THE Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Usaini Gumel has commended the Founder and President MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo for single handedly donating two operational vehicles to Hotoro Police Divisional office in Kano metropolis. Gumel made the commendation when he paid a courtesy visit to Prof. Gwarzo and Chairman, Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo (AAG) Foundation recently. He said the purpose of the visit was to extend his gratitude to Prof. Gwarzo for generously donating two vehicles to the Hotoro Police Divisional office recently. The CP who appreciated the gesture, described it as a morale booster which will…
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THE Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammad Idris, said Nigeria witnessed a drop in domestic consumption of fuel of about one billion litres after the removal of fuel subsidy, representing 53 per cent of the initial total consumption. The Minister, who disclosed this during an Iftar (breaking of fast) and interactive session with some media executives and practitioners in Kano, added that, ‘this delineates how our fuel was smuggled out through the nation’s porous borders to benefit those not paying tax to the country’. He emphasized that the removal of the fuel subsidy was necessary because those not paying…
KANO State Government has agreed to partner with Media Trust Group (MTG) – publishers of the Daily Trust titles, Aminiya, Trust TV, Trust Radio, Digital Trust and Teen Trust on Northwest regional security conference and other developmental strides. The agreement was reached when the Chairman/Founder, Media Trust Group, Alhaji Kabiru Yusuf visited Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State at the Government House on Tuesday. In a statement issued by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the spokesperson to the Governor said the chairman of Media Trust visited Kano to intimate the Governor on a plan to organise a security conference for…
KANO State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has expressed his commitment to safeguarding the lives and properties of the good of Kano state. Governor Yusuf said this while hosting Kano’s security leaders for an iftar (Ramadan breakfast) at Government House in Kano. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Monday. According to the statement, the governor lauded the security agencies for their indispensable role in ensuring the security and welfare of the citizens, recognizing and valuing their contributions. Governor Yusuf reiterated his administration’s firm dedication to strengthening the security framework to…
THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano branch, has said the agency recorded 257 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) from January 2023 to December 2023, a development the agency described as worrisome. Speaking during the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration organised by Alkhair Orphanage and Women Development in Kano, NAPTIP Public Relations Officer, Aliyu Abba Kali, said the agency has been working with several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to curb the menace of GBV. The Director of Alkhair Orphanage, Ambassador Rukayya Abdulrahman, said her organisation had been training vigilante groups to equip them with the…
OPERATIVES of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kano State have arrested one Muhammad Munzali of Kaura Gidan Damo, Shanono Local Government Area of the state. The NSCDC operatives were attached to the Critical National Assets and Infrastructure Department in the state. The arrest of the suspect was confirmed in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Ibrahim Abdullahi, a copy of which was made available to PUNCH Online on Friday. The suspect was apprehended around 10pm on Wednesday night by vigilant officers of the corps while sneaking into the female hostel of Skyline…
KANO State Government has sought extension of World Bank intervention projects to broaden the socio-economic and developmental impact in the state. Besides, the government want the World Bank to consider Kano as among its first priorities in tackling multi-dimensional poverty eradication intervention owing to population status. The Governor Yusuf made the appeal on Wednesday when he received the country Director of World Bank, Mr. Shubham Chaudhuri at the Government House. In a statement by Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, Director General, Media and Publicity, Government house, Governor Yusuf pledged his administration commitment to ensuring close monitoring and adherence to standards of projects…
IN a commendable move to uplift women across Kano State, Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has launched an empowerment program for 1,028 women across 44 local governments of the state. This was contained in a statement issued by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the spokesperson to the Kano State Governor which was made available to journalists. The initiative aims to empower women economically and foster self-reliance, aligning with the spirit of International Women’s Day, celebrated globally on March 8. While lunching the program at Government House, Governor Yusuf emphasized that the financial support was specifically designed to enable women to stand…
THE Dan’Agundi Power Transmission Station, a major supply electricity chain for Kano City is on fire. News Point Nigeria reports that the fire raging now is affecting high-performance capacity transformers as responders are yet to reach the area. According to a management official at the Kano Transmission Company (TCN), two transformers have been affected so far , while two others are in good condition. “I am also out of office but they just reported to me that two transformers have been affected but one is still working. It’s in service. There is a new one which is yet to be…
OPERATIVES of the Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps, Ungoggo Division, Kano State Command, have arrested suspected kidnapper, Ibrahim Usman, at Yar’adua quarters, Rimin Kebe, Ungoggo Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, a copy of which was made available to News Point Nigeria on Thursday. “The 85-year-old suspect, Ibrahim Usman, abducted the victim, a three-year-old boy who is a child in the neighbourhood and attempted to hide him in his friend’s residence situated at the Hotoro bye-pass in Kano State. “Having suspected foul play, his friend refused…
A FEDERAL high court in Kano has held that the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) lacks power to invite or investigate the former state governor and All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, over the dollar bribery video. Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman delivered the judgement on Tuesday in a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Ganduje against the commission. Ganduje had instituted the case in July 2023 seeking protection of his fundamental rights against possible breach and violation when chairman of the commission Muhyi Magaji Rimin Gado invited him to appear and answer questions bordering on…
THE Commandant General of Kano State Hisbah Board, Sheikh Ibrahim Daurawa, has settled his scores with Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and has returned to his position. This newspaper reports that despite open resignation by Daurawa in a video via social media, he has not formally resigned in written and submitted to the appropriate authority. In a new development Monday night, Daurawa met with the governor in company of some respected personalities. The Hisbah boss will resume office on Tuesday, according to government sources. This newspaper reported that Kano State Government had been making strong moves to return the aggrieved Sheik…
THE Kano State Police Command has arrested a fleeing suspect, Ismail Rabiu, aka Risi, an accomplice in the kidnapping and subsequent tragic murder of a 14-year-old boy, Abdullahi Sani, from Hotoron Fulani quarters in Kano. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Haruna Abdullahi, confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement on Wednesday. The statement read, “The Kano State Police Command is pleased to announce a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the heinous kidnapping and murder case that occurred on February 8, 2024, at about 1100 hrs. at Hotoron Fulani Quarters, Kano.” The command spokesman disclosed that “after…
THE French Embassy on Tuesday organized a special lecture session for students of Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria on the prospects of pursuing higher education in France. In line with the embassy’s mandate of fostering educational collaborations, the lecture was aimed at promoting cultural, educational and scientific cooperation between French and Nigerian institutions. The experts from the embassy were led by the Head of French Cooperation, Mr. Judikael Renault. Others in his entourage include the French Language Attaché, Magali Losonge, Scientific and Higher Education Attaché, Sébastien Beddie, International Attaché, Emmanuel Vefin, Campus France Nigeria Manager, Laura Moras, Expert in…
THE Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission said on Tuesday that it had unsealed the 10 warehouses sealed last week for alleged hoarding of foodstuffs. The chairman of the commission, Muhuyi Magaji, told this newspaper that the owners of the warehouses had shown up and they were directed to open and sell to the public. Magaji said, as a result, Kano had begun to witness a drop in the prices of foodstuffs. He said, “The action taken by the commission has forced the dealers to bring the commodities to markets as well as reduce their prices. “We visited a…
TROOPS of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have apprehended a 35-year-old “high-profile kidnapper known as Isah Abdul” in Durbunde in the Takai Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State. In a statement on Tuesday, NAF spokesman, Edward Gabkwet, said the arrest was carried out on Monday evening. He said the operation followed credible intelligence on the hideout of the notorious kidnapper and his boys allegedly responsible for several kidnapping incidences in the area. “Preliminary investigation has since revealed that Isah Abdul and his gang were responsible for the abduction of one Yakubu Ibrahim Tagaho, popularly known as “Sarkin Noman Gaya,”…
THE Nigeria Customs Service, Kano Area Command, says it has intercepted four trucks of food items as part of efforts to tackle smuggling. This is contained in a statement by the spokesman for the service, Saidu Nuradeen, on Tuesday, in Kano. He said that personnel of the service intercepted the vehicles transporting a significant quantity of food items intended for illegal export along the Hadejia – Taura – Ringim axis in Jigawa. Nuradeen listed the items to include 1,505 cartons of big and small-size dried fish, 17 bags of local variety rice, and two bags of beans. According to him,…
KANO business tycoon, Aminu Dantata, has thrown his weight behind the call for a parliamentary system of government as a solution to Nigeria’s problems. Dantata stated this on Thursday when he received a team led by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda, at his residence in Kano. Nigeria practised the parliamentary system of government between 1960 and 1966. The lawmakers argued that Nigeria should return to the parliamentary form of government because it is cheaper than the presidential form. Meeting Dantata, a former member of parliament during the First Republic, the Chinda-led group said they remained…
A SUSPECTED kidnapper, Adamu Ismail has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and killing of his neighbour’s son, Abdullahi Sani. Ismail was arrested alongside two others, Musa Usman and Abdullahi Usman who were said to have attempted to dupe the family of the deceased by demanding for the sum of N4 million as ransom after killing the victim. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna confirmed the arrest to newsmen in the state on Thursday. SP Haruna said, “On 8th February, 2024, at about 1100hrs, a report was received from one Alhaji Rabiu Abdullahi, of Hotoron Fulani Quarters Kano that…
THE President MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has extended his heartfelt condolence to the family of Mouhamadou Salissou Hamissou of the Radio France International, who passed away following an auto crash. The deceased died on Wednesday in a car accident along the Katsina–Kano road. In a condolence message personally signed and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Kano, Prof Gwarzo also expressed his deepest condolences to the management of Radio France International. He described the deceased as a very humble and kind hearted person who contributed towards the development of the journalism profession in the country.…