Author: Khalifa Muhammad

THE Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission said on Tuesday that it had unsealed the 10 warehouses sealed last week for alleged hoarding of foodstuffs. The chairman of the commission, Muhuyi Magaji, told this newspaper that the owners of the warehouses had shown up and they were directed to open and sell to the public. Magaji said, as a result, Kano had begun to witness a drop in the prices of foodstuffs. He said, “The action taken by the commission has forced the dealers to bring the commodities to markets as well as reduce their prices. “We visited a…

TROOPS of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have apprehended a 35-year-old “high-profile kidnapper known as Isah Abdul” in Durbunde in the Takai Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. In a statement on Tuesday, NAF spokesman, Edward Gabkwet, said the arrest was carried out on Monday evening. He said the operation followed credible intelligence on the hideout of the notorious kidnapper and his boys allegedly responsible for several kidnapping incidences in the area. “Preliminary investigation has since revealed that Isah Abdul and his gang were responsible for the abduction of one Yakubu Ibrahim Tagaho, popularly known as “Sarkin Noman Gaya,”…

THE Nigeria Customs Service, Kano Area Command, says it has intercepted four trucks of food items as part of efforts to tackle smuggling. This is contained in a statement by the spokesman for the service, Saidu Nuradeen, on Tuesday, in Kano. He said that personnel of the service intercepted the vehicles transporting a significant quantity of food items intended for illegal export along the Hadejia – Taura – Ringim axis in Jigawa. Nuradeen listed the items to include 1,505 cartons of big and small-size dried fish, 17 bags of local variety rice, and two bags of beans. According to him,…

KANO business tycoon, Aminu Dantata, has thrown his weight behind the call for a parliamentary system of government as a solution to Nigeria’s problems. Dantata stated this on Thursday when he received a team led by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, at his residence in Kano. Nigeria practised the parliamentary system of government between 1960 and 1966. The lawmakers argued that Nigeria should return to the parliamentary form of government because it is cheaper than the presidential form. Meeting Dantata, a former member of parliament during the First Republic, the Chinda-led group said they remained…

A SUSPECTED kidnapper, Adamu Ismail has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and killing of his neighbour’s son, Abdullahi Sani. Ismail was arrested alongside two others, Musa Usman and Abdullahi Usman who were said to have attempted to dupe the family of the deceased by demanding for the sum of N4 million as ransom after killing the victim. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna confirmed the arrest to newsmen in the state on Thursday. SP Haruna said, “On 8th February, 2024, at about 1100hrs, a report was received from one Alhaji Rabiu Abdullahi, of Hotoron Fulani Quarters Kano that…

THE President MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has extended his heartfelt condolence to the family of Mouhamadou Salissou Hamissou of the Radio France International, who passed away following an auto crash. The deceased died on Wednesday in a car accident along the Katsina–Kano road. In a condolence message personally signed and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Kano, Prof Gwarzo also expressed his deepest condolences to the management of Radio France International. He described the deceased as a very humble and kind hearted person who contributed towards the development of the journalism profession in the country.…

TRADERS at the Singer market in Kano have rejected alleged claims that they are involved in hoarding of essential goods and commodities. The traders, who were at the Kano Public Complaint and Anti Corruption Commission (PCACC) office, dissociated themselves from the alleged ill practice and also pledged to sustain the current price of foodstuff from now onwards. Ibrahim Danyaro, leader of the traders, spoke shortly after a meeting which held on morning. He said, “We don’t hoard goods and other essential commodities; that’s why we are here today to discuss the issues with the PCACC. “We have come with our…

GUNMEN last Friday abducted the a dozen commuters of an 18-passenger commercial bus near the boundary, between Akunu-Akoko in Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, and Ayere, in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The kidnappers allegedly killed the driver of the bus and took all the passengers away, into a nearby bush, leaving behind a 4-year-old girl and taking away her mother. Other commuters travelling along the route later arrived at the scene to find the bus abandoned by the roadside and the helpless little girl crying. Moments later, some security operatives including the Police,…

THE Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission has sealed 10 warehouses containing assorted foodstuffs in the Dawanau area of Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state. The commission’s Chairman, Muhuyi Magaji, disclosed this to newsmen shortly after confiscating the warehouses in Dawanau International Grains Market, Singer Market, and Kwari Textiles Market on Sunday. He said that owners of such warehouses were nowhere to be found during the operation, but those that were opened were stacked full of commodities, including spaghetti, rice, pasta, sugar, and other food items. He said, “The owners have been issued notice to report…

THE Kano State Hisbah Board has confiscated no fewer than 8,600 bottles of beer loaded in a van that came from Kaduna to the state. The board’s officer in charge of intoxicants, Idris Ibrahim, disclosed this to journalists on Saturday, Ibrahim said the alcoholic drinks were seized last Thursday at Kwanar Dangora village along Kano-Kaduna Expressway. He added that operatives of the command had been tracking the vehicle from Kaduna until it came into Kano territory. “We stopped the vehicle at Kwanar Dangora village and the driver attempted to escape but our operatives apprehended him. “You know it is illegal…

KANO State Government has reinstated its comittment to partner with Canada in the areas of health, education, agriculture, and other spheres of human endeavours for the benefit of the two entities. The Kano Governor made this known when he received the Canadian Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, James  Christoff who called on him at his office in Government House, Kano, Tuesday. Governor Yusuf noted with appreciation the cordial relationship existing between Kano and the Canadian government in the sectors of education, agriculture, science and technology among others. A statement issued by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the spokesperson to the Governor…

AMINU Kano College of Islamic and Legal studies (AKCIKS), Kano, has secured Senate approval of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State to start degree programs. Upon the approval given by the Senate of the University, AKCILS is now allowed to commence  degree program and award degree certificate in affiliation of the approved University in due course. The approval according to the Press Statement issued and signed by the Public Relations Officer of the College,  Dr. Salisu Marafa Sagagi, was followed by vigorous srutiny and series of inspections made by the affiliation inspection team of the University, and assured that…

MARYAM Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN), Kano, has matriculated a total of 1,380 newly admitted students for the 2023/2024 Academic Session. The Third Matriculation Ceremony, which took place on Friday, 2nd February and Saturday, 3rd February 2024, was held at the Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed Twin Lecture Theatre, where invited guests, including parents and other well wishers attended the event. The two-day program started with students of Schools of Law and Social and Management Sciences for the first day, while the students of Schools of Computing, Health Sciences and Nursing Sciences were matriculated on the second day. In his…

GOVERNOR Abba Yusuf of Kano State says he will meet President Bola Tunibu over the economic hardship and hunger being experienced by Nigerians. ”I will personally meet President Tinubu to intimate him about the hardship the people of Kano State are encountering due to inflation with a view to providing succour to the people,” Yusuf said on Monday in Kano. The governor stated this during a meeting with the business community and other stakeholders held at the Government House. He lamented the high increase in the prices of foodstuff and other daily needs, hence the urgent need to put heads…

KANO State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has congratulated Dasuki Galadanchi over his recent promotion to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to represent North West zone of the country. The Governor who with the support of the Inspector General of Police, decorated  the new DIG with his new rank at the Police Headquarters Abuja,  described him as a gallant  police officer who is committed in serving his fatherland since his enlistment in the Police Force till the present moment. The Governor noted with pleasure how the new Deputy Inspector General …

THE Kano State University of Science and Technology Wudil renamed Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology is developing a robotic machine that will enable staff to carry out domestic chores like cleaning, sweeping and knighting in the institution. The vice chancellor of the university, Professor Musa Yakasai, told newsmen that the robotic machine would assist the staff in discharging their duties optimally. He said the management of the institution has greatly improved on Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology utilization to allow students to fully utilize technology and be part of the Global IT transformation. He said the robot had…

A 37-YEAR-OLD security guard at Prestige International College, Nurudeen Shehu, has committed suicide over news of his ex-wife’s remarriage in Kano. The state Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, said it occurred inside one of the college’s classrooms on Sunday. Gumel said, “On January 28, at approximately 10.30 am, Abdullahi Abdulsalam of Rijiyar Zaki reported that Shehu was found hanging motionless in a classroom. “Policemen from Gwale Division, led by the DPO, made their way into the classroom, cut the rope, and rushed the body to the Murtala Mohammed General Hospital, where a doctor on…

KANO State Governor, Engr Abba Kabir Yusuf has denounced entering any agreement with Presidency prior to 12th January, 2024 Supreme Court judgment on Kano Election Petition where he emerged victorious. A statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, described a document already circulating on social media indicating a four term agreement between the Governor and the presidency as imaginary piece, deviod any iota of truth. For the purposes of emphasis, the rather fake agreement saying Governor Yusuf has accepted to cross carpet to the ruling APC, jettison purported claim to dissolve or allow the five emirates, discontinuing demolition…

THE National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has reminded all and sundry especially the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and the Kano State Governor, Engr Abba Kabir Yusuf that once they defect to the APC, then he becomes their leader. Ganduje, who spoke in a viral audio clip, stressed that when it comes to APC, he remains the number one person who matters the most. He said, “If you are talking about APC we are the leaders of APC. Not in local government, not in state, not zones but national as a…

GOVERNOR Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has reacted to the invitation of the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje calling on him and others to join the party. Yusuf, who spoke through his spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, said Ganduje did not follow the right channel. This newspaper reports that after a stakeholders’ meeting of the APC in Kano on Thursday, Ganduje asked Yusuf to abandon the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) for the APC. He said, “We are appealing to those who want join APC to come. In particular, we are inviting the…