Kano Commissioner hails PCOPCLIS for boosting Islamic education. Kola Oyelere Kano Kano State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Ali Haruna Makoda, has commended the Conference of Provosts of Colleges of Legal and Islamic Studies in Nigeria (COPCLIS) for their dedication to enhancing Islamic and legal education in the country. Dr. Ali Makoda made the commendation, while speaking at the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Provosts of Colleges of Legal and Islamic Studies in Nigeria (COPCLIS) hosted by Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies, Kano He noted that…. ” the conference has significantly contributed to strengthening islamic and…
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Kano government denies alleged N6.5 billion scandal Kola Oyelere Kano The Kano state government has finally break it’s silence over the alleged diversion of N6.5 billion linked to the Director General, Protocol Directorate, Kano State Government House, Alh. Abdullahi Rogo. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director General, Media and Publicity Government House, Kano, Comrade Sanusi Bature DawakinTofa,a copy made available on Tuesday to press in Kano However,it will be recalled that a League of Civil Society Organizations( CSO) numbering 20 organizations in Kano State, in earlier statement issues on the alleged scandal have demanded the immediate suspension and…
NDLEA arrests 29-Year-old man with 7,000 tramadol capsules concealed in oil jerrycan in Kano Kola Oyelere Kano The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano Strategic Command ,has arrested a 29-year-old Adamu Yusuf, in possession of 7,000 capsules of Tramadol, weighing 4.1 kilograms concealed in a 20-liter oil jerrycan. The command said the arrests was effected in August 23, 2025, operatives attached to the Kiru area command apprehended Yusuf along Zaria-Kano Road, Kwanar Dangora area, while he was coming from Lagos with a substantial cache of tramadol capsules. The suspect had cleverly concealed 7,000 capsules of Tramadol, weighing 4.1 kilograms,…
The League of Civil Society Organizations( CSO) numbering 20 organizations in Kano State, have demanded the immediate suspension and prosecution of senior government officials linked to an alleged of over N 7 billion corruption cases under investigation by the EFCC and ICPC. However in a statement on Sunday, the coalition said the state was “at a crossroads,” warning that the scandals have “shattered public trust and could derail the state’s economic stability.”The statement, endorsed by over 20 civil society leaders, including Comrade Bala Abdullahi Gaduwama of Wuro Development Concerns, Yusha’u Sani Yankuzo of CEFSAN, and Fatima A. Ibrahim of the United…
Benue APC fumes over Ado council boss, Sunday Oche hobnobbing with ADC, PDP. Tony Amar The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Benue State, is in quandary over how to address the open romance between the Ado local government council chairman, Sunday Oche, the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the area. At first, it was PDP that Sunday Oche was hobnobbing with, but after series of complaints and stern warnings from officials of APC in the State, he decided to pulled out of PDP and embraced ADC as his preferred partner. The council chairman,…
First Nigerian emerge Speaker of AYDP, dedicated victory to Nigeria’ s leadership – Akerele Kola Oyelere Kano One Mr. Wealth Akerele , who has been elected as the first Nigerian Speaker of the African Youth Development Parliament (AYDP),has expressed gratitude and dedicated his success to Nigeria’s leadership. ” He also added that ” I dedicate this victory to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda”. It will be recalled that he emerged the Speaker following a keenly contested transitional election held in Accra, Ghana, on 23 July 2025. There , Mr Akerele secured 35 votes, defeating his Senegalese opponent Nodinel Jegangni,…
718 repentant thugs profiled by police in Kano — Governmen also promise them wife during mass wedding Kola Oyelere Kano The Kano state Assistant Commissioner of Police (SID), Abdulkarim Abdullah,has said that a total 718 repentant youths after they agreed to lay down their arms and renounce violence in all its ramifications and have so far been profiled by the Kano State police command. He made this known at the ‘Safe Corridor’ programme organised for the repentant thugs held at the Bompai Police Headquarters, Kano He also added that an additional 597 others have willingly submitted themselves to the Command, having agreed…
Kano urban renewal project: 13 projects,worth over N22 billion , earn MPPPM&E commendation Kola Oyelere Kano As part of efforts of Kano state governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf’s bold vision to transform Kano into a modern, livable city, the Ministry for Public Procurement Project Monitoring and Evaluation (MPPPM&E) has rated 13 major projects worth over N22 billion in the state capital as satisfactory. The 13 projects, collectively valued at over ₦22 billion, all located within the state capital, received high performance ratings from the ministry. However,the routine monitoring exercise, led by the Honorable Commissioner, Comrade Nura Ma’aji Sumaila, noted an…
ICPC Chairman tasks Attorneys-General to champion integrity, regional cooperation against corruption Kola Oyelere Kano The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has called on State Attorneys-General in the North-East to strengthen institutional integrity and deepen regional cooperation in the fight against corruption. The ICPC Chairman emphasized that corruption undermines economies, fuels insecurity, and erodes public trust, stressing that only a united approach between Federal and State governments could effectively address the scourge. Punishment alone is not enough. We must combine approaches: recover stolen assets, restore justice to victims, strengthen…
” From Sawaba to Asara: The Evolution of Commercial Politics in Kano By Auwalu Anwar “The only thing Kwankwasiyya has in common with NEPU and the PRP is mimicking wearing the red cap.” – An Anonymous Elder of Kwankwasiyya. From Radical Idealism to Commercial Politics In this month, seventy-five years ago, a momentous event unfolded in Sabongari, Kano: the founding of the Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) by eight radical young patriots. On 8 August 1950, Abba Mai Kwaru, Bello Ijumu, Baballiya Manaja, Musa Kaula, Abdulkadir Danjaji, Garba Bida, Mudi Sipikin, and Magaji Dambatta convened at Ijumu’s house, No. 9,…