Kano State
17 Aug 2023
Kano State Government said it worried over the allegation of corrupt practice raised by Justice Flora Azinge of the election petition tribunal against undisclosed legal practitioners in the state. Justice Azinge presently leading a penal of state and federal house of assembly petition in Kano, had alleged that some senior lawyers in the state had…
16 Aug 2023
The Chairman, State, and House of Representatives election petition tribunal sitting in Kano Justice Flora Azinge has raised an alarm of an attempt to obstruct the cause of justice with financial inducement. Although Justice Azinge has not categorically disclosed the identity of the individual lawyer trying to bribe the panel, she alleged that some senior…
14 Aug 2023
Kano State Police command has vowed to clampdown on 'miscreants' that staged a protest against the Emir of Kano Alh. Aminu Ado Bayero at the weekend. The Guardian reliably gathered how some group of youths invaded the commissioning of Hasiyya Bayero Paediatric, Hospital, where Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf and the emir were in attendance, chatting…
14 Aug 2023
Two months after revoking Hasiya Bayero Paediatric Hospital, allegedly sold by immediate past governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano State government, yesterday, reopened the facility for the public.
10 Aug 2023
The National and State House of Assembly elections petition tribunal, sitting in Kano on Thursday declared Hafizu Abubakar Kawu the winner of Tarauni Federal constituency of Kano. Subsequently, the tribunal nullified the victory of a sitting member of the Constituency at the House of Representatives Muktar Yerima of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) over…
10 Aug 2023
The National and State House of Assembly elections petition tribunal, in Kano on Thursday nullified the election of member representing Tarauni Federal Constituency at the house of representatives Muktar Yerima. Yerima was declared winner of the February 25th 2023 election under the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), defeating the All Progressives Congress…
9 Aug 2023
Kano State Government has directed the immediate sack of another senior medical staff in the state ministry of health for alleged extortion and other related offences. The government had a few weeks ago removed the chief medical officer and eight medical doctors in one of the public health centres for negligence to duty. A statement…
8 Aug 2023
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Monday gave up till 9th September 2023 to all broadcasting stations indebted to the commission to liquidate their liabilities or risk revocation. The broadcasting regulatory agency is demanding license renewal debtors and defaulters of 2.5 per cent annual income remit. Addressing broadcasting practitioners and media owners at stakeholders meeting…
8 Aug 2023
The new Chief Judge (CJ) of Kano State, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, has pledged to enhance effective justice system in the state.
7 Aug 2023
Kano State governor Abba Yusuf has sworn in Justice Dije Audu Aboki as Chief Judge of the state. She is the first female chief judge of Kano State. Her swearing-in ceremony took place at the Africa House within the Government House in Kano on Monday. Governor Yusuf urged the judiciary to rally behind his administration’s…
1 Aug 2023
The Executive Secretary of the Kano State Hospitals Management Board, Dr. Mansur Nagoda, had approved the immediate removal and replacement of Chief Medical Officers from three hospitals. Spokesperson for the board Samira Sulaiman in a statement said the decision was aimed at ensuring better healthcare services. Sulaiman disclosed that in addition to the removal of…
30 Jul 2023
As the intrigues generated by the jostle for who emerges the new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) intensifies, the Coalition of North-Central Leaders of party, on Thursday, threw its weight behind former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, to replace the immediate past National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.
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