Tag: Kano State

“My dollar videos were fake”, says Ganduje

Aminu Imam

…Says he’ll punish those behind it Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said several videos showing him stuffing bales of dollars into his pockets in 2018 were fake. According to Ganduje, who disclosed this to the BBC Hausa Service BBC programme: ‘A Fada A Cika‘ on Friday, said, “No doubt the video is fake; we are making some underground plans, which we will not reveal. But I assure you it is fake, and all those behind it will be put to shame”. The governor said he has already sued…

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NAFDAC investigates cause of strange disease among Kano residents

Aminu Imam

…Raises alarm on fake Covid-19 vaccines in circulation The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), says it is investigating cause of severe vomiting and blood-in-urine among some Kano residents. The agency said the victims manifested the symptoms after consuming suspected sachet-water and local drinks suspected to have been prepared with expired and adulterated products. NAFDAC disclosed that it has collected water samples and flavour products for laboratory analysis, following the outbreak of the yet-to-be ascertained infectious disease. The Kano state NAFDAC coordinator, Shaba Muhammad, told newsmen yesterday…

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Shasha crisis: Kwankwaso preaches peaceful co-existence

Aminu Imam

Former Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso preached peaceful coexistence to the Hausa and Yoruba communities in Shasha, Ibadan after the recent crisis that rocked the market.  Kwankwaso made the appeal on Friday, during his visit to the community in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. He appealed to both parties to give peace a chance, stressing the need for total peace in the country. “What I saw (burnt shops) is not good for anybody. Let everyone doing legitimate business ensure peace reigns. I appeal to all concerned to rebuild Shahsa market”, he said.  The…

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APC registers 2.5 million members in Kano

Aminu Imam

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, of Kano State, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has so far registered about 2.5 million members in the ongoing membership registration/revalidation in the State. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Abba Anwar, yesterday in Kano. Anwar said that the governor disclosed this during the sixth APC stakeholders’ meeting in Kano. “We are all aware that the first set of 100 registers sent to polling units were exhausted; and the second set of 200 per polling units has also been…

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“Stop making comments that undermine security” – Ganduje to politicians

Aminu Imam

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has cautioned politicians to refrain from making comments that could scuttle the Federal Government’s efforts at securing the country. This caution was made known by the Kano State while expressing support for the government’s ‘no-fly zone’ order in Zamfara State, describing it as a well-thought-out strategy. In a statement released on Saturday by the State’s commissioner for information, Mohammed Garba, the governor said politicians should at least wait and see how the strategy works before making comments that are capable of undermining the efforts…

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$27m Kano Dry Port to be ready in December – MD

Aminu Imam

The $26 million Kano Dry Port, situated in the Dala local government area, is expected to be completed in December, the Managing Director, Ahmed Rabiu has disclosed. Rabiu noted that works on the port are in phases, adding that while the first phase would be ready by June, the entire scope would be completed by the end of the year. The Managing Director explained that the host State government spent N2.3 billion for the construction of access road, perimeter fence, electricity and water supply at the site, which was birthed…

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Kano: Court bars Ganduje from organising debate between Abdul-Jabbar, other clerics

Aminu Imam

A Magistrate court, sitting in Gidan Murtala, has barred the Kano State government from going ahead with the organisation of the much-awaited debate between the controversial cleric, Sheikh AbdulJabbar Kabara, and other Islamic clerics in the state. According to reports, the State government had fixed tomorrow, Sunday, as the date for the much-awaited debate. However, a legal practitioner, Ma’aruf Yakasai, had approached the court seeking the halting of the debate. During the court’s sitting yesterday, the presiding judge, Muhammad Jibril, ordered that the debate be suspended until March 22. Reacting…

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DSS frees sacked Kano Govs. aide, Salihu Tanko-Yakasai

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Services, (DSS), yesterday freed the former spokesman to the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Salihu Tanko-Yakasai. His elder brother, Umar, confirmed the development to newsmen yesterday night. “My brother has just been released by DSS. We are now driving home,” he said, without further elaboration regarding the conditions of the bail. Recall that Yakasai was picked up by the DSS on Saturday, the same day he was relieved of his position as an aide to Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The DSS had admitted on…

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Outrage over DSS arrest of Ganduje’s aide, Yakasai

Aminu Imam

Many Nigerians on social media have condemned the arrest of the Kano State governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai hours after criticising President Muhammadu Buhari over the rise in school kidnappings. Recall that Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, relieved his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, of his appointment. In the wake of the schoolgirl’s abduction in Zamfara State, Tanko-Yakasai, on Friday via his Twitter handle, had described the APC government as failure. Since posting the comment on Twitter however, Tanko-Yakasai had gone missing, a situation…

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SSS arrests Ganduje’s aide hours after demanding Buhari’s resignation

Aminu Imam

The State Security Service, (SSS), on Friday arrested an aide to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, hours after he criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of Nigeria’s security crisis, according to a Kano government official. Salihu Tanko-Yakasai was taken into custody shortly after his Twitter post condemning Friday’s abduction of Zamfara schoolgirls went viral on-line. His arrest was not immediately disclosed, prompting friends to take to social media to raise concerns about his whereabouts on Saturday morning. An SSS official in Kano told newsmen that Tanko-Yakasai was arrested while returning…

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