•Abba Yusuf and Abdullahi Ganduje In a significant move, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has publicly urged Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano to abandon the ruling All Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and join the opposition APC. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting in Kano yesterday, Ganduje, a former gov...
Police in Kano State have arrested one Abdulmajid Danbilki also known as “Commander’’ for inciting violence while featuring on a radio programme. Danbilki allegedly uttered unguarded statements capable of promoting violence and inciting people against the state government, reports NAN. While on the radio programme and in a subsequent viral vid...
The police in Kano yesterday said they arrested five persons over allegations of constituting nuisance and instigating violence while celebrating the Supreme Court judgment on the state governorship election. Wild celebrations greeted Friday’s Supreme Court verdict, which restored the victory of Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, in the March 18...
•Governor Abba Yusuf waves at the jubilant crowd Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has returned to the state two days after the Supreme Court affirmed his victory at the March 18, 2023 governorship polls. Earlier, the Court of Appeal and the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sacked the governor, but on Friday, the apex court reversed [&h...
The city of Kano has erupted in celebrations after the Supreme Court reversed judgements by the Court of Appeal and Election Petitions Tribunal sacking Governor Abba Yusuf. Some of the residents were seen marching around the streets of the state capital, jumping in joy and singing praises of the governor. In a viral video sighted […]
Major roads in Kano State are currently deserted over the gubernatorial dispute between Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and Dr Nasiru Gawuna. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Yusuf of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) as winner of the March 18 2023 election, but the All Progressives Congress (APC) under which Ga...
The Supreme Court has fixed Friday, January 12, for judgment in an appeal filed by the Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf challenging the ruling of the Court of Appeal. This is contained in a notice issued by the apex court to all the parties in the suit yesterday, reports The Nation. According to the […]
The Kano State Upper Shari’ah Court, today, issued an order for the arrest of an officer of the Nigerian Customs Service, Yusuf Ismail Mai Biscuit, over his failure to attend court proceedings concerning a property ownership case filed against him. However, the presiding judge, Garba Hamza Malafa, gave the order in respect to the prayer [&hell...
•Hisbah officers The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a truck loaded with over 24,000 bottles of assorted alcoholic beverages confiscated from smugglers at midnight. The board’s Director General, Alhaji Abba Sufi, disclosed this today at the board’s headquarters while inspecting the truck confiscated from smugglers along Zaria Road last ni...
•Barau Jibrin The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Jibrin Barau has distributed 60 Sharon cars to some residents of Kano State. The distribution ceremony was witnessed by members of his senatorial districts, supporters and well-wishers on Sunday, reports Daily Trust. According to Barau’s Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Ismail ...
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