The newly sworn-in governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has accused his predecessor, Bello Matawalle, of leaving behind an empty treasury and huge debts for the state.
Mr Lawal disclosed this shortly after he was sworn in as the governor of the state on Monday.
The governor, however, promised to bring...
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 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday says that the Kano Zonal office has seized over N643,942 million in 2019.
The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu, disclosed this on Monday, during the commemoration of the 2019 International Anti Corruption Day in Kano with the theme ‘Zero...
The governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, has said that he did not loot Kaduna treasury to buy a house in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) just like some other governors did.
He said he had one house in Unguwan Sarki when he became governor and that is the...
In a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Kaduna, the state government has announced a 24-hour curfew till further notice.
Beginning midnight of Thursday, residents are ordered to stay inside their homes from dusk to dawn, according to the state Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe during a state...
The Zamfara State Government has said its directives to civilians to acquire guns to defend themselves do not confer an automatic right on all interested people to have access to firearms.
The Commissioner of Information in the state, Ibrahim Dosara, made the clarification while speaking on a Channels TV programme...
Mohammed Abacha, a son of the late Nigerian military leader Sani Abacha, has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primary election in Kano.
The returning officer, Barrister Amina Garba, declared Mr Abacha winner after polling 736 votes to defeat his closest rival, Jafar Sani-Bello, who scored 710 votes.
The...
No fewer than 19 shops and one mosque were destroyed in a fire outbreak at Kasuwar Rimi Market in Kano in the early hours of Wednesday.
The State Fire Service confirmed the incident through a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi.
According to Abdullahi, the service received...
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has directed his Chief of Staff, Ali Haruna Makoda, as well as three commissioners who tendered their resignation to continue carrying out their duties.
Ganduje’s Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar, who disclosed this in a statement, said the governor accepted the resignation of seven...
the Nigerian Army has successfully rescued abducted school pupils from Kaduna Kuriga, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing battle against insecurity in the country.
The rescue operation, which took place in the early hours of 24 March 2024, was a collaborative effort involving the military, local authorities, and government...
