Tag: Kano State

Kano: Kwankwaso backs Abba Yusuf’s planned defection to APC, after weeks of tension

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Kwankwaso backs Abba

In a dramatic turn in Kano State politics, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and former governor of Kano State, has reportedly withdrawn his opposition and declared support for Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s planned defection to the All Progressives Congress, (APC).  The apparent U-turn comes after weeks of public disagreement and internal party tension that had threatened to fracture the NNPP and the influential Kwankwasiyya political movement. Kwankwaso’s new position contrasts sharply with his earlier stance. Recall that only weeks ago, the former presidential candidate…

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Kano: Bandits abduct 7 in night attack on Gwarzo community

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Kano banditry

Suspected bandits have attacked Zurum Mahauta, Gidan-Malam Sallau community, in Lakwaya village, Gwarzo LGA of Kano State, abducting seven residents. According to reports, the attack occurred at about 12:00 midnight on Sunday, according to local sources. A resident of the community who spoke to newsmen on condition of anonymity, said security operatives arrived shortly after the attack and pursued the assailants. “The gunmen came around midnight and abducted seven people. Soldiers later arrived and chased after them”, the source said. However, as of the time of filing this report, there…

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Kano: 10 kidnapped, as bandits shift operations after Katsina peace deal

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Kano kidnapping

Armed bandits on Monday night abducted 10 people during coordinated attacks on Biresawa and Tsundu villages in Tsanyawa local government area of Kano State, heightening fears that criminal gangs are relocating their activities to previously safer border communities. The attackers, who reportedly came on foot around 10 p.m., stormed Biresawa and took five residents before moving to Tsundu, where they seized another five. Victims were mostly women and girls. Kabiru Usman, a relative of some of the abducted victims in Biresawa, said his wife, 17-year-old daughter, his brother’s wife, and…

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Kano: Bandits abduct 5 nursing mothers, steal 50 cows in 2 LGAs

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Kano bandits abduction

Residents of the Faruruwa community in the Shanono local government area of Kano State have been soaked in tension following a late-night attack by motorcycle-riding bandits on Sunday. During this attack, five nursing mothers were abducted, and approximately 50 cows, along with other livestock, were stolen. The Chairman of the Faruruwa community, Yahya Bagobiri, shared this information with the press in Kano and expressed deep concern over the ongoing violence, despite the presence of heavily armed military personnel and other security operatives in the area. According to Bagobiri, the attackers…

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“Kano, North’ll repay Tinubu’s goodwill in 2027” – Barau

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Sen. Barau Jibrin

The Deputy President of the 10th Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has stated that the All Progressives Congress, the people of Kano and the northern region will reciprocate the good gestures of President Bola Tinubu, come 2027. Barau spoke during his annual undergraduate scholarship programme at the newly-renamed ‘Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano’. Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Ata, the state APC Chairman, Prince Abdullahi Abbas, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Abdullahi Kadage and the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ado Abdullahi, all…

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Independence Day: “Sack CP Bakori now!” – Gov.Yusuf accuses Police Chief of sabotage, partisanship

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Gov.Yusuf accuses Police Chief

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately sack the state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, accusing him of sabotage, insubordination, and partisan politics. The governor’s outrage followed the sudden withdrawal of police personnel from the 65th Independence Day celebration in Kano – a move he described as disgraceful, unprofessional, and disloyal to the Nigerian state. Speaking at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Governor Yusuf blasted the CP for boycotting a national event that symbolises unity and patriotism. “This is sabotage, this is…

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“Kano Gov. got more allocation in 6 months than I received in 8yrs” – Ganduje

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Ganduje berates

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ex-Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has criticised his former ally Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso and the incumbent State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, describing their politics as inconsistent and their governance as “directionless”. According to reports, after a recent stakeholders’ meeting in Kano, Ganduje dismissed rumors of Kwankwaso defecting to the APC, alleging he lacks the consistency to return after previously ridiculing the party. “We too have heard these rumours, but we don’t take them seriously. In a…

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‘Kano remains most successful state in 2025 SSCE’ – NECO

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NECO on Kano

Kano State Government has debunked recent claims by some online platforms suggesting that the state did not emerge as the best-performing state in the 2025 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination, (SSCE). In an issued statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, the government described the reports as “misleading, malicious, and a calculated attempt to distort facts” presented by NECO. The statement read: “The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Ɗantani Ibrahim Wushishi, during the official release of the results,…

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NECO insists Kano 2025 ‘best examination performance state’ in Nigeria

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NECO insists

The National Examinations Council, (NECO), has affirmed that Kano is the top-performing state in the Federation for the 2025 Council Examinations, with 5.886% and 39,351 candidates achieving five credits and above in both Mathematics and English. Earlier, some reports had disputed this, naming Abia as the best-performing state, citing its state code number 001 as the basis for their ranking. The reports stated that: “Kano candidates scored 50-16 percent, showing they failed; as only 49.84% of its total 136.762 candidates scored at least five credits, including Mathematics and English”. NECO,…

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Kano: Gov. Yusuf settles 84 stranded Cyprus students’ ₦2.24bn tuition fees

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Gov. Yusuf clears debts

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has cleared outstanding tuition and accommodation fees totalling ₦2.24bn for 84 students stranded in Northern Cyprus after years of neglect under the previous administration. The affected students, who were sponsored by Near East University during the tenure of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, were unable to complete their studies or collect their certificates after the scholarship program was discontinued by former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Announcing the intervention yestetday, the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, said the payment was both a humanitarian and moral obligation.…

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