Author: Umar Idris Shuaibu

Ahmad Hamisu Gwale – Abuja Gwamnatin Kano ta gaza bayar da kudaden Alawus-Alawus ga tawagar da ke wakiltar jihar a gasar cin kofin masu bukata ta musamman ta kasa. Gasar Masu Bukata ta musamman ta kasa ta wannan shekarar, na ci gaba da gudana a birnin tarayya Abuja da kawo yanzu haka kwana biyu ya rage ayi bikin karkare gasar. Karanta: Gwamnatin Kano ta musanta zargin siyar da wani injin dake matatar ruwa ta T/Wada An dai tsara gasar zata gudana daga 8 zuwa 14 ga Disambar shekarar da muke ciki a filin wasa na Moshood Abiola dake birnin tarayya…

Lawal Umar Maradun – Zamfara  While Dauda Lawan, the disputed Zamfara Governor, is busy gallivanting around the globe, a wave of killing, massacres, kidnapping, and savage violence engulfs communities in the state. Consequently, leaving the helpless citizens in the hands of bandits at a time, thousands of children are orphaned and struggling in hunger. Dauda ought to consider the happenings in Zamfara State. He should stop the blame game, knowing entirely that he is the Chief Security Officer of the State, yet there is no statement from the State Government on the recent happenings in Zurmi township, and other communities…

Sumayyah advised undergraduates to stay humble, avoid overconfidence, and avoid too many friends. “What is worth doing is worth doing well. Most importantly, pray as if you’ve never read anything and read as if you’ve never prayed. A 24-year-old lady, Sumayyah Abdallah has emerged as the best-graduating medical student of the 2022/2023 academic session and bagged twenty-three awards at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS). Sumayyah was awarded and blessed with cash prizes at the medical students’ induction held at the university’s auditorium on Saturday, December 09, 2023. She recalled that there are about 140 that started the academic journey far…

Federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education forcefully enrolled in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) by the Buhari administration have been removed from the payment platform with immediate effect. President Bola Tinubu, who gave the directive on Wednesday, said the staff of public tertiary institutions should exit the payment platform to pave way for their efficient management. The Minister of Education, Prof. Mamman Tahir disclosed this to State House correspondents shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Tinubu. Read Also: New Civil Service Commission Chair Vows To Tackle Job Racketeering Mamman said the…

The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has described as disturbing, reports of job racketeering in the Federal Civil Service, promising to work with intelligence agencies to finish out culprits. He spoke on Wednesday after being sworn in with 11 members of the commission by President Bola Tinubu at a brief ceremony that took place before the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja. “I’m disturbed by the whole cash-and-carry reputation of the commission,” Olaopa said. Read Also: Kano : Gov. Abba K. Yusuf Appoints New Head of Civil Service “For me, we will…

The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the early Wednesday’s fire that gutted 17 offices in Gwale Local Government Secretariat. The Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano. Abdullahi said that the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Read Also: Para Games 2023: Gawuna, One Other Donates Cash to Kano Athletics ”We received a distress call at about 03:43 a.m. from Abdullahi Hassan that there was a fire outbreak at Gwale Secretariat. “Upon receiving the information, we quickly sent a fire vehicle to the…

The Rivers State Assembly Complex is currently being demolished amidst rift between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his former principal and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike. The demolition that began on Wednesday morning is coming two days after 27 members of the Rivers Assembly elected through the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Images from the scene showed heavy machinery on site tearing down the building. On Wednesday, Hon. Barr. Ehie Edison, the factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and a close ally of Fubara reportedly presided…

Ahmad Hamisu Gwale – Abuja  The Kano State All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Dr. Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, and Kano Pillars board member Alhaji Naziru Wapa have donated a sum of N150,000 thousand to Kano Pillars Para-Soccer and Kano Amputee Football team. Reports says that, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, who was represented by Kabiru Ali Mazadu announced the donation of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira cash to the Kano Pillars Para-Soccer team. He also donated the sum of the Fifty Thousand cash to Kano Pillars Football Amputee after the teams were crowned the Champions in the Final. Read Also: National Para…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested one Abubakar Gambo, aged 49 years old, who is a Director, in charge of Administration and General Services of Kano State Ministry of Water Resources. He was arrested alongside two other accomplices for having conspired and forged a letter authorizing the auction of some high-capacity Water Irrigation pumps and tanks which are critical public utilities without the proper consent of the Supervising Ministry. A statement issued by SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, Kano Police Public Relations Officer, on Tuesday, said the suspects were arrested at about 9.30 pm on Saturday. According to the statement,…

The Minister of Finance, Olawale Edun, has disclosed that the Federal Government is targeting foreign exchange outside the banking sector to address the liquidity crisis in the FX market. Edun stated this on Tuesday while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance. He stated that the forex in the hands of Nigerians represents the new “foreign reserve” of the country, adding that the liquidity in the hands of Nigerians runs into billions of dollars. Read Also: Kaduna Assembly Confirms Jerry Adams as Chairman of Internal Revenue Services “Foreign exchange held by Nigerians in cash outside the banking system…

Zainab Olufunmi – Kano The Network for Youth Enlightenment and Development (N-YED) has expressed its determination to collaborate with the government toward enhancing the full implementation of the 2023 national educational policy. The Executive Secretary of the association, Comrade Abdulsalam Haruna, made this known during the opening ceremony of a one-day seminar organized for parent and teachers held at Mumbayya House. Comrade Abdulsalam maintained that the association had come out with plans to complement efforts of the Federal Government to actualize implementation of the 2023 educational policy aimed at improving the quality of education across the nation. Read Also: Improve…

Aminu Halilu Tudun Wada It’s another accolade, a triumphant and great performance by Kano state Amputee Football team in the ongoing 2nd National Para Athletic games 2023 in Abuja, as the team swooped all the awards by emerging champions of this year edition after  beating Kwara Team by 3-0 in a final match. The latter team, who have been a thorn in the flesh of the Kano team by beating them twice two years ago in 2020, at the maiden edition of the tourney, was put into swords by the goals of Isah Yusuf, Malam Hotoro and Abba Musa. In…

Port Harcourt, Rivers state  A lawyer, Kalu Kalu, has said the 27 lawmakers from Rivers state who recently left the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state have lost their seats in the parliament.  Kalu stated this in an interview on Arise News on Tuesday, December 12. He noted that the law states that an elected official can only defect from his party to another during the course of his term if there is a leadership struggle within the party. Read Also: 2027: Northern Group explains why Tinubu rejected Kwankwaso, El-Rufa’i, as Ministers He explained: “The 27 affected constituencies, their…

Ma’aikatar Albarkatun ruwa ta jihar Kano ta Barranta kanta da zargin da ake yi na wata takarda dake yawo a shafukan sada zumunta na ‘social media’ cewa kwamishinan ma’aikatar Ali Haruna Makoda, ya bada umarnin cefanar da wani injin ban ruwa dake madatsar ruwa ta karefa cikin karamar hukumar Tudun Wada. Daraktan dake kula da noman rani da madatsun ruwa na ma’aikatar Adamu Chiroma ne ya shaida hakan, cikin wata ganawa da yayi da manema labarai. Adamu Chiroma na cewa kwamishinan Ali Haruna Makoda bai da masaniya kan wannan takarda da aka rubuta, wadda ke nuna yadda ya bada umarni…

Ondo state, Akure – An emerging report has it that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Ondo State House of Assembly, to transfer power to Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Reports says that Tinubu made this known at a meeting he summoned to resolve the leadership crisis in Ondo on Monday, December 11. As reported by The Nation, the president emphasized that this transfer should be conducted without any conditions, as it aligns with the “doctrine of necessity.” Read Also: 2027: Northern Group explains why Tinubu rejected Kwankwaso, El-Rufa’i, as Ministers Reports gathered by ‘Good Evening Nigeria also says that…

Kano State Government has approved Friday 15th and Saturday 16th Dec. 2023 as the date for the commencement of 1st term vacation to all Day and Boarding Public/Private Primary and Post Primary Schools in the state. Therefore, Parents/ Guardians of Pupils and Students in the Boarding schools are to convey their wards home by the early hours of Saturday 16th Dec. 2023. A statement issued by the Director of Public Enlightenment of the State Ministry of Education Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru added that Boarding Schools Pupils and Students are to resume back to their respective Schools on Sunday 7th January 2024…

Ahmad Hamisu Gwale – Abuja The Kano State Athletics team and the media crew are in a deteriorated situation due to the paucity of funds, yet to be released by the state government officials in the ongoing second edition of the National Para Games 2023 in Abuja. It was exclusively revealed that the government has not recognized any efforts for the Para Athletics team. Read Also: Kano Pillars FC Secures Two-Year Partnership Deal with ‘Rambo’ Manufacturer Up to now, there is no reason for the unnecessary financial support from the Kano State Government. Because of this, Kano may miss out…

The President of Arewa Oil and Gas Marketers Association of Nigeria (AROGMA), Bashir Ahmad Danmalam, has urged the Nigerian Senate to investigate the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) for allegedly withholding shares invested by oil marketers for over 20 years. In a press release issued to newsmen, Danmalam called on both the Senate and NNPC to intervene and shed light on the issue of shares invested by oil marketers two decades ago, emphasizing that not a single Kobo has benefited them. According to Danmalam, Nigerian oil marketers are in the dark about the status of their shares at NIPCO. Read…

Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala has added another feather to her cap, winning the illustrious African Women’s Player of the Year for a record-extending fifth time. The Barcelona star was crowned the winner of the 2023 CAF Women’s Player of the Year to earn the feat. “This night, I would love to use this opportunity to thank everyone who has been part of my journey from grassroots football to the national level to the club side. Because without you, my coaches, and my teammates, there will be no me,” Oshoal said in her acceptance speech. Read Also: Kano Pillars FC Secures Two-Year…

The reason some northern politicians were not included in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet has been disclosed by the Coalition of the Northern Youths Movement Initiative (CNYMI). The coalition alleged a plot to weaken prominent politicians from the region ahead of the 2027 general election. The group, however, called on the judiciary, security agencies, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to abide by their oath of allegiance to the people and the Nigerian constitution, Leadership reported. The CNYMI maintained that any form of injustice against the northern region would be resisted and cautioned politicians against being accomplices in the…