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Waiya tasks councillors to mobilise grassroots support for Tinubu, Abba Kola Oyelere, Kano Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, has urged serving councillors across the state to intensify grassroots mobilisation for the electoral victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Commissioner therefore urged the councillors to remain committed and confident in expressing their support for the political aspirations of President Tinubu, Governor Yusuf and other APC candidates. Waiya made the call, when he received the Kano State Councillors Forum Tinubu Abba…

Adeleke’s Visit to Tinubu Customary, No Plan to Join APC — Imole Campaign Council Kola Oyelere, Kano The Imole Campaign Council has dismissed speculation that Osun State Governor, Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his recent visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was purely customary and in keeping with Nigeria’s political tradition. The council, in a statement issued on Thursday by the Chairman of its Media and Publicity Committee, Rep. Bamidele Salam, said Adeleke’s visit to the President followed his victory in the recently concluded Osun State off-cycle election. According to the…

Nigerian woman wins ₦120m at King Abdulaziz international Qur’an competition Kola Oyelere Kano A Nigerian woman from Gombe State, Maryam Danazimi Ibrahim, has emerged the winner of the Female Tafsir category at the 46th King Abdulaziz International Competition for the Memorization, Recitation and Interpretation of the Holy Qur’an in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Danazimi’s achievement places Nigeria among the countries that recorded notable successes at the landmark edition of the international Qur’anic competition Danazimi secured first place in the second category, winning a prize of 300,000 Saudi Riyals, equivalent to about ₦120 million. The second category is for contestants who memorise…

Adeleke Announces N500m Fund, Scholarships for Osun Election Violence Victims Kola Oyelere, Kano Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has announced a N500 million Election Violence Victims Endowment Fund to support verified victims and families affected by violence during the 2026 governorship election. Adeleke also disclosed that his family, through the Springtime Development Foundation, would provide full scholarships up to university level for children and dependants of those who lost their lives during the electoral violence. The governor made the announcement while receiving his Certificate of Return, describing the occasion as a renewed contract with the people of Osun State rather…

Kwankwaso lists Tinubu’s peace accord, projects as reasons for second term Kola Oyelere Kano The Director of Finance, Hadejia Jama’are River Basin Development Authority and a chieftain of All Progressive Congress ( APC), Dr Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso, has urged Nigerians to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term, citing his commitment to democracy, peace and infrastructural development. Kwankwaso ,a three time commissioner for rural and community development in Kano state ,said Tinubu’s decision to lead the signing of the peace accord ahead of the 2027 general elections, as well as his alleged non-interference in the recently concluded Osun…

CITAD urges parties to fix digital platform anomalies ahead of 2027 elections Kola Oyelere Kano The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has called on political parties and candidates to strengthen the availability, security and reliability of their official websites and social media platforms ahead of the 2027 general elections. CITAD made the call in a statement signed by its Executive Director, YZ Ya’u, following the organisation’s monitoring of the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election through its Privacy Abuse, Websites and Social Media Monitor (PAWSOM-MONITOR) initiative. Ya’u urged political parties and candidates to promptly address technical, accessibility and security…

Kebbi Police Arrest 19-Year-Old Woman Over Alleged Theft of Newborn Baby Kola Oyelere Kano The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old woman, Khadija Ibrahim, for allegedly stealing a newborn baby in Zuru Local Government Area of the state and presenting the child to her husband as her own. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, the incident occurred on July 23, 2025, when Ibrahim, of Rikoto, Zuru LGA, allegedly visited Fatima Muhammad shortly after she gave birth. The suspect was said to have offered to fetch hot water to…

Four dead, eight injured as two buildings collapse in Kano Kola Oyelere, Kano Four people have died and eight others sustained injuries after two separate building collapses occurred in Kano State on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The incidents, which occurred at Gaida in Kumbotso Local Government Area and Kurna in Fagge Local Government Area, were confirmed by the Kano State Fire Service in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, ACFO Saminu Yusif Abdullahi. According to the statement, the Fire Service received distress calls at about 2:34 p.m. and 2:40 p.m. concerning the two incidents. At Gaida, near Salbas Filling…

Kano Govt records ₦996bn contracts, 867 completed projects, Commissioner Q Kola Oyelere, Kano The Kano State Government says it has awarded contracts worth ₦996.29 billion under the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, with 867 projects already completed across the state. However ,the state government stated that it has not borrowed a single kobo as loan ,either from within or external to finance any projects executed,while five contracts have been terminated for either violation of agreement or poorly executed The Commissioner for Public Procurement, Projects Monitoring and Evaluation, Comrade Nura Maaji Sumaila, disclosed this on Sunday during an international press…

Tinubu will secure 70–80% of votes in Kano in 2027, Says Binta Spikiñ By Kola Oyelere, Kano A prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State and senior legislative aide to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hajiya Binta Spikin, has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will secure between 70 and 80 per cent of votes cast in Kano State in the 2027 presidential elect Spikin , who spoke in an interview, attributed her optimism to what she described as the Tinubu administration’s achievements in infrastructure, social programmes, and other development initiatives, as well…