Author: Musa Bello

The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has carried out a crackdown on unlicensed and illegal courier and logistics operators in Katsina State. This enforcement action included sealing several offices and confiscating motorcycles. Mr. Dotun Shonde, the General Manager of the Courier and Logistics Regulatory Department (CLRD) at NIPOST, highlighted the primary objective of the operation, which is aimed at purifying the sector. Shonde emphasized that the industry has been infiltrated by unlicensed and illegal operators across the nation. “There abound the issue of public safety and security threat due to carriage of illicit drugs and prohibited items like small arms and…

Dr Yusuf Kofarmata, the Kano State Commissioner for Higher Education has dissolved the Executive Committee and Senate of the National Association of Kano State Students (NAKSS). Dr. Yusuf Kofarmata, who is the Patron of the association, constituted a Planning Committee to pilot the affairs of NAKSS for the time being. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Information Officer, Ministry of Higher Eduaction, Mr Sunusi Kofarnaisa, on Saturday in Kano. Members of the committee include Mr Sani Saidu, Chairman; Yahaya Shuaiba, Yusuf Idris Garba, Bashir Isyaku, Jamilu Muhammad Wailari and Tijjani Nasir. Others are Yusuf Ahmad Sarki, Usman…

Kano State Government says it will review its Censorship Board Law in order to regulate the activities of social media handles in the state. This was made known by Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi when he received the Executive Secretary of Kano State Censorship Board. The Attorney General lamented on how our society’s norms and values are being tempered with in some films and social media handles that cause the falling down of people’s standard of behaviour and diminishing the good cultural heritage of our fore fathers Haruna Isa Dederi added that the…

Police in Lagos State have arrested one of their extortionist officers, his counterpart of the Federal Road Safety Corps and one of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority working in cahoots with thugs. They were arrested around Mile 2 area of the state between Friday and Saturday alongside their collaborative 14 thugs, police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin stated on Saturday at Ikeja. Hundeyin stated that the arrests were carried out in an operation led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) in the state, Mr Fatai Tijani He added that the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr…

Kogi has given N150,000 to each of 585 beneficiaries in its 21 local government areas to expand their businesses. The beneficiaries, mainly petty traders, artisans and small business owners got the grants after receiving training under the state’s “Livelihood Grants’’ programme on how to expand their businesses. Mr Kehinde Olorunmosunle, Head of Delivery Platform for Social Transfer and Livelihood Grants, told newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday that the beneficiaries were between 18 years and 35 years of age. READ ALSO: Wanted Criminal Surrenders to Police in Kano He described the beneficiaries as agile people that are able to run around…

Nasiru Abdullahi, popularly known as Chile Maidoki, who is among the three notorious criminals on the wanted list of Kano state Police Command, on Saturday, surrendered to the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel. According to the News Agency of Nigeria( NAN), Chile Maidoki, of Layin Falwaya Kurna, is among the three notorious criminals declared wanted with a bounty of N100,000 each by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Gumel. He, however, reported by himself at the Bompai headquarters of Kano state police Command, on Saturday. Chile Maidoki’s surrender brings to 100 the number of repentant criminals received by the…

Nigerians yesterday, got a political baffling information about the replacement of Maryam Shetty, as a ministerial nominee, just few hours to her screening Initially, Shetty’s nomination as a minister raised eyebrows, reasons being she is a young and relatively unknown politician from Kano State. However, her shocking replacement with another female nominee from Kano, Mariya Mahmoud, has set tongues wagging on the intriguing power play that precipitated the unfolding process. Shetty, whose major political credential is her membership of the Presidential Campaign Team for President BolaTinubu, entered into national limelight when her name was one of the 19-man list submitted…

In a distressing incident, bandits have claimed the life of a villager and abducted seven others, comprising five females and two males, in the Unguwar Gajere community located in the Kutemeshi Ward of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area in Kaduna State. The victims were attacked while working on their farms on August 2, 2023, according to local sources. Member representing Kakangi Constituency in the State House of Assembly Yahaya Musa, confirmed the incident, saying the bandits also carted away animals in other neighboring communities. According to him, the situation is worrisome as he consoled with the family of the victim…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday submitted the names of Festus Keyamo and Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure to the Senate for the process of screening and confirmation as Ministers. The President Tinubu’s letter to the senate also came with notification of replacement of a ministerial nominee, Maryam Shetty, with Dr. Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure, from Kano State. While the reason for the changes is not adduced yet, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure, a former Kano State Commissioner and former Deputy Governor of Kano Abdullahi Tijjani Muhammad Gwarzo, are the two candidates nominated as ministers by President Tinubu. Meet Dr. Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure: A Biography…

President Bola Tinubu has made an unexpected alteration to the list of ministerial nominees, replacing Maryam Shetty, a nominee from Kano State, with Dr. Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure. The sudden replacement of Maryam Shetty, who was part of the second batch of 19 Ministerial Nominees sent to the Senate on Wednesday, August 2, has raised questions due to the absence of any provided reason for the change. Maryam Shetty, originally scheduled for screening on Friday, arrived at the National Assembly complex for the screening process. However, to her surprise, news of her replacement reached her while at the Parliament. READ ALSO:…

The Kano State Government has approved the release of N7 billion for the execution of various capital projects across the state. The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Halilu Dantiye, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the outcome of the two recent weekly Executive Council meetings in Kano on Thursday. Dantiye said the funds and projects were approved during the second and third meetings of council to address urgent public infrastructural and social services needs. He explained that over N1.6 billion was approved for the Ministry of Works and Housing to complete the construction of the new office for Research and…

The Nigerian Navy Logistics College in Kano State says it has successfully prevented a potential attack by hoodlums on the Dawanau International Grains Market amid the nationwide protest organized by labor unions against the fuel subsidy removal, according to Daily Trust report. The college, which is situated in Dawakin Tofa LGA of the state is the closest major security formation to the market, which is about 10kilometres from Kano metropolitan area. Speaking during a valedictory and handing over session, the outgoing commandant of the college, Commodore Usman Bugaje, said aside its core mission of training officers and men, the college…

Former Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, and Senator Ajibola Basiru, the spokesperson for the ninth Senate, have been officially ratified to replace the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and former National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore. The decision was made during the NEC meeting at the Transcorp Hilton on Thursday, just an hour after President Bola Tinubu’s arrival. The President’s arrival was marked by tight security, with stern-looking officers suspected to be from the Department of State Services. As soon as the appointments were announced, supporters of Ganduje and Basiru erupted in…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have successfully rescued at least four kidnapped victims and dismantled bandits’ camps in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The operation took place on Monday, July 31, 2023, as disclosed by the acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 1 Division Nigerian Army, Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, in a statement released on Wednesday night. Yahaya said the kidnapped victims were rescued by the troops on Monday, July 31, 2023. READ ALSO: Singapore executes fifth prisoner this year, third in week for drug trafficking It read, “In continuation of its sustained operation against bandits, kidnappers, cattle rustlers…

In response to the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government, the Zamfara State Government has taken swift action by approving the distribution of foodstuff across all 14 Local Government Areas (LGAs) as palliatives. A statement by Governor Dauda Lawal’s spokesman, Sulaiman Bala Idris, on Wednesday, noted that the decision is in line with the current realities in the country and the commitment of the Zamfara State Government to mitigate the effects of the hike in petrol pump price. He said that the State Government was rolling out plans to make sure that palliatives reach the masses without hitches.…

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has sworn-in two more commissioners with a charge to be prudent in discharging their primary assignments. The ceremony was held at the Government House in Kano on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Mr Bature Dawakin-Tofa, in Kano on Wednesday. Yusuf said their appointment was based on integrity and antecedents, asking them not to betray his confidence. READ ALSO: 69 repentant hoodlums stun police in Kano State, surrender arms Those sworn-in included Sheikh Ahmad Tijjani Auwalu, who was posted to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, and Hajiya Aisha Lawan…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa says its operatives have arrested a suspected thief who specialised in breaking into people’s shops and stealing goods. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), CSC Adams Shehu, confirmed the arrest in a statement in Dutse on Wednesday. Shehu said the suspect, aged 49 and resident of Bachirawa quarters, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State, was arrested on a suspected case of burglary and criminal trespass. READ ALSO: 69 repentant hoodlums stun police in Kano State, surrender arms He explained that the suspect was arrested on July 29 when he…

Police in Kano State were taken aback on Wednesday when 99 hoodlums instead of 30 reported at the police headquarters to surrender their weapons and renounce crime. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Muhammad Gumel, said the police invited 30 repentant hoodlums to a novelty football match, but were surprised at seeing 69 others who showed up to also renounce criminality. “We invited 30 of them, but to our utmost surprise 99 of them turned up and accepted to shun bad deeds and also submitted their weapons,’’ he said. READ ALSO: PROFILE: Meet Two Kano Ministerial Nominees, Abdullahi Gwarzo,…

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, revealed 19 additional ministerial nominees presented by President Bola Tinubu. The newly disclosed list includes former Kano Deputy Governor, Abdullahi Gwarzo, former Governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara), and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi). Other nominees are Bosun Tijani, Maryam Shetty, Isiak Salako, Tunji Alausa, Yusuf Sununu, Ibrahim Geidam, Lola John, Shuaibu Audu, Tahir Mamman, Aliyu Abdullahi, Alkali Saidu, Heineken Lokpobori, Maigari Ahmadu, and Zaphaniah Jisalo. READ ALSO: Netizens react as doctor fell to her death in elevator crash at Lagos hospital Earlier, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, submitted a…

Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State revealed on Tuesday a subsidy on fertilisers for farmers in the state, particularly those engaged in subsistence farming. The new subsidised price is set at a lower rate of N19,000, aiming to alleviate the impacts of fuel subsidy removal and its consequential economic effects on living standards. This development is also in line with the advisory from the National Economic Council (NEC), which urged states to design independent responses to the subsidy removal, and also come up with strategies to help boost food production in the State. READ ALSO: Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa Distribute…