Kano State Executive Council has appointed the former Independent National Electoral Commission chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, as the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Governing Council of the state-owned Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kumbotso. The council also appointed Oba Dr. Moshood Aliiwo, as the Chancellor of the university. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, announced the appointments …

The handover arrangement for Kano state governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf, from sitting Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has begun. This is as the state Executive Council has approved the formation of a 17-member Transition Committee for a handing over of the baton to the incoming administration in the state. The council also approved a 100-member sub-committee whose constitution will be drawn from …

Kano State Governor-elect, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Saturday, asked local and international lenders to stop giving loans to Kano State government. In the advisory issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Yusuf said that any local or international organisation that would issue loan to Abdullahi Umar Ganduje administration from 18th March to 29th May does so …

The Kano State governorship of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Nasir Yusuf Gawuna has acknowledged defeat and congratulated Abba Kabiru Yusuf, the poll’s victor. Gawuna, who the Deputy to incumbent Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, had earlier rejected the outcome of the election. This comes after days of political tension in the North-Western state following the refusal of Gawuna and his …

The Kano State Executive Council (KSEC) has given approval for the Kano State Anthem Bill 2023 and its transmission to the State House of Assembly for passage into law. The KSEC has also approved the state Rural Access Roads Establishment (RARA) Bill 2022 and the State Roads Funds 2022 Bill. The state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Mallam Muhammad …

An outbreak of diphtheria infection has claimed 61 lives in Kano State as last Thursday. The Kano State Case Manager, Dr Salma Suwaid disclosed this on Monday at a webinar organised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) with the theme ‘Diptheria outbreak in Nigeria: Vaccination Response’. Suwaid also said that 783 patients have been on admission …

A leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ali Madaki is in the custody of the Kano police command over illegal possession of firearms. According to TheCable, Madaki was invited for questioning by the police on Wednesday. Haruna Abdullahi, the police spokesperson in Kano, confirm the development on Thursday morning. Abdullahi said Madaki is still in police custody and …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that its operatives arrested 17 suspects over alleged vote buying in Katsina and Kano states. EFCC zonal commander in Kano, Farul Dogondaji told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday that six suspects were arrested in Tofa and Ungogo Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kano State with bags of rice and …