By Usman Usman Garba Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, and the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, on Tuesday attended the funeral prayer of two youth from Kano who were recently killed in Makurdi, the Benue State. In a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the Janazah prayer took place at the National Mosque in Abuja and was attended by family members, religious leaders, and sympathizers. The two victims Jamilu Ahmad and Barhana Suleiman of Unguwa Uka, Kano were later buried at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja with Governor Yusuf and NSA Ribadu personally escorting the…
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By Usman Usman Garba Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has announced a major redevelopment initiative for the Farm Centre GSM Market, pledging an investment of over N2 billion to restore, expand, and modernize the bustling commercial hub. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Saturday. The intervention, according to the governor, is a direct response to recent fire outbreaks that devastated parts of the market and a broader effort to meet the growing needs of traders and customers. Governor Yusuf made the announcement during a visit to the market on…
From Mu’awiya Bala Idris, Katsina No fewer than 3,000 vulnerable persons have so far benefitted from free urology surgeries and medical treatments sponsored by the Mangal Foundation in Katsina State. A member of the Board of Trustees of the foundation, Hussaini Kabir, disclosed this on Friday during the launch of the second quarter phase of the medical outreach, held at the Amadi Rimi Orthopaedic Hospital in Batagarawa Local Government Area of the state. Kabir revealed that the foundation had committed over N80 million to the exercise since its inception, with over N20 million earmarked for the current quarter to treat…
By Usman Usman Garba The Executive Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has been awarded with a prestigious award, Journalist-Friendly Governor; at the 70’s anniversary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Saturday. NUJ in its seven decades commemoration has awarded people who stand tall in various capacity, finding the Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf worthy; considering his unwavering supports to journalists, and relating well with the media. In a press statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kano State Mustapha Muhammad, said the Deputy Governor of Kano State, Comrade Abdussalam Gwarzo…
I, Mu’awiya Bala Idris, a reporter with Triumph Newspaper based in the Katsina Office, hereby tender an unreserved apology regarding a recent news report published by me, which claimed that the Katsina State Government planned to open literacy classes for repentant bandits. I acknowledge that the said publication was inaccurate, misleading, and did not reflect the true position of the Katsina State Government or any of its authorized agencies. There is no such plan or policy to establish literacy classes or educational reintegration programmes for repentant bandits. The report was published in error, and I take full responsibility for the…
By Hussaini Ibrahim Sulaiman The Member representing Tarauni Local Government in the Kano State House of Assembly, Hon. Kabiru Dahiru Sule (ADS), has flagged off multiple development projects worth over N150 million across various wards in the area. According to a statement issued by the Information Officer of Tarauni LG, Adamu Iliyasu Hotoro, the lawmaker launched key interventions in health, education, and community development aimed at improving the lives of constituents. The projects include the renovation and upgrade of Bello Maitama Health Centre in Tarauni Ward into a fully equipped admission hospital, the construction of a modern Islamiyya school at…
From Joseph Asegba, Yola The All Progressives Congress (APC) Adamawa State chapter has condemned the recent violently on the APC North-east consultative forum meeting held in Gombe. The party described the attack as a indicipline act of thuggery on one of its top leaders, Comrade Mustapha Salihu (Sa’in Adamawa), the National Vice Chairman (North-East). It would be recalled that on the 16th June some smuggled thugs almost disrupts the delegate conference in Gombe as a result, Adamawa APC debunks reported endorsement of Tinubu and celebrates Ribadu while commissioning the APC and received of high profile decampees. In a statement signed…
From Abba Dukawa, Abuja The Senate has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) a one-week ultimatum to provide detailed explanations for discrepancies amounting to over ₦210 trillion in its audited financial statements from 2017 to 2023. This directive follows a grueling questioning session by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, which scrutinized the company’s records and raised concerns over unexplained figures under “accrued expenses” and “receivables.” During the session, NNPCL’s Chief Financial Officer, Dapo Segun, and other top officials appeared before the Senate, where several discrepancies were revealed from the external auditors’ report. The committee chairman, Aliyu Wadada,…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has presented a cheque of N18,652,908.20 to the family of a deceased employee who died in the line of duty, as part of death benefits under the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS). Managing Director of the NSITF, Barr. Oluwaseun Faleye, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, urging employers of labour across the country to subscribe to the scheme and fulfill their obligations to ensure that more families benefit from its provisions. Speaking during the cheque presentation ceremony, Faleye, who was represented by the Executive Director of Operations, Hon. Mojisola…
From Muawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Interior, Hon. Abdullahi Aliyu Ahmed, has constructed 71 solar-powered boreholes across communities in the Musawa/Matazu Federal Constituency of Katsina State to improve access to clean and potable water. According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Sardauna Francis, the boreholes were drilled after extensive geophysical and hydrogeological surveys conducted by environmental experts to determine the appropriate drilling depth and method in each community. The statement explained that in Musawa Local Government Area, three boreholes were drilled in each of the 11 political wards,…