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  • Sanusi set to receive appointment letter as Emir of Kano

    Sanusi set to receive appointment letter as Emir of Kano

    Muhammadu Sanusi II is set to receive his appointment letter as the Emir of Kano just about a day after he was reinstated to the position.

    Traditional rulers, kingmakers, and other dignitaries are already at the Art Chamber of the Kano State Government House where Sanusi is expected to receive the letter of appointment.

    Sanusi is expected at the venue for the event as of the time of this report.

    Governor Yusuf reinstated him right following the signing of the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill 2024 into law.

    He was reinstated to the throne four years after he was deposed by the government of a former governor of the state Abdullahi Ganduje.

    The new law replaces the Kano State Emirates Council Law, 2019, and dissolves the emirate councils created by Ganduje.

     

     

  • Tension mounts in Kano as Sanusi arrives to takeover from Bayero

    Tension mounts in Kano as Sanusi arrives to takeover from Bayero

    Tension in Kano as reinstated Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, has arrived the Government House to officially receive his appointment letter and resume work as the sole first-class Emir of the state.

    According to Daily Trust, the Emir arrived at Kano late Thursday and a lowkey homecoming reception was organised for him as result of security advice.

    All is set for the much anticipated event that will usher the Emir to his first outing in the public since his reinstatement.

    He is expected to be at the Africa House in Kano Government House for a mini-durbar ceremony by 10am, from where he would proceed to the Nassarawa Emir’s palace.

    The Emir will then proceed to lead the jumu’at (Friday) prayers at the Kano Central mosque located at the palace in Kofar Kudu.

    Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State approved the reappointment of Muhammadu Sanusi II, yesterday, after assenting the Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment number 2) Bill, 2024 passed by the House of Assembly.

    Recalled that ex-Governor Ganduje dethroned Sanusi on March 9, 2020.

  • BREAKING: All Kano Emirs have been removed, says House Majority Leader

    BREAKING: All Kano Emirs have been removed, says House Majority Leader

    Majority leader of the Kano House of Assembly, Lawal Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa, has said there is no single emir in Kano State at the moment.

    The lawmaker said this after the Kano State Emirs (Appointment and Deposition) Law was repealed on Thursday.

    “This bill in its entity has abrogated the establishment of 5 new Emirates in the state and reverted to the former status of a single emir in Kano which we inherited since the Jihad of Shehu Usman Dan Fodio. That’s what the Bill is now all about and there was a plan to create an additional second class Emir after this.”

    “This means that the remaining 5 emirs are no longer in existence. There is no Emir now in Kano. It is now the decision of the governor to appoint a new emir. The Bill has empowered the governor to invite the kingmakers to nominate a new king. So we are now waiting for the governor to ascent to the Bill if he wishes and invite the kingmakers to give him a new king.

    “The abolished emirate did nothing but create division among the indigence of kano. The unity which was visible thousands of years in Kano was divided. We are now reverting back to our old historical background; one Kano, one people, one Emir.

    “We expect cooperation from the people of Kano. This is a welcome development. Kano is now United. That is what we are hoping that the people of Kano would cooperate. We need their maximum cooperation and prayer towards the peace and development of our great state,” he said.

    The lawmaker had sponsored the motion for repealing of the law which ex-Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje assented to on December 5, 2019, and created four additional emirates afterwards.

     

  • Junta led Burkina Faso, Niger Republic, Mali absent as ECOWAS holds sixth legislature in Kano

    Junta led Burkina Faso, Niger Republic, Mali absent as ECOWAS holds sixth legislature in Kano

    Twelve out of 15 member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) converged in Kano for the sixth legislature.

    The twelve available states came together to discuss member states’ socio-economic, political, security, and other challenges confronting the regional organization.

    The three West African Countries that were physically absent were representatives of Junta led government of  Burkina Faso,  Niger Republic and Mali.

    The second extraordinary session of ECOWAS started on Monday, today with the registration and accreditation of participants at Bristol Palace, Kano,

    In an interview with journalists at the venue of the meeting on Monday, the First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Barau I. Jubrin, said Monday’s engagement was like bureau meetings between the leadership of the Parliament and the committee chairmen, including other principal officers of the Parliament.

    According to him, “Tomorrow (Tuesday) is going to be the session that will involve all the parliamentarians and of course, the invited guests that will be here with us.

    “Tuesday will be a session for all the parliamentarians; and VIPs are going to be invited to witness the session. It is going to be a general meeting.”

    Jubrin, who is also Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, hinted that representatives from Togo, who did not participate in the previous meeting, are expected to attend the Kano meeting.

    “Representatives from Togo were not there in the previous meeting because there were no elections in that country then; but now elections have taken place, and we are expecting them to be around during the period we are going to have this event; and they will hopefully be sworn in on Thursday,” he added.

    Senator Jubrin said the agenda for the meeting is all-encompassing, including the economy, security, and other challenges facing member states.

    According to him, “It is the entire Assembly that has been brought here; and in the Assembly, we do not have any kind of restrictions. When we have a Parliament, everything concerning the entire ECOWAS Community will be discussed.

    “When you have a parliament, even if you have an agenda, you still have room for everybody to bring forward whatever he feels should be discussed.

    “So, it is an open session for Parliament; and we do not have restrictions. Everything about the society, about the economy, about ECOWAS, about the West African sub-region can be discussed. So, it is an open-ended kind of scope in respect of what is going to be discussed.”

    The ECOWAS Parliament First Deputy Speaker justified holding the meeting in Kano, instead of Abuja, saying it was designed to bring the meeting closer to the people.

    “We are holding the meeting here in Kano to bring the Parliament closer to the people. That is why we are here in Kano. This is the first time that you have this kind of meetings and sessions of ECOWAS Parliaments taking place here.

    “It is in line with what we have said. We are here so that Kano will know ECOWAS Parliament, and ECOWAS Parliament will know Kano.

    “Kano is the Centre of Commerce of the entire northern Nigeria. It is the political capital, if you like, call Kano the political nerve centre of the entire northern Nigeria.

    “So, that is why we brought this session to hold here so that we bring ECOWAS closer to the people; so that people will know ECOWAS parliament and ECOWAS parliament will go deeper into our various societies,” he explained.

    The Second Extraordinary Session of ECOWAS Parliament will hold between the May 20 and 25, 2024.

    President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, attended the inaugural session of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament held on April 4, this year.

    The Kano event will attract parliamentarians from Nigeria, Benin Republic, Cape Verde, Cote D’ Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Republic Togo.

    The ECOWAS Parliament, also known as the Community Parliament, is one of the institutions of ECOWAS.

     

  • Alleged misappropriation: CJ transfers Ganduje, 7 others case to new judge

    Alleged misappropriation: CJ transfers Ganduje, 7 others case to new judge

    The Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu-Aboki, has transferred the case of alleged misappropriation, and diversion of funds filed against the All Progressive Congress(APC) National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and seven others to a new judge.

    The case was earlier before a Kano High Court 4, presided by Justice Usman Na’abba, has now been transferred to Kano High Court 7 sitting at Miller Road presided by Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu.
    The Kano State Judiciary Public Relations Officer, Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, confirmed the development in an interview on Thursday in Kano.

    He said the office of the CJ has the power to direct and transfer a case at any stage so far it has not reached the level of judgment.

    Ganduje,alongside his wife,Hafsat Umar, Abubakar Bawuro, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash properties Limited,Safari Textiles Limited and Lasage General Enterprises Limited are charged with eight-count charge.

    The state government instituted an eight count charge bordering on bribery allegations, Misappropriation and division of public funds running into billions of Niara against the defendants.

    However, no date has been fixed for the case before Justice Adamu-Aliyu.

    Justice Na’abba, had on April 29,  fixed May 16, for ruling in an application by the State Government,seeking a substituted service on the respondents.

    NAN

  • Police arrest principal suspect in Kano Mosque Explosion

    Police arrest principal suspect in Kano Mosque Explosion

    The police command in Kano State, has confirmed the arrest of the principal suspect behind the early morning mosque explosion in Gadan village in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state.

    The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, told said in a telephone interview on Wednesday that a 38 year-old-man Shafi’u Abubakar, had been arrested over the incident.

    He said that the suspect had confessed to attacking the mosque because of a long-standing family dispute over inheritance sharing.

    “On May 15, 2024, at about 5:20 a.m. the police received a report of an explosion at a mosque in Gadan Village during the dawn prayer, leaving several people injured.

    “Promptly, a team of security personnel, including experts in Explosive Ordnance Disposal Chemical Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN), were deployed to the scene.

    “Twenty-four victims, including 20 males and four children, who sustained various degrees of injuries were rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital Kano for treatment, ” he said.

    The CP said that preliminary forensic analysis indicated that the explosion was caused by a petrol bomb and a detailed investigation was ongoing.

    He said the police were continuing with investigations and would release further details in due course.

    NAN

  • Unknown man sets mosque on fire during morning prayer in Kano

    Unknown man sets mosque on fire during morning prayer in Kano

    A man whose identity is not yet known has set a mosque on fire at Laraba Abasawa in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State.

    According to Daily Trust, the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, and left worshippers injured.

    The paper reported that members of the community were observing the ‘Subh’ prayer when the incident happened.

    A member of the community, who asked not to be named, narrated that “the man used petrol and lit fire while the people, about 40 of them, were praying. He locked the mosque after the fire.

    “It took time for people outside to get aware of the incident and rescue the victims who were struggling to break out.”

    At least 20 worshippers said to have sustained serious injuries have been rushed to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano.

  • No regrets donating burial materials to my constituents – Senator

    No regrets donating burial materials to my constituents – Senator

    Sen. Rufai Sani Hanga said on Monday that he has no regrets donating clay pots and textile materials, used in burying corpses, to his constituents.

    Hanga, who represents Kano Central in the Senate, said this on Monday in Kano during a news conference.

    He was reacting to criticisms by members of the opposition in the state that the lawmaker was honouring the dead instead of empowering his living constituents.

    “I have no regrets whatsoever purchasing and donating burial materials to my constituents. I did not use constituency project money to buy them; I used my personal money.

    “Furthermore, the gesture is a tradition in my family as I grew up witnessing my father carrying it out.

    “Before I became a senator many people knew me with the gesture; when I became Senator, some groups came requesting that I should purchase materials for them to maintain their graveyards.

    “And I decided to spread the gesture to all the 15 Local Government Areas of my constituency,” the lawmaker explained.

    He said apart from the purchase and donation of pots and other burial materials, he had been delivering other dividends of democracy to his constituents.

    “As part of my constituency project we are building roads in about 10 Local Government Areas, and Women Centers in about 6 Local Councils.

    “This is after giving women and youths monetary incentives to selected beneficiaries from the 15 Local Government Areas.

    “In the education sector we have sponsored no fewer than 2000 students to study at the Kano State Polytechnic.

    “`We paid school fees 1500 Bayero University, Kano (BUK) students as part of our support to their education,” Hanga said.

    Similarly according to the lawmaker, following a request by some Islamic Scholars, he built an Islammiyya School at Dan Dishe town.

    He said he had also distributed 450 bags of assorted grains such as rice and millet as well as spaghetti to each of the 15 Local Government Areas in his constituency.

  • Customs officer found dead, Police begins investigation

    Customs officer found dead, Police begins investigation

    The Kano Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has launched an investigation into the death of Mr Abdullahi Magaji, a serving officer at the customs headquarters in Abuja.

    .Magaji was found dead at his residence at Farm Centre Quarters, Kano.

    The Area Controller of Customs, Kan/Jigawa, Dauda Chana, disclosed in a telephone interview on Monday that the incident occurred on Sunday.

    He said the deceased died at his residence located in Tarauni Local Government Area.

    He explained that the customs and police have been authorised to jointly conduct an intensive investigation to apprehend those responsible for the crime.

    The authorities are appealing to residents, especially neighbours of the deceased, to come forward with reliable information to aid in the apprehension of those involved in the killing.

    The Kano State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Mr Haruna Kiyawa, confirmed the incident, adding that that a full-scale investigation has been initiated.

  • ASUU raises alarm over looming industrial crisis in Kano varsity

    ASUU raises alarm over looming industrial crisis in Kano varsity

    The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),Yusuf Maitama University, Kano branch has raised the alarm over the looming crisis should the state government fail to address its demands.

    The union alleged that the state government had for months reneged in meeting their demands.

    This is contained in a statement jointly signed by the branch Chairman and Secretary, Mansur Sa’ id and Yusuf Gwarzo, respectively,  on Thursday in Kano.

    It said their demands are three-fold which include enhancing conditions of service for their members.

    Others are boosting and hastening the university’s growth through sustainable funding, strengthening and protecting university autonomy and academic freedom.

    The union said they were constrained to bring the issues to the public after several efforts to make the state government attend to their demands failed.

    “On Condition of Service, the branch demands the immediate payment of the outstanding Earned Academic Allowance (EAA), totaling N178 million.

    “The union reached an agreement with the state government to pay this sum in four installments starting from April 2024, however, there has been no release of the first installment to date.

    ‘’The union also demands the payment of the outstanding Consequential Adjustment Arrears, which stands at N111 million.

    ‘’Furthermore, the union is requesting the implementation of the newly-approved Consolidated Universities Academic Salary Structure II (CONUASS II), set on Jan. 1, 2023 as effective date,” the statement said.

    According to the union, the salary structure had already been implemented in all federal universities, except in their university.

    The statement said that the union was also requesting the payment of a provisional Wage Award of ₦35,000 for six months, as approved by the Federal Government.

    On university funding, he urged the state government to expedite action towards completing ongoing projects as well as supplementing TETFUND funding for academic staff training.

    On university autonomy and academic freedom, the union called for the reconstitution of the university’s governing council.

    It added, “We emphasise the strategic importance, as per the law, of the University Governing Council and the extent to which its absence undermines the university administration.’’

    The union urged the visitor to the university to intensify efforts in resolving the brewing issues in the interest of industrial harmony.

    When contacted the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry for Higher Education, Sanusi Abdullahi, said the Commissioner has traveled out of the state.