AN allegation that the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) spent over N1.64 billion on staff spouses during the 2025 Hajj exercise are not only false but appear to be part of a deliberate campaign to discredit the Commission and its leadership. This was just as the claims—particularly those alleging that NAHCON Chairman, Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, stayed in a $1,000-per-night suite at Hilton Makkah Suites and brought along 12 family members—are completely unfounded and lack any credible evidence. Making this known in a statement ,a renown Islamic ,of Ansar Islamic in Kano ,Sheikh Doguwa Muhammad ,made available to…
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The Kano State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)has commended the National President of the NUJ, Comrade Alhassan Yahaya, and his Deputy, Dr. Abimbola Oyetunde over appointed its immediate past Chairman, Comrade Abbas Ibrahim, as National Trustee However, the union described the appointment of Comrade Ibrahim, as National Trustee of the Union as well-deserved and timely.described it as a bold and thoughtful decision in selecting him . This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Acting Chairman of the council, Comrade Mustapha Gambo Muhammad, and the Council Secretary, Abubakar Shehu Kwaru, a copy made available to press…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has honoured the Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, with the prestigious “Journalists-Friendly Governor” in recognition of his unwavering support for press freedom and the welfare of journalists However,”The award was presented as part of the activities marking the 70th anniversary of the union. Speaking on his behalf at the occasion, the Kano State Deputy Governor comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo. highlighted several initiatives introduced by the Kano State Government to promote press freedom and ensure the welfare of journalists in the state. According to him “These, he noted, include various empowerment programmes, improved working…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano Strategic Command,in it’s critical step in the fight against drug abuse and its associated crimes,has arrested 19 suspects and the recovery of a variety of illicit substances The arrest was effected in an operation ,carried out ,in the notorious Dorayi Area, as well as Gwammanja, Zango, and Jaen Area. This was contained in a statement signed by the Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics Public Relations Officer National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Kano Strategic Command, Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari,a copy made available to press in Kano This operation underscores the Command’s commitment, under the leadership…
THE Gaya Emirate Council, of Kano State, has removed the traditional title of Wazirin Gaya held by Alhaji Usman Alhaji, a former Secretary to the State Government under Umar Ganduje administration over an alleged of critizing the state governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf’ s administration It will be recalled that Alhaji Usman was last week quoted to have attacked Kano State Government, accusing it of excessive borrowing. He also alleged that the Government of Abba Kabir Yusuf had in its two years in office failed woefully and had nothing to show. He said the government rather infiltrated Kano with thugs…
The College of Education Academic Staff Union( COESU) at the recently upgraded Kano University of Education,has called on the Federal Ministry of Education,and the school management, to as a matter of urgency called some members of the institution to order over establishing an Academic Staff Union of University ( ASUU), saying it is illegal , because,the College is still in transitional stage and must meet notable requirements before forming an ASUU body However,the Chairman of the institution, Ado Muhammad Abdullahi,while speaking with press therefore disowned some academic staff members who claim to be members of the Academic Staff Union (ASU).…
AN association under the umbrella of the Centre for Human Resource and Developments(CHRD)has called on the Federal government to investigate lukewarm attitude of the firm handling Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the entire northern states of the country The body them condemned in totality the near-absence of CNG in Northern Nigeria, which is indicative of lopsided distribution of the commodity in Nigeria. Based on this, we unequivocally call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas to, as a matter of urgency, to investigative this menace as…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urgently called on the Kano State Government to declare a state of emergency on the outbreak of new variants of polio virus,adding that decisive action is necessary to completely eradicate the disease. However,Kano has “recorded four cases of the new polio variants in Bunkure, Warawa, and Kano Municipal,” Speaking during a media dialogue in Kano, the Chief of UNICEF Field Office, Mr. Rahama Rihood Muhammad Farah, warned that disinformation and misconceptions about the disease were undermining the fight against polio. However,the organization then emphasized that Kano must intensify efforts to meet the December 2025 deadline for…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure presided over by Justice Peter Obiorah has dismissed the application by the local government chairmen elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress ( APC)to relist an appeal filed against judgement of the Osogbo federal high given in favour of the Actions Peoples Party. However,Justice Obiorah dismissed the appeal on Friday in a judgement given via zoom. It will be recalled that the APC Chairmen had approached the court to relist the appeal dismissed on January 13, 2025 for want of diligent prosecution. Following the February 10, 2025 judgement of the…
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa(CAPPA) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s posthumous pardon and conferment of national honours on Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists. However,the group’s position is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by its Media and Communications’ Officer, Robert Egbe, in response to the President’s June 12, 2025, Democracy Day address. Accordingly,the organization, however, notes that “for this long overdue gesture to transcend ceremonial pageantry, it must catalyse full reparations and tangible justice for Ogoni Land and its people.” The CAPPA ,then described the pardons as a historical reckoning that coincides with…