Tag: Kano State

Outrage, as children reportedly vote in Kano LG election

Aminu Imam

Nigerians have taken to social media to lambaste the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, (KANSIEC), for allowing children to take part and vote in the election that took place across the 44 local government areas in the state on Saturday. Several pictures and videos circulating on social media reveal children obviously between the ages of 9 and 16, being accredited by electoral officials wearing face masks within the KANSIEC logo. In one of the videos, a young boy who appears to be between the age of 11 and 13, at…

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Kano LG Poll: ‘APC will win all the seats’, Ganduje declares

Aminu Imam

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) will win all the 44 chairmanship and 484 councillor seats in the  local council elections taking place in the State. The governor stated this shortly after casting his vote at his polling unit 008 at Ganduje town, Dawakin-Tofa local government area of the State. According to him, the ruling party will sweep all the seats considering the “massive turnout” he saw at the center. He added that the party would win the elections through the…

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NIMC enrols 2.3million residents in Kano

Aminu Imam

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says it has so far enrolled more than 2.3 million persons in Kano State since the inception of the programme in 2007. The Coordinator of NIMC in Kano, Illo Sarkin-Yamma, made this known in an interview with newsmen yesterday, in Kano. He said that following the Federal Government’s directive that Nigeriansshould link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM cards, the Commission had designated 52 centres for registration. According to him, the aim is to fast-track the enrolment of eligible Nigerians in the…

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Kano Hisbah Police impounds truck with alcoholic drinks worth N25m on Xmas day

Aminu Imam

The Kano Hisbah Police has impounded a truck laden with alcoholic drinks worth over N25 million on Christmas day. Making the announcement, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA), Nabilusi Abubakar, said the agency, in conjunction with the Hisbah Police, intercepted the truck along Hadeja Road, in Kano metropolis, on its way to Bello Road to offload its contents, following an intelligence report. Abubakar added that the agency had warned that its men would continue to be vigilant to check the activities of persons…

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“Sanusi not fit to be emir” – Ganduje

Aminu Imam

Says he was appointed to spite Jonathan   Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said that the dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sunusi II, is not fit to be a king.  Ganduje made the comment at the presentation of a book on former President Goodluck Johnathan, alleging that Sanusi was considered for the throne in order to spite Jonathan.  According to him, “Sanusi was appointed Emir of Kano not because he was the best man for the throne but to retaliate what Jonathan did to him; that was in order…

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Kano govt to build 5,000 houses for teachers

Aminu Imam

The Kano State government will construct about 5,000 housing units for teachers in public primary and secondary schools in the State, under the first phase of a scheme aimed at providing decent accommodation for teachers and their families in the state. This was disclosed by the State government at a stakeholders meeting on the proposed project at the weekend, in the Government House, Kano. According to the State governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje “Each of the 36 rural local governments will have 100 housing units while the remaining eight metropolitan…

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Court acquits former minister of corruption charges

Aminu Imam

A Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, yesterday discharged and acquitted a former minister of foreign affairs, Aminu Wali and a Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Coordinator, Mansur Ahmad of money laundering charges. The duo were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alongside a former Kano state Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau in May 2018, for allegedly collected the sum of N950 million from Nenadi Usman, the Director, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential Campaign, in March 2015 for then president Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election. The EFCC alleged that the monies distributed by…

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Sixteen Kano-bound travellers perish on Abuja-Kaduna highway

Aminu Imam

…Ganduje laments loss No fewer than sixteen travellers have reportedly perished on Wednesday along Abuja-Kaduna expressway on their way back to Kano from a business trip. It was learnt that the sixteen hailed from Danbatta local government area of Kano State, were conveyed in a private vehicle and met their untimely death on the Abuja-Kaduna highway. There were earlier reports that the victims were killed by bandits on the road after their car’s tyre was shot by the bandits. However, according to a press statement issued by the State’s Commissioner…

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American mum, 46 yr-old arrives Nigeria to marry 23 yr-old Kano indigene

Aminu Imam

A 46-year-old American woman, Janine Sanchez Reimann, has found the love of her life and is presently in Kano State to marry a 23-year-old Kano State indigene, Suleiman Isah. According to SaharaReporters, the wedding Fatiha is to be held on Sunday, December 13, in the Gasau Panshekara area of Kano State. Recall that the relationship trended earlier in the year on social media as many Nigerians expressed concerns over their age and race. Already the couple has shared their pre-wedding photographs showing the two lovers holding each other’s hands affectionately. It was learnt…

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11-yr-old disabled orphan who crawls to school under scorching sun

Aminu Imam

An 11-yr-old physically-disabled Class-2 pupil, Fatima Yusha’u, of Dan Shayi Primary School, in Rimin-Gado local government area in Kano State, who crawls to school under scorching sun According to a report by Arewa Agenda, even though the scorching sun will descend upon her mercilessly, the hot sand will eat deep into her skin, yet, Fatima, an orphan, is so desperate about attending school that she defies all the odds against her and crawls the over one kilometer trip to and from school daily under the scorching sun. She often crawls to…

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