The Kano State Police Command has refuted a rumour making the round that Emir Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero will lead Jumma’t prayers at Kofar Kudu central mosque, Kano However,the state Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel, assured that all necessary security arrangements have been made for Alhaji Aminu Bayero to observe his Jummah Prayers in the Mosque where he lives at the Nasarawa Palace Subsequently,the Police command also assured that the Police and all other state security agencies will provide adequate security at the Palace where Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II is expected to observe his Jumma’at Prayers. This was…
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The Executive Secretary of Kano State Senior Secondary Schools Management Board Dr. kabiru Ado Zakirai has stressed the need to provide students with vocational knowledge that would equip them to be self-reliant upon completing their secondary education, thus reducing youth restiveness. This was just as he highlighted the importance of introducing entrepreneurship education at the secondary school level. Dr. Zakirai who made this known while speaking with press on Thursday in Kano then commended the significant achievements recorded by the present administration under the able leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, citing the restoration and stabilization of teachers’ salaries through…
HAJIYA Zainab Ado Bayero,one of the daughters of the late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, and the Advocate of Good Governance,has made an appeal to President Bola Tinubu to fix Nigeria’s economy as most citizens and families are struggling to survive. This was just as She described the prevailing Emirship as “a very unfortunate situation”, and appealed to all parties involved to handle the matter with caution. Speaking with press ahead of her father’s 10th posthumous anniversary, Zainab bemoaned the challenging economic environment, ethnic divisions, and the Kano emirate scuffle. The filmmaker is the daughter of the late Emir of Kano, Ado…
CRITICAL stakeholders from Kano south senatorial district has called on Kano State Government and House of Assembly, to uphold the rule of law and adhere to the directives of the Federal High Court by promptly restoring the emirates to prevent further escalation of the crisis. This was just as the group stated that ” We stand here today to shed light on the immense progress and development that the upgrade of the new emirates in southern Kano brought about under the visionary leadership of the former Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje.” Making the call while addressing press on Wednesday in Kano,…
Despite the harsh business operating environment, the Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, Aliko Dangote has announced an increase of 50 per cent on dividend payout to the shareholders, from N20.00 per share paid in the 2022 financial year to N30.00 for the last financial year 2023. This was just as Dangote also revealed that arrangements are in top gear for thousands of the Company’s delivery trucks to henceforth run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in line with the Federal Government agenda on adoption of alternative fuel for official vehicles. However,this decision, Dangote told excited shareholders at the 15th Annual General Meeting…
Nigeria’s Senate has pardoned and recalled Abdul Ahmed Ningi, the Senator representing Bauchi Central. It will also be recalled that that, Ningi was suspended for three months on March 12, 2024, for accusing the Senate of budget padding. However,the recall process was initiated after a motion moved by Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Abba Moro, who expressed regret on behalf of the suspended senator. Sen. Abba Moro then promised to assume full responsibility for Sen. Ningi’s actions, acknowledging the gravity of the suspension. It will be recalled that the senator’s conduct during the period of suspension has been a matter of scrutiny and…
The Northern Lawyers’ Forum, a group of lawyers from Northern Nigeria, has given Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano 48 hours to rescind the reinstatement of Emir Muhammad Sanusi II or face a fresh legal battle. According to the lawyers, led by Barr. Umar Sadiq Abubakar, argued that Emir Sanusi’s reinstatement is “unconstitutional” and “contrary to the traditions and customs of the Kano Emirate.” Making the assertion at a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, Abubakar, who is the Director General of the forum, claimed that Emir Sanusi’s initial removal was in line with the laws and traditions of the emirate. The Director…
The Dangote Oil Refinery, a $20 billion mega project, has said that the company,is set to hit a production capacity of 500,000 barrels per day by July 2024, with plans to expand to 650,000 barrels by year’s end. Also the chairman Aliko Dangote has equally announced intentions to list the refinery on the Nigerian Stock Exchange by December 2024, inviting Nigerian, African, and global investors to partake in this historic venture. According to him,We want Nigerians, Africans, and other investors to join in making this monumental endeavor a reality,” He however stated that in order to ensure steady raw material supply,…
Kogi Central Journalists’ Guild, an umbrella body of Kogi Central journalists in the diaspora, has called for equal representation in Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo’s media team. The guild made their displeasure known in a statement signed by its president, Muhammad Tijani Abdulsalam, and secretary Ozumi Abdul a copy made available to press in Kano. The body however decried the total exclusion of its members from the recent appointments of Special Advisers (SAs), and Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) by the governor, questioning the modalities used for the appointments without consideration for its single member. The guild stressed the need for the…
AS power tussle over who control the soul of Kano emirate ranges on between the reinstated Emir Sanusi Lamido and the dethroned Emir Aminu Ado Bayero,a Non Governmental organisation under the auspice of Northern Professionals Forum,( NPF,) has asked the deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero, to accept his deposition as an act of Allah and allow peace to reign in Kano. However,the call was made in a Communique issued in Kano after the group’s meeting attended by its chapters drawn from the 19 Northern states. According to a communique read to press by the Director-general of the Forum,Arch.Usman Yusuf,also enjoined politicians…