The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned a Kano State High Court injunction preventing Aminu Ado-Bayero, the 15th Emir of Kano, and four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye—from parading themselves as traditional rulers. In a judgement on Friday, a three-member panel of justice led by Mohammed Mustapha declared that the…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has said that its operatives intercepted a vehicle carrying over 24,000 bottles of beer in the state. The Islamic police said the beer was intercepted on BUK Road, near the Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies. The board’s Deputy Commander General, Dr. Mujaheed Aminudden, who made this known…
Senator Rufai Hanga, representing Kano Central Senatorial District, donated 5,000 pieces of white fabric and clay pots to his constituents. The donation is reportedly intended to help with the burial process for loved ones, in response to the frequent requests for burial assistance from constituents. It was reported that Dawuud Auwal, one of Hanga’s social…
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to release the result of its probe into the alleged dollar bribery video involving immediate-past governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Yusuf, in a statement on Sunday by his spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, said Ganduje should rather be ashamed of himself and prepare to face…
Four children have reportedly lost their lives to diphtheria outbreak in Minjibir Local Government Area of Kano State.Diphtheria is a serious infection caused by strains of bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae that make toxin.The Information Officer of the local government, Mr Tasiu Yahaya, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Thursday in Kano,Said that,, another 28…
A group, Yan Dangwalen Jihar Kano (the Kano Electorate), has written to the Kano State House of Assembly, seeking the review of the law establishing four additional emirates in Gaya, Rano, Karaye, and Bichi by the immediate-past administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The group also called for the reinstatement of the former Emir of…
Anambra State emerged at the top of the event, securing four prestigious awards during the ICT peer review session at the 11th National Council on Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy (NCCIDE) meeting held in Kano State. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani and hosted by…
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in the appeal by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State challenging the ruling of the Appeal Court that sacked him from office. The Justice Inyang Okoro-led five-member panel of judges reserved their decision after hearing closing arguments from both parties. Yusuf and the New Nigeria People Party…
The Kano State Government has described the Appeal Court’s claim that it made an error on the Certified True Copy (CTC) of its judgement on the state’s governorship election as“outrageously scandalous”. The court had sacked Governor Abba Yusuf and declared the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Nasiru Gawuna as the winner of the March poll. But…
Nigerian Labour Congress, Kano chapter has risen in solidarity with the NLC nationwide strike as situation in Kano reports that primary and secondary schools, as well as tertiary institutions, have also joined the strike. In compliance with the directives from the national chapter, primary and day secondary school pupils who went to school as early…
