The newly sworn-in Governor of Katsina State, Malam Dikko Umar-Radda, says his administration’s priority is to provide peace and prosperity for the state.
Umar-Radda stated this in his inauguration speech shortly after being sworn-in as the governor of the state at Muhammad Dikko Stadium, Katsina on Monday.
“Over the next four...
The incoming governor of Kano state, Abba Kabir Yusuf (popularly known as Abba Gida Gida), has vowed to probe the N241billion inherited from the administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
Yusuf said the handover notes submitted by Ganduje through the outgoing Secretary to the State Government was not enough and...
Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has approved the deposition of the traditional rulers of Piriga and Arak Chiefdoms, His Highness, Jonathan Paragua Zamuna, and His Highness, General Aliyu Iliyah Yammah (rtd), respectively.
The State’s Commissioner of Local Government Affairs, Hajiya Umma Ahmad, disclosed this in a statement on Monday...
Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has disclosed that it collected N58.09 billion as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2022. The agency attributed the success to the legal and institutional reforms undertaken by the government since 2015.
In a statement issued by the executive chairman of KADIRS, Zaid Abubakar, it...
Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, has said the incoming government in Kano will revisit the dethronement of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, 14th Emir of Kano.
Sanusi, who became emir in the final term of Kwankwaso as governor, was...
The Kaduna State Government, on Monday, announced the immediate imposition of 24-hour curfew on Sabon Garin Nassarawa-Tirkaniya area of Chikun local government area of the State.
In a terse statement issued by the Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, he said the decision was reached following...
A day after issuing advisory to individuals and organisation carrying out private developments in public spaces, the Kano State governor-elect, Abba Yusuf, has issued another advisory to lenders.
Mr Yusuf, in a statement by his spokesman Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, advised domestic and international lenders not to give loans to the outgoing...
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has told the governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf, popularly known as Abba Gida-Gida, that he is still in charge.
The governor said this while reacting to a public warning earlier issued by Yusuf.
The governor-elect had asked people to stay off public buildings and to avoid...
The Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Yusuf, has advised individuals and organisations to discontinue ongoing private developments within and around public buildings across the state.
There is outrage over selling of portions of school, hospital, mosques, among others by the outgoing Governor Abdullahi Ganduje-led administration.
A statement by the spokesman for the...
The Kano Governor-elect Abba Yusuf has vowed to revive the Kwankwasiyya free education and healthcare schemes when he assumes office.
In a statement released by his spokesperson, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, the Governor-elect emphasized the urgent need to address the fundamental responsibilities of government such as the provision of potable water, basic...
