Tag: Kano

Bandits impose ₦50,000 farming tax on Kano, Katsina settlements

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Bandits impose farming tax2

Armed groups operating in parts of Kano and Katsina states are allegedly extorting farmers, demanding up to ₦50,000 per acre from sugarcane growers before harvest, as they enforce a parallel system of governance within key forest reserves in the region. According to reports, the bandits have entrenched themselves in the Rugu Forest of Faskari local government area of Katsina State and Falgore Forest, of Doguwa LGA of Kano State, where they collect illegal farm taxes and issue threats against non-compliant farmers. The report noted that farmers, who refuse to pay…

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“Kwankwaso’s influence overrated in Kano; can’t affect Tinubu’s votes” – NNPP

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NNPP on Kwankwaso

The National Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), Ogini Olaposi, has declared that the influence of the party’s former presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is overrated in Kano State. Olaposi said Kwankwaso’s influence as a former governor of Kano State is long gone, stressing that he can’t affect President Bola Tinubu’s votes from the state in 2027. In an issued statement he signed yesterday, Olaposi said the party’s ticket is open for 2027 in 2023 when Kwankwaso was the sole candidate of the party. He said: “Anti-party activities…

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Kwankwaso rejects money amid defection talks

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Kwankwaso rejects money

…Insists Kano politics can’t be bought Former Kano State governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has ruled out any form of monetary inducement in ongoing political realignments, saying he has no price and will not trade his conscience for money. Kwankwaso spoke against the backdrop of renewed defection talks across political parties, especially in Kano, where speculation has grown over possible movements by key political figures. He made it clear that his political decisions are guided by principle, not financial offers, and insisted that Kano…

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Kano: Govt. House security tightened  amid Yusuf’s ‘planned’ APC defection

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Kano Govt. House

There is heavy security presence around and inside the Kano State Government House, as the planned defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), caused tension in the state. According to reports, the massive deployment of security forces is coming as the planned defection of the governor faces severe backlash, especially in the Kwankwasiyya camp. According to security sources, the deployment was aimed at preventing any possible breakdown of law and order in the state. “It’s obvious that this decision has provoked many supporters of…

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Kano: Court suspends Kwankwso loyalist, Dungurawa as NNPP Chairman

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Kano court suspends Dungurawa

A Kano State High Court, yesterday, issued an interim order, suspending Hashimu Suleiman-Dungurawa, as State’ chairman of the New Nigerian People’s Party, (NNPP), pending determination of the suit. Suleiman-Dungurawa is from the Gargari ward, in Dawakin-Tofa local government area of Kano State. Justice Zuwaira Yusuf issued the interim order, following a motion ex-parte by one Shu’aibu Hassan and nine other applicants, all members of Gargari Ward in Dawakin-Tofa local government area. Recall that Dungurawa was on Dec.30, suspended as the state chairman of NNPP, following resolution by 27 executive members…

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Kano governor reportedly set to join APC as ‘political godfather’

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Kano gov. 2 join APC

…Kwankwaso kicks Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reportedly concluded plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general election. According to a published report yesterday, the governor is expected to announce his decision any moment, having completed consultations with some of his close political allies. According to findings, Governor Yusuf has, over the past few months, mounted pressure on his political godfather, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to join him in the move. However, the former governor reportedly rejected the proposal, insisting that he…

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Kano state govt. approves ₦39bn for multi-sector devt. projects

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Kano govt. approves

Kano State Government has approved about ₦39 billion for the execution of development projects across key sectors, following decisions taken at its 35th Executive Council meeting held recently. The meeting, presided over by Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf, approved funding for projects spanning education, infrastructure, water supply, healthcare, security, agriculture, land administration, and public sector reforms. Briefing newsmen yesterday in Kano, Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Abdullahi Ibrahim Waiya, said the Council approved ₦1.69 billion to settle outstanding obligations to boarding school suppliers for the first term of the 2025/2026 academic…

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Kano: Gov. Yusuf bans floating of parallel Hisbah board

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Kano Gov. bans Hisbah

Governor Abba Yusuf, of Kano State, has issued an Executive Order banning establishment of private and parallel Hisbah board, or Shariah Police, in the state. The State’s Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, who read the order while addressing newsmen, quoted the Governor saying the Order, which is with immediate effect, prohibits establishment of any other Hisbah board in the state, and as such declared ‘illegal and unlawful’. Governor Yusuf directed the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)…

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Kano: Group kicks, as parallel Shariah policing structure emerges 

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Kano parallel Sharia

A prominent human rights organisation has raised fresh concerns over what it sees as a dangerous development unfolding in Kano State – the rise of a parallel Shariah enforcement body operating outside the framework of established law. The group, “Advocacy for Human Rights and Cultural Values for Development Initiative, (AHRCVDI)’, in a strongly-worded statement issued yesterday, warned that the emergence of a group known as ‘Hisbah Independent Fisabilillahi’ poses serious risks to public order and governance in the state. Its Executive Director, Comrade Sambo Jibril Jada, said the organisation is…

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Court jails ISWAP leader 20 years for terrorist attacks

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Court jails ISWAP leader

Justice Emeka Nwite, of a Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday sentenced an ISWAP leader, Hussaini Isma’ila, to 20 years in prison for carrying out terrorist attacks in Kano State. The court said Isma’ila, also known as Mai Tangaran, was guilty after he changed his plea from “not guilty” to “guilty’’. According to the DSS, Isma’ila helped plan and coordinate several attacks in 2012. These attacks targeted the Police Headquarters in Bompai, the Mobile Police Base on Kabuga Road, and Police stations at Pharm Centre and Unguwa-Uku in Kano. Many…

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