The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has secured all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the just concluded local government elections across the 44 local government areas of Kano State in a sweeping victory. This was announced by the Chairman of the Kano Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Sani Malumfashi, at the commission’s headquarters, declaring the…
A new state may be created soon, as a bill for the creation of Tiga State from Kano has been presented at the Nigerian Senate. The bill, sponsored by Senator Kawu Suleiman Abdurrahman from Kano South had its first reading on July 10, 2024. The bill, titled “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999…
The crisis in Kano state has taken a new twist after a group of lawyers from Northern Nigeria issued a 48 hours ultimatum to Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, to rescind the reinstatement of Emir Muhammad Sanusi II. The lawyers, who identified themselves as the Northern Lawyers’ Forum, at a briefing on Tuesday in Abuja,…
Deputy Governor of Kano State Aminu Gwarzo, has retracted his statement accusing the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, of interfering in the Kano emirate tussle. At a press conference late Sunday, the deputy governor apologised to the NSA, saying he was misguided to have made his initial statement. “The Office of the National Security…
The newly reinstated Emir of Kano Sanusi Muhammadu has received his letter of appointment as the Emir of Kano, barely a day after he was reinstated by Governor Abba Yusuf. He received the letter at the Government House in Kano on Friday at an event attended by top government officials, traditional rulers, kingmakers, and other…
A former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday broke down in tears while paying tribute to former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe. Addressing the crowd present for the night of tribute the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor said he was thinking he would die before Herbert. He…
The Kano State Government has uncovered a warehouse storing diverted food palliatives. Ekweanaedo News understands that Tasiu Al’amin Roba, a Senior Special Assistant to the governor, was arrested in connection with this diversion. The Kano Police Command is handling the arrest, with plans to transfer Roba and his alleged accomplice, Abdulkadir Muhammad, to the criminal…
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has fixed Monday November 6 2023 for hearing in the appeal of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) against his All Progressive Congress (APC) rival, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna. The governor had filed an appeal to challenge the nullification of his election by the Kano…
A planned attack by terrorists in the Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State has been thwarted by the Nigerian Army and the Department of State Services. Soldiers and operatives of the two agencies, during a joint operation carried out in the early hours of Friday, uncovered the planned attack and apprehended two suspected terrorists….
It has been revealed that claims made by Kano state deputy governor that he sponsored 52 patients to undergo eye surgery in Kano are false According to Aminu Abdulssalam Gwarzo he successfully sponsored 52 patients to undergo free eye surgery at Makkah Specialist Eye Clinic in Kano State. The tweet made on X formerly known…
