Author: Khalifa Muhammad

KANO State is poised to regain its status as the commercial hub of Northern Nigeria if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clinched the presidency later this month. PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar gave the state this ray of hope on Thursday in Kano while on another stretch of his nationwide electioneering campaign. While blaming the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the woes, such as dwindling development of education, infrastructural decay and lack of proper healthcare delivery, being suffered by Kano state in recent years, Alhaji Atiku said the APC has failed to manage huge urbanization challenges, that has impacted…

THE presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, began his campaign rally in Kano State with the commissioning of an Arabic school in the Gudunbawa area of the state. The school was constructed by the senator representing Kano central, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, as part of his constituency project. The former vice president then proceeded to Kano Emir’s palace, before the grand rally at the Sani Abacha Stadium. Emir’s Palace and Rally story to follow.

THE Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Kano state government, through the commissioner of Agriculture from Kano State, Dr Jibrin Yusuf Rurum, stakeholders and many beneficiaries have commended Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) for their role in transforming agriculture in Nigeria. The commendation was stated in a communique at the end of a two-day 2023 Annual Stakeholders Review Meeting with the theme: ‘building resilience in food systems in the face of rising food demand and climate change, organised by the Nigeria Country Office of SAA from 7th-8th February, in Kano. The Communique reads in full:…

THE Kano State Police Command has arrested two men, parading themselves as journalists, for allegedly defrauding a rice trader of N33,000. The 30-year-old suspects, Mujahid Kabir and Abba Imam, were alleged to have, on February 2, 2023, generated a fake bank transfer alert of N33,000 to buy a bag of rice at a Plaza at Sharada Quarters, Kano Municipal Local Government Area, Kano State The state police spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said, “On 2nd February 2023 at about 1700hrs, a report was received from the Manager of a Plaza at Sharada…

HAJIYA (Dr.) Maryam Abacha, the wife of the former Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha, has drawn the attention of society, especially men, to give women the opportunity and freedom to seek for western education, learn skills and work for the development of the nation. Maryam Abacha made the remark on Tuesday while interacting with journalists at her residence in Abuja. Dr Maryam said women influence building a better society because they are caretakers and can contribute significantly to the growth and development of society if given the opportunity. She used the session to make a special appeal to…

JAGORA University, Cameroon, has honored 32 staff of Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria and Niger as well as other individuals with honorary doctorate degrees for their outstanding contributions to the development of Education. The ceremony, which was held on Saturday, 4th February, 2023 at the School of Health Sciences, MAAUN Kano, was attended by both students and staff of the University. In his address, the Founder and Chairman Governing Council of MAAUN, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, congratulated the awardees for the feat recorded saying it is just a starting point of their journey to success. Prof. Gwarzo, who nominated…

THE Presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said no Nigerian in their right frame of mind will elect either the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 25 presidential election. Kwankwaso said this on Monday while addressing his supporters at the party’s governorship campaign rally held at Tarauni Local Government Area of the state. The former Governor of Kano State Kwankwaso described the leaders of the two parties as foes of women, youth and other Nigerians. While warning his supporters against violence, he said the party will not allow any form…

NO fewer than 18 trafficked persons have been rescued by officers of the Nigerian Navy at Rijiyar Lemu in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. Also, two suspected human traffickers were arrested during an operation carried out on Saturday by the  Nigerian Navy Finance and Logistics College’s internal security team. The Navy in a post on its official Facebook page on Monday night said the rescue and arrest were made following a tip-off from one of its officers whose sister was among those being trafficked. It partly read, ” The Nigerian Navy rescued 18 victims of human trafficking at…

KANO State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has expressed concern that elements from the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election are regrouping and are using the current crisis generated by the naira redesign policy to undermine Nigeria’s democracy. He claimed that these individuals are disguising themselves as unknown political parties and working with the main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to impose an unfeasible cash policy that is affecting the masses. The governor’s comments come as a reaction to an interim injunction issued by a Federal High Court in Abuja, which stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from…

GOVERNOR of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has alleged Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is fighting back with the Naira redesign policy. News Point Nigeria reports Governor Ganduje made the allegation in a statement on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar. Ganduje alleged the untimely implementation of the Naira swap policy was deliberately done by Emeifiele as a fighting back strategy for failing to get the presidential ticket under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). “The CBN Governor is only doing this to cause confusion in the forthcoming elections for no just reason. He has not…

AS part of its efforts to fight the global cancer epidemic, 3 Brigade’s Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives (NAOWA) Kano Chapter in collaboration with Save A Life Awareness And Cancer Support Network (SALCASUN) held a special World Cancer Awareness and Medical Outreach sensitization exercise at the headquarters of the 3 Brigade Army, Bukavu Barracks, Saturday. Speaking during the event, the Zonal Coordinator, Mrs Adebimpe Are stated that the Cancer Awareness and Medical Outreach is a medium used by 3 Brigade NAOWA Chapter to interact with the barracks community to teach them timely check of their health and also to encourage them…

A GROUP under the aegis of North-West Tinubu/ Shettima Campaign Support Group has thrown its weight behind Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s recent comments where he claimed that some elements in the presidency are working against the APC Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Director of the Group, Bappa Babba-Danagundi, made the position of the group known while speaking to newsmen in Kano on Sunday. According to him, over 10,000 support groups and 5 million members of the support groups are solidly behind Governor El-Rufai’s comments because he had spoken the minds of over 150 million Nigerians. Dan’agundi asserted that, it’s not…

THE presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has taken his search for economic prosperity in the West African sub-region to the Republic of Niger. He told his hosts and the Nigerian community that he would make the nation’s foreign policy centre on security, governance, technology transfer and economic diplomacy. A statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Spokesperson of the Kwankwaso/NNPP Presidential Campaign Council, Ladipo Johnson, said the political pilgrimage was “in continuation of his consultations, especially his Afro-centred foreign policy initiatives if given the mandate by Nigerians.” Kwankwaso also paid a courtesy visit…

FOLLOWING their outstanding performance in the just concluded Reading Competition of the Biography of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) three Kano indigenous students have been fully sponsored for undergraduate studies in Istanbul, Turkey. According to a signed statement by the Director Enlightenment, Ministry of Education, Aliyu Yusuf, issued and made available to News Point Nigeria, Friday, the three sponsored students are; Muhammad Nasiru Dantiye from Asal College, Fadima Musa Haruna  from Kuntau Academy and Al-amin Sani from Governor’s college. In addition to their sponsorship, Muhammad Nasiru Dantiye, who emerged as overall winner of the reading competition got a Prize of N700,000 and…

THE presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso has faulted the new naira swap deadline, claiming it only affects the masses and not the political elites who he said have banks.  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had on Sunday extended the deadline for the swapping of the newly-designed naira notes, bowing to pressure from many quarters. But Kwankwaso said the February 10th deadline given by the apex bank is not enough, arguing that if the move was meant to curb vote-buying as many believe, the aim would be defeated since major politicians have access to…

A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Kano has granted an order for leave to immediately investigate, arrest and prosecute the Kano State APC chairman Abdullahi Abbas over threat to life, distraction of peace and hate speeches. Mr. Mahmoud Lamido, a citizen of Kano has approached the court through his counsel Barr. Bashir Yusuf Muhammad Tudun Wazirchi seeking for the immediate arrest of the APC chairman Abdullahi Abbas for issuing a threat to his life via phone call insinuating that he would kill him (sai na batar da kai). Justice S.A. Amobeda of the Federal High Court 3 sitting in Kano…

THE Kano State Hisbah Board has concluded investigation on Malama Khadija Rano, who was alleged to have dissolved her marriage to marry her daughter’s suitor. In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Board, Alhaji Lawan Ibrahim on Tuesday and made available to News Point Nigeria in Kano said:  “chairman of the committee who doubles as Deputy Commander in charge of operations of the Board, Malam Hussain Ahmed, said the committee had found out that the marriage was legal and had fulfilled all the necessary criteria. Ahmed said Khadija was divorced by her husband and had observed the…

THE Commissioner of Education Kano state, Rt Hon Ya’u Abdullahi Yan’shana has plaged his support and cooperation with Development Partners working towards supporting the state education sector. He made the assertion when he recieved the Managing Director of the Development Alternative Incorporation (DAI) UK Global, Mr Kent Smith on a courtesy visit in his office. In a signed statement by the Director Enlightenment, Ministry of Education, Aliyu Yusuf, issued and made available to News Point Nigeria, Tuesday, the Commissioner expressed  appreciation over the  contributions of PLANE, a project under the supervision of the DAI, He then noted that their support…

A RENOWNED physicist and former Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Professor Ibrahim Umar Bichi is dead. His son, Farouk Ibrahim Umar confirmed the development, Monday night, announcing that the burial ceremony would hold at the Kano Emir’s Palace, Kofar Kudu by 10am on Tuesday. The deceased, who served as BUK VC between 1979 and 1986, was the third head of the institution. He was the first Nigerian academic in physics to teach at the university in 1976. He was a member of the Nigerian delegation to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference from 1989 and was…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday in Kano State alleged that some foreign elements are suspected to be part of those using Boko Haram to destroy the country. Buhari, who made the disclosure during a launch, held in his honour at Kano Government House said, “it is unfortunate that Boko Haram stopped the country from tapping its resources in Lake Chad Basin. “We have shown Nigerians and the rest of the world that we have so many natural resources. He recalled how Boko Haram insurgents took over the control of 17 Local Government Areas in Borno State out of the 27…