giving false information and cheating. Chief Magistrate...
Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has felicitated with Muslim faithfuls on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Ganduje in a Sallah statement on Wednesday, however, lamented the deliberate policy reversals and retrogressive measures taken by the ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the Kano State. He noted...
_“And fear the fitnah (affliction and trial) which affects not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong.”_ – *Quran 8 verse 25* The above is a verse from the Holy Quran, which my late father, Imam Abdulhameed Shuaib Agaka usually cited when trouble brewed and the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) says its operatives in conjunction with the Nigerian Army and the Police Force have arrested five suspects during raids of insurgents/terrorists hideouts in parts of Kaduna and Kano states. The DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya, confirmed the arrest...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The federal government is inching closer to delivering on its food systems transformation pathways as a comprehensive and holistic approach to sustainable development in the nation’s food system. As part of preparatory effort, the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, in concert with...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have raided two notorious drug joints, Zaro bunk in Bama road, Sabongari and the Sani Abacha indoor stadium, both in Kano metropolis where a total of 160 suspects were arrested with different quantities of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it arrested 12 persons for alleged vote buying in Saturday’s supplementary polls in Kano and Katsina States. The EFCC Kano Zonal Commander, Faruk Dogondaji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview that the suspects were arrested with N1.5...
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), says it has deployed 100 armed operatives to combat vote buying in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa during Saturday’s supplementary elections in the states. The Kano Zonal Commander of EFCC, Mr Farouk Dogondaji, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received 104 stranded Nigerians from N’Djamena, Chad Republic at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. The Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office of the Agency, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi stated this while receiving the returnees on Tuesday in Kano. Represented by Suleiman...
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) says it has deployed 200 armed operatives to combat vote buying in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states during Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections. The Kano Zonal Commander of EFCC, Mr Farouk Dogondaji, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Navy (NN) has arrested two suspected human traffickers and rescued 18 victims in Rijiyar Lemu area of Kano. The Director Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, in a statement said the rescue operation took place at about 10.00 pm on Saturday. Commodore Ayo-Vaughan,...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano, on Wednesday, admitted two Shari’a Court judges, a cashier and 16 other financial registrars to bail for alleged N580.2 million theft. The defendants: Sani Muhammad, Sani Buba-Aliyu, Bashir Baffa, Garzali Wada,, Hadi Tijjani Mu’azu, Alkasim Abdullahi, Yusuf Abdullahi, Mustapha Bala Ibrahim, Jafar Ahmad,...
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after official visits to Dakar, Senegal, as well as five States of the federation where he inaugurated several developmental projects in the affected states. The benefitted states are Bauchi, Lagos, Katsina, Kano and Jigawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said some international groups were behind Boko Haram activities in the country. Buhari spoke during a Presidential Lunch organized for him by Kano State Government during a one day official visit. ” When we came to power in 2015, Boko Haram was in total...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has commenced prosecution of persons arrested for illegal possession of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in Abuja on after the commission’s meeting....
The House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police (I-G) to direct a thorough investigation into alleged killing of Miss Ummulkulthum Buhari, by a Chinese national, Mr Geng Quanrong in Kano. The resolution was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Kabiru Rurum (APC-Kano...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has confirmed one person dead and seven others injured when an uncompleted three-storey building collapsed at a popular GSM market in Beirut Road, Kano. Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, NEMA Kano Territorial Coordinator, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano...
A Shari’a Court in Kano, on Friday, ordered that a 28-year-old man, Abdullahi Umar be remanded in a correction centre for allegedly desecrating a grave and cyberstalking. The defendant, who lives in Sharada Quarters Kano, is charged with five counts of criminal conspiracy, criminal trespass, public nuisance, inciting disturbance...