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  • Thugs attack Kano APC senatorial candidate

    Thugs attack Kano APC senatorial candidate

    The convoy of the All Progressive congress senatorial candidate for Kano Central, Abdussalam Abdulkarim was attacked by thugs in Gayawa village, kano State.

    According to Daily Trust report, the attack left 17 persons injured damaging several campaign vehicles

    Zaura’s media aide, Ibrahim Mua’azzam, told the publication that the incident occurred when they were returning from a condolence visit.

    He said; “Our interim assessment of the damage caused by this inimical act has so far revealed 17 minor and major casualties.

    “The major casualties are undergoing treatment at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital. We also have 17 cars damaged.”

  • 2023: Labour Party meets in Kano, fine tunes strategies for victory

    2023: Labour Party meets in Kano, fine tunes strategies for victory

    The Labour Party (LP), in Kano State, on Saturday, held a town hall meeting to fine-tune strategies towards achieving landslide electoral victory in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.

    The Chairman of the party, Alhaji Muhammad Raji, while addressing party members and support groups, said the meeting was organized by the House of Representatives and Assembly candidates forum of the party.

    According to him, the emergence of Mr. Peter Obi as a presidential candidate had brought a lot of goodwill and fortune to the party and by extension, other candidates vying for several political offices at various levels.

    He said that Obi was competent and had the credibility to lead and bring better governance to the country.

    Earlier, the chairman of the forum, Abubakar Ado, said that the meeting would grant them the opportunity to identify some of the problems to be encountered in the field, identify solutions, and set out an action plan for tackling the problems.

    Ado said that the meeting was targeted towards a landslide victory of the party at all levels.

    He described Obi as a candidate with credibility and character and commitment to salvage Nigeria.

    The chairman of the forum said that they translated Obi’s blueprint into Hausa for easy understanding by the locals

    Ado thanked the support groups for all that they had been doing to keep alive the hope of Nigerians and Kano people.

    Also, the Labour Party’s stalwart in the state, Pastor Christian Azuka, said that Obi had the capacity to liberate Nigeria from economic and security challenges.

    According to him, it has become imperative for Nigerians to see the candidacy of Peter Obi as the only way to rescue the nation from hardship

    “We want better governance, we want a change so that we have a country we call our own,” he explained.

    The women leader of the party, Hajiya Fati Muhammad, promised that women would work tirelessly for Peter Obi’s victory before and during the 2023 elections.

    Some of the supporters, candidates and party stakeholders who spoke at the occasion, promised to deliver the state to Obi and all other LP candidates in Kano.

  • Ex-Super Eagles players arrive Kano to flag-off Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Tour

    Ex-Super Eagles players arrive Kano to flag-off Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Tour

    Over 27 former Super Eagles legends have arrived in Kano to kick off the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Tour, which will take place at the Sani Abacha Stadium Kano.

    Honourable Baffa Baba Dan Agundi who welcomed the players expressed delight at the development and  promised to make their stay in the state memorable as they embark on a National Presidential Campaign Tour in support of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima.

    Agundi described the legends as one of the best things to happen to the country, as they brought joy to every home in Nigeria during their playing days, and football remains the world’s most uniting tool.

    In March 2022, the legends celebrated Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s 70th birthday in Lagos, using the occasion to declare their support for the presidential candidate.

    Over 27 former Super Eagles legends, including Daniel Amokachi, Peter Rufai, Victor Ikpeba, Julius Aghahowa, Mutiu Adepoju, Emmanuel Babayaro, and others, are already in Kano for the flag-off.

  • 2023: Reps candidate to host Super Eagles legends to kick-start campaign in Kano

    2023: Reps candidate to host Super Eagles legends to kick-start campaign in Kano

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Dawakin-Tofa, Rimingado and Tofa Federal Constituency, Abba Ganduje, says he will host the Super Eagles legends in Kano to kick-start campaign for the party’s presidential flag candidate, Bola Tinubu.

    This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign support group, Baffa Dan’Agundi, on Tuesday in Kano.

    He explained that the legends would mobilise support for Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, in the state and the country as a whole.

    Dan’Agundi explained that the legends would be in Kano on the 10th of December 2022.

    “President Muhammadu Buhari will be the special guest on the occasion.

    “Preparations are in top gear with the local organizing committee in Kano with the blessings of Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje.

    “The details of the programme will be communicated in the first week of December,” he said.

    Dan’Agundi also described Tinubu as a flag bearer with records of good governance and thus, well prepared to rule Nigeria.

    He further stated that the APC and its presidential candidate, Tinubu, would emerge victorious in the 2023 general elections.

  • SAD! Three siblings die as fire guts building

    SAD! Three siblings die as fire guts building

     

    Three siblings died on Monday when fire razed a one-storey residential building in the Kabuga Yan Azara area of Kano State.

    An eyewitness, Ibrahim Lawan, who resides in one of the apartments in the building, said the fire started from the first apartment, adding that the inability of the residents to alert firefighters to the fire incident on time led to the fire spreading to adjoining apartments.

    He identified the victims as Fatima Isyaku, 16, Abdulsamad Isyaku, 15, and Saddika Isyaku, 6.

    “All the victims were rescued unconscious but later confirmed dead, and handed over to their parents,” Lawan said.

    The spokesperson for the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the agency received an emergency call around 10.40pm from one Marwan Umar, who reported the fire incident at Kabuga Yan Azara.

    According to the statement, fire fighters promptly mobilised from the central fire station and arrived at the scene around 10.50pm, adding that the fire fighters found a building with two apartments on fire.

    The cause of the fire incident could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

  • Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje signs PWD bill into law

    Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje signs PWD bill into law

    Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has assented to the Kano Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Bill 2022 recently passed by the House of Assembly.

    The bill was signed into law on Tuesday at the weekly State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House, Kano.

    Speaking, shortly after assenting to the bill law, Ganduje explained that it would pave way for the inclusion and development of people living with disabilities in the state.

    He pointed out that the law provided for the establishment of a ministry to oversee the affairs of PWDs, saying that all the six clusters of disabilities would be represented in the running of the ministry.

    The governor maintained that when established, the ministry would be given all the necessary assistance to make it functional in accordance with global standards.

    He said that some of the people living with disabilities were part of those selected for entrepreneurial training at the Dangote Skills Acquisition Centre, Kano, to make them self-reliant and reduce unemployment.

    The governor, however, said that the state has banned street begging and had set up a committee to evacuate beggars from all the nooks and crannies of the state.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that House of Assembly passed the PWDs Amendment Law 2022 on Nov. 16.

    The new law provides for the establishment of a ministry, to oversee the affairs of PWDs, in addition to the allocation of two per cent of all employment opportunities to the six clusters which include the physical and visually impaired.

    Others are those with impaired hearing, speech impairment, spinal cord injury patients, down syndrome patients and lepers.

    The law also make it possible for the reservation of special parking lots and spaces in public buildings for persons with disabilities.

  • 3 teenagers die in Kano fire

    3 teenagers die in Kano fire

    The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed that three people died in a fire outbreak at Kabuga, Yan Azara Market.

    This is contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Tuesday in Kano.

    He said the incident occurred on Monday night.

    “We received an emergency call from Marwa Umar at about 10:40 p.m that there was a fire outbreak at Kabuga and immediately sent rescue team to the scene at about 10:50 p.m to prevent the fire from spreading to other houses.

    “Our men evacuated three unconscious bodies which were later confirmed dead and the corpses were handed over to their parents.

    “He gave the names of victims as, Abdulsamad Isyaku, 15; Fatima Isyaku, 16; and  Saddika Isyaku, 6″, he said in the statement.

    Abdullahi added that the service had already initiated an investigation into the cause of the fire.

  • Fire destroys N20m property, kills 15 persons in Kano

    Fire destroys N20m property, kills 15 persons in Kano

    The Kano State Fire Service says 15 persons were killed and property worth N20 million destroyed in various fire incidents in the state in October.

    This is contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi on Thursday in Kano.

    Abdullahi said the service also saved 24 lives and property worth N43.3 million from 35 fire incidents during the period.

    He said that the service responded to 32 rescue calls and six false alarms from residents across the state during the period.

    The spokesperson urged the general public to handle fire with care to prevent fire outbreaks and cautioned motorists to abide by traffic laws to avoid road crashes in the state.

  • 2023: No country can achieve greatness without giving citizens quality education – Kwankwaso

    2023: No country can achieve greatness without giving citizens quality education – Kwankwaso

    Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Sen Rabiu Kwankwaso, has stated that no country can achieve greatness without giving citizens quality education, pledging further to put education first and empowering young people.

    Kwankwaso made the declaration during the inauguration of the Kano state NNPP’s presidential and governorship campaign office on Sunday in Kano.

    While addressing cheering supporters, Kwankwaso said by 2023, youths would smile and be back in school.

    “Those of you that are supposed to be in primary school will be back while the outstanding ones will be at foreign universities,” he said.

    He noted that no country could achieve greatness without giving its citizens quality education to enable them to contribute their quota towards the development of the country.

    He promised to ensure adequate funding for the education sector.

    Kwankwaso stated that the huge crowd that welcomed him in Kano signified that they were yearning for new set of leadership in Nigeria.

    The presidential hopeful said that NNPP was poised to win the 2023 presidential election against the major political parties in Nigeria.

    “This crowd signifies the need and urge for new leadership not only in the state, but the country at large.

    “The biggest suprise will come when our party, the NNPP will win the 2023 presidential election God willing,” he added.

    The former governor further said that the party had gathered enough momentum in winning elections in Kano and Nigeria, describing NNPP as the fastest growing political party in Africa.

    He also cautioned party supporters against inflammatory and unguarded utterances.

    The former minister of defence challenged Nigerians not to make further mistakes when choosing their leaders at the 2023 general elections.

  • Teachers’ Day: Kano ADP governorship candidate pledges better working conditions for teachers

    Teachers’ Day: Kano ADP governorship candidate pledges better working conditions for teachers

    Action Democratic Party (ADP) governorship candidate in Kano State, Alhaji Sha’aban Sharada, has promised better working conditions for teachers in the state, if elected governor in 2023.

    Sharada, who is representing Kano Municipal Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said this in a message issued by the Spokesperson of ADP Governorship Campaign Council, Abass Yusha’u, to commemorate this year’s World Teachers’ Day.

    According to Sharada, if the party is voted into power, government will identify its best brains from public primary schools to tertiary institutions and support them in the pursuit of their chosen disciplines.

    “The logo of our great party is book, which signifies that the party, its candidate and all the aspirants vying for elective positions will reposition the state’s comatose education sector.

    “ADP will not only focus on remodeling our Western system of education but also, the Quranic and Tsangaya Schools which the people of the state have been pursuing for centuries.

    “It’s time for all Kano patriotic citizens to join hands with ADP in saving the education sector in Kano which is collapsing as a result of negligence of the ruling party,” he said.

    He said that teachers bore an indelible mark in the lives of their students by sacrificing and raising leaders of tomorrow.

    Sharada, however, noted that the teachers were usually left at the mercy of the few who were exploiting the system for their personal gains, adding that he would change the narrative.

    He urged the teachers in the state not to be discouraged from performing their sacred duties of educating and informing the public.

    The governorship candidate paid tributes to some pre-independence politicians who were teachers in their own right.

    He said that people like the late Malam Aminu Kano, Yusuf Maitama Sule, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Nigeria’s former Prime Minister and the late Malam Saadu -Zungur contributed to nation building through teaching and politics.

    Newsmen reports that United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had set aside Oct. 5 of every year to mark World Teachers’ Day.