The Kano State government has constituted an executive committee to recover the sum of N1.8 billion illegally deducted from the salaries of civil servants by private loan vendors. Consequently, the government has directed the immediate suspension of further loan contracts between civil servants and private vendors, while also announcing the wi...
•Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State The Kano State government has suspended the traditional Sallah Durbar festival, citing credible intelligence of potential security threats during the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. The announcement follows the release of guidelines for a parallel Sallah Durbar by the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, fro...
The Kano State government has ordered the immediate closure of all entertainment centres across the state ahead of the Ramadan fasting period. The directive, announced yesterday by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Censorship Board, Abdullahi Sulaiman, affects entertainment centres popularly known as gala houses, as well as Disc J...
•Ganduje and Yusuf The Kano State government, under the leadership of Abba Kabir Yusuf, yesterday issued a sweeping Executive Order banning the formation and operation of any unauthorised Hisbah-like groups in the state. The order, titled “Kano State Government (Prohibition of the Independent Hisbah Fisabilillahi) Order 2025,” was signed by Go...
•Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin and Governor Abba Yusuf The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has urged Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State to refrain from politicising the challenges of insecurity and instead focus on addressing the numerous problems bedevilling the state under his watch. Responding to the all...
•Abdullahi Ganduje and Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State The Kano State Executive Council has called for the immediate investigation and arrest of former governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, following what it described as “inciting and reckless” comments about the security situation in the state. The demand was raised after deliberations at the ...
•Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf The Kano State Government has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s verdict that validated the conduct of local government elections in the state, describing the ruling as a major boost to democratic governance and constitutional order. In a statement released today and signed by the state Commissioner for Infor...
•Emir Muhamnmadu Sanusi II (L) and Emir Ado Bayero The Kano State Government has reaffirmed that the Court of Appeal’s ruling on the emirship dispute remains valid, dismissing claims that it has been overturned. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Isa Dederi, clarified that the court’s decision to grant a stay of executio...
•Ado Bayero and Tinubu The Kano State Government has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to order the removal of Emir Aminu Ado Bayero from the Nasarawa Palace in Kano, citing the need to restore peace and stability. The government alleged that certain individuals were exploiting the emir’s continued presence in Nasarawa Palace to fuel [&hel...
•Governor Yusuf The Kano State Police Command has backed down on its stance against the religious event holding in the state today. This followed a strong objection by the Kano State Government which accused security operatives of plotting to scuttle the annual religious event, reports Daily Trust. The Police had raised an alarm that it [&hell...
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