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Breaking: Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has relieved Shehu Sagagi of his apointment as Commissioner.

Aliyu dahiruMarch 25, 2026

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has relieved Alhaji Shehu Wada Sagagi of his appointment as Commissioner for Investment, Commerce and Industry with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Thursday. According to the statement, the former Commissioner is directed to hand over...

BREAKING: Gov. Yusuf orders appointees eyeing elective positions to resign ahead of the 2026 polls

Aliyu dahiruMarch 25, 2026

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has directed all political appointees intending to contest in the 2026 general elections to resign their appointments in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Wednesday. The directive was conveyed in...

Just in: Kano Court Removes Kumbotso LG Chairman, Orders Swearing-In of Successor

Aliyu dahiruMarch 24, 2026

A Kano State High Court on Tuesday nullified the certificate of return issued to Alhaji Abdullahi Ghali-Shitu Basaf as Chairman of Kumbotso Local Government Council. The applicant, Ali Musa-Danmalki, through his counsel, Mr S.B. Wadau and Mr Jazuli Mustafa, had filed an action against the respondents, challenging the decision of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to...

2027: ‘It Doesn’t Violate Electoral Act’ — Mato on Kwankwaso Defecting to Another Party

Aliyu dahiruMarch 24, 2026

A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Magaji Mato, SAN, has said that there will be no problem about meeting the deadline as provided by the Electoral Act should Rabiu Kwankwaso decide to move to another party. According to him, the NNPP and people in Kwankwaso’s camp are not sleeping over issues concerning...

Northern youths: We decide who becomes president; we’ll no longer accept Indomie or rice

Aliyu dahiruMarch 24, 2026

Arewa Youths have called on all presidential aspirants in the 2027 general elections to prioritize the welfare of the Northern Nigeria. President of the group, Abdul Danbature, who made this call, claimed that Northern youths decide who becomes the President of Nigeria, stating that they would no longer collect noodles and rice for votes. His...

No Order to Drop Kwankwasiyya Red Cap — Gov. Yusuf’s Aide

Aliyu dahiruMarch 24, 2026

The Kano State Government has dismissed speculations over Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s recent public appearance without the symbolic red cap, saying there was no directive from him to his supporters to abandon the Kwankwasiyya movement’s traditional red and white attire. The clarification was made by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, in a short...

Yakasai, Former Media Aide to Ganduje, Defects to ADC

Aliyu dahiruMarch 23, 2026

Former media aide to Abdullahi Ganduje, former governor of Kano and ex-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Tanko Yakasai, has formally left the APC with thousands of his supporters to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a statement issued on Monday, Yakasai, who contested the 2023 Kano governorship election on the platform...

Kwankwaso receives Obi, Makinde, Dickson in Kano

Aliyu dahiruMarch 22, 2026

The National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has hosted prominent opposition figures at his residence in Kano for Sallah celebrations. The visitors included the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, now a member of the African Democratic Congress; Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party;...

2027: Hafiz Kawu, Ja’o’ji Set to Step Down Following Tinubu’s Directive

Aliyu dahiruMarch 20, 2026

There are strong indications that two presidential appointees from Kano State, Hafiz Ibrahim Kawu and Nasir Bala Aminu Ja’o’ji, may soon resign their positions in compliance with the directive issued by Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kano Times reports that President Tinubu had directed all political appointees under his administration seeking...

Kano senator shares 47,280 bags of rice for Ramadan and Sallah celebrations

Aliyu dahiruMarch 18, 2026

The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, has distributed no fewer than 47,280 bags of rice to his constituents in Kano North Senatorial District as part of his support for the holy month of Ramadan and the forthcoming Sallah celebrations. Barau flagged off the distribution of the commodity through his Chief of Staff, Muhammad...

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Kano Governor Yusuf Files Nomination Form as APC’s Sole Candidate for 2027 Governorship Election

Aliyu dahiruMay 8, 2026

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has formally submitted his nomination form to the National Working Committee of the APC in Abuja as the sole candidate for Kano State in the 2027 governorship election. This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Thursday. The Governor was accompanied by Senator...

NDLEA exposes underground drug caves, hidden hideouts in Kano

Aliyu dahiruMay 6, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Strategic Command, says it uncovered a network of caves and underground tunnels used as drug hideouts in Rimin Kebe area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, on Wednesday in Kano. The PRO said the...

BREAKING: Gov. Yusuf Swears in Murtala Garo as deputy governor

Aliyu dahiruMay 5, 2026

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Tuesday, swore in Hon. Murtala Sule Garo as the new Deputy Governor, in a ceremony held at the Government House. Our sources reports that the oath of office was administered by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, in the presence of top government officials,...

Crisis brews in NDC as Kano chairman opposes Kwankwaso’s alleged takeover move

Aliyu dahiruMay 4, 2026

A fresh political disagreement is brewing within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kano State as the party chairman, Usaini Isa Mai Riga, has insisted that former Kano governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will not be handed control of the party structure in the state. In an interview on Monday, M so h Riga said early...

Kano governor schedules deputy’s swearing-in for Tuesday

Aliyu dahiruMay 4, 2026

The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, will swear in his deputy, Hon. Murtala Sule Garo, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. According to a statement issued by Ibrahim Adam, Special Adviser on Information to the governor, the swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to take place at 11:00 a.m. at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano....

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