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  • Barau mourns two Kano Assembly lawmakers 

    Barau mourns two Kano Assembly lawmakers 

    The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has mourned the passing of two members of the Kano State House of Assembly who passed away today. 

    The deceased lawmakers are: Hon. Aminu Saad Ungogo (Ungogo Constituency) and Hon. Sarki Aliyu Daneji( Kano Municipal Constituency).

    In a statement by his media aide, Malam Ismail Mudashir, Senator Barau, who is also the First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased lawmakers, their constituents, and the Kano State Government.

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    “My heartfelt condolences go to the families of the late lawmakers, their constituents and the Kano State Government.

    “May Almighty Allah forgive their shortcomings, grant them Jannatul Firdaus, and give their loved ones the strength to bear these irreparable losses,” he said.

  • Kano Assembly moves to promote learning in indigenous language

    Kano Assembly moves to promote learning in indigenous language

    Kano State House of Assembly has introduced a bill seeking to enforce the use of the mother tongue, particularly the Hausa language, as a medium of instruction in schools across the state.

    The proposed legislation, titled ‘Kano State Mother Tongue (Hausa Language) Education Enforcement Bill’, was sponsored by Mr Musa Kachako (NNPP–Takai).

    Presenting the bill during plenary, Kachako said the initiative aligned with international educational standards, n saying that countries such as China, Japan, and India achieved remarkable progress in science and technology through early instruction in their indigenous languages.

    He explained that adopting Hausa as the primary language of instruction would improve comprehension, reduce failure rates, and curb school dropouts while preserving cultural identity and promoting inclusivity in education.

    According to him, enacting a legal framework for mother tongue education would strengthen the foundation of learning and make science and technology subjects easier for pupils to grasp.

    After deliberation, the assembly referred the bill to its Standing Committee on Education for further legislative consideration and recommendations.

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    Similarly, Malam Zakariyya Nuhu (NNPP–Gabasawa), presented a motion seeking the establishment of a College of Agriculture in his constituency.

    Nuhu explained that the proposed institution would enhance agricultural education and boost economic activities, as more than 60 per cent of residents across Gabasawa’s 11 wards are farmers.

    Meanwhile, the house had acknowledged a letter from the state executive requesting approval for the establishment of a new Polytechnic in Gaya Local Government Area and the creation of a Kano Local Governments Service Commission.

    The Speaker, Ismail Falgore, referred both proposals to the relevant committees for necessary legislative action.

    (NAN)

  • APC, NNPP share victories in Kano Assembly by-election

    APC, NNPP share victories in Kano Assembly by-election

    The Kano State House of Assembly by-election held on Saturday ended with both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) recording victories.

    The NNPP secured victory in the Bagwai/Shanono State Assembly rerun, while the APC triumphed in the Ghari/Tsanyawa constituency by-election.

    At the Bagwai INEC collation centre, the Returning Officer, Professor Hassan Adamu Shitu, declared NNPP candidate, Ali Lawal Al-Hassan, winner of the Bagwai/Shanono seat after polling 16,198 votes to defeat APC’s Abdullahi Ahmed Muhammed, who garnered 5,347 votes.

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    The outcome reflects the intense competition between the ruling NNPP and its major opposition, the APC, in Kano State politics.

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Suleiman Muhammad Lawan, polled 159 votes to come third position, out of the 11 candidates fielded by different political parties in the contest.

    The Bagwai/Shanono constituency became vacant following the death of the former member, Hallilu Kundila, who was an APC member.

    Meanwhile, an APC candidate, Ya’u Garba Gwarmai, on Saturday defeated his closest rival and NNPP candidate, Muhammed Yusuf Ali, to reclaim the Ghari/Tsanyawa seat at the state House of Assembly.

    Announcing the results at the state INEC headquarters collation centre for the constituency, in the early hours of Sunday, the INEC returning officer, Professor Mohammed Yusuf Waziri, declared the APC candidate winner with 31,472 votes, saying the NNPP candidate polled only 27,931 votes.

    The Ghari/Tsanyawa seat in the Kano State Assembly became vacant after the general election, which produced the NNPP candidate was declared inconclusive.

  • Kano Assembly by-elections: Police arrest 288 thugs, recover weapons

    Kano Assembly by-elections: Police arrest 288 thugs, recover weapons

    The Police in Kano State have arrested 288 suspected thugs for various electoral offenses.

    Re-run and by-elections were held in Ghari/Tsanyawa and Bagwai/Shanono constituencies of the State on Saturday.

    The thugs arrested were targeting to disrupt the House of Assembly rerun and by-election process, police spokesman, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, told the Press.

    Kiyawa, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said various weapons were recovered from the suspects, including a pump action rifle and four locally made guns.

    Other dangerous weapons recovered included bows and arrows, catapults and pebbles, cutlasses, knives and clubs.

    “The suspects are currently in police custody. Investigations are ongoing to identify their sponsors and collaborators.

    “The Command assures the public that all individuals found culpable will be prosecuted in accordance with the law,” Kiyawa, in a statement to The Nation, said.

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    Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, said the arrests were part of police efforts to ensure peaceful and credible re-run and by-elections in Kano state.

    The police chief issued a strong warning that “all forms of electoral manipulation, violence, and malpractice will not be tolerated.”

    He disclosed that the arrests were successful through “clearance operations,” spearheaded by the Kano State Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES).

  • Kano assembly passes bill to create 3 second class emirates 

    Kano assembly passes bill to create 3 second class emirates 

    The Kano State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed a bill for the creation of three second-class emirates in the state. 

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Assembly took the first reading of the bill before embarking on recess.

    The Bill, titled: “Kano State Emirates Council Establishment Bill, 2024” was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker, Muhammad Butu-Butu.

    The Speaker, Jibrin Falgore, said during deliberation on the bill, that the new emirates are, Rano, Gaya and Karaye Emirates. 

    He explained that the Rano Emirate consists of Rano, Kibiya and Bunkure Local Government Areas.

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    “Gaya Emirate consists of Gaya, Albasu and Ajingi Local Government Areas while Karaye Emirate consists of Karaye and Rogo Local Government Areas respectively,” he said.

    The speaker further said that the Emirs of the three new second class emirates would be answerable to the Emir of Kano.

    ”They shall have powers to advise the Emir of Kano on matters relating to maintenance of public order and boundary disputes within their areas of jurisdiction.(NAN)

  • Emirship tussle not reason for delay in resumption, says Kano assembly

    Emirship tussle not reason for delay in resumption, says Kano assembly

    The Kano State House of Assembly has described as fake, speculations  that it  has not reopened for  plenary  over security, emanating from  the recurring emirate tussle issues.

    The spokesperson to the Speaker, Kamaluddeen Shawai told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the viral news “is simply fake and baseless”.

    Shawai urged the good people of the state to disregard any  report insinuating  that the  assembly has  not reopened for  plenary due to insecurity caused by emirate tussle.

    “The purported fear of attacks and delay in resuming the plenary are nothing but the works of mischievous elements within society.

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    “The assembly  will resume plenary very soon,” he assured.

    He reiterated the assembly’s commitment to work with Gov. Abba Kabir -Yusuf for the overall development of the state.

    Shawai  urged the residents to keep praying for peace and unity in the state and the country as a whole.

    (NAN)

  • Bichi emirate asks Kano Assembly to reverse new law

    Bichi emirate asks Kano Assembly to reverse new law

    The Bichi Emirate Council, under the auspices of the Inuwar Masarautar Bichi Emirate Council of Kano on Tuesday asked the Assembly to reverse the new law back to the law that established the five emirates that produced five emirs of first class status.

    The Secretary of the Inuwar Masarautar Bichi, Engr. Bello Gambo, who spoke on behalf of the group, warned the State Government from enforcing the new law to allow the five Emirates continue to exist for the good of the State.

    The group told reporters in Kano that the new law and abolishment of the five emirates council was unacceptable.

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    Gambo said dissolution of the emirates will make over 3000 citizens of the area lose their jobs, which would pave the way for serious insecurity.

    He said the state had lost focus and did not consider public opinion before abolishing the emirates.

    “The state government lost focus when it went ahead blindly and dissolved the emirates without recourse to the fact that they (emirates) are making frantic development gains in the areas of healthcare, agriculture, rural infrastructure among others.

    “We will resist the government’s plan to appoint 2nd Class Emirs or District Heads for us. What we want is our Emir; nothing less.

    “Our Emir should be allowed to continue; nothing less. We will not accept any other anything,” Bello Gambo said.

    The Inuwar Masarautar Bichi further reminded that when the five Emirates Council were created, it was to bring rural communities closer to the Government, and overtime they have achieved a lot in that regard.

    “We are witnesses today of the fact that apart from stopping urban/rural migration, they emirates have ensured that many enjoyed the dividends of democracy in various means and ways.

    “Go to Bichi and see how the emirate Council played a role in turning around the area to a city just like other areas of Gaya, Karaye and Rano emirates.

    He added: “We are not begging for the government to sustain our Emirates; we are asking and insisting that all the emirates should be allowed to continue, that is our position.”

  • BREAKING: Kano Assembly dethrones five Emirs

    BREAKING: Kano Assembly dethrones five Emirs

    Kano Assembly on Thursday dissolved all the five emirate councils in the State, declaring Governor Abba Yusuf has the sole constitutional powers to appoint new emir(s).

    The Assembly took the decision at the floor of the House during plenary on Thursday.

    During the sitting, the Kano State emirate council amendment bill was considered after scaling second and third reading on Thursday.

    Deputy Speaker Alhaji Muhammad Bello Butu explained that repealing the law would revive the lost glory of Kano as the division of Kano emirate to five reduced the capacity and dignity of the State at national level.

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    Majority Leader Alhaji Lawan Hussaini Dala said the emirate council had served as a custodian of culture before, according to him, it was distorted by the creation of additional emirates.

    Speaking to journalists, the majority leader explained that with the amendment of the law, all the five emirate councils were abolished while the commissioner for local governments would serve as the overseer.

    The Assembly however adopted a motion to create new second class emirate council in the state.

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  • APC leads Kano Assembly with 27 members, PDP 12

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is leading the Kano State House of Assembly with 27 members.

    The electoral ombudsman also said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has 12 members.

    The INEC Public Relations Officer in the state, Alhaji Garba Lawal, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kano.

    According to him, the PDP has won the assembly seats in Ungoggo, Gezawa, Bebeji, Kibiya, Kumbotso, Rogo and Dawakin Kudu Local Government Areas.

    He added that other constituencies won by the PDP candidates included Kano Municipal, Gwale, Tarauni, Dala and Fagge.

    Lawal said that the APC won at Kunchi/Tsanyawa, Doguwa, Kiru, Sumaila, Wudil, Makoda, Tudun Wada, Minjibir, Ajingi, Dawakin Tofa and Kabo state constituencies.

    The INEC spokesperson said the ruling APC also won in Bichi, Warawa, Karaye, Rano, Gabasawa, Danbatta, Garko, Gwarzo, Albasu, Tofa/Rimin Gado and Gaya Local Government Areas.

    According to him, Takai, Bagwai, Shanono, Bunkure, Madobi and Kura Local Government Areas were also won by the APC, while that of the Nasarawa Local Government Area was declared inconclusive.

    According to him, that of the Nasarawa constituency would be conducted together with that of the governorship supplementary poll on March 23.

  • Kano Assembly investigates Foreign Dominance in Markets

    The Kano State House of Assembly has set-up a seven-man ad-hoc committee to investigate the series of complaints by local traders alleging that foreign traders have virtually taken over their business in various markets in the city.

    The decision to set-up the committee by the Assembly followed a motion of urgent public importance presented before it by a member representing Dala Constituency, Alhaji Babangida Alhassan.

    According to him, foreign traders who were selling goods to the Local traders in Kano as wholesalers have now embarked on selling the products as retailers.

    He, therefore, said that such act is capable of denying the Local traders in the state their daily earnings, which according to him required prompt action to avert an unpleasant situation.

    The legislator said, “It is unfortunate that foreign traders who were known to bring goods to Local traders and sale to them as wholesalers have now taken over the retail sales business.

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    Those foreign traders have not only taken the retail trading in the markets, but have engaged in selling product to the traders at a particular amount, and also sell it to consumers below that.

    “Our traders normally travel to their country to buy the goods, especially clothing materials, but they stopped them and now the foreigners have chosen to open shops in our markets and sale as retail sale”.

    Alhassan pointed out that, if the foreigners are allowed to continue to open shops to sell the products as retail, it is an attempt to take over the business from the Local traders.

    Following series of contribution by the legislatures, the Assembly unanimously set-up the ad-hoc committee under the leadership of the Assembly’s Deputy Chief Whip, Alhaji Ayuba Labaran, a member representing Kano Constituency to investigate the issue.