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  • Kano supports Buhari’s second term bid

    Kano State government has welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to contest for president in 2019.

    A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Youth and Culture, Muhammad Garba, said Buhari’s second tenure will consolidate the achievements recorded in the first term, especially in economic growth, security, anti-corruption war, transparency in government, e.t.c.

    According to Garba, transparency and the administration’s zero tolerance for corruption, coupled with its holistic approach to fighting insurgency, has boosted the country’s image in the international community.

    The commissioner said as the strongest support base of the President, the people and government of Kano will ensure Buhari succeeds at the polls to consolidate the gains so far made.

  • Buhari’s declaration to re-contest in 2019 is no surprise, says Yakasai

    A prominent Northern Elder Statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, said in Kano on Monday that he is not surprised that President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking a second a second mandate for the Presidency.

    In his spontaneous reaction in Kano yesterday, shortly after Buhari formally declared his intention to re-contest the Presidency in 2019, Yakasai, said Buhari’s body language has since suggested that he will test his popularity in 2019.

    According to him, Buhari began flying the kite when he repeatedly waged war against his party Executive members, particularly on his refusal for  the Chairman pf the party, Chief John Oyegun to extend his tenure.

    Yakasai noted,  that the political divide between APC members loyal to the President against those on the other divide further suggested that, PMB is interested in contesting for office in the 2019 polls.

    “I have been expecting it for a very long time. It no news to me. Look at his body language, and efforts to mend broken fences with Tinubu. I am not surprised that he declared his interest to contest.

    Also reacting, an APC Chieftain and  close ally to President Muhammadu Buhari, Alhaji AbdulMujid Dan Biliki Kommander   said, the declaration is a welcome development.

    He said the decision will further solidify the yearnings of Nigerians, who have been patiently waiting for the President to declare his interest.

    According to him, there is no other credible candidate from the North than Buhari that is eligible to contest against him, hence is the only alternative for now.

  • Police recover 70 arms in Kaduna, 60 in Kano

    Kaduna State Police Command has recovered 70 arms and ammunition, it was learnt.

    Police Commissioner Austin Iwar, at a stakeholders’ meeting with Hunters Volunteer Association and traditional rulers, said the exercise was part of the amnesty programme of the Federal Government.

    Members of the association are from four councils, namely Kudan, Lere, Soba and Kubau.

    The police in Kano State said they have recovered 60 illegally-acquired arms and ammunition in the nationwide recovery of prohibited and illegal firearms.

    Police commissioner Rabiu Yusuf, who spoke yesterday in Kano while displaying the arms and ammunition, said the weapons were 37 rifles, 23 pistols, 127 cartridges, 309 rounds of .6mm live ammunition, 86 rounds of .3mm live ammunition, US-made magnum bow and sniper.

    He said most of the arms and ammunition were surrendered by their owners to the task force set up by the command for the exercise.

  • Kano investigates outbreak of killer-disease

    The Kano State government has dispatched a Rapid Response Team to check the authenticity of the reported outbreak of a strange killer-disease in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area.

    The team comprises doctors, pharmacists, and other relevant health workers.

    A statement by the spokesman of the Ministry of Health, Garba Gwammaja, said: “The Kano State Ministry of Health yesterday got reports of an outbreak of yet-to-be identified disease in Kurimawa village, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area.

    “The government immediately swung into action to prevent a further escalation of the disease and save lives by deploying emergency rapid response team, including doctors, pharmacists, laboratory scientist as well as disease surveillance and notification officers, to the affected area to carry out in-depth investigation on the cause and source of the problem, and provide prompt treatment.

    “The team has started working, Samples have been collected and are being investigated, while those admitted in the hospital are receiving due attention.

    “The government has also supplied emergency drugs and other kits to the affected community to tackle the situation.

    “Similarly, our health facilities are also ready for any kind of eventuality or emergency to be addressed effectively.”

  • Honourary degree not for sale- BUK VC

    …As 8, 634 Graduate

     

    The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano ( BUK ), Prof. Muhammad Yahuza Bello yesterday said the university Senate and Governing Council have decided not to award honourary degree to personalities in the 34th convocation ceremony scheduled to come up next week, declaring that such award is not for sale.

    Prof. Yahuza Bello during a pre-convocation press briefing at the University Senate Chamber said that, “going by the rule of the university, anybody who ask for Honourary Degree from BUK is automatically disqualified. It is not for sale. A number of people have approached us directly or indirectly, but we turned down their request.”

    He added that, “the University Senate and Governing Council have decided not to award any honourary degree this year. This is not because there are no persons deserving of the honour, indeed, there are so many.

    “In order to maintain the very high value and honour associated with such degrees, Bayero University Senate and Council have been limiting the number of honorees, and the years when such awards are made.”

    However, he disclosed that BUK is to award various degrees and post graduate diplomas to 8, 634 graduands, with 72 First Class graduates, including 5, 401first degrees, 70, PhDs 1, 833 Masters Degrees and 656 Post Graduate diploma certificates.

    According to him, in line with international best practices, the convocation ceremony is spread from April 3 to April 7, adding that on Friday, April 6, the convocation lecture with the theme: Leadership, Security, Democracy, and Development Challenges in Africa: Reflections by a Scholar-Diplomat, would be delivered by the Pro-Chancellor of the University and former Permanent Representatives to the United Nnations, Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Alhaji Shehu Malami (Sarkin Sudan).

    He further noted that, “in the last one year, all the programmes presented by the University for accreditation by regulatory and professional bodies have secured full accreditation. The most recent are 15 undergraduate and eight postgraduate programmes that secured full accreditation status from the National University Commission (NUC).”

    Prof. Yahuza Bello further stated that, “the University has also maintained its tradition of inclusiveness and of being cosmopolitan in nature.

    “About 8, 600 newly admitted undergraduate students were inducted into the BUK family last week. It may interest you to note that these new students come from each and every state of the Federation (including the Federal Capital Territory), as well as from some foreign countries.”

    He listed challenges facing the university to include scarcity of water, lack of adequate funding and inability of students to pay registration fees.

  • Strange disease kills eight persons in Kano

    A strange disease has ravaged Dungurawa village, in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano state, claiming 8 lives, The Nation has learnt.
    Residents told The Nation on Monday that the strange disease started about a week ago in the community and has created panic as it claims lives almost on a daily basis. They said the deceased are five children and three young men ranging from 13 to 25 years old while the children are seven years below.
    The disease according to the residents, starts with the symptoms of high fever , headache and stomach pains.
    A resident that lost three children Malam  Suleiman Musa Tafida who was emotional  said his third son died  this afternoon after losing two other children to the strange disease.
    “ My two children Umar and Khadija died last Friday and Saturday while Ibrahim died today, they all had the same symptoms and died after a very short while. Umar died at home while Khadeeja died at the hospital,” said Suleiman  Tafida.
    Also another parent that lost his daughter to the strange disease Haruna Abdullahi  said his daughter died last Thursday after developing high fever in the morning  and died in the evening as the situation became worse.
    The Ward Head of the area Malam Dahiru confirmed the situation noting that they have informed  the health department  of the local government calling for help from the state government to address the situation as the whole village has being thrown into confusion.
    The Nation visited Dawakin Tofa local government council where the head of the health department who did not give his name also confirmed the death of some of the residents due to the strange disease, said they dispatched a team to the affected area and  have sent the results to the state ministry of health.
    Efforts to speak with the state Commissioner for Health Dr. Kabir Ibrahim Gwarzo on the situation proved abortive as his phone line was off.
    Dawakin Tofa Local Government area is about 40km away from Kano, the state capital.

  • Two killed in protest over appointment of village head

    It was a sad  Friday night at Sabon Garin Ruma Village in Sumaila local government area of  Kano State, following the death of two persons, including a woman during a protest over the appointment of a village chief in the area.

    The victims were killed when policemen allegedly opened fire at those protesting the appointment of Jamilu Mohammed as village head by the Kano Emirate Council.

    According to reports, five other persons were injured in the incident.

    Our correspondent gathered that trouble started when the villagers assembled at the mosque last Friday and threatened to deny the new village head from entering the mosque to observe the Jumat prayer.

    The situation became tense when the police arrived the scene to intervene in the dispute.

    The police on sensing danger allegedly opened fire, which killed two persons and injured several others.

    One of the community leaders, Sumaila Kogo Danbarau, described the incident as unfortunate.

    He said the matter was reported at the Police Division in Sumaila local government area on Friday night.

  • Police to domesticate community in Enugu

    The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Mohammed Danmallam, has assured that he would replicate and domesticate community policing framework in the 43 police stations in the state.

    Danmallam gave the assurance at a Stakeholders’ Forum to domesticate Community Oriented Policing ( COP ) Framework in Enugu on Thursday.

    Danmallam, who was represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Finance and Administration, Mr Imaikop Okponkpong, said that the command was the first to domesticate the community policing framework in the country.

    “The command is doing this in collaboration with stakeholders in the community and representatives of our sister security agencies.

    “The command is committed to further contextualise and domesticate this community policing framework to ensure that it meets the realities and peculiarities of policing in the state.

    “Following the validation of its pilot scheme in Central Police Station in Enugu, the command will implement the framework across the 43 police station in the state,’’ he said.

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    The National Manager of the Nigeria Policing Programme ( NPP ), Mr Emeka Ukatu, said that the programme would work with the Nigeria Police at Federal, state and local government levels.

    Ukatu said that the programme would be addressing problems as well as positive influences the three levels had on the national security.

    He said that the pilot states for the domestication of the community policing framework include; Borno, Enugu, Kano and Lagos states.
    “In Enugu state, Central Police Station in Enugu is the pilot division, the state team is led by Mr Solomon Akpanufot,’’ he said.

    The forum is expected to generate a draft implementation paper which will be adopted.
    It was organised by the Police Command, Enugu State in partnership with NPP and attended by participants drawn from the police, sister security agencies and members of various communities in the state.

    NAN

  • Kebbi correspondent buried in Kano

    ‎The remains of Dauda Shehu, the former state correspondent of the News men  in Kebbi was on Thursday interred in Kano.Prior to the interment of the former News men staff, a funeral service was held at the District Church Council, in Kano.

    The News men reports that the body of the deceased was laid to rest at the Racca Cemetery in Brigade area of Kano.The funeral service was attended by media practitioners, family members, friends and the News men staffs led by head of Kano State office, Tukur Muntari.

    Delivering his sermon, the presiding pastor, Rev. Samaila Musa admonished the congregation on the need to emulate the virtues exemplified by the deceased.“Dauda has lived a simple and good life that should be a lesson to all,” he said.

    Read Also: Kebbi correspondent buried in Kano

    ‎Nuhu Shehu, a brother of the deceased also described Dauda as humble, God fearing and an honest gentleman.“Dauda was honest and God fearing, who lived a simple and exemplary life,” he said.

    Shehu, aged 58, died on Tuesday at Federal Medical Centre Birnin Kebbi following a brief illness.He is survived by a wife, daughter and other relations.‎

    NAN

  • Kano to get Appeal Court

    The Federal Government will establish an Appeal Court division in Kano State, President of the Appeal Court, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, has said.

    Justice Bulkachuwa, who addressed reporters yesterday, said Kano deserved to have an Appeal Court division as majority of the cases being handled at the Kaduna State division of the Appeal Court were from Kano.

    She said: “This shows that the people of Kano know their rights. Once the state meets the requirements, a division of the Appeal Court would be established.

    “The problem we have is that we don’t have enough judges. Presently we have less than 90 Appeal Court judges in the whole country. They are grossly inadequate to treat the cases we have on ground. Going by the requirement, Nigeria is expected to have at least 90 Appeal Court judges, but we have less than that.”

    Justice Bulkachuwa led six other judges to the state to treat 285 pending cases between today and tomorrow.

    She explained that they came from Jigawa State, saying they would move to Katsina State after leaving Kano.

    Acting Chief Judge of the State, Justice Nura Sagir, said Kano State deserves to have a division of Appeal Court because it was difficult going to Kaduna State for cases.

    According to him, Kano had 85 Magistrate Courts; 120 Shari’ah Courts and 20 High Courts.

    The Attorney-General, Ibrahim Mukhtar, promised that the government would give all necessary support for the establishment of the Appeal Court.