Author: Khalifa Muhammad

THE Management of Bayero University, Kano has dismissed the purported publication claiming to have discovered 20 fake Professors working in the university. This is contained in a statement signed by the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Sagir Adamu Abbas, a copy of which was made available to News Point Nigeria, Tuesday. The VC, according to the statement, described the report as a “malicious, doctored and fallacious” publication capable of tarnishing the institution’s credible image. See full statement below: The Management of Bayero University,  Kano has noticed the circulation of a purported fake publication on social media on the discovery…

A KANO Magistrate Court sitting at Yankaba has fixed January 18, 2024 for the ruling on bail application filed by three defendants in the murder case of one Nafiu Hafizu, a driver allegedly killed by a housewife, Hafsat Surajo. The defendants, Dayyabu Abdullahi (Hafsat’s husband), Adamu Muhammad and Nasidi Muhammad, are to be returned to the correctional centre until the next adjourned date. Hafsat is standing trial on two count charge of Murder and attempt to commit suicide. She pleaded not guilty to charges after confessing to the police that she singlehandedly stabbed multiple times on his body after he…

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State on his 61st birthday. In a statement Thursday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, President Tinubu recognized the steadfastness implicit in the political trajectory of Governor Yusuf, rising through the political rung from personal assistant to commissioner and now governor. See full statement below: STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU CONGRATULATES KANO GOVERNOR ON 61ST BIRTHDAY President Bola Tinubu congratulates Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State on his 61st birthday. President Tinubu recognizes the steadfastness implicit in the political trajectory of…

KANO State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has refuted claims of engaging in any fistfight with the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, resulting in the latter’s removal from office. The governor dismissed the rumour as baseless during an address delivered on Tuesday at the swearing-in of 21 permanent secretaries, 15 advisers, and one Local Government Chairman held at the Government House in Kano. Rumours have circulated in the state suggesting a physical confrontation between Governor Yusuf and the SSG had led to the latter’s removal. However, reports indicated that the SSG travelled to Egypt for medical treatment,…

IT was thrills and frills as Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf in company of his deputy Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo and other top government functionaries ushers in new year 2024 witnessed by mammoth crowd at Mahaha Sport complex. Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf said year 2023 must be reckon with as people of Kano voted NNPP to pilot the affairs of the state acknowledging the contribution of youth and women during the elections period. The Governor said year 2024 will be of massive physical and human development Projects that have direct bearing to the lives of people of the…

KANO State Governor, Engr Abba Kabir Yusuf has announced the death of his uncle, AlhajiHassan Yusuf Danmakwayo. Alhaji Danmakwayo passed away at the age of 72 on Saturday in Kano. In a statement signed by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the spokesperson to the Governor, late Hassan Yusuf, a retired Nursing Officer died after protracted illiness. Aged 72, Hassan died today and has been buried according to Islamic rites. The deceased is survived by his wife, many children,  grandchildren and relatives. Late Dan’makwayo was the younger brother to late Alhaji Kabir Yusuf, the father of Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir…

GOVERNOR Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Friday performed the official launch of the construction of Tal’udu and Dan-Agundi interchange flyover and bridge in Kano city. Speaking at the ceremony, Yusuf said that the project was aimed at ensuring free flow traffic in the municipal to enhance socio-economic activities in the state. He said that the project was initiated to reduce traffic congestion, ease travel, beautify the city, control pollution, and develop infrastructure in the ancient city. He said that Kano as a mega city deserved massive infrastructure transformation to catre for the needs of over 10 million inhabitants and…

THE Kano State Police Command has arrested nine suspects who specialised in interstate trafficking, abduction, buying and selling of minors. The state Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the Bompai command’s headquarters on Thursday. He explained that the suspects were apprehended after conducting several intelligence-led operations through which the long time cycle of interstates trafficking syndicates hibernating around Kano, Bauchi, Gombe, Lagos, Delta, Anambra and Imo states were identified and dismantled. According to Gumel, seven victims, who are mostly minors, were rescued from the suspects. “It was through diligent investigations by our dedicated team…

HAFSAT Surajo, a Kano woman accused of killing business partner, Nafiu Hafiz, has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted suicide when she was arraigned in court on Wednesday. Although Hafsat, aka Chuchu, had earlier confessed to the killing, she however denied the charges when she appeared before a Chief Magistrate’s Court No. 37 located at Yankaba, Kano. A statement by the spokesman for Kano State Police Command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa said her husband, Dayyabu Abdullahi and one Mallam Adamu have been charged with the offences of criminal conspiracy, concealment and giving false information. “Members of the public should recall…

THE Director General, Media and Publicity to Kano State Governor Mr. Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa emerged the winner of 2023 political communicator of the year. The award ceremony which took place Friday night at Tahir Guest Palace, was organised by the Arewa Agenda in partnership with PR Nigeria. Sanusi was recognised due to his contribution in running harmless media campaigns before and after elections. While delivering the award, Chairman PR Nigeria Dr. Sule Ya’u Sule said Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa has taken the political communication to a new dimension through strategic engagement with stakeholders including those in the opposition. While…

THE Kano State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old housewife, Hafsat Surajo, for allegedly stabbing her domestic staff, Nafi’u Hafiz, to death. The Commissioner of Police, Hussaini Gumel, confirmed the incident while addressing newsmen at the Command’s Headquarters in Bompai on Friday. He said the incident occurred at Unguwa Uku quarters in Taurani Local Government Area of the state. He said, “On December 21, at about 0700 hours, a report was received from one Hafizu Salisu of Bauchi LGA, that he received a phone call from one Daiyanu Abdullahi of Unguwa Uku, Kano, that his brother, Nafi’u Hafiz, is dead”.…

IN the interest of nursing and midwifery education, Professor Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, the President of the Group of MAAUN Universities has earned praise for his generosity and esteemed reputation. Dr Faruq Umar Abubakar, the Secretary-General/Registrar of the Council of Nursing and Midwifery of Nigeria, commended Professor Gwarzo’s benevolent nature during an interaction with journalists at the 11th induction/oath-taking ceremony for foreign-trained graduates. The induction was held at the Twin Lecture Theatre of the Maryam Abacha American University in Kano on 14th December 2023. The 340 inductees came from seventeen (17) countries where Maryam Abacha American University, Maradi in the Republic…

THE News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, has been called upon to immortalise a Nationalist and Political icon, late Malam Aminu Kano (1920 to 1983). A Kano based Veteran Journalist and Media Consultant, Alhaji Abdulkadir Ahmed Ibrahim, FNGE, (Kwakwatawa) made the call in a Congratulatory Letter he sent to the new Managing Director of the News Agency, Alhaji Ali Muhammed Ali. He posited that it is imperative for NAN to immortalise the late Malam Aminu Kano in whatever way possible as a way of posthumously acknowledging and appreciating the late Sage’s advocacy and agitation for the establishment of a Nigeria’s News…

KANO State Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has vowed a thorough investigation into the recent fire outbreak caused by some miscreants at Gwale Local Government Area Secretariat which resulted in loss of property worth millions of naira. Gwarzo, who doubles as the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, made the pledge during a visit to the affected site on Saturday evening. He assured the public that the government would leave no stone unturned in determining the cause and bringing those responsible to justice. “We are deeply saddened by this unfortunate incident and the losses incurred. We will work…

A GROUP of people, described by the Kano State Police Command as “faceless intruders”, has attacked the secretariat of Gwale local government area of the State following the reinstatement of the embattled chairman of LGA, Khalid Ishaq, on Wednesday. The development comes after a fire outbreak had earlier gutted part of the secretariat building earlier on Wednesday morning. Ishaq, who was elected chairman of Gwale Local Government Area during the immediate-past administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was suspended by the Kano State House of Assembly (KNHA) for three months. His suspension followed a petition written by Councillors of…

A DIRECTOR in the Kano State Government Service, Abubakar Gambo, and two others have been arrested and detained at the Criminal Investigation Department, of the State Police Command over alleged fraud. The State Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, confirmed the arrest to newsmen on Tuesday. He said Gambo, who is the Director of Administration and General Services in the Ministry of Water Resources, was arrested alongside two others for allegedly misappropriating millions of naira through illegal auction of government properties. Gumel said others arrested alongside Gambo are Baba Yahaya, an Assistant Secretary of Administration, and Nuhu Mansir, a former Manager…

POLITICIANS from Kano State have been urged to always consider the interest of the state in every thing they do, so as to move the state forward in all spheres of life. The member representing Doguwa/Tundun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State at House of Representatives, Hon Alhassan Ado Doguwa, gave this advice while speaking to our reporter from Saudi Arabia. The federal lawmaker, who narrated his ordeals in the hands what he called “politics of negativity” said he was grateful to “The Almighty Allah for vindicating me after all the conspiracies the opposition politicians planned against me.” According to…

AHEAD of the Supreme Court verdict on the Kano governorship election dispute, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) have once again committed to ensure the peaceful coexistence of Kano State before, during, after the verdict. This newspaper reported that the two parties had signed a peace accord before the State Joint Security Committee at the police command in the state. On Friday, the joint security heads and the leaders of the political parties have reconvened to review and renew their commitment. Addressing journalists, the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel said, “The…

KANO State Governor, Engr Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved the elevation of his official spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa from Chief Press Secretary to Director General, Media and Publicity. New Point Nigeria reports that the elevation was contained in a statement issued by Aliyu Yusuf, Director Public Enlightenment, Kano State Government House, in the early hours of Thursday. According to the statement the appointment is with immediate effect. The statement also announced the appointment of heads of agencies and parastatals as follows: “Hon. Rabi’u Saleh Gwarzo, Permanent Commissioner I SUBEB , Engr. Sarki Ahmad, Director General, Rural Access and Mobility…

PRESIDENT of MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo has donated an ambulance to the Federal University Dutsin-ma, Katsina State. This is the second time Prof. Gwarzo is donating an ambulance to the university after donating a 60-seater luxurious bus to the institution. Prof. Gwarzo announced the donation when he was speaking at the 7th and 8th convocation ceremony of FUDMA which was held on Saturday 2nd December, 3023 on the university campus. Prof. Gwarzo who doubles as the President of the Association of African Private Universities (AAPU), lauded the Vice Chancellor of FUDMA, Prof. Armaya’u Bichi for his…