Author: Khalifa Muhammad

THE Kano State Police Command has banned Durbar activities in the state.  This was announced in a statement issued by Abdullahi Kiyawa, Police Public Relations Officer of the command. Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, 15th Emir of Kano, had invited district heads for Durbar and asked the police to provide security. But in his statement, the police said such activity would not be allowed in the interest of security. “The Kano State Police Command congratulates Muslim faithfuls and all law-abiding residents of the State for witnessing yet another Eid-El-Kabir Sallah period and assures that adequate security deployments have been put in…

A KANO High Court sitting at Audu Bako Secretariat has granted order restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting, detaining, harassing, intimidating or inviting the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general elections, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and seven others. The applicants are the NNPP, Dr Ajuji Ahmed, Dipo Olayanku, Ahmed Balewa, Chief Clement Anele, Lady Folshade Aliu, Eng. Buba Galadima and Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso The respondent in the suit is the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Yusuf Ubale Muhammad granted the order upon reading the motion exparte dated…

GOVERNOR Abba Yusuf of Kano State has declared a state of emergency in the education sector. The governor made this declaration while distributing educational materials to schools, awarding scholarship to students and soft loans to teachers on Saturday. At the event, the governor announced that the state government has recruited over 5,000 new teachers, with 10,000 more to be employed, while 1,000 classrooms would be constructed across the 44 local government areas in the state. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Kano has about a million out-of-school children as at October 2023. This prompted the state government to…

IN a dramatic turn of events, both the Federal High Court and the Kano State High Court have issued conflicting interim injunctions regarding the Kano Emirate, escalating tensions and uncertainty in the state. The Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice S. A. Amobeda, issued an order for the eviction of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II from the Kofar Kudu Palace, reinforcing the authority of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. “An order of interim injunction restraining the respondents from inviting, arresting, detaining, threatening, intimidating, harassing the Applicant, or infringing on his rights is hereby granted,” stated…

AMID the Emirship tussle in Kano State, the police have uncovered plans to unleash mayhem in the North-West state. The Police Commissioner in the state, Husaini Gumel, stated this in a press briefing at the Government House late on Sunday. According to him, the police and other security agencies have mobilized to take down anyone trying to cause terror in the state. “We have uncovered criminal intelligence by some group of people who are considered as enemies of the state, miscreants who are trying to unleash terror in the state by embarking on targeted attacks on locations particularly the House…

ARMED security operatives from the police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) took over strategic places at the Kano House of Assembly, on Wednesday, as the lawmakers commenced the amendment of the State Emirates Council law that created five Emirates. The amendment of the Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment number 2) Law, 2024 (1445AH) sponsored by the majority leader and member representing Dala constituency, Lawan Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa, scaled first reading. Journalists who came to cover the day’s proceeding were asked to identify themselves before they were allowed entry while all roads leading to the assembly complex…

THE Kano State House of Assembly has commenced the process of amending the Kano State Emirs (Appointment and Deposition) Law amidst call for the return of the deposed 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi. The House resolved to amend the law after the Majority Leader and member representing Dala constituency, Hussien Dala, moved the motion during plenary on Tuesday. This newspaper reports that the law was first amended in 2019 during the rift between then-Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and the deposed Emir. The first amendment had broken the Kano emirate into five different emirates with the creation of Rano, Karaye,…

THE Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has directed the prosecution of the suspected mastermind of last week’s bombing of a mosque at Gadan village, Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The governor said the mastermind, identified as Shafi’u Abubakar, should be prosecuted before the Shariah court. He vowed that he would not hesitate to sign the death warrant if the court found the 38-year-old guilty and sentenced him to death. Yusuf noted that the death toll in the last Wednesday incident had risen to 15. According to the police, Abubakar threw a locally-made bomb at the mosque while…

POLICEMEN at the Bristol Palace Hotel in Kano venue of the Second Extraordinary Session of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States on Monday prevented some journalists from covering the event. Some of the journalists including News Point Nigeria correspondent and other reporters who went to the hotel to cover the event were turned back by some of the policemen manning the main entrance of the hotel. The fierce-looking policemen refused to allow the reporters into the premises despite presenting their identity cards, insisted that they must call the officials who invited them.…

THE death toll in the Gezawa mosque attack has risen to 12, after 11 more victims died while receiving treatment at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Kano Command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who confirmed the development to Channels Television, said they died as a result of the injuries they sustained in the incident. According to him, 13 victims are still receiving treatment at the hospital. Channels Television earlier reported that an explosion rocked a mosque in Gadan Village, in the Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State on Wednesday, leaving some individuals…

KANO Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, has transferred the alleged corruption case involving the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and seven others to another court. The case before Kano High Court 4 sitting at Audu Bako presided by Justice Usman Malam Na’abba was transferred to Court 7 on Miller Road presided by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu. Confirming the development, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State High Court, Baba Jibo Ibrahim said, “The office of the CJ of the state has the power to direct and transfer a case at any stage…

THE founder and President of MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has condoled with the former First Lady, Hajia Maryam Sani Abacha over the passing away of her Chief Security Officer, Alhaji Musa Ya’u. Aged 55, Alhaji Musa Ya’u died in Abuja on Wednesday, 15th May, 2024 following a brief illness. The condolence message was contained in a statement personally signed by Prof. Gwarzo and made available to newsmen in Kano on Wednesday. Prof. Gwarzo also expressed his deepest and heartfelt condolences to the family of the late CSO whom he described as a committed and hard working…

THE death toll in the Gezawa Mosque attack in Kano has risen to eight after seven more victims died while receiving treatment at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who confirmed this to our reporter, said they died as a result of the injuries they sustained in the incident. According to him, 17 victims are still receiving treatment at the hospital. Channels Television earlier reported that an explosion rocked a mosque in Gadan Village, in the Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State on…

AN explosion rocked a mosque in Gadan Village, in the Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State on Wednesday, leaving 24 individuals with various injuries. The incident occurred around 5:20am during the Subhi (early morning) prayer. A spokesman for the Kano State Police Command, Abdullahi Kiyawa, said preliminary forensic analysis showed that the explosion was suspected to be caused by petrol. The injured, including 20 adult males and four male children, were transported to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital for treatment. “The scene was cordoned off, and the victims were rushed to the hospital where they are currently receiving medical care,”…

GOVERNOR Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has initiated a monthly empowerment program providing N50,000 to 5,200 women in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by governor spokesperson Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Tuesday. Addressing the audience during the launch of the initiative at the Government House in Kano on Tuesday, the governor announced that each of the 5,200 women spread across the 44 Local Government areas of the state would receive the cash, totaling N260 million, every month until the conclusion of his tenure. Governor Yusuf described the grant as a starting point for the recipients…

THE Executive Secretary Kano State Hospitals Management (HMB) Board, Dr Mansur Mudi Nagoda, has approved the immediate suspension of a medical doctor at Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital for allegedly leaving patients stranded. This was a sequel to complaints received by patients and staff after the doctor left the facility without informing the management of the hospital. He explained that several calls were put to her but she kept saying she was at the hospital while she never showed up, leaving a dialysis patient in a terrible state. The Executive Secretary stressed that the medical officer’s suspension will be effective…

KANO State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, officially assented to the Kano State Premarital Health Screening Law, which mandates premarital health screening for all prospective couples. As per the new law, no wedding will be permitted in Kano without the presentation of a health screening certificate for genotype, hepatitis B and C, HIV/AIDS, and other related illnesses. In a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the law was deemed necessary to reduce the likelihood of children being born with underlying health issues such as sickle cell anemia, HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis. This initiative aligns with the Kano…

KANO Business Tycoon, Alhaji Aminu Dantata has paid a sympathy visit to Former Kano State Governor, Senator Malam Ibrahim Shekarau over the fire incident that destroyed a part of his Mundubawa residence. This newspaper had reported that a mild fire had gutted Shekarau’s wives; Professor Gaji Dantata and Hajiya Halima Shekarau’s part of the building Sunday night. It was gathered that the fire which was suspected to have started from the Kitchen of the Mundubawa house of the former minister of Education, on Sunday night, destroyed properties worth millions in the house. During the visit, Dantata said, such incidences are…

IN a move to transform Kano into a mega city, and alleviate traffic congestion, Governor Abba Yusuf, has laid the foundation for a N15bn three-layer interchange bridge at Kofar Dan’agundi. During his visit to the project site on Sunday, Governor Yusuf, accompanied by key cabinet members, reiterated his administration’s commitment to revolutionising the city centre. He emphasised the significance of enhancing traffic flow to elevate Kano’s status to that of a mega city. The project, awarded to CCG Nigeria Limited in December 2023, has a completion period of eighteen months. It is part of a comprehensive initiative that includes another…

THE founder of a London-based firm, Clear Solutions, Dr. Charlie Jeong, has lauded Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria for its firm determination to promote global health and development in Africa through the provision of universal access to education and supporting clinical research. Dr. Jeong made the commendation when he paid a courtesy visit to the Founder of the university, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo on Thursday. He expressed satisfaction with the university’s level of seriousness towards the promotion of global health and development in Africa and beyond. Dr. Jeong also expressed his readiness to partner with MAAUN stressing that the…