Gov. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Wednesday warned marauders and their collaborators to stay clear of the state or they will face the full wrath of the law once apprehended. Gov. Tambuwal, who cut short an official trip midnight Tuesday to address the reported influx of suspected bandits...
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...
Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu has removed 15 District heads for alleged insubordination, land racketeering, aiding insecurity, and conversion of public properties. The announcement was made by the Governor's press secretary, Abubakar Bawa, in a statement released on Tuesday evening. According to the statement, the dethroned District Heads include Unguwar...
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...
The Kano State House of Assembly has approved a request by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to take a N15 billion loan to fund his free and compulsory education initiative. The loan will be obtained in the names of the 44 local government areas of the state and repaid from their federal...
The Kaduna State Ministry of Health regrets to confirm that five new cased of Covid-19 have been identified in the state. There are now nine active cases in the state. The new cases are among almajirai who were recently repatriated from Kano. The contacts of the new cases are bring traced...
The Kaduna State Government has announced that all entry points into the state are shut from 6pm to 6am everyday. No interstate or intra-state travel is allowed at night-time even for essential services with effect from Friday, 1st May 2020. Following a security briefing that criminal elements are using night-time...
The Federal government has begun training of 350 agents for Mobile Money Transactions in the North West zone of the country. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq who flagged off the training programme on Monday at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano State...
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 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...