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Ganduje signs new Kano emirate bill into law

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Dec 5, 2019 0

Few hours after the passage of the Executive Bill at the Kano state Assembly for the creation of four more Emirates in the state, the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has signed the bill into law. The governor signed the bill at a special ceremony at Government House on Thursday, the same day it was unanimously passed by the state…

JUST IN: Finally, Kano Assembly passes Emirate Council Bill

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Dec 5, 2019 0

The Kano state house of assembly has approved the 2019 Emirate council Bill. The speaker of the house Alhaji Abdulaziz Garba Gafasa announced the Approval during the house plenary held in Kano on Thursday. The Majority leader of the…

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We lack the power to prosecute electoral offenders — INEC

Chocomilo Dec 4, 2019 0

The Independent and National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that the commission does not have the power to arrest offenders and conduct investigation. This disclosure was made by the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu during a…

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PHOTO: Mother and her young son declared missing in Kano

Chocomilo Dec 4, 2019 0

Tension in Kano community as a mother of six and one of her children have been declared missing. A facebook user identified as Maryam Shetty made the disclosure and further added that both were last seen on Monday, December 2, at Sabon…

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BREAKING: Council approves establishment of new emirates in Kano

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Dec 2, 2019 0

Kano state Executive Council has approved Emirate Council Bill 2019 which provides for the establishment of additional Emirates in the state. The Council endorsed the establishment of four new Emirates namely Rano, Gaya, Bichi and Karaye…

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Ganduje govt reportedly demolishes Emir Sanusi’s N250m property

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 27, 2019 0

The Kano State Government has reportedly seized and demolished a property worth N250million belonging to the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II. On Wednesday, Daily Nigerian reports that its investigation with Kano Focus Newspapers…

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Police arrest man with 10 bags of Indian hemp in Kano

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 27, 2019 0

The Kano State Police Command has arrested one Sunusi Abdullahi, 35 of Badawa Quarters, Nassarawa LGA in possession of 10 bags of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. Spokeperson of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the…

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Kano election: Appeal court takes final decision on Ganduje’s election

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 22, 2019 0

The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna on Friday affirmed the election of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State. The five-man panel of Appeal Court Judges led by Justice Tijjani Abubakar unanimously ruled that, the appeal filled…

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She was killed in revenge – Kogi Police confirms killing of PDP women leader

Chocomilo Nov 20, 2019 0

The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the death of the PDP campaign woman leader who was reportedly burnt alive by angry thugs loyal to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP women leader identified as Mrs Acheju Abuh was…

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Kano court jails undergraduate for criticizing lawmaker on Facebook

Chocomilo Nov 19, 2019 0

A Magistrates' court in Kano state has remanded a student of Bayero University identified as Yahuza Tijani in correctional facility for criticising a Kano lawmaker named Kabiru Is'mail. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the 200-level student of…

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Boyfriend kills man in Kano for beaming light on his girlfriend

Chocomilo Nov 8, 2019 0

A 22-year-old man has been reportedly arrested by men of Kano State Police Command for allegedly beating one Auwalu Hussaini to death after flashing light on his girlfriend. The suspect identified as Ibrahim Magaji who hails from Kosawa…

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Ganduje orders closure of private rehabilitation centres

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 7, 2019 0

Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has directed immediate closure of rehabilitation centres in the state. Recall that several illegal rehabilitation centres were uncovered in Kano state, where young men and women were subjected to inhuman…

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BREAKING: Court sacks Reps majority leader

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 4, 2019 0

Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna State has nullified the declaration of house leader Alhassan Ado Doguwa as winner of Tudunwada/Doguwa Federal Constituency of Kano State. The lawmaker who represents Tunduwada/Dogwa federal constituency…

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Kano Chief Whip Reacts To Controversial Number Plate

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 3, 2019 0

The Chief Whip, Kano State House of Assembly, Ayuba Durum, has reacted to a picture of a customised plate number bearing, “Chip Whip” said to be his. According to the Kano lawmaker, it is the work of mischievous minds trying to spoil the…

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Abdulmumin Jibrin reacts to Appeal Court judgement

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 2, 2019 0

Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin, whose election was nullified in Friday by the Court of Appeal, has reacted to the court decision. Abdulmumin Jibrin rejected the court…

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Appeal Court Sacks Jibrin Abdulmumin As Kano Lawmaker

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 1, 2019 0

The Court of Appeal in Kaduna has nullified the election of Kano State lawmaker, Jibrin Abdulmumin. The decision followed the nullification of elections in two local government areas of Kiru/Bebeji Constituency. The appeal court ordered…

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PHOTO: Court docks Banker Jude Ameh, BDC employee over N11.3m Fraud in Kano

Chocomilo Nov 1, 2019 0

A banker and employee of Bureau De Change have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Farouk Lawan, a sitting judge at the Kano State High Court on 19-count charge bordering on theft and…

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Ganduje proposes death penalty for kidnappers

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Nov 1, 2019 0

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has directed the state ministry of Justice to review the Penal Code to enforce death penalty on any person found guilty of Kidnapping in the state. Ganduje gave the directive in Kano on Thursday,…

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Ganduje speaks on kidnap of 9 Muslim children in Kano

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 16, 2019 0

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has promised to ensure that justice is done for the nine Muslim children recently kidnapped and other victims from the state. WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that nine children were kidnapped in Kano and…

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Emir Sanusi denies sacking his palace Chief for honouring Ganduje

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 14, 2019 0

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has denied media reports claiming that he had sacked his Palace’s Chief, Alhaji Awwalu Maja Siddi for participating in a rally celebrating the victory at Election Tribunal and welcoming Governor…

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Police rescue nine kidnapped children in Kano

Chocomilo Oct 12, 2019 0

Nine children reportedly kidnapped at different locations in Kano and moved down to Anambra state by their abductors have been rescued by the Kano State Police Command. The Kano State Commissioner of Police disclosed that a total of 124…

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Court remands teenager in custody for raping neighbour’s 50-year-old mother in Kano State

Chocomilo Oct 12, 2019 0

A teenager who allegdly raped his neighbour's 50-year-old mother has been remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice by a chief magistrates' court sitting in Kano State on Friday, October 11th. The teenager identified as…

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BREAKING: Tribunal upholds Ganduje’s election as Kano governor

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 2, 2019 0

The Kano State Election Petition Tribunal has upheld the victory of the state Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The tribunal on Wednesday declared that the petition filed against Ganduje by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship…

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Police deploy 3,000 Operatives as tribunal rules on Kano guber poll today

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 2, 2019 0

The Nigerian police have deployed 3,000 operatives to strengthen security in Kano State as the governorship election petitions tribunal delivers its judgment today. There was peaceful atmosphere yesterday within the Kano metropolis while…

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Kano state government denies plans to depose Emir Muhammad Sanusi II

Chocomilo Sep 27, 2019 0

The Kano State Government has debunked reports that there are plans to depose the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. WITHIN NIGERIA had earlier reported that the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje and the monarch have been at loggerheads…

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Why I’m yet to form my cabinet, by Ganduje

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 14, 2019 0

Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has explained the delay in constituting his cabinet four months after his inauguration. He said he was taking his time to carry along all the different parties and groups that contributed…

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Football club in Kano State buys a player for N5,000

Chocomilo Sep 10, 2019 0

Ibrahim Salisu Iriyos, a new player has been signed for the sum of N5,000 by Super Stars Club, a division two football club in Kano State FA league. It was gathered from BBC Pidgin that the transfer is the most expensive one in the town…

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Tragedy struck in Kano community as 16-year-old boy drowns

Chocomilo Sep 7, 2019 0

Tragedy struck in Kano community as a 16-year-old boy identified as Saheed Lawal got drowned while bathing in a pond. This sad incident happenedal at Bacharawa Ramin Kasa, Fagge Local Government Area in Kano. The spokesperson of the…

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Xenophobic attacks: Betrayal of the key role Nigeria played to liberate South Africa from apartheid…

Chocomilo Sep 4, 2019 0

Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice-President of Nigeria on Tuesday has condemned the attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. Osinbajo who described the attacks on Nigerians in South Africa as a betrayal of the key role Nigeria played to…

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No Hiding Place for Criminals in Kano, Says Ganduje

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 2, 2019 0

No hiding place for criminals in Kano State, as they are always on the run obviously of the fact of been caught and arrested by security in the state, the state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said. Ganduje maintained that 95 percent of…

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