A prominent member of Benue politician Mr.Olofu Charles,has urged the Secretary to Government of Federation ( SGF) Senator George Akume,to emulate on how President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’had reconciled the aggrieved Lagos lawmakers, to do same by also find a lasting solution to political logjam threatened the unity of the party members in the state Making this call in a statement signed on Friday by Mr.Charles,a copy made available to press in Kano, however added that going by the unfolding political scenerio,no amount of mergers between some politicians can truncated the second term of President Tinubu comes 2027 general election He…
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Aliko Dangote Foundation(ADF) Thursday in Kano,has said that over one million Nigerians nationwide will receive a 10kg bag of rice each as the organisation launched the 2025 Annual National Food Intervention Project valued at N16billion. While speaking at the ceremony in Kano, chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation, Mr. Aliko Dangote, said the distribution of one million bags of 10kg rice to the poor and most vulnerable Nigerians in the 774 Local Government Areas is in line with the core values of his company and Foundation. Dangote who made this known by his daughter Maria Aliko Dangote,who represented the…
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for renaming the Federal University of Education, Kano, after the late Danmasanin Kano, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Sule. The university’s renaming after the late diplomat and elder statesman was a response to Senator Barau’s request. He had sponsored a bill in the Senate to that effect. On Monday, the President announced the renaming of the institution to Maitama Sule Federal University of Education in honour of one of the foremost politicians from the northern part of the country. However, Senator Barau, in a statement by his…
Kano state governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State ,has said that security is a collective contribution and responsibilities of every stakeholders adding that his administration has taken significant steps to ensure the safety of all schools across the state. This was just as governor Yusuf stressed the need of all stakeholders to contribute their quota towards ensure adequate security of lives and property as government alone can not do this without support of citizens Making this known Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Ali Haruna Makoda,who spoke on behalf of governor Yusuf at the opening of a Stakeholders Forum on the security of…
The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori,) PhD,) as the new Commissioner of Police for Kano State. This was contained in a statement signed by Head, Press and Public Relations Ikechukwu Ani ,a copy made available on Tuesday to press CP Bakori from Katsina State replaces former CP Salman Garba Dogo who has since been promoted to the next rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police. CP Bakori was until his appointment, the Commissioner of Police Homicide, Force Investigation Department, Abuja. He was a former Commander, Bayelsa State Joint Task Force, Operation Doo Akpo,…
A Lagos Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced Dennis Adeniran Adetoye to one year imprisonment for visa fraud, following his arraignment by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). However,this was contained in a statement signed by the Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/Spokesperson for the Commission Mr Demola Bakare,a copy made available to press in Kano According to the statement,” The defendant was arrested at the British Deputy High Commission’s office in Lagos after presenting forged documents, including an invitation letter from Clarivate Analytics dated April 20, 2018, an introduction letter from the…
The Director Finance Hadejia Jama’are River Basin, Dr. Musa Illiyasu Kwankwaso,has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’ on the approval of 80 percent subsidy on kidney dialysis adding that this would go a long way in addressing financial difficulties patient were passing through before getting treated According to him,it will be recalled that President Tinubu had reduced the cost patient pay from N50,000 to N12,000 across the ten Federal medical institutions nationwide Kwankwaso who stated this while speaking with press on Friday in Kano,added that President Tinubu deserved kudo for taken this prompt steps, as many kidney dialysis patients have…
A consortium of Civil Society organizations under an umbrella of the Centre for Security, Peace and Good Governance (CSPGG) has said that the continued delaying in the release of the appointment letters of 12 Nigerian River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) management teams , is a way of undermining the power of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’ who approved the appointees However, this does not augur well for the polity,as it was been alleged that the delay is dangerous and some of those in acting capacities may allegedly involved in act detrimental to prudent to financial transparency,though this has yet to be…
Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,as well as Alhaji Abba Umar Ganduje son of National Chairman Dr.Abdullahi Ganduje’ including Aminu Kabir Yusuf,son of incumbent governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf joined Kano residents and political leaders in breaking third-day Ramadan fast on Monday However, In a rare display of political unity, the Iftar gathering brought together members of both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Speaking at the flag-off of the feeding programme, Seyi Tinubu emphasized the importance of community service and social welfare, particularly during Ramadan. He reiterated his commitment…
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has lost his Special Adviser on Intercommunity Relations, Alhaji Abdussalam Abiola Abdullateef, who passed away after a brief illness. A family sources confirmed to newsmen that Abdussalam died on Saturday and was laid to rest in the evening at the Hajj Camp burial ground. However,late Special adviser on intercommunity relation hailed from Osun State, and was a graduate of Accountancy from Bayero University, Kano, and had recently retired from the National Orthopedic Hospital, Dala. Also,it will be recalled that he previously served as a Special Adviser from 2011 to 2015 under the administration of…