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  • Alleged murder: I never intended to harm Ummukulsum – Chinese man tells court

    Alleged murder: I never intended to harm Ummukulsum – Chinese man tells court

    Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47, a Chinese man, told a Kano High Court that he did not intend to harm his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22.

    The defendant, who lives at Railway Quarters Kano is standing trial for the alleged murder of his girlfriend Ummukulsum.

    Frank, led in evidence by his counsel, Mr Muhammad Dan’azumi, said on Sept. 15 and Sept. 16, 2022, 48 hours before the incident happened Ummukulsum refused to pick his calls or respond to all his text messages.

    “On Sept. 16, 2022 at about 8:30 p.m. I called her on WhatsApp call she picked up the call and said since I can’t afford to give her all the financial support, I should forget about her.

    “She is ill-tempered and gets angry easily, all her family members and friends know this.

    “When she picked up the call she said I should send back the pet dog(Charlie)to her. I wanted to talk some more but she ended the call. That was why I went to her house.

    “I sent a message to her through WhatsApp telling her I brought Charlie but she said I was stupid.

    “Ummukulsums sister opened the gate, came over to the car, picked the dog and went back in. She left me outside for more than 30 minutes in the rain. I knocked on the door many times but nobody answered me.

    “A  neighbour. Mustapha approached me and called one of her sisters, Asiya with his phone, but she didn’t pick the call.

    “Ummukulsum later opened the door for me and I went inside to pick up the dog. On my way out she rushed out from the living room and locked the door to the house before the gate.

    “Ummukulsum was very angry. She went in and brought out a knife. I  dropped Charlie the dog because i was very scared.

    “I tried to hold her other hand to grab the knife from her. She tried to fight and we were struggling, she bit me on my hand and finger.

    “The deceased abused me in Hausa and English language and then I got possession of the knife and refused to let go.

    “She used her other hand to grab my private part and I was in pain”, he added

    He explained that Ummukulsum pulled him inside the living room and slapped him.

    Frank said he didn’t know where he stabbed her.

    ”I realized that I may have stabbed her three days after the incident when another neighbour, Aminu told me.

    “I felt so bad, sorrowful and cried bitterly when I had the news of her death.

    The defence counsel at this point tendered vital documents to the court.

    The Prosecutor, Attorney General of Kano State, Musa Abdullahi-Lawan, alleged that the defendant on Sept. 16, 2022 stabbed the deceased with a knife in her house at Janbulo quarters Kano for undisclosed reasons.

    The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    He said that the offence contravened the provisions of Section 221(b) of the Penal Code.

    Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji, adjourned the matter until Feb.7 and Feb.8, for continuation of defense.

  • How Chinese national spent N60m on his Nigerian lover before allegedly killing her

    How Chinese national spent N60m on his Nigerian lover before allegedly killing her

    A Chinese National, Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47, on Wednesday, told a Kano High Court how he spent over N60 million on his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22.

    Geng-Quangrong, who lives at Railway Quarters Kano is standing trial for the alleged muder of his girlfriend Ummukulsum, offence contrary to Section 221(b) of the Penal Code.

    The defendant led in evidence by his counsel, Mr Muhammad Dan’azumi, said he is a Muslim, an international trader and a Marketer at BBY Textiles Kwari Market Kano.

    “In June 2020 Ummukulsum got my phone number from her friend and called to tell me that she loves me, by the grace of God she will marry me.

    “We started our relationship in July 2020 and she started asking for money. I gave her all she wanted because I loved her.

    ”I transferred over N60 million to her GT Bank account, N18 million for her to start a business, N4 million house and N6 million for University education among others.

    “Whenever I go to pick her for dinner at home her mum always welcomes me with open arms,” Geng-Quangrong narrated.

    The Chinese national further told the court that in February 2022, the deceased married someone else.

    He said: ”I was heartbroken and disappointed so I relocated to Abuja. She kept calling me and chatting me on Whatsapp and continued demanding for money.

    “Ummukulsum later told me she was divorced and asked me to come back to her and promised to marry me for the second time”.

    Geng-Quangrong said on Sept. 13, 2022 Ummukulsum asked for money to continue her house project in Abuja.

    He said he told her that he does not have the money and she got very angry with him and stopped taking his calls.

    “She thought I was broke that was why I don’t want to spend much money on her like before.

    ”She told me that she has found a new love and later sent her picture with the new lover on my WhatsApp which provoked me,” he told the court.

    On Dec. 23, 2022 the court had ordered the recall of Ummukulsum’s mother (Pw1), police constable (Pw6) and Chief Medical Officer, for a re-cross examination.

    Earlier, the defence counsel, Dan’azumi, led in evidence asked Fatima Zubairu (Pw1), the deceased mother if she took part in performing the funeral rights of her daughter.

    “Did anyone tell you the kind of injury she sustained on her body” Pw1 said she did not take part but was told she had 11 cuts on her body.

    Dan’azumi also asked the police constable, Aminu Halilu (Pw2), if he has ever seen exhibit 1( knife used in committing the offence).

    “Can you remember the date you came across this exhibit. Did you recover it at the scene and was there blood stains on it?”

    Pw6 “yes I saw the exhibit 1 on Sept.17, someone brought it to the station on our way to the SCID there was stain of blood and visited the crime scene before I received the knife.

    “I did not recover anything at the scene,” he said.

    The Prosecutor, who is also the Attorney General of Kano State, Musa Abdullahi-Lawan, alleged that the defendant on Sept.16, 2022 stabbed the deceased with a knife in her house at Janbulo quarters Kano.

    The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

    Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji, adjourned the matter until Jan.12, for continuation of defense.

  • SAD: 20-year-old stabs stepmother to death, strangles 8-year-old sister

    SAD: 20-year-old stabs stepmother to death, strangles 8-year-old sister

    The Kano State Police Command has arrested one Gaddafi Sagir, 20, for allegedly stabbing his stepmother with a screwdriver and strangling his 8-year-old sister to death.

    The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Kano.

    “On Jan. 7, at about 11:30 p.m, we received information from one Sagir Yakubu of Rijiyar Zaki Quarters Kano, that he returned home and met his pregnant wife Rabi’atu Sagir, 25, and her daughter, Munawwara Sagir, 8, in a pool of blood dead.

    “He is strongly suspecting his son, Gaddafi. On receiving the information the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mamman Dauda, instructed a team of detectives led by CSP Usman Abdullahi, DPO Rijiyar Zaki Division, to ensure the arrest of the culprit.

    “The team immediately went to the scene and rushed the victims to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano, where they were confirmed dead by a medical doctor,” the statement read in part.

    According to him, the suspect was arrested in an uncompleted building in an attempt to escape from Kano.

    “During preliminary investigation, the suspect confessed to having single-handedly used a screwdriver to stab his stepmother on her neck and forehead.

    “He also strangled her daughter with her head tie until she was no longer breathing and further investigation is ongoing,” Kiyawa said.

  • 2023: I’ll emerge the winner of presidential elections – Tinubu boasts

    2023: I’ll emerge the winner of presidential elections – Tinubu boasts

     

    Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate on Wednesday in Kano State boasted that his party would emerge victorious as a whole in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.

    TheNewsGuru reports that Tinubu was accorded a rousing reception by the people of the state during the flag-off of the Northwest presidential campaign rally.

    He thanked the people of the state for their overwhelming turnout, support and cooperation.

    Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje appealed to the party supporters to vote for APC from top to bottom in the forthcoming general elections.

    He assured the APC presidential candidate that the Kano people’s votes were for APC, saying the people have seen dividends of democracy provided by the APC administration.

    According to the governor, the mammoth crowd that welcomed Asiwaju is a sign of good things to come in the elections.

    He said “The success of the rally is a clear statement and demonstration of the preference of Kano people as regards the choices before them.

    “The support for Gawun/Garo is a vote of confidence for our governorship candidate and his deputy,” NAN quoted me as saying.

    Ganduje said that Tinubu had the character, capacity and competence to provide leadership that everyone would be proud of in the country.

    INEC has fixed February 25, 2023 as the presidential and national assembly election day in the country.

  • Kano court sentences two brothers to prison for throwing passes at a married woman

    Kano court sentences two brothers to prison for throwing passes at a married woman

    A sharia court sitting in Kano has ordered that two brothers namely, Saifullahi Hamisu, Mujahid Hamisu and one Hassana Surajo, be remanded in prison custody for allegedly making amorous advances to a married woman in the state.

    The three of them were sent to prison on Wednesday, fourth of January.

    The defendants, who are residents of a community,  Bachirawa Quarters Kano, are facing a three-count charge of aiding, abetting, and throwing passes at  a married woman.

    The Prosecutor, Mr Aliyu Abideen, told the court that one Abubakar Ahmad of Fagge Quarters Kano reported the matter at SCID Bompai Kano on Dec.22, 2022.

    Abideen alleged that on the same date at about 4:00pm the defendant criminally conspired and trespassed into the house of the complainant situated at Dorayi Quarters, Kano.

    “The defendants pretended to be relatives of the complainant’s wife (Fatima Alhassan).

    “As a result, the complainant discovered that the first defendant Saifullahi was enticing his wife and were chatting on WhatsApp.

    “The said Saifullahi was the ex-boyfriend of the complaint’s wife.”

    Saifullahi pleaded not guilty while the second and third defendants pleaded guilty to the charge.

    He said that the offence contravened the Kano State Shari’a Law.

  • Kano Hisbah destroys 25 trucks of beer in 2022

    Kano Hisbah destroys 25 trucks of beer in 2022

    The Kano State Hisbah Board says it has destroyed 25 trucks of beer and apprehended 2,260 suspected criminals in its operations from January to December.

    Dr Harun Sani-Ibn, the Commander General of the Board, stated this when he briefed newsmen at the board’s headquarters on Thursday in Kano.

    He said that the trucks contained thousands of bottles of assorted beer, adding that more bottles would be wiped out before January.

    “Most of those arrested for criminal offence were handed over to security agencies for necessary action, the under aged were reunited with their families.

    “In the year under review, in order to reduce street begging within the metropolis, about 1,269 beggars were evacuated within one month, 386 were repatriated to their states.

    “Kano State Hisbah Board has also succeeded in dispersing 86 immoral gatherings and other similar offences to curtail social vices across the state,” he said.

    Ibn-Sina said that about 822 disputes were resolved amicably, while some were still ongoing in various law courts due to their complex nature.

    He added that 15 couples were married at Hisbah, while 22 persons converted to Islam during Da’awah in various parts of the state.

    Ibn-Sina said the State Government recruited 5,700 Hisbah Marshalls and 3,100 Hisbah Corps, as well as renovated buildings in Hisbah headquarters and its local government offices.

    The Commander General, said that a new shari’a court has been established at the board headquarters, while the Emir of Kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has approved the elevation of  Hisbah Mosque to a Juma’at Mosque.

    He advised parents to be more vigilant and report any suspected person to relevant authorities, as the agency would not relent in its efforts to sanitise state from of all forms of vices.

  • Huawei names computer lab after NCC boss

    Huawei names computer lab after NCC boss

    A computer lab, constructed by Huawei Technologies and commissioned at the weekend to serve the community of Koguna Town of Makoda Local Government of Kano State, has been named “Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta Computer Lab”.

    Director, Public Relations of Huawei Nigeria, Lola Fafore, said at the commissioning, which was witnessed by the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, and the District Head of Makoda, Alhaji Labaran Abdullahi, that the project was among the company’s contribution to Nigeria as part of its corporate social responsibility. Fafore assured that Huawei will continue to promote digital inclusion, primarily through the provision of access to technology.

    “Huawei has been operating in Nigeria for over 22 years now and we can say that Nigeria is a great country filled with many great talents and potential. We love the Nigerian people and are happy to always give back through Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives such as this,”

    “Huawei is therefore constantly making more effort in terms of connectivity, applications, and skills transfer to promote digital inclusion for all. This is in line with Huawei’s mission to bring digital services to every person, home, and organization for a fully connected intelligent world. As part of our contribution to this great nation, we believe in making technology accessible to all. Technology should not be for the few, but for everyone,” she said.

    In appreciation of naming the centre after him and donating to the community, Danbatta commended Huawei Nigeria Limited. He also thanked the company for the central role it has played in the development of the telecommunications industry in Nigeria.

    “This computer laboratory was built through a huge donation by Huawei. And Huawei is a household name in Nigeria. They provide and manage services for major telecommunications companies in Nigeria. They are dominant in that sector. I can’t imagine the state of telecoms in Nigeria without the invaluable role that Huawei is playing in the country,” Danbatta said.

    Traditional ruler of Makoda who doubles as Barayan Bichi, poured encomiums on the donors and the NCC boss, whose philanthropic disposition attracted the gesture to the community.

    He said Danabatta has been making invaluable contributions to the development of our communities, the state, and the nation at large. The community leader stated that Danbatta has implemented many philanthropic and people-oriented projects in his Danbatta community in addition to his strides in driving the development of ICT adoption and usage, through numerous initiatives as the country’s Chief Telecoms Regulator.

    Those who attended the commissioning ceremony include, the Vice Chairman of Makoda Local Government, Alhaji Yusif Bala, the Director of Human Capital and Administration of NCC, Barrister Usman Malah, the Chief of Staff to the EVC, Malam Hafiz Shehu, and the Controller, NCC Zonal Office in Kano, Malam Shuaibu Swade among others.

  • Again, NCC warns against use of non-type approved phones

    Again, NCC warns against use of non-type approved phones

    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again cautioned consumers against the patronage and use of counterfeit devices and devices that have not been typed approved, strongly warning that such devices negatively affect the quality of experience while leaving their users vulnerable to losses and other discomforts.

    The warning came following the Commission’s enforcement activities in Kano where it arrested representatives of three companies responsible for the sale of counterfeit as well as non-type-approved devices.

    According to a statement released on Wednesday by Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, the arrested persons have been handed over to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for investigation and further necessary action.

    “The enforcement team arrested Yahaya Ado of Gezawa Communications Limited for selling counterfeit Gionee devices and not being able to show any evidence of authorization granted to the company by the Commission.

    “Messrs Nura Ahmed of Saleh Latest Venture and Rufai Nuhu of Al Mansoor Communications were also arrested because they were not licenced to engage in the sales and installation of terminal equipment and were unable to show any evidence of authorization from the Commission in that connection,” the statement reads.

    The NCC’s Head of Enforcement, Mallam Salisu Abdu, who led the team, expressed concerns at how the GSM Market on Beirut Street, Kano, was awash with counterfeit and non-type approved phones.

    Abdu bemoaned the fact that many of the vendors were not licensed by the Commission to provide such communication service they rendered.

    The non-type-approved phones found during the enforcement include Gionee branded phones with model numbers G800, and L990; H-Mobile phones with model numbers it5606+, H351; FoxKong with model numbers F30, F300; and KGTEL phones with model numbers K2160 and KG1100.

    “The Commission is determined to carry out post-enforcement checks to ensure that the sale of counterfeit devices is stopped.

    “The NCC will collaborate with market associations to ensure that appropriate licences are obtained by vendors and assist in apprehending the major dealers and suppliers of counterfeit devices,” the statement added.

  • First NCC Digital Park set for completion January 2023

    First NCC Digital Park set for completion January 2023

    Ahead of the auspicious commissioning of the Digital Industrial Park (DIP) project in Kano State, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has, once again, paid an inspection visit to the site of the ongoing construction of the project in Kano State where he got an unequivocal commitment from the contractors that the project will be completed by January 2023.

    The Friday’s inspection call by the NCC’s boss was part of the routine visits to ensure close monitoring and effective supervision of important projects that will have great impacts on the country’s socio-economic development.

    During the visit, the EVC, who was accompanied by the NCC’s Head of Projects, Philip Eretan, and the EVC’s Chief of Staff, Malam Hafiz Shehu, among others, with the Special Adviser to the Kano State Governor, Prof. Yusif Alhassan, in attendance, emphasized the need for the contractors to expedite efforts in completing the project on schedule.

    Addressing the contractors, Danbatta said that both the Federal and the State governments are following the progress being made at the construction site with keen interest owing to the value addition the project would make not only to the economy of the North-West geo-political zone but also to the country as a whole.

    “This is a project that Nigerians are eagerly waiting to be completed. The Federal Government and the State government are following it with keen interest, and at NCC, our responsibility is to ensure that there’s no further delay in delivery as we have been doing everything possible to ensure that we have the project commissioned in the next few months.

    “While I promise you that we will give you all the support you need, I also demand that progress report to be sent to me fortnightly over the two months period in order to ensure effective monitoring by us at NCC,” he said.

    Speaking further, the EVC commended the State Governor for proving land at a prime location in Kano for the project, which he said is an indication of the value the government attaches to the project.

    The DIPs currently being built across the six geo-political zones of the country by the NCC are expected to provide Innovation Labs and Digital Fabrication Laboratories (Fablabs) for use by digital innovators and entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into products and prototypes. The parks are also designed to provide broadband services and to have access to constant power supply.

    This is not the first time the NCC boss would pay a visit to the construction site of the project located at Audu Bako Secretariat in the ancient city, which doubles as the commercial nerve centre of northern Nigeria.

    The EVC’s latest visit was sequel to a similar visit to the construction site in July 2022 and other visits he had made much earlier, essentially to assess the level of work that has been done so far to ensure that the project is delivered within the set deadline.

    During the July 2022 visit to the construction site, Danbatta pointed out that the project was conceived to support the Federal Government’s digital drive by facilitating the availability and accessibility of digital services across the country, and promoting their adoption and usage across all sectors, as well as providing youth employment in the country.

    “The idea of putting these two things (i.e., skill acquisition and innovation) at the forefront of this very important initiative is to produce youths that can be self-reliant, generate employment for themselves and other Nigerians,” he said.

    Danbatta had also stressed that no part of the country would be left out in benefitting from the initiative. “The project is another move to boost youth digital skills acquisition, promote innovations, provide jobs for the teeming Nigerian youth and ultimately support the overall digital economy agenda of the Federal Government,” he said.

  • A A Zaura: Let The Man Be! – By Umar Sani Zage

    A A Zaura: Let The Man Be! – By Umar Sani Zage

    By Dr Umar Sani Zage

    For the good people of Kano, the name Alhaji Abdulsalam Abdulkarim Zaura popularly known as A A Zaura is a name that delineates nothing but philanthropy, generosity, benevolence, humanitarianism and public-spiritedness.

    The Kano businessman has positively affected hundred of thousands of Kano families, from Dambatta to Tudun Wada, Gwarzo to Gaya. He has built schools, hospitals, vocational centres, as well as numerous empowerments and social assistance. And he has done all of these and more without occupying a single political office, all of these spending were from his hard-earned money.

    His dozens of empowerment programmes has clearly shown that innovation is the best empowerment you can give to any person. It’s no surprise that he was once heard saying that, “I want people, especially the youth, to ascend to the apex of their ambition”.

    His humility, strong character, passion for the less-privileged and love for quality education and healthcare are some of the defined qualities of A A Zaura widely recognized in the State. It’s no surprise when the people of Kano dragged him into the race for Kano Guber. And many indigenes think the APC will pulled out a massive win ratio with A A Zaura as the Kano Guber Candidate.

    But as Allah will have it, Gawuna emerged the Kano Guber candidate and to the delight of the good people of Kano, A A Zaura was later voted for the APC Kano Central Senatorial seat, the biggest senatorial zone in Nigeria got one of the biggest altruist of our modern politics.

    With this good news for the APC and the good people of Kano, the enemies of the state and enemies of Kano people rolled on their evil machinations to ensure that the Kano Central people don’t get this fountain of humanitarian activities as their Senator come 2023.

    For any progressive supporter of the APC and anybody who meant well for Kano people, it will be clear that it’s for our own best interest that someone like A A Zaura will be in the Senate come 2023. Time and efforts have shown that this man understands the culture of strategic planning, geared towards building a greater nationa and doing well for the people.

    But like everything good in life, there seem to be unwanted elements fighting this good cause, it Al started with campaign of calumny questioning his ability to contest and when he got the ticket for the Kano Central Senatorial zone they shifted the fight to weak court case making numerous false and malicious allegations against a decent man, who has nothing but the good people of Kano at heart.

    Every single day they come up with a different pattern of rumors circulated in the media against this rare gem of a businessman turned politician. You don’t need a soothsayer to know that these schemes are purely the handwork of blind enemies of the party and the state. And to use, a court case to dan this amber of hate and malice, goes to show how much these people lack decorum and morals.

    It is Allah who gives power to whom He wants, when and how He wants. This is a scripture in the Holy Quran. It is sad that people seem to forget that and they feel they can change the will of the people by schemings and plots. The earlier they let this man be, the better for them and the party as a whole. It’s baffling why anyone in Kano will fight his Senatorial – a politician that even the opposition wish he is in their ranks.

    A former NEPU stalwart and a political icon of the state said, “Very few people have contributed to the development of this state and the development of the APC like A A Zaura has done. Personally, I feel those opposing his senatorial bid are people who don’t have the best interest of the party and Kano at heart”.

    At this time, when the hope of the people for good governance is beginning to dwindle, A A Zaura is exactly what the Kano people need to build back an already fragile confidence. And coming from the private sector, he has damn advantage of running the mandate of the people like he runs his successful business with transparency and accountability.

    With a combination of humanitarian experience and collaboration with the state government as well as the will to serve the people, come 2023 A A Zaura will be come a reference point when history of Kano state is to be written.

     

    Dr Zage wrote in from Zage quarters of Kano and can be reached on doctorzee1999@yahoo.com