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  • Kano police arrest 149 criminal suspects

    Kano police arrest 149 criminal suspects

    The police in Kano state have arrested 149 suspects for various criminal offences.

    Police spokesman, Haruna Kiyawa, who briefed reporters on behalf of the commissioner of police, Salman Garba, said the arrests were made within the 10 days that Garba assumed office in Kano.

    “The police commissioner’s led operations in troubled spots led to the arrest of 149 suspects,” Kiyawa said.

    Among the suspects arrested are 106 thugs, 25 armed robbers, two kidnappers, three drug dealers, three motor vehicle thieves, two motorcycle thieves, and eight local thieves.

    “Arms, dangerous weapons, large quantities of illicit drugs, motor vehicles, tricycles, and motorcycles were recovered”, police said.

    Items recovered included two motor vehicles, a pump action riffle, five tricycles, eight motorcycles, 58 knives, cutlasses, and pointed rods, three bow arrows, 87 parcels of Indian Hemp, 104 packets, and 944 pieces of Red Sun Rubber Solutions.

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    Other recovered items included 30 pieces of Diazepam injection, 26 satchels of Diazepam tablets, 1,800 pieces of Exol tablets, 105 pieces of Fortune injection, 23 mobile phones, 13 cartons of Indomie noodles, 12 solar batteries, two gas cylinders, and 67 silver rings.

    The suspects and items recovered were paraded on Thursday, July 4.

    Besides intensifying patrols in the affected areas, the police command has deployed additional personnel and increased collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including community leaders, youth groups, and other security agencies, to gather intelligence and enhance response capabilities, Kiyawa, a Superintendent of Police (SP) said.

    “This coordinated approach is essential to effectively combat the root causes of the violence and prevent future incidents from occurring.

    “The suspects will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation,” he added.

  • Kano governor wins Courageous Governor award

    Kano governor wins Courageous Governor award

    Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state has received the Most Courageous Governor of the Year Award from a Lagos-based newspaper, This Nigeria.

    According to a statement by the governor’s spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the award was presented during the 2024 annual lecture and awards ceremony marking 25 years of continuous democratic governance.

    The accolades were bestowed following a meticulous evaluation by a panel of adjudicators appointed by the newspaper’s leadership, who assessed the performance and qualities of all 36 state governors in Nigeria.

    “Governor Yusuf was declared the winner of the Courage in Leadership Award category in the 2024 edition, in recognition of his remarkable stewardship of Nigeria’s most populous state amidst a series of legal and political challenges both within and outside the state.”

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    Accepting the award on behalf of His Excellency the governor of Kano State, commissioner of Information, Baba Halilu Dantiye expressed confidence that this accolade would inspire Governor Yusuf to maintain exemplary leadership standards in Kano State and continue to elevate the performance bar.

    The second edition of This Nigeria Newspaper’s lecture and awards event took place at the ‘Yar’adua Centre in Abuja, with Governor Yusuf of Kano, alongside the Governors of Akwa Ibom and the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, being honoured as distinguished awardees 2024.

  • Kano invests N3b in classroom infrastructure

    Kano invests N3b in classroom infrastructure

    Kano State Government said yesterday it has invested N3 billion on classroom infrastructure development across the 44 Local Government Areas.

    Governor Abba Yusuf stated this on Tuesday at a stakeholders meeting in Government House, Kano.

    He said the project is aimed at  creating a conducive environment for effective teaching and learning for citizens of the state.

    Yusuf explained that 17,000 security personnel will be employed across the state to ensure the safety of primary school facilities, with 400 personnel per local government.

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    “The local security personnel will be employed from the locality where the primary schools are located to ensure effective service delivery,” he said.

    He said that each of the local government councils will receive N25 million for renovation, with the Universal Basic Education board supervising the project to ensure quality work.

    “This investment demonstrates the government’s commitment to improving education infrastructure and providing a better learning experience for students,” he said.

  • Coalition of lawyers hails court ruling on Kano emirates

    Coalition of lawyers hails court ruling on Kano emirates

    •Asks Kano Gov to apologise to Emir Bayero

    The National Coalition of Northern Lawyers and Public Interest Activists (NCNLPIA) has lauded the ruling annulling the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano.

    The group said the judgment vindicated the popular stance on the illegality of the Kano State Government’s action in dissolving the Kano Emirates and dethroning Emir Ado Bayero.

    Justice Abdullahi Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano overturned the decisions taken by Governor Abba Yusuf after the Kano Emirate law was amended by the State House of Assembly on May 23, 2024.

    Justice Liman faulted the governor’s assent to the bill and the presentation of an appointment letter to Sanusi on May 24, 2024 despite an order of court directing all parties to maintain status quo.

    Speaking at a press conference on Friday in Abuja, Convener of the coalition, Napoleon Otache commended the court for upholding the rule of law and protecting the sanctity of traditional institutions, adding that the ruling was a victory for justice, truth, and the people of Kano State.

    Otache, therefore, urged Governor Yusuf to apologise to Emir Ado Bayero for the humiliation and hardship inflicted upon him due to the unlawful dissolution of the Kano Emirates.

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    He advised the Governor to respect the court’s decision and work towards peace and reconciliation in Kano State.

    He said: “In nullifying the illegality embarked upon by the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf and his associates, the court has again proven that the judiciary is the last hope of the common man.

    “We have been reminded that might is not right and that the will of the people matters in addition to the demonstration that those who are in the right need not resort to violence to defend their rights.

    “The court’s ruling has demonstrated that the rule of law must be obeyed since the defect that led to the nullification of the re-appointment of the 16th Emir resulted from the governor rushing to implement a law that the court had ruled to be placed on hold.

    “It is now also clear that rushing to a slew of actions based on illegitimate premises would not make such illegal actions endure. The governor and Muhammadu Sanusi II must have realised by now that all they achieved with the drama they acted amounted to a nullity and a tragic waste of public resources to massage their egos.”

     “…We consequently call on the Kano State Government not to waste the taxpayers’ resources on frivolous appeals but to continue to work with Emir Ado Bayero as the duly recognised Emir of Kano Emirate Council with his full official paraphernalia of office in the interest of peace and in accordance with the order of the court.”

  • Solidaridad holds policy dialogue to transform Kano vegetable market

    Solidaridad holds policy dialogue to transform Kano vegetable market

    Against the backdrop of the vital role of the vegetable market in Nigeria’s agricultural economy, critical stakeholders of Solidaridad Nigeria, a civil society organisation, on Friday, June 21, held a policy conference in Kano state to address challenges and opportunities to transform the vegetable market in Kano.

    Areas of focus were sustainability and building of the Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) spine to ensure fair benefits for all stakeholders, especially marginalised groups.

    The meeting took place at R&K Guest Palace Hotel, Kano, drawing representatives from the government, the private sector, civil society, farmer cooperatives, and women’s groups as well as international development partners.

    The meeting assessed the current Gender Equity and Social Inclusion state of the vegetable market, identifying key challenges faced by stakeholders, especially vulnerable women and youths.

    To promote sustainability, the participants discussed how to develop strategies of ensuring environmental, economic, and social sustainability and encourage the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices.

    Another objective of the meeting was to ensure that policies and interventions are inclusive and equitable to empower women and marginalised groups within the vegetable market.

    In a communique signed by Baba Bala Abdullahi, Mustapha Adamu and Hajiya Talatu Idi, among others, the Solidaridad stakeholders resolved to among other steps: improve market infrastructure to enhance storage, transportation and processing of vegetables.

    To establish market information systems to provide real-time data to farmers and traders, especially vulnerable women and youths.

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    Other recommendations included enhancing production and quality, by promoting the use of high-quality seeds and modern farming techniques especially by women farmers.

    Provide training and extension services to farmers especially women and youths on best practices. Facilitate access to credit and financial services for smallholder farmers, particularly women.

    Develop financial products tailored to the needs of vegetable farmers and traders. Especially Women and youths.

    Encourage the adoption of environmentally friendly farming practices and support initiatives for soil conservation, water management, and pest control.

    At the end of the meeting, short-term, medium, and long-term action plans were developed. 

    This included: a plan to conduct baseline studies to gather data on current practices and challenges as they especially relate to women farmers.

    Plan to scale up successful Solidaridad projects and best practices across Kano State. Establish capacity-building programmes for farmers (especially female farmers), traders, and government officials, and as well, create a sustainable vegetable market model that can be replicated in other regions

    The meeting ended with a commitment from stakeholders to work collaboratively towards transforming Nigeria’s vegetable market in Kano State. Emphasis was placed on the need for continuous dialogue, monitoring, and evaluation to ensure sustainability and build a gender equity and social inclusion spine across all institutionalised initiatives.

    Solidaridad is a solution-oriented civil society organisation founded in 1969. In Nigeria, the value chains include oil palm, cocoa, fruits and vegetables, aquaculture and gold.

  • Emirate tussle: Kano govt rejects N10m fine

    Emirate tussle: Kano govt rejects N10m fine

    The Kano State Government yesterday rejected a N10 million fine awarded against it for breaching the fundamental human rights of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero.

    A Federal High Court in Kano had on Friday slammed the fine on the Kano government.

    But in a press conference at the Government House where the governor was represented by the Attorney General of the state and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Dederi, he described the situation as unfortunate.

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    Dedieri blamed the development on some enemies of the state who were all out to disrupt the peace and sanity of Kano.

    The commissioner denied trampling on the fundamental human rights of the deposed emir, noting that the police have continued to take orders from above even though the governor is the state’s chief security officer.

  • Kano anti-corruption commission arrests two, invite three permanent secretaries

    Kano anti-corruption commission arrests two, invite three permanent secretaries

    The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a crackdown on alleged employment fraudsters in the state.

    The commission has arrested two suspects and invited three permanent secretaries for questioning.

    The suspects were accused of selling employment forms fraudulently to job seekers.

    The commission’s chairman, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, said: “The aim of the investigation is to expose and bring to justice those responsible for the fraudulent sale of employment forms by the office of the state Head of Service, which has deceived thousands of job seekers.”

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    The state government has entrusted the commission with the powers to conduct thorough investigations and preliminary findings on fraudulent activities in government ministries and agencies.

    Rimin-Gado said the two suspects are in the commission’s custody and are cooperating with the interrogators.

    “The commission seeks to apprehend offenders to face justice, but most importantly, to prevent corruption and ensure justice is served,” the state anti-graft commission’s head said.

  • NUJ’s correspondents’ chapel vows to boycott Kano government’s activities

    NUJ’s correspondents’ chapel vows to boycott Kano government’s activities

    The correspondents’ chapel of the Kano state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Monday, June 10, announced its decision to boycott assignments or activities related to the Kano state government.

    The decision was taken unanimously by the chapel members at an emergency congress meeting held at the NUJ Press Centre, Kano.

    The chapel members are having a frosty relationship with the Abba Yusuf government, accusing it of prioritising non-professionals over trained journalists.

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    The chairman of the NUJ chapel, Kano state, Aminu Ahmed Garko, said the decision to boycott the state government’s activities was taken in response to the persistent and unacceptable mistreatment of members of the chapel in the state by the government and its agents while discharging their primary assignments.

    The chairman asked all members across the country to join them in the protest against the ill-treatment of members in Kano state.

    “The correspondents’ chapel of the Kano State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has decided to boycott all assignments and activities related to the Kano state government, effective immediately.

    “This decision has been taken in response to the persistent and unacceptable mistreatment of members of the chapel in the state by the government and its agents while discharging their primary assignments.

    “Despite our efforts to engage with the government and its agents to address the issues, we have seen no improvement regarding the situation.

    “Members of the chapel continue to face harassment, intimidation, and even physical assault while performing their duties.

    “The chapel is particularly concerned that the government has prioritised non-professionals over trained journalists, making it a state policy to sideline those who are best equipped to handle the job.

    “As a result, we regret to announce that we will no longer participate in state government’s press conferences, cover government events, or conduct interviews with state officials until we see a tangible commitment to press freedom and the safety of journalists.

    “We believe that a free and independent press is essential to a functioning democracy, and we will not stand idly by, while our members are mistreated and intimidated,” the chairman, Garko said

  • Kano probes street hawkers’ empowerment funds

    Kano probes street hawkers’ empowerment funds

    The chairman of Kano state Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhuyi Magaji, on Sunday, June 9, disclosed that the agency has launched investigation into alleged scam that rocked the empowerment of street hawkers by the Kano state governor, Abba Yusuf, last week.

    The probe comes on the heels of a viral video exposing the fraudulent activities of rogue officials, who allegedly coerced beneficiaries into surrendering a significant portion of the N50,000 grants received during a recent ceremony.

    It was gathered most of the original beneficiaries were denied access to the coronation hall, where the event took place with impersonators.

    The governor had assisted 465 street Hawkers with N50,000 to swell their capital.

    In 60 second video, one Nura Isa confessed before a suspected female Investigator that shortly after the ceremony, “we were cornered in batches by certain officials to drop N45,000 from the N50,000 cash given to us in the public  glare”

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    Isa explained: “We are 100 in our batch that were cornered by the officials under a strict watch of his boys to comply in our own interest.”

    The commission’s chairman, Muhuyi Magaji assured the public that a thorough investigation is ongoing to identify and bring to justice those responsible, regardless of their position or influence within the government.

    “We are determined to prevent corruption from undermining the integrity of the empowerment initiative,” Magaji said.

  • Kano councilor sponsors 120 out-of-school children back to school

    Kano councilor sponsors 120 out-of-school children back to school

    A councilor in Achika ward, Wudil Local Government area of Kano state, Bashir Shehu Aliyu, has sponsored 120 out-of-school children to study in secondary school.

    Aliyu said the gesture was to secure their future while presenting educational materials to the beneficiaries at a ceremony held at Achika ward on Sunday.

    Aliyu said the beneficiaries, mostly orphans, would enrolled in Government Junior Secondary School Achika and Government Arabic Junior Secondary School Achika.

    According to him, he would sponsor them to study from junior up to senior secondary school even if he is not holding any political office.

    He noted that the gesture was his contribution towards the development of Kano state through empowerment of the vulnerable and downtrodden.

    He said the initiative is a bid to secure the future of children, especially orphans who nowadays fond it difficult to achieve their educational dream.

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    The councilor explained that out of the beneficiaries, 65 are girls while 54 are boys, adding that some of them, about 50, are school dropout.

    “I will continue to look after these children until they graduate from secondary school. Empowering children is a great service to humanity.

    “They need our support so that they too can become productive members of the society. Abandoning them would be dangerous.

    “That is why I decided to sponsor their education from junior up to senior secondary school level even if i am no longer holding a political appointment,” the councillor said.

    Items distributed to the beneficiaries include 1,200 exercise books, 120 bags, 240 sets of uniform and 120 pairs of shoe.

    Others include 120 socks, 240 pens and 240 pieces of pencil.