It’s no longer news that the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has passed away at the age of 90. However,it had reported that the revered monarch died in the early hours of Monday, July 7, amid ongoing celebrations marking his 90th birthday and the first anniversary of his coronation. Almost a year ago, specifically July 12, 2024, the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, ascended to one of the highest traditional titles in Yoruba land in a grand ceremony that took place at the historic Mapo Hall. As the Olubadan passed away on Monday morning, his successor…
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Kano State wing of Nigeria Union of Journalists ( NUJ)has commended the motive behind the appointment of Rilwanu Idris Malikawa Garu to serve in Kano Pillars football club reconstituted Management Committee,adding that the gesture most delightful and competent. The Union also maintained that Malikawa being in the system for decades will enormously contribute in no small measure in ensuring the progression of the team going by his track record being an old horse in the scheme as a phrase says” experience is the best teacher” This was contained in a statement jointly made by the council’s Acting Chairman Comrade Mustapha…
THE Kano state council of the Nigeria union of journalists ( NUJ)has pledged to work directly with the National Council of Almajiri and Out of School Children Education( NCAOSCE) in the crusade against menace of Almajiri and out-of-school children itching the larger environment Making this known the acting chairman of the union Comrade Mustapha Gambo Muhammad,stated this while exchanging views with the state Advocacy team of the National commission for Almajiri and out-of-school children Education at press center Comrade Muhammad who received the entourage with an opened arm, described the visit as timely as it will go along way…
The Kano State Project Implementation Unit (KSPIU) of Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) has commenced training on mechanize service provision and operation and maintenance on farm equipment, targeting 5,120 youths Farmer Organisations. SAPZ is a comprehensive agro-industrialization program designed as a tool for creating integrated, agricultural-focused platforms that will accelerate private sector investment in value added agro- processing to unlock opportunities for improved food security, job creation, import substitution, rural poverty reduction and increased contribution of agriculture to national GDP. Speaking at the opening of the two-day training, Engineer Balarabe Shehu Wudilawa, Agro-processing Engineer for Kano unit of SAPZ, said…
Kano State Government has said that in order to encourage girl child education,saying through Agile project presented N20,000 conditional cash transfer (CCT) each to over 45,850 girl child to enhance their education. He also stated that to enhance Girl Child Education, the state government,”had repaired over 70 grounded Girl Child Shuttle Buses to ease transportation difficulties faced by Girls students adding that this is free for all girl child attending Scholl’s in the state” This was just as the state government reaffirmed its commitment to promote Girl Child Education in the state. The State Commissioner of Education Dr. Ali Haruna…
KANO State commissioner of education,Dr.Ali Haruna Makoda,has said that the” state government budgeted 31.5% of its 2025 budget, for a strategic plan and implementation of due process to achieve quality education in the state.” This was just as the Commissioner added that the State Government in collaboration witn Partnership For Learning For All in Nigeria (PLANE) has commenced 5-day workshop to develop 2026-2028 Medium-Term Sector Strategy (MTSS) aimed at enhancing quality education. “Considering the plan by Kano State Government to revitalize the education sector, this workshop is very important and essential. It makes us to understand the procedure on how…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice M.O. Liman, has dismissed an application seeking an order of mandamus against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and six other respondents. However,an order of mandamus, also known as a writ of mandamus, is a judicial directive that compels a public official or body to perform a legal duty. It is an extraordinary remedy typically granted only when a party has a clear legal right to the performance of that duty, and the official in question has failed or refused to act. According,to the applicant, “Dr.…
Masterplan: Kano ranks 28 out of 37 in Nigeria – Former MD KNUPDA Kola Oyelere Kano A former Managing Director of the Managing Director of the Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority(KNUPDA) Alhaji Hassan Na’ Abba ,has stressed the need for review of Masterplan for Kano state ,adding that in term of Masterplan “Kano state rank 28 out of 37 in the country He also added that ” The obsoleteness of the first master plan i.e (Travellion master plan) 1963-1983 has left vacuum of 32 years physical growth and development of Kano Metropolis without real direction’. Alhaji Na’ Abba who…
Kano state governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has departed Madina for Makkah to perform the lesser Hajj (Umrah), shortly after attending the burial of renowned businessman and elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata. However, the Governor Yusuf’s trip comes at a somber moment for Kano State, as people mourn the passing of a figure many regarded as a pillar of guidance and generosity. According to a statement issued the governor spokesperson Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa The governor is leading an official delegation from Kano on the spiritual journey. The statement stated that ” The burial took place at the historic Al-Baqi…
Kano Information Commissioner task LG Information officers on professionalism, service delivery Kola Oyelere Kano Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, has said that an information officer “who display incompetence risk being sidelined and excluded from key activities,” This was just as he however stated that an ” Officers who demonstrate commitment and competence in their duties will naturally earn the respect and trust of their superiors, to the extent that they will consistently be engaged in critical assignments” The Commissioner then called on Information Officers serving in the Local Government Areas across the state…