Abdulmalik Muhammad Tanko and Hashimu Isyaku have filed a notice appeal, challenging their death sentences at the Court of Appeal, Kano Division, over the Kidnap and murder of 5-year-old Hanifa Abubakar. Justice Watch News recalls that on the 28th July, 2022 a Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Usman Mallam Na’abba had sentenced the duo to death by hanging at the conclusion of the trial. They were additionally convicted to 5 and 4 years each for conspiracy. They allegedly conspired and kidnapped the deceased from Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi Islamic Foundation killed and buried her in a shallow…
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday sentenced a 67-year-old Lebanese national, Zuhier R Akar, to 14 years imprisonment for sexually exploiting two teenage girls. NAN reports that the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Kano Command, arraigned Akar of Gidan Wanka, Unity Road, Fagge Local Government Area, Kano with two-count charge on trafficking and sexual exploitation. Delivering judgment, Justice S M Shu’aibu, held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond the reasonable doubt. Shu’aibu sentenced the defendant to 14 years imprisonment without the option of a fine. The judge also ordered…
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has urged the government at all levels to desist from taking citizens for a fool so as to bridge the gap between leaders and the led. Soyinka, who was a guest speaker at the Punch’s 50th anniversary lecture themed ‘Recovering the Narrative,’ insisted that the government ought to be close to the people. According to Soyinka, “it’s about time leaders stop taking us for a ride so that the government can come close to the people. “We don’t want the nation to break, suppose the nation is breaking informally. “Let nations die so that humanity…
Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended 198 suspected drug addicts after a raid operation launched at graveyards and other hot spots in Kano. According to NDLEA, 61 suspects, including 15 females arrested at a nightclub in the city where illicit substances freely exchange hands were equally clampdown. A statement by NDLEA spokesperson in Kano, Sadiq Mohammad Maigatari on Tuesday said the quantum of arrest was carried out during “operation Hana Maye”, recently launched by the state commander, Abubakar Idris, to combat drug…
child died in an explosion at Kidandan village in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Also, at least, 10 children were wounded in the explosion. According to preliminary reports from the traditional institution and security agencies, one of the pupils learning under a local cleric picked up an object from the bush, which later exploded amidst his fellow pupils. The Kaduna State Police Command spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, said operatives of the Explosive Ordinance Department have been deployed to the area to ascertain the remote and immediate course of the explosion before the Command would come up with…
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) seeking to affirm its candidate, Abba Yusuf, as governor of Kano. SAJIDA DANGADO~ The tribunal deducted 165,663 votes from the 1,019,602 recorded for Yusuf because the ballot papers (165,663) were not stamped, signed and dated as required by law. The tribunal then declared Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner. Displeased with the verdict, the NNPP and its candidate, challenged the judgment at the appellate court. On November 17, the court of appeal upheld the tribunal’s verdict and added…
Kaduna bombing: Gov Sani counters DHQ’s on death figures SAJIDA DANGADO – Kano Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has disagreed with the Defence Headquarters on the number of deaths recorded following Sunday’s accidental bombing of Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of the state. Sani, speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Friday monitored by DAILY POST, said 87 persons have died, contrary to the 81 figure quoted by DHQ. According to him, from the first day the unfortunate incident occurred, 86 villagers died while 76 were hospitalized, but one person died on Thursday,…
Tough times for Nigerians, other foreign nationals as Canada announces new visa requirements SAJIDA DANGADO~ Tough times await foreign students from Nigeria and other countries wishing to relocate to Canada for further studies beginning from January 2024 following the recent review of the country’s visa policy. In a statement by Marc Miller, the Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship on Thursday, the country announced an upward record of its proof of funds from $10,000 to $20,000. “Starting January 1, 2024, the cost-of-living financial requirement for study permit applicants will be raised so that international students are financially prepared for…
PDP Denies Engaging in Coalition Talks with NNPP, SDP, Others SAJIDA DANGADO The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has denied involvement in ongoing talks of forming a coalition or merger with other opposition parties. This comes amidst reports of a newly formed coalition called the Coalition of Concerned Political Parties (CCPP). The CCPP, reportedly formed after a meeting of several party leaders, includes the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Young Progressives Party (YPP), and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). Speaking on Thursday with Vanguard, PDP…
The newly appointed Managing Director, Kano Road and Traffic Agency, (KAROTA) Engr. Faisal Mahmud Kabir has announced that KAROTA personnel will bear new uniform and face total overhaul for effective service delivery soon. In a statement sent to goodeveningnigeria.com by the agency Public Relations Officer Nabilusi Abubakar Ahmad the Managing Director, KAROTA, Engr. Faisal Mahmud Kabir stated this when he received the delegation of KAROTA Marshals in his office on a familiarization visit. Engr. Faisal express worries on the unfortunate state of majority of the operational vehicles inherited. He stressed further that the vehicle were in bad shape and that…
Transmission Company of Nigeria TCN Kano regional office has solicited for the support of Kano State Government in executing its various uncompleted projects spread across the state. The company Assistant General Manager AGM Muhammad Kamal Bello during a courtesy visit to the state ministry of information said that Kano State despite its population and economic status in the country, has only two transmission lines while other states have eight. The AGM further stated that some of the impediments of the TCN projects in the state include encroachment of transmission lines right of way which militate against the expansion of the…
In a bid to alleviate the hardship faced by some pilgrims who lost their Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) in Saudi Arabia, the Kano State Government has provided financial assistance by granting over 30,000 Saudi Riyals to 50 affected contingents. The announcement was made by Alhaji Laminu Rabiu Danbappa, the Director-General of the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, during an interaction with journalists at the Holy City of Makka. The acting chairman of the Kano State Media team for the 2023 Hajj, Alhaji Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim, conveyed this information through a statement. According to the statement, Alhaji Danbappa explained that Governor…
The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ismail Falgore, on Tuesday inaugurated 38 standing committees for effective operation of the oversight functions of the House. GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reports the 10th assembly had been operating with ad-hoc committees since its inauguration on June 13. Speaking at the inauguration during plenary, Falgore said that the committees would monitor government projects as their oversight functions. Falgore said that the Public Accounts Committee would be headed by Alhaji Tukur Fagge; Works and Housing, Muhammad Aliyu; Aminu Ungogo, Appropriation; Ahmed Ibrahim; Agriculture. Others include, Haruna Tahir, Water Resources; Alhassan Ishak, Health;…