Sokoto state government has acquired 35 mining licenses to facilitate extraction of solid minerals in various parts of the state.
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state disclosed this on Monday while receiving the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, who paid him a traditional Sallah homage at the...
Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai has felicitated with the Muslim faithful on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir. He congratulated pilgrims from the State for the opportunity to undertake the Hajj for the first time since 2019.
“It is my great honour and privilege to salute the Muslim faithful on the...
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal today swore-in three new ones commissioners and re-appoints five others who had hitherto resigned to seek electoral offices.
The new commissioners who were sworn-in are: Bashir Muhammad Lambara, Abdullahi Abubakar Dange and Abdullahi Yusuf Hausawa.
Those reappointed are: Hon. Abdullahi Maigwandu, Hon. Bashir Gidado, Hon. Maikudi Abubakar...
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano presided over by Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman has restrained Kano State Government from borrowing N10 billion for the installation of CCTV cameras.
The plaintiff, Kano First Forum (KFF), filed a motion exparte dated June 27, sworn to by the Director-General of the Association,...
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...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate in Jigawa State, Mustapha Sule Lamido, has promised to lay foundation for the state to survive without federal allocations.
Mr Lamido, who holds the traditional title of Santurakin Dutse, made the pledge in an article he wrote, titled; My Vision for Jigawa State...
Zamfara Government on Sunday advised individuals to obtain guns and defend themselves in the height of the resurgence of insecurity in the state.
The state government, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, said: “The government has henceforth, directed individuals to prepare and obtain guns to defend...
Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal was on Saturday evening pronounced as the Senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Sokoto South Senatorial District.
By this affirmation, Gov. Tambuwal is now seeking to represent seven local government areas in the red chamber come 2023.
The local government areas are: Bodinga, Dange/Shuni,...
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...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met the families of victims of the explosion in Kano to express his condolences and that of the nation, describing the incident as sad and unfortunate.
The family members, accompanied by various community leaders resident in Sabon Gari Kano, including Chief Nicholas Ibekwe, the Eze...
