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He assured the State Government that every Local Government area would benefit from the recruitment, saying that the recruited Officers would serve in their respective Local Government areas after training. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, says the Nigeria Police will soon begin the recruitment of 20, 000 Junior Police Officers. The IGP gave the hint on Tuesday evening, when he paid a working visit to Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State at the State Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan.  Baba informed the Governor that Nigeria Police has every intention to increase its strength in terms of Junior poliyce Officers’ recruitment.   He said it had overcame all the issues that had been delaying the recruitment process, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval for the recruitment. He assured the State Government that every Local Government area would benefit from the recruitment, saying that the recruited Officers would serve in their respective Lo...

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has in the early hours of Sunday appointed Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim-Gaya as the new emir of Gaya . Ibrahim-Gaya succeeded his late father, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir who died at the age of 91 years after protracted illness. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji announced the appointment on behalf of the Governor. Ibrahim-Gaya until his appointment was the Chiroman Gaya. According to Usman Alhaji, “Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, by the power conferred on him by the Kano Emirate law 2020 as amended has approved the appointment of Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim-Gaya as the new emir of Gaya. “The appointment followed the recommendation by the Gaya Emirate kingmakers after presentation of three candidates from the Governor appointed Aliyu Ibrahim Gaya as the new Emir,” he said. The kingmakers include, Alhaji Usman Alhaji (leader of the king makers), Wada Aliyu (Madakin Gaya), AIG Alhaji Bashir Albasu (Makaman Gaya...

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State, to announce the new Emir of Gaya shortly. This is after the passing away of Late Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir.

By Sani Magaji Garko The Vice Chancellor of Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano, Professor Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa has urged youths and stakeholders in northern part of Nigeria to act on security challenges, illiteracy and other social vices bedevilling the region. Professor Kurawa disclosed this at National youths conference 2021 with the theme "Nigerian Youth in National space, a reflection of the past, present and future, organised by Arewa Youth Consultative Council AYCC held in Kano. Kurawa who double as Chairman of the occasion said the program focused on sensitizing youth on the effects of drugs, unemployment and illiteracy which when combined, leads to insecurity as well as destruction of the region. " The main purpose of this conference is to sensitized the youth to come back to their senses to commence or to start putting mechanism in ending Boko Haram insurgency, kidnapping, banditry and other social vices bedevilling this part of the country". "Y...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said its chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, is now hale and hearty having received medical attention. In a tense statement today Thursday, EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren,  said the clarification became necessary following an incident on September 16, 2021 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja where he was giving a goodwill message at the National Identity Day celebration, felt unwell and had to return to his seat. “He has since received medical attention and is due back at his desk,” Uwujaren said. Recalls that Bawa was appointed head of the EFCC in February, 2021, as the first staff of the Commission and also the youngest to head the EFCC since its creation.

The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, was rushed out of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after slumping at a programme, on Thursday. Bawa was giving his goodwill message at the National Identity Day celebration when he suddenly stopped speaking. He was talking about a man the commission arrested in Ibadan, Oyo state, with 116 SIM cards when the incident happened. Bawa had stopped talking and covered his face with his right palm, saying, “Please, excuse me, I can’t continue.” According to Daily Trust Newspaper, he was assisted to his seat by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami and other senior officials at the event, but the anti-graft czar slumped on his seat, which he was immediately rushed out of the seat of power. The Master of Ceremony (MC) later announced that the Bawa’s condition was stable. “I am happy to announce to you that the EFCC Chairman is now stable,” he said. But the Chairman and...

Suhaib Auwal Mu'az - Kano Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Group General Manager Shipping Affairs Malam Inuwa Ibrahim, announces his voluntary retirement from NNPC, after spending almost three decades at the corporation.  Malam Inuwa Waya announced his decision to step aside from NNPC during a birthday party, organized to him by staff of his office.  Malam Inuwa Waya said "This afternoon my staff in the office to me by surprise when they organized birthday party for me. I equally took them by surprise, to tell them that earlier in the day I submitted a letter to NNPC conveying my decision to voluntarily retire from the services of the corporation.  He further noted that "I told them that I decided to retire on my own because of my conviction to allow the younger generation to have the same opportunity." Inuwa Waya concluded that " I will now focus on farming and private legal practice."

By Aminu Dahiru While some state governors are uncertain in respect to the next step to take as military offensive on bandits and other criminal elements intensified in some northwest states, Governor Ganduje has taken a giant stride to save lives. Governor Ganduje is an administrator par excellence. He does not rest on his oar. One of his immediate goals is to safeguard Kano State. He had observed that the military operations may compel criminal elements to relocate to the neighbouring states, including Kano State. Only a state governor with a strong mind will take such daring and timely decisions.  At last, Kano State Government has banned unauthorized sale and rent of house. This is a follow up to the community police the Ganduje administration is expending resources and energy on to make Kano safe.    Not only this, the government said non-compliance would be construed as deliberate and calculated connivance and collaboration with criminal elements to subv...

The wife of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, Dr. Hafsat Ganduje, has shunned an invitation extended to her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), to report for questioning, last week, over a bribery and land fraud case reported by her son, Abdulazeez Hafsat  Ganduje was invited to report last Thursday to the Abuja headquarters of the EFCC. Abdulazeez had dragged his mum, Hafsat Ganduje, to the EFCC, sources familiar with the matter said, suggesting a pattern of corruptly using family access to power for private enrichment.  The Historica Nigeria recalls that Gov.  Ganduje had previously been involved in a corruption-related scandal. He has struggled to untangle himself from the public perception that he is a corrupt public servant since 2018 when Daily Nigerian published a series of videos that showed the Governor collecting money from a Government contractor. Similarly, suspended Chairman of Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-cor...

Islamic Cleric Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi called for the establishment of a Federal Ministry to address the grievances of bandits and killer Fulani Herdsmen terrorising the country. Sheikh Gumi who is a self-appointed intermediary in the ongoing crises of banditry and killer Herdsmen, stated this in a Facebook post last Friday. He said bandits should be rehabilitated like Niger Delta militants, adding that declaring war against bandits would be futile. “Some said we have tried amnesty but it didn’t work. You didn’t try amnesty but tried amnesia. Amnesty without rehabilitation, reconciliation, and reparation is no amnesty,” Sheikh Gumi. “Ask the former Niger Delta Militants who killed security men in the past what an amnesty is. What stops us from having a Federal Ministry of Nomadic Affairs where their grievances and complaints will be addressed?” President Umar Musa Yar’Adua implemented an amnesty policy that saw the rehabilitation of thousands of Niger Delta militants who...

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has finally retired from service after spending 36 years. At a valedictory session organised in his honour on Friday, Babandede said he was leaving the service better than he met it. “I have left Immigration better than I found it.” The outgoing CG said that he was able to achieve so much as a result of the support he received from his personnel. He appealed to his successor not to “throw away the ideas we stand for”. According to him, “Keep the good things and drop the bad ones.” Babandede, who promised to be an ambassador of the NIS, said he will always be ready to assist whenever he is called on by the Service. The retired CG spent five years and four months as the Comptroller General of the Service. A Deputy Comptroller General in charge of Finance and Account, Idris Isah Jere, is taking over in an acting capacity pending the appointmen...

The Environmental Management Association of Nigeria(EMAN) has vowed to address environmental challenges in Nigeria. The National President EMAN, Prof.Valerie Chinedu-Nnodu, made the disclosure during the opening ceremony of the  2021 EMAN annual national conference in Kano She said the conference became  necessary with a view to  create awareness and sensitize the public on environmental consciousness and attitudes. “Today in the world and in Nigeria the most frequently canvassed issues are sustainable development. "Sustainable livelihood, environmental pollution, renewable energy, environmental governance, national security, climate change and COVID-19″. Chinedu-Nnodu Maintained that the conference advocates a multidisciplinary approach involving all stakeholders to be committed to improve environment for the present and future generations. In a Remark the  Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, represented by the Commissioner for Enviroment Dr...

The Emir of Kontagora, in Niger State, Alhaji  Sa’idu Namaska is dead, The Historica Nigeria reports. Alhaji Bashir Sa’idu Namaska also known as  Sarkin Sudan of Kontaagora died on Thursday, in Abuja due to ill health. Madawakin Kontagora, Alhaji Aminu Ahmed confirmed the development to reporters on Thursday.  The late monarch was born on 31st December 1937. Details later…

President Muhammadu Buhari sacked Senator Basheer Muhammad Lado, Director-General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). This was contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The statement said the president has approved the appointment of Dr. Fatima Waziri-Azi as the replacement of Mohammed. ‘’The appointment was sequel to a recommendation of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq,’’ said the statement. It said the Minister expressed the “urgent need for the Ministry to intensify on the existing capacity in the NAPTIP in order to achieve its key Result Areas as identified.” According to the statement,  Hajiya Sadiya said that the recommendation of Fatima Waziri-Azi was based on her “pedigree, vast experience and proven track record to drive the agency forward and consolidate on what has been ac...

The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has banned all commercial phone charging points in the State as part of measures to tackle the scourge of banditry. Reports shows that Masari issued the ban on Monday at the Katsina Government House while inaugurating the committee charged with monitoring and enforcing the recently introduced executive order in the State. The Governor believes that the latest measure, coupled with further collaborations with the Federal Ministry of Communications will drastically reduce the menace of banditry in the north-western State. According to him, “The latest instruction that we gave out is the closure of all commercial charging points in the most affected Local Government areas. Commercial charging, we believe, is also an area which is helping the bandits to acquire means of communication.’’ We believe with this and further measures we are taking with the Federal Ministry of Communication will also help in restoring normalcy to our respective...

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Fulani Socio-Cultural Association has called on the National Assembly to intervene and stop attempts by some states governors to enact anti-open grazing laws targeted at Fulani pastoralists. The National Secretary of the association, Mr Saleh Alhassan, made the call at a National Peace Summit and Investiture of Queen Mother Amina Temitope Ajayi as the Miyetti Allah Brand Ambassador, held at Uke, Karu Local Government, Nasarawa State. Alhassan said that the law would undermine the relative peace and stability currently enjoyed in the local communities, threaten social order and exacerbated cattle rustling. He said that the anti-open grazing laws would destroy livestock production and send into poverty millions of people that depend on the livestock value chain. Alhassan appealed to the national assembly to come to the rescue of the pastoralists by resuscitating and passing the Grazing Reserves Commission Bill and other...

Jamil Muhammad Abubakar, the Pilot who spends decades in aviation industry said it is time for teaming youth to partake in Political activities of Nigeria. Captain Jamil Muhammad Abubakar stated this in an interview with Newsmen yesterday in Kano. He said this is necessary for them, to help the elderly people that are already in the system of leadership for years. "If you look at the situation, youth are endowed with so many things, and there're many who specializes in different field and profession that Nigerian people needs their talents in improving the Political structure that we are experiencing currently, we promise to include our young generations into our system of Politics," Captain Muhammad said. Young Jamil, he is better known for his NGO that caters for the health, education, and alleviation of the less privileged in communities all around northern Nigeria. "Yes JMD Foundation came into being after the demised of my mother in 2012, who we emul...