By Usman Usman Garba Kano State government has disputed claims of viral video and on social media that it has sold and reallocated shops within the Eid Ground at Kofar Mata. The Managing Director, State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KNUPDA) Arch. Ibrahim Yakubu, stated this while addressing journalists at his office yesterday. He said: “Our attention has been drawn to these misleading reports. “The government has not sold or reallocated any part of the Eid Ground.” He revealed that the areas in question are outside the Eid Ground, which is ‘Yan Tebura around IBB Way and ‘Yan Robobi around…
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By Usman Usman Garba The Kano Ministerial Committee was set up to investigate the alleged fraud of financial mismanagement at Kano Capital School and has submitted its final report with recommendations aimed at addressing issues affecting the smooth operation of the school. Recall that on 21st March 2024, an 11-member committee under the leadership of the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Hajiya Kubra Imam, was set up to investigate the long-existing problems associated with financial mismanagement and other staff claims at Kano Capital School. Receiving the report from the committee in his office, Kano State Commissioner of Education Alhaji Umar…
From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set to hold a state congress to elect new executive members, as announced in a statement by Comrade Usman Okai Austin, the head of media for the state congress. The upcoming congress aims to fill vacant positions from the state chairmanship down to the youth leadership. In the statement, the party expressed its commitment to reclaiming power in Kogi State, positioning itself as a major political force and the leading opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP urged former members who…
From Maawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Interior, Hon. Abdullahi Aliyu Ahmad, will on Saturday, 21 September 2024, turban as ‘Dujuman Katsina’ a revered and famed chieftaincy title from the old Borno empire by the Katsina Emirate Council. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Sardauna Francis, says the lawmaker will be honoured with the traditional title by the Emir of Katsina, Dr Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, at a turbaning ceremony to be held at the Emir’s Palace in Katsina, the state capital. The statement said the conferment of the first-of-its-kind chieftaincy title…
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Yobe State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Mukhtar Tarbutu, has called on members and affiliates of the union to pray for the release of its National President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who was recently invited by the Nigerian Police Force. Tarbutu made the appeal on Thursday in Damaturu while addressing a gathering of NLC members and affiliates in the state. He said the union had received a directive from the national headquarters to mobilize members to police headquarters in their respective states in solidarity with Ajaero. However, in Yobe State, the NLC…
From Abba Dukawa, Abuja The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has formally inaugurated the new Board of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) at the Ministry of Finance Headquarters. The newly appointed Board comprises distinguished professionals from various sectors, selected through a rigorous process involving the Executive Nominations Committee and approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, following endorsement by Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima, Chairman of the National Economic Council (NEC). In his inaugural address, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, the newly appointed Chairman of the Board, reaffirmed his commitment to creating a prosperous…
From Hussaini Ibrahim Sulaiman President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Beijing, China, on Thursday, August 29, on an official visit. President Tinubu will have a brief layover in the United Arab Emirates. The known was made in an official statement released by the President’s spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale. In China, the President will meet with President Xi Jinping and will hold meetings with Chinese business leaders on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. President Tinubu will be accompanied by senior government officials on the trip.
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has described the negotiations for partnership in agriculture, infrastructural development and energy security between the state government and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa as very successful with huge potential for the state. He stated this today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the end of the meeting between the state government and the bank, saying, “We have explored areas of support and partnership that are beneficial to the state and its people”. Governor Buni said agriculture, vocational training, infrastructural development, education, Healthcare delivery and energy security…
From Christiana Gokyo, Jos The Plateau State Governor Barr Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has called on the new Permanent Secretaries to leverage their extensive experience in building a more efficient and responsive Civil Service that will serve as a model of excellence and pride for Plateau State. The Governor was speaking during the sworn-in of the Acting Head of Civil Service Plateau State, Mr Stephen Pam Gadong, alongside 10 Permanent Secretaries with a charge to give their best for the growth and development of the state. Disclosing this at Goverment House little Rayfield Jos on Wednesday, and emphasizing that their roles…
By Mu’azu Adamu “Our dear state, Kano is one of the oldest in Nigeria, a state with rich culture and history, a state that enjoys tremendous respect all over the world. A state that sets all the good examples for others to follow. All these were thrown to the winds by the last administration. We are all aware of the embarrassments that the Ganduje administration has brought to the office of the Governor and by extension, to the entire people of Kano State – all negative perceptions as a result of crude corruption, land grabbing, and poor governance. This perception…