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Kano: �My properties� demolition not a vendetta mission�- Gov. Yusuf

July 4, 2023July 4, 2023 Aminu Imam

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared that his policies on demolitions of buildings and retrieving government properties was not a mission of vendetta, but a sincere project geared towards developing Kano State. The Governor, popularly known as Abba Gida-Gida, insisted that he has no personal grudges against the immediate-past administration. In a statement released by his spokesperson, Hisham Habib, the Governor challenged critics �to keep records of his work and judge him after he has finished his tenure�. The Governor, who spoke while receiving the Emir of Gaya,…

Kano: �I have no regrets demolishing properties�, Gov. Abba Yusuf insists

July 2, 2023July 2, 2023 Aminu Imam

Despite public outcry and backlashes on the ongoing demolition of alleged illegal properties in Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf yesterday vowed to sustain the exercise. Although there is a subsisting court order to stay action on further demolitions, Yusuf insisted that more properties would be reclaimed. The governor reiterated his resolve to continue the exercise while receiving the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, alongside the traditional district heads and other members of the emirate council who paid him Sallah homage at the Government House. Besides, the governor categorically…

Mina: Insufficient Tents inconvenience Pilgrims, We are tackling it – NAHCON, IHR calls for urgent action

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Makkah. As millions of Pilgrims converged on Mina in Makkah where they will spend between three to four nights, insufficient tents is incoveniencing some pilgrims as they have to make do with staying outside. Most affected with the insufficient tents in Mina are pilgrims from Kano, then Kaduna and those who came through t.our operators. Some of the pilgrims were seen staying on the roads outside but beside their tents, though with comfortable sofas. Others have to collapse three tents into one and stretched them to…

Kano: Court stops Gov. Yusuf from further demolition

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Aminu Imam

An ex-parte motion was granted on Friday by a Kano-based Federal High Court presided over by Justice S.A. Amobeda, preventing Kano State Governor Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf from continuing to demolish buildings and other property in the State. A resident of Kano, Saminu Muhammad, filed the ex-parte motion through a lawyer. In response to the motion, the court ordered the Kano State government and its representatives to stop demolishing additional properties along BUK Road. Justice Amobeda specifically ordered the Kano state government to halt plans for demolishing the applicant�s property,…

Kano: Govt. to rehabilitate ancient walls with demolition debris

June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 Aminu Imam

Kano State government says it intends to reconstruct the original Kano city walls with material from numerous demolitions in the State. Governor Abba Yusuf stated this after inspecting ongoing demolition sites in Kano. According to him, the Police and members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) had already been assigned to protect demolition sites against scavengers. Yusuf said, �We went round the city to inspect the various demolished sites. We have decided to use the debris of the demolished sites to rehabilitate Kano city walls to preserve history,…

Kano Assembly approves 20 Special advisers for Gov. Abba

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Kano State House of Assembly has approved the request of Gov. Abba Yusuf for the appointment of 20 Special Advisers.This followed the adoption of a motion by deputy speaker, Muhammad Butu (NNPP-Rimingado/Tofa) during plenary on Wednesday in Kano. Alhaji Zubairu Masu (NNPP-Sumaila) supported the motion and was unanimously adopted when put to a voice vote by the speaker Ismail Falgore. Speaking, Falgore read the governor�s letter on the request to the lawmakers. He said that the approval was to enable Yusuf to appoint advisers that would assist in implementing…

Slap Threat: �You can�t look me in the face�, Kwankwaso replies Ganduje

June 11, 2023June 11, 2023 Aminu Imam

Former Kano State Governor and leader of the New Nigeria People�s Party (NNPP) Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has dismissed assault threats made by Ex-governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Recall that shortly after Ganduje visited President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa on Friday evening, the ex-governor while addressing State House correspondents stated that he would have slapped Kwankwaso had they met at Aso Rock, Abuja. Ganduje�s statement comes following the recent demolition of several buildings in Kano State by the Abba Yusuf-led administration, a move he accused his predecessor, Kwankwaso,…

Kano: 16 burnt to death, N21m properties destroyed in fire tragedies

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 Aminu Imam

Sixteen people have been burnt to death and properties worth N21 million destroyed in fire incidents in Kano. The spokesman, Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, who disclosed this yesterday, said the Fire Service saved 92 lives and property worth N55 million in 60 fire incidents in May. According to him, 16 lives were lost, while property worth N21 million were destroyed during the month. �The service responded to 35 distress calls and seven false alarms from in May��, he further stated. Abdullahi advised the public to clear drainages as…

Kano: Demolition of structures �barbaric� – APC

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) has condemned the ongoing demolition of structures by the New Nigeria People�s Party-controlled government in the state, saying the exercise is �barbaric�. The Deputy Chairman of the party in the State, Shehu Maigari, made the condemnation on Tuesday while addressing a news conference at the NUJ Press Centre, Kano. Lamenting, he said, �Kano, being a megacity and the commercial nerve centre of the Northern region and other West African countries, is now facing a serious calamity from the NNPP-led administration.…

Kano: PRP warns Governor against personal vendetta

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Aminu Imam

The People�s Redemption Party, (PRP) has urged the newly sworn-in Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, to use his office to prioritise the collective interest of the state and not for personal vendetta. Members of the 2023 Kano PRP candidate forum made the call in a statement issued yesterday. The Party also warned the governor against being influenced by any individual, group, or political interest. As a result, the Forum stated, �Election is the only legal and acceptable way of producing leaders under Democratic rule in Nigeria; and there must…