The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, has ordered the arrest of the inspector who killed Salisu Player, a Kano resident, during a clash between two rival street groups in the state. At least two residents of Kano were shot when the police were invited to quell an outbreak of violence between the gangs at Kurna Asabe area of Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State. One of the residents shot by police died, causing aggrieved …
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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has kicked against the federal government’s sharing formula for the recently approved N500 billion palliative. The federal government had said that it would use the Bank of Industry to support small-scale industries across geopolitical zones. Commenting on the sharing formula, Governor Yusuf who spoke through his deputy, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam, said the distribution was heavily skewed in favour of Lagos state and the South-South zone to the disadvantage of other states …
Justice Dije Aboki has been confirmed Kano state house of assembly as the substantive Chief Judge of the North-West state. The lawmakers confirmed her appointment on Thursday, July 6, after the Speaker, Ismail Falgore read a letter forwarded by Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf during Thursday’s plenary. Kano State House of Assembly also confirmed three more commissioner-nominees sent to the Assembly by Gov. Kabir-Yusuf. The nominees screened were Ibrahim Fagge, Ibrahim Namadi and Amina Abdullahi-Sani.
Dr Baffa Bichi, Secretary to Government of Kano state has said that they’ve reclaimed lands worth trillions of naira since it embarked on a demolition exercise in the state. The state government had accused the immediate past administration led by Abdullahi Ganduje of land-grabbing. Appearing for an interview on Channels Television, Bichi said; “Somebody was claiming that N129 billion worth of structures were demolished. “We recovered property (land) worth trillions of naira belonging to Kano State that the previous administration …
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Sadiq Isma’il,18, for burglary and theft and recovered eleven stolen Plasma TV sets. Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa Haruna, who disclosed this in a statement said descreet investigation led to the arrest of the receiver of the stolen items, Abdullahi Muktar. According to the PPRO, the principal suspect, Isma’il, broke into a shop at Sharada Quarters and made away with the sixteen Plasma TV sets valued at N1.2m. The suspect confessed that …
On Saturday, June 18, Governor of Kano state, Umar Ganduje and his wife, Hafsat, were installed as the Aare Fiwajoye of Ibadanland and Yeye Aare Fiwajoye of Ibadan land respectively. See how youths in the state decided to celebrate their governor…