THE New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) has secured a narrow lead over its All Progressives Congress (APC) rival in the ongoing collation of Kano governorship election. The neck and neck between the parties has been on since collation of the governorship results started a couple of hours ago. After the 31st Local Government Area collation, NNPP’s Abba Bichi Yusuf polled 592,503 votes ahead of Nasir Gawuna of the APC who secured 584,237, leaving a margin of 8,266 votes.
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THE New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) has secured a narrow lead over its All Progressives Congress (APC) rival in the ongoing collation of Kano governorship election. The neck and neck between the parties has been on since collation of the governorship results started a couple of hours ago. After the 30th Local Government Area collation, NNPP’s Abba Bichi Yusuf had poled 567,135 votes while Nasir Gawuna of the APC had secured 567,352 votes, leaving a margin of 217.
THE votes from Bichi Local Government Area of Kano has changed the score line between the parties leading in the Kano governorship election. While the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) started with early lead, the All Progressives Congress (APC) bounced back before an hour break. But the NNPP regained control until the votes from Bichi, the 25th Local Government, were declared at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre in the state. Nasir Gawuna of the APC is now leading with 444,537 votes while the NNPP is trailing with 427,496 votes. There is a margin of 17,041 votes between…
THE New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has found its way back to the top in the ongoing governorship election in Kano. The opposition party, which was in early lead when collation began on Sunday, lost marginally to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as of the time the exercise was suspended for an hour break. But by the time collation resumed with the 20th Local Government Area, Abba Kabir Yusuf of the NNPP was leading gubernatorial candidate of the APC, Nasir Gawuna with 3,037 votes. While Yusuf polled 345,735, Gawuna trailed with 342,698 votes. Below are details: RANO ADP –…
GUBERNATORIAL candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State, Abba Kabiru Yusuf, is ahead of Nasir Gawuna, his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, with over 10,000 votes in the 11 Local Government Areas so far declared at the state collation center. The LGAs are Rano, Rogo, Makoda, Kunchi, Wudil, Karaye, Tsanyawa, Minjibir, Gabasawa, Ajingi and Albasu. The NNPP has so far polled 188,032 votes while APC trails with 1 175,003, leaving a margin of 13,029. Below are details: RANO ADP – 80 APC – 17,090 NNPP – 18,040 PDP – 225 PRP – 10 ROGO APC –…
POLICE authorities in Kano have arrested 161 persons for ballot box snatching, and other electoral offenses. The Kano Police Commissioner Muhammad Gumel who disclosed this in a briefing on Sunday said the suspects were arrested for carrying out the acts during the governorship and state house of assembly elections in the North West state. Asides from ballot box snatching, some of the suspects were nabbed for vote buying and attempting to burn an office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state. Some weapons were also recovered from them. “We had a total of 161 arrests made during…
GUBERNATORIAL candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State, Abba Kabiru Yusuf, is ahead of Nasir Gawuna, his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, with over 10,000 votes in the nine Local Government Areas so far declared at the state collation center. The LGAs are Rano, Rogo, Makoda, Kunchi, Wudil, Karaye, Tsanyawa, Minjibir and Albasu. The NNPP has so far polled 153,103 votes while APC trails with 142,981, leaving a margin of 10,122. NNPP has so far won 5 LGAs, while APC has emerged victorious in 4.
JOURNALISTS in Kano have accused the Independent Electoral Commission of selecting few of their members to cover the governorship and State Houses of Assembly results collation, and threatened to boycott the process if such was not corrected immediately. INEC Public Relations Officer, Adam Maulud, had issued a statement with an addendum indicating few journalists as the only ones allowed to cover the result collation exercise on Sunday. The collation of results is expected to commence at about 2:00pm. When contacted to give reasons for this development, Maulud said the Commission was doing so for security and logistics reasons. He said,…
ISMAIL Falgore of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has been declared the winner of the Rogo Constituency in the Kano State Assembly elections. The returning officer declared Falgore the winner after he scored 18,211 votes, defeating Zarewa Magaji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 11,007 votes. In a statement after the announcement of the results, Falgore expressed gratitude to the people of Rogo for their support and trust in him. He promised to work tirelessly to improve the lives of his constituents. “I am grateful to the people of Rogo for giving me this opportunity to represent…
A FORMER councillor of Getso ward, Ibrahim Nakuzama, has been reportedly shot dead over alleged ballot box snatching. Nakuzama was said to have been gunned down by security operatives in Gwarzo local government area of Kano, on Saturday. The incident occurred during the governorship and state assembly candidates elections. An associate of the deceased, who craved anonymity, said he could not spell out any details about the incident as he was yet to recover from the shock. It was gathered that earlier in the day, the deceased brought refreshment for agents of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and New Nigerian…
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State have asked their supporters to march to collation centres. While Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, NNPP presidential candidate, made the call on his party’s behalf, spokesperson for the Gawuna/Garo Campaign Council, Malam Muhammad Garba, made the call for ruling party’s supporters. In a statement issued in Kano on Saturday, Garba said the call become necessary to enable party stakeholders guard against possible falsification or altering of results. Similarly, Kwankwaso, the leader of Kwankwasiyya movement, asked all the party supporters to storm the centers to make sure that…
AT least 10 ballot boxes have been destroyed across several polling units in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano State. This newspaper gathered that voting was progressing peacefully when unidentified thugs disrupted the process and destroyed the ballot boxes. Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) who just arrived at the INEC office at Rimingado with some ballot boxes said they escaped by a whisker. One of the NSCDC officials have bruises all over his arm while his uniform was covered in dust. Some of the wards and polling units where the incident happened include: Dugurawa…
AT least three women have been beaten up at different polling units in Kano over alleged vote buying. Our reporter observed at Giginyu Ward that a woman simply identified as Zubaida was bundled out of the polling unit for alleged vote buying while another woman named Amina was beaten for the same alleged offence at the same venue. However, voting continues. Similarly, at a polling unit in Tarauni Local Government Area, another woman was beaten up for raising up her ballot paper after voting. The unidentified woman was said to have been approached by party agents soliciting her vote. Shortly…
THE gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano, Nasiru Gawuna, has while casting his votes at his Gawuna Polling Unit, emphasized his destiny is in the hands of God . Gawuna, who voted amid hundreds of other voters, said he is confident that the elections would be peaceful with a full security presence. “Power comes from God as I always said, and I’m not worried at all because I know God has already destined who is going to win this contest,” he said. Gawuna, explained that the voters’ turnout is also something of pride because as of…
AHEAD of the Saturday’s governorship and state house of assembly elections, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has on Friday deployed surveillance helicopter and other operational vehicles to Kano state to ensure hitch-free exercise in the state. The Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel who confirmed the deployment in a statement by the command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haruna also said it has received Anti-riot equipments as well as additional manpower to ensure adequate security during the exercise. CP Gumel however said with the boost the command is fully prepared as arrangements have been concluded…
NO fewer than 17 persons were confirmed dead and three others injured in an auto crash at Yaura village on the Wudil-Bauchi Road in the Albasu local government area of Kano State on Thursday. The Kano Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Kano. According to him, the accident involved a Honda Accord car with registration number NSR 81 VW, and a Volkswagen Sharon (bus) with registration number NNG 275 XA. He said a motorist passing by informed the FRSC patrol officials at about 14:20 pm, where a rescue team was…
GIANNI Infantino has been re-elected as president of FIFA until 2027 after standing unopposed at the congress of world football’s governing body on Thursday. The 52-year-old Swiss lawyer, who succeeded the disgraced Sepp Blatter in 2016, was waved in for a third term by acclamation, just as he was four years ago, by delegates from the 211 member federations. “To all those who love me, and I know there are so many, and also those who hate me, I know there are a few: I love you all,” Infantino told delegates in the Rwandan capital, where the voting system did…
KANO State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has announced a donation of N250 million to the victims of the recent fire disaster at Singer and Kurmi markets in the state. The announcement was made by the state commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba, in a statement released to the media. The donation was aimed at providing an immediate succour to the affected traders, who lost their valuables to the fire. The leadership of the traders’ associations in the market will be formally presented with the cheques by the governor at the Government House in Kano. Ganduje expressed sympathy to the…
A FIRE outbreak has razed shops at a popular commodity market, Singer Market, in Kano State. The fire, according to eyewitnesses, started mid night, but it couldn’t be controlled until around 8am. Firefighters alongside marketers worked to bring the situation under control and quench the fire from spreading to other places. One of the marketers, Abubakar Aminu, whose shop was burnt, said he received a call from gatemen around 1:15am, but when he arrived at the market around 2:00am, his shop was ablaze and he could not slavage any goods. According to him, the fire spread to three more plazas…
His Excellency, the Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje; Emir of Kano, His Highness, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and Senator Ibrahim Shekarau were among the many Muslim faithfuls to observe funeral prayers (Jana’iza) for the repose of the soul of a Kano based businessman Alhaji Sani Dahiru Yakasai SDY, who died yesterday. The Janaza took place at Emir’s Palace, Kano, Friday. News Point Nigeria reported that, the deceased died in his office on Thursday after a prolonged illness.