THE presidential candidate of New Nigeria People Party ( NNPP) in 2023 ,election, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,has accused the government of Ahmed Bola Tinubu of compromising Kano security by their refusal to take away heavy operatives guarding the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero. This was just as Kwankwaso, who was a former Kano state governor also accused the Federal Government of attempting to create a new breed of terror group and insurgents in Northern Nigeria. According to a press statement signed by the Chief press secretary to Kano state governor Sanusi Bature Dawakin- Tofa,quoted Kwankwaso ,made the statement…
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THE Nigerian Bar Association ( NBA) has called for the establishment of a Judicial Public Complaints Committee to investigate allegations of judicial misconduct and promote accountability within the judiciary This was just as the body called for stricter enforcement of ethical codes of conduct and disciplinary measures for lawyers who engage in frivolous litigation, delay tactics, and other unethical practices that undermine the integrity of the legal system. However,this was contained in a communique signed by Boma Alabi SAN, chairman section on legal practice ,after a four day of NBA association section of legal practice ( NBA- SLP) annual conference…
The Kano state government delegation, led by the Commissioner for Information, Hon. Halilu Baba Dantiye, has expressed government’s commitment to resolve the impasse between the state Correspondent chapel,of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, which led to the announcement of the chapel to boycott all government” s activities However,the state government and the leadership of the chapel and it’s members met on Tuesday evening to discuss the ongoing impasse between the two parties. The meeting was held at the NUJ press centre and was attended by top government officials and members of the Correspondents’ Chapel executives. The state commissioner for information,…
UpTHE persistent water scarcity that has hit Kano metropolis,have been making life unbearable for residents,as they were now traveling long distances to search for drinkable water However,the investigation by Correspondent chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists ( NUJ) has shown that the acute water shortage is worsening the living conditions of the people as they are already grappling with other challenges. It was further revealed that amongst the challenges residents were facing , include poverty, inflation, hunger and starvation, which have made them more vulnerable. However worst hit by the scarcity are areas that include Dala, Fagge, Gwale, Kano Municipal, Kumbotso, Tarauni, Nassarawa…
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has said that deractors of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery have all been silenced and that indeed, previous governments have been put to shame with the completion of the project. This was just as Senator Akpabio described the 650,000bpd Dangote Petroleum Refinery as the 9th wonder of the world but came hard on those who are skeptical of the completion of Dangote Petroleum Refinery describing them as dream killers. He made the statement when he led the leadership of the 10th Senate on a tour of the Refinery in Lagos He then assured that the National Assembly…
THE Nigerian Union of Journalists ( NUJ) Kano state correspondent chapel,has decided to boycott all assignments and activities related to the Kano State Government, effective immediately over ill treatmentsHowever,the decision was taken at an immergency congress meeting on Monday,by members to expressed their displeasure over the state government’ s attitude and ways, members were being treated without due respect The statement was signed after a meeting held by members of the chapel by Chairman Correspondent chapel NUJ Kano State.Alhaji Aminu Ahmed Garko ,a copy made available to press in Kano This decision was taken in response to the persistent and…
The Former Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, has vehemently kicked against a piece of news published in a newspaper (name withheld),on17 May. 2024 that, he is to be arraigned before EFCC on graft allegations to account for his stewardship as DG of NCAA. He then threatened that as such, accordingly it demanded that this notification as narrated will attract lawsuit, This was contained in a statement signed by his clients of Chamo & Isma’il Chamber, indicated that, the statement serves as a formal pre-action notice concerning the defomatory statement published in the…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano oñ Thursday,presided over by Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, has fixed June 13 2024,for ruling on the issue of jurisdiction in the case of Kano emirate tussle. However, Liman adjourned the sitting following a heated argument between counsels. It will be recalled that the applicant, Aminu Babba Dan Agundi, Sarkin Dawaki Babba of the Kano Emirate had approached the Court seeking his fundamental human rights and that the court should restrain the respondents from enforcing, implementing and operationalizing the repealed law. According to suit ,the respondents are Kano State Government, Kano State House of…
THE Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) Executive Director ,Dr.. Yunusa Zakari Ya’u,has said that it has been observed that natural spaces worldwide are reaching a tipping point, and “without urgent action, droughts may affect over three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050.” Dr.Yau made this known,while speaking during the celebration of World Environment Day 2024, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), in collaboration with Kano State School of Health Technology and School of Hygiene, organized a public sensitization lecture for students of Environmental Sciences from both institutions.. Dr. Ya’u, represented by Ibrahim Nuhu, on the occasion…
A Kano State High Court 7, sitting at Miller Road on Wednesday,presided over by Justice Amina Aliyu Adamu, has granted court order to serve the National Chairman, All Progressive Congress, APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, wife, Hafsat ,son and four others through substituted means. This was just as the court ruled that those defendants,Ganduje,his wife ,son and others four defendants should be served through substituted means through publication on the pages of two newspapers The case, which was before a Kano High Court 4 sitting at Audu Bako, presided by Justice Usman Malam Na’abba, was transferred to Court 7 sitting at…