THE Kano State Governor-elect H.E. Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf has announced Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa as his Chief Press Secretary for the transition period. In a letter signed by the Chairman of the Gubernatorial Transition Committee on behalf of the Governor-Elect, His Excellency described Mr Bature’s appointment as well deserved as it was based on his competence, loyalty, commitment and hard work which he exhibited since 2019. Sunusi is a seasoned PR guru, development communication and stakeholder engagement expert with 19 years working experience in both international development, private sector and the Media in Nigeria. He is a winner of…
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KANO State Deputy Governor and Guber candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir Yusuf Gawuna has congratulated the Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf (popularly known as Abba Gida-Gida) of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). News Point Nigeria reports that, in a short recorded audio, circulated by his media team, Gawuna thanked the good people of Kano for coming out en masse to vote for him and his party, the APC, in the recently concluded general elections. He said: “You are all aware that we took our complaints to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on various problems…
KANO State Governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf (popularly known as Abba Gida-Gida) of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has called on his closest rival in the guber race, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir Yusuf Gawuna to accepts Allah’s will and join him in restoring the good fortunes of the state. Yusuf, who said this during his speech after receiving his certificate of return, also called out to other contestants in the March 18 guber election to join his administration for the development and progress of Kano state. According to the governor-elect, his election is a “no victor,…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, April 15 for governorship, national and state assembly supplementary elections. News Point Nigeria reports that, the commission made the disclosure in a tweet on Monday. “Arising from its meeting held today, the Independent National Electoral Commission has decided that all outstanding Governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections will take place on Saturday 15th April 2023. “A detailed official statement will follow shortly,” the tweet reads. The announcement comes barely one week after the governorship elections of Kebbi and Adamawa states were declared inconclusive. Last Monday, the election in Kebbi was…
THE Kano State Governor-elect, Engr Abba Kabir Yusuf has reaffirmed his government’s readiness to quickly fix the problems of provision of potable water, basic education and good healthcare, which are fundamental duties of a responsive government. According to a statement by the spokesperson to the Governor-elect, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, Kabir Yusuf said despite huge tax payers’ money the outgoing administration claimed to have committed to the provision of basic water, Kano households strive in the twenty-first century to access safe drinking water in a State endowed with functional dams and resources to provide such amenities. In his acceptance speech, the…
KANO State Police Command has arrested 29 suspects in connection with criminal conspiracy, mischief by fire, and theft. The suspects are believed to have attacked the residence of a popular musician Dauda Adamu Abdullahi (Rarara) and the All Progressive Congress (APC) State Secretariat in Kano following Saturday’s governorship and state assembly election. According to the police report, the thugs who attacked Rarara’s residence looted and destroyed properties worth millions of Naira. They also attacked four commercial shops belonging to different people. Meanwhile, another group of thugs has attacked and destroyed parts of the APC State Secretariat Office located at Hotoro,…
EMIR of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero CFR, JP has congratulated the governor-elect of Kano State, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf over his victory at the recently concluded polls on Saturday. According to a congratulatory letter signed by His Highness and made available to News Point Nigeria on Thursday, the Emir stated that, they are convinced the governor-elect will deliver considering his competence, capacity and wealth of experience. “We join close associates and well wishers to pray for Almighty Allah’s guidance and protection for you and may He make it easy for you”, the Emir concluded.
KANO State Hisbah Board has deployed its personnel to various mosques across the 44 local government areas of the state. The board said the move was part of efforts to ensure safety of lives and property during the Ramadan period. The board’s Commander General, Sheikh Harun Ibn Sina, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen, on Thursday. He said all the corps posted would visit mosques during iftar, tarawih, and tahajjud prayers to protect worshippers and their properties against criminal elements. He added that the board would intensify efforts to arrest those found engaging in social vices, as well as,…
THE Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has announced that 1444AH Ramadan will start in the country on Thursday, March 23, 2023. News Point Nigeria reports that the NSCIA President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, announced this on Wednesday in a broadcast. He said the new moon of Ramadan was sighted in different parts of the country and that reports of the moon sighting were received from Muslim leaders and organisations across the country. “After due verification and authentication by the national moon sighting committee and states committees’ confirmation, as well as routine scrutiny, I hereby announce the…
THE Chairman of New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State, Umar Doguwa, has told the All Progressives Congress (APC) to seek redress in court if they are not satisfied with the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. NNPP’s Abba Kabir Yusuf was declared winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Kano State, claiming the first governorship seat for the over 20-year-old party. The protegee of the presidential candidate of the party and former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, garnered 1,019,700 votes against his closest challenger and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir Gawuna, who got 890,705 votes.…
THE Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, says he forgives his detractors within and outside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following his successful re-election bid in last Saturday’s governorship election. Governor Mohammed, who made a live appearance Tuesday on Channels Television’s Politics Today monitored by News Point Nigeria, gave the assurance that he would extend an olive branch to those who feel antagonised by him. According to him, even now, there are traditional rulers and ulamas who worked with his political opponents. “I have forgiven them. My own is to make sure I unify everybody,” he said. But the governor…
NASIRU Gawuna, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s Kano election, has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ought to have declared the exercise inconclusive. Addressing journalists on Tuesday, Gawuna who was in the company of party leaders, Gawuna said was astoninishing that with the same election, 16 of the House of Assembly elections held same day and same conditions were declared inconclusive by INEC. News Point Nigeria reports that the Returning Officer of INEC for Kano, Professor Ahmad Doko Ibrahim, Monday morning declared Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) as the…
BARELY an hour after the declaration of the Kano state governorship election, some unidentified thugs have set the residence of ace political singer, Dauda Kahutu Rarara on fire. Rarara was at the centre stage of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign, singing at various rallies while the electioneering lasted. Rarara was initially on Kano ADP Guber candidate, Shaaban Ibrahim Sharada’s camp, before joining Gawuna’s camp a few weeks to the guber election. According to an eyewitness, who is also a resident of the area, Yusuf Abdullahi, the thugs invaded the house and started destroying valuables before setting the house on…
THE Kano State Government has imposed dawn to dusk curfew with a view to avoid breakdown of law and order following tensions generated from the collation of results of the governorship and state Assembly elections. The state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba, made the announcement in a statement issued Monday morning. He said the decision was to prevent hoodlums from to causing chaos in the already tensed situation. The commissioner called on people in the state to remain indoors as security agents would not spare anyone or group bent on causing trouble.
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the New Nigerian Peoples Party’s (NNPP) governorship candidate, Abba Kabir Yusuf winner of the Kano governorship election. Abba, popularly known as Abba Gida Gida polled a total of 1, 019, 602 votes, defeating the incumbent deputy governor, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Party who scored 890, 705 votes, followed by Muhammad Sani Abacha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with 15, 957 votes. Abba was announced winner at 7:07 am on Monday morning, almost 17 hours after the collation exercise commenced.
THE presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has expressed his disapproval of alleged attempts to declare the governorship election in Kanos State inconclusive. Speaking to journalists in the early hours of Monday morning, he called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “do the right thing” as his party is in the lead at the INEC collation centre. The former Kano State governor called for fairness as he would not want any form of chaos, following an announcement of results in the state.
THERE is tension in Kano over the final collation of Saturday’s governorship election results. At 1:58am, the result of the last Local Government Area, Dala, was announced, with the New Nigerian Peoples Party NNPP) securing a major lead above its All Progressives Congress (APC) rival. While NNPP polled 53,794 votes in Dala, APC trailed with 28,880 votes. Supporters of the NNPP had started jubilating that the party secured the highest votes cast in the election but the returning officer, Professor Ahmad Doko Ibrahim, announced that he needed at least two hours to make final pronouncement. This raised suspicion among some…
BUT for Dala Local Government Area of Kano, the collation of 2023 governorship election in Kano would have been almost over. As of the time of filing this report, the results of other 43 LGAs had been collated, with the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) leading the All Progressives Congress (APC) with 102,983 votes. While Abba Kabir Yusuf, governorship candidate of the NNPP has polled a total of 964,808 votes, APC’s Nasir Gawuna has secured 861,825 votes. Already party supporters have been jubilating what they see as a sign of victory but the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet…
THE New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) is currently leading its All Progressives Congress (APC) rival with over 61,000 votes. In the ongoing collation of Kano governorship election results, Abba Kabir Yusuf of NNPP has polled 832,690 votes while Nasir Gawuna of the ruling APC has secured 771,333 votes, leaving a margin of 61,357 votes. This is by far the widest margin in the collation that began on Sunday afternoon. However results are still being expected from four other LGAs.
THE New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) currently has over 30,000 votes above its All Progressives Congress (APC) rival in the ongoing collation of Kano governorship election results. The results collated from Bebeji, the 36th Local Government Area, pushed the opposition party to the height. However results are still being expected from eight other LGAs. The neck and neck between the parties has been on since collation of the governorship results started om Sunday evening. Currently as things stand, NNPP’s Abba Yusuf has polled a total of 711,685, while Nasir Gawuna of the APC has secured – 680,808, leaving a margin…