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Governor Yusuf submits Murtala Garo’s nomination to the Kano Assembly for appointment as Deputy Governor
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has transmitted the name of Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation as Deputy Governor. This was contained in a statement signed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mustapha Muhammad. The nomination is in line with Section 191(3) of the 1999...
Kano Assembly investigates teachers’ recruitment exercise
The Kano State House of Assembly has ordered a comprehensive review of the recent teachers’ recruitment exercise conducted by the state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) over alleged irregularities. The legislation followed a motion of urgent public importance by Murtala Musa (APC – Dambatta) during a plenary on Tuesday. Mr Musa said the recruitment exercise...
NAFDAC sets up task force in Kano to combat counterfeit drugs and unsafe food products
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has inaugurated a Kano State Task Force Committee to combat fake, counterfeit, and unwholesome processed food products and drugs. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, speaking at the inauguration on Tuesday in Kano, said the initiative was a strategic move to strengthen enforcement...
Former Kano Police Commissioner Wakili claims confiscated N3bn worth of drugs was handed back to their owners.
Former Kano State Commissioner of Police Muhammad Wakili has described the menace of drugs as a serious problem harming Nigerian society as a whole. In a chat with DCL Hausa, the former commissioner, popularly known as Singham, said that three days before retiring in Kano, he confiscated hard drugs worth almost N3 billion. However, he...
Two prospective pilgrims lose their lives in a road accident in Kano
Two intending pilgrims have died in a road accident along the Rimin Gado–Kano road in Kano State. The victims, identified as Alkasim Ibrahim Walawa, 48, and his mother, Hadiza Garba, 73, were said to be on their way in preparation for pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia when the accident occurred. In a statement, the Kano State...
FIDA calls for the arrest of a suspect over alleged child exploitation in Kano.
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Kano State branch, has condemned the alleged exploitation of children by a man identified as Mr. Nagwale, calling for his immediate arrest and prosecution. In a statement signed by its Secretary, Barrister Fatima Ahmad, the association accused the suspect of using children to hawk aphrodisiac products around Zoo...
