Author: Hussaini Ibrahim

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has congratulated his Ekiti State counterpart, Biodun Oyebanji, on his inauguration for a second term in office. Yusuf, who was represented by his deputy, Murtala Garo, at the inauguration, described Oyebanji’s return to office as a significant milestone in his political career. The governor said the development demonstrated the confidence reposed in Oyebanji’s leadership by the people of Ekiti State. In a statement issued on October 16, 2026, by the Director-General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Kano, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Yusuf expressed optimism that the second term would provide an opportunity to consolidate…

The Kano State Security Neighbourhood Watch Corps has arrested two men for allegedly vandalising government property and stealing metal fences installed around Kofar Nasarawa Bridge in Kano Municipal. The suspects, identified as Abba Aminu, 30, of Durmin Zungura Quarters, Kano Municipal, and Yusha’u Nasiru, 26, from Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State, were arrested at about 4am on Tuesday during an operation by personnel of the corps. The Deputy Commander-General of the corps, Major Adamu Abubakar (retd.), disclosed this while parading the suspects, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Public Enlightenment, Yusuf Abubakar Ibrahim.…

Kano State Deputy Governor, Murtala Sule Garo, has visited three bereaved families in Rano, Bebeji and Kano Municipal Local Government Areas to convey Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s condolences following the deaths of their relatives. The visits were disclosed in a press release dated October 12, 2026, and signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Office of the Deputy Governor, Lurwanu Idris Malikawa Garu. In Rano, Garo led the delegation to the family of Malama Zainab Abu, elder sister of former Special Adviser during the administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, Aliyu Maikasuwa Rano, and Ibrahim Ishaq of Dan’uwa Rano…

By Hussaini Ibrahim Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has attended the funeral prayer of the District Head of Takai, Alhaji Ibrahim Sani Gaya, who died at the age of 100. The funeral prayer was held on Monday morning at the Emir’s Palace in Gaya and led by Islamic scholar Sheikh Tijjani Bala Kalarawi, according to a statement issued on Monday by the Deputy Governor’s Public Relations Officer, Lurwanu Idris Malikawa Garu. The governor, represented by his deputy, Murtala Sule Garo, conveyed Yusuf’s condolences to the deceased’s family, associates and people of Takai, describing the death as a significant loss…

By Hussaini Ibrahim The Kano State Deputy Governor, Murtala Sule Garo, has urged Muslims, particularly youths, to emulate the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad as he attended an annual Maulud gathering in Kano, where he rewarded Qur’anic graduates with ₦20,000 each. Garo made the call on Saturday night while representing Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the event organised by a former Kano Municipal Local Government Area chairman and former Commissioner for Special Duties, Muntari Ishaq Yakasai. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Deputy Governor’s Public Relations Officer, Lurwanu Idris Malikawa Garu, Garo said the significance of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will begin displaying the voters’ register and distributing Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State on Friday, October 9. The Head of the INEC Office in Tarauni, Engr. Abubakar Yusuf, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting held to sensitise security agencies, political party leaders and other stakeholders on the exercise. According to a statement issued by the Tarauni Local Government Information Officer, Adamu Iliyasu Hotoro, on October 8, the exercise will run until October 15, 2026. Yusuf said the exercise would cover newly registered voters and those who registered…

The Kano State Deputy Governor, Murtala Sule Garo, on Saturday represented Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the funeral prayer for the mother of the Deputy Managing Director of the Kano Road and Traffic Agency, Auwal Lawan Shuaibu Aranposu. The funeral prayer was held behind Gwagwarwa Police Station Brigade in Kano, where Garo joined the family and other sympathisers to offer prayers for the deceased. After the Janaza, the deputy governor accompanied the family to Ahmadiyya Cemetery, Brigade, where the deceased was buried. Garo prayed to Allah to forgive the deceased’s shortcomings, have mercy on her and grant her eternal rest…

Kano State Deputy Governor, Murtala Sule Garo, has pledged government support for the proposed upgrade of a Qur’anic school in Bichi Local Government Area to a Junior Secondary School. Garo made the commitment on Sunday while representing Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the Qur’anic graduation ceremony of students of Madarasatul Ta’awini Ummul Litahafizul Qur’an in Bichi. He said the state government would consider the completion of an unfinished classroom block, recruitment of additional teachers and the proposed transition of the school from Islamiyya to Junior Secondary School. Garo, however, said the proposed upgrade would be reviewed and considered based on…

Kano State Deputy Governor, Murtala Sule Garo, on Monday represented Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the funeral prayer for Fa’iza Usman Yahaya Kansila, wife of businessman Usman Yahaya Kansila. The funeral prayer was held at Alfurqan Juma’at Mosque, Kano, and was led by Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil. Fa’iza died on Thursday in Turkey at the age of 45 after an illness. She was survived by her husband and five children. Speaking at the funeral, Garo conveyed the condolences of the Kano State Government to the deceased’s family. He prayed to Allah to forgive the deceased’s shortcomings and grant her eternal rest.…

By Hussaini Ibrahim Kano State Deputy Governor, Murtala Sule Garo, has commended constituency representatives for supporting women, youths and small business operators through empowerment programmes. Garo spoke on Saturday while representing Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at empowerment programmes held in Dambatta and Bichi Local Government Areas of the state. At Dambatta, he attended the eighth Mega Empowerment Programme organised by the member representing Dambatta/Makoda Federal Constituency, Hamisu Ibrahim Chidari. Beneficiaries received cars, motorcycles, tricycles, sewing machines, water pumps and cash assistance for various economic activities. Garo commended Chidari for sustaining the programme, noting that the assistance had reached different groups,…