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Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano Kano Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA) have concluded plans for the deployment of no fewer than 2,000 personnel across the State during the forthcoming Sallah Celebration. In a statement on Saturday by Nabilusi Abubakar K/Na’isa, Public Relations Officer (KAROTA) said the operation was part of the agency’s mandate to ensure free flow of traffic in the State. “Agency deemed it necessary to deploy large number of its personnel during the festivity period considering large turnout of vehicles and other road users recorded during the period.” According to the statement “The officers have been charged to ensure motorists and other road users comply with all the State laws with regards to driving and the use of roads so as to prevent unnecessary traffic hold-ups recorded during such festivity in the past,” The statement pointed out that Agency will arrest and prosecute anyone who violates traffic laws during the season as some unscrupulous persons have ma...

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano Ahead of Eid-el Fitr and hitch-free Sallah festivities in Kano, the State commandant Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps, Commandant Idris Adamu Zakari has approved the deployment of 3,023 of its personnel across the state.  The operatives drawn from various departments, units, divisions and area commands including under cover officers have been charged to ensure maximum security and respond to any security threat across nooks and crannies in the state throughout the festive period. This was contained in a statement signed by the CDPRO of Kano Command, DSC Ibrahim Idris Abdullahi, and sent to 'The Historica Nigeria'. The statement added that, special attentions will be given to strategic places comprising Eid grounds, Malls/recreational centres and most importantly to all the critical national assets and infrastructure. While the state Commandant wishes Muslim Ummah joyful sallah Celebrations, the good people of Kano are hereby enjoine...

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano A Kano Gubernatorial aspirant Ghali Sule, says he decided to take part in partisan politics, and run for the office of the Governor, in order to give his contribution towards addressing development challenges in the state. The aspirant while addressing newsmen in Kano on Tuesday, decried about educational sector collapse, bad economy, agriculture and commerce in the state. Ghali Sule who is a Pharmacist by profession, retired as Director from public service four years ahead of his retirement age, in order to join politics and run for the office of the Governor. "I retired from service in April this year, four years ahead of my retirement age, this is as a result of things I have observed that needs to be address”. "There are gaps that need to be address in education, commerce, agriculture and economy. "If given the mandate by Kano people, these are the key areas that we need to work on, including attitudinal change. Ghali Sule who is...

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Olumuyiwa Adejobi, as the 25th indigenous Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO). CSP Adejobi was appointed in acting capacity on February 16, 2022 after taking over from CP Frank Mba who was nominated by the Inspector-General of Police for the Senior Executive Course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos. Adejobi studied Archeology and Geography (Combined Honours) from the Premier University in Nigeria, University of Ibadan. He holds a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the same University.  He had a long stint as Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State Police Command from 2008 -2016. He also served as PPRO Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, in 2016 and PPRO, Lagos State Police Command between September, 2020 and August, 2021, when he was posted to deputize the former Force PRO, CP...

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano Kano State Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has approved the resignation of the following Honourable Commissioners: 1. Dr. Nasir Yusuf Gawuna as the Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture & Natural Resources  2. Murtala Sule Garo as the Honourable Commissioner for Local Govt and Chieftancy Affairs 3. Ibrahim Abubakar Karaye as the Honourable Commissioner for Culture and Tourism 4. Mahmud Muhammad Santsi as the Honourable Commissioner for Housing & Transport 5. Muntari Ishaq Yakasai as the Honourable Commissioner for Special Duties 6. Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso as the Honourable Commissioner for Rural & Community Development  7. Kabiru Ado Lakwaya as the Honourable Commissioner for Youth & Sports The Governor thanks them for their tremendous contributions towards the development of the state and wishes them well in all future endeavors. In this respect, the Permanent Secretaries of the affected ministries should take c...

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano The KASSOSA National President, Pharmacist Ghali Sule has reiterated his commitment to serve the Association of Kano Old Science Schools Students diligently. Pharmacist Ghali Sule stated this during an Iftar eating Programme organised by the association in Kano. The President said the Iftar Programme has united more than one thousand members of KASSOSA from all the nooks and crannies of the country, who sat and break their fast with their old friends. “You can see that KASSOSA is the only old Students Association that organise this kind of Programme to all it’s members, not talking of Class Chapters but the overall Association”, Ghali Sule said. The President, who is also the Kano State Governorship aspirant under the umbrella of People's Redemption Party (PRP), urged individual Class Chapters to emulate the kind of gesture, which no doubt will be counted as part of good deeds that every member of the Association should be proud of. The Iftar P...

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state directed all political appointees running for elective offices in the forthcoming 2023 general elections to resign from their respective positions.  The directive said "They are given between now to Monday 18th April, 2022, to resign." To comply with Section 84 (12) of the newly  amended Electoral Act. This was contained in a Press Release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kano State, Abba Anwar.

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano Kano Science Schools Old Students Association (KASSOSA) said it will organize the annual Iftar eating Programme for its members today 16 of April 2022 in Kano. Assistant Public Relations Officer of the Association Malam Halliru Sani  stated this in an interview with ' The Historica Nigeria '. Malam Halliru Sani added that the essence of the Iftar eating Programme is to unite all members of KASSOSA across Kano and Jigawa State, and the country at large. Before the Iftar time, Sani said Special Quran recitation will behold by 4 o’clock in the evening.

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has approved the appointment of Usman Bala Muhammad, as the new head of service. A statement by Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kano State said, until his new appointment, Usman Bala was a Permanent Secretary with the Ministry of Information. Other Permanent Secretaries appointed are Engineer Muhammad Bello Shehu, who was, until this new appointment was Director Research and Statistics with Kano Roads Maintenance Agency (KARMA), and now newly appointed Permanent Secretary. Magaji Lawan, who was also, until his new appointment as Permanent Secretary, was Director Final Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Bilyaminu Gambo Zubairu who was also Director PHC, Rano Zonal Office, is now a newly appointed Permanent Secretary. Mairo Audi Dambatta, who was until her new appointment, was Director in the Office of the Head of Service, is now a Permanent Secretary. All the appointments are with immedi...

Umar Idris Shuaibu  Muhammad Sani, a Senior Special Assistant, Political  to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has resigned his appointment. 'The Historica Nigeria' reports that in a resignation letter dated April 11th , 2022, Mohammed Sani said the action was in compliance with the provision of section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022 so as to enable him contest for the seat of Member Kano State House of Assembly representing the good people of Tarauni LGA. It said the letter takes effect from April, 11th , 2022. ‘’I want to thank His Excellency for finding me worthy to serve in your government for enabling me to tap from your ocean of experience by working closely with you. This is what I considered a rare opportunity that I will live to cherish forever,” Sani wrote in the letter.

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano Shugaban kungiyar tsoffin daliban kwalejojin kimiyya na Kano da Jigawa (KASSOSA), Pharmacist Ghali Sule ya shiga sahun masu neman kujerar Gwamnan Kano karkashin tutar jam'iyyar PRP mai alamar dan mabudi. Wannan na zuwa ne bayan wani ziyarar gani na musamman da dan takarar Gwamnan ya kai sakatariyar jam'iyyar ta PRP a safiyar ranar Juma'a. Pharmacist Ghali Sule na cewa hakan ya zama wajibi don ceto jihar Kano da sauran yankunan kasar nan daga halin da ake ciki. "Gibin da shugabanni suka bari kullum kara girma yake yi, wanda kai tsaye matsalar ke shafar talaka. "Bangaren ilmi da lafiya da samar da ruwan sha dama aikin gona na bukatar agajin gaggawa, duba da yadda shugabannin da muke da su a yanzu suka yiwa bangaren shakulatin bangaro. "Wannan kadan kenan cikin muhimman kudurorin mu da muke so zamu aiwatar. "Kowa na ganin yadda matsalolin matasa ke kara yawaita a jihar nan tamu, wanda hakan ke da alaka ta kai tsaye da t...

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano The Institute of Management Consultants-Nigeria (IMC) has elected Alhaji Farouk Umar Maigari as its Fellow in an induction ceremony held in Sinoni Chinese Restaurant, Garki Abuja, on 29th March, 2022. As part of the induction ceremony, participants were trained and accessed in accordance with the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI), competency Model and issued a certification as a Management Consultant, to be renewed annually. Maigari, is the Chairman/CEO of Head line Consulting Ltd, a media consultation firm since its incorporation in 2016. He is also a pioneer Editorial Board Member of Nigerian Tracker Communications Ltd, publishers of Nigeriantracker.com. Also at the occasion, London Graduate School, awarded him a certificate as a Management Specialist with Distinction in Time Management. IMC-Nigeria is member of International Council of Management Consulting Institutes.

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano The National President of Kano Science Schools Old Students Associations (KASSOSA), Pharmacist Ghali Sule join Kano State Governorship race under the auspices of People Redemption Party (PRP). Speaking after a discussion with the Chairmanship of PRP in Kano, Ghali Sule said he decided to join the active politics to give his own quota toward the development of his dear state. He said the decision is timely considering the need to revive any sector in the state. "The existing gap in all our day to day activities must be look into, because Kano loose it's values in this days. "One of the areas that we must give attention to when we get opportunity is Education, Health, Water supply and Agriculture. "As a President of KASSOSA, we know that our Science Schools loose their values in which they were established for," Pharmacist Ghali Sule stated. The Governorship aspirant then urged the general people of Kano to try people with goo...

About 11 soldiers have been killed in an attack by suspected gunmen on a military base in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna state. The gunmen who came in large numbers were said to have invaded the base at Polwire village on Monday and engaged the troops in a fierce gun battlefield. Military sources told TheCable that the bandits came on motorcycles and carrying heavy weapons including rocket-propelled grenade (RPG). The fight was said to have lasted for about two hours before the soldiers were dislodged. “We lost 11 men while 19 soldiers were wounded in action, after they overwhelmed the troops. They also burnt down three armoured personel carriers (APC) after they overwhelmed the troops,” one of the military sources said. The gunmen were also said to have carted away with several weapons from the troops. Reports says that the wounded soldiers were evacuated to Birnin Gwari General Hospital and 271 Nigerian Airforce Medical Center, while those who were killed have been evacuated ...

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano The Financial Services Regulation Coordinating Committee (FSRCC) has advised members of the public to refrain from dealing with illegal financial operators (IFOs). The committee said this in an advisory posted on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) website on Monday. FRSCC is an inter-agency body set up to deal with matters of common interest and concern to the various regulatory and supervisory authorities in the financial services industry. Member agencies include the CBN, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), federal ministry of finance, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), National Pension Commission (PenCom), Nigeria Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Abuja Securities and Commodity Exchange Plc and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). According to the FRSCC, the rise in the activities of IFOs portends a grave risk to public confidence and the stability of the Niger...

The Acting Governor of Kano State Alhaji Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna on Monday rejected the resignation of the Managing Director of Kano Roads Traffic Agency (KAROTA), Baffa Babba Dan-agundi. It was gathered that Dan-agundi had written and submitted his resignation letter to the acting Governor today, but the Governor who is on leave in United Arab Emirates directed the acting Governor to reject the letter. Speaking to Solacebase on the issue , KAROTA Managing Director, Baffa Babba Dan-agundi confirmed the development of the rejection of his resignation by the Governor. ‘’You see the Governor is not only my boss, but like a father to me, hence I have to take whatever he tells me,’’ Baffa told Solacebase. ‘’Governor Ganduje is the same person that gave me this position of Managing Director that has improved my status politically.’’ ”Honestly, i will not go contrary to whatever decision the governor made on my resignation because he knows the best for me, ”Baffa noted. When asked by ...

The son of DIG Ibrahim Mamman Tsafe (rtd), incumbent Commissioner of Security and Home Affairs in Zamfara, has been shot dead. Daily Trust understands that Tsafe’s son alongside three others were killed when bandits invaded Tsafe town, headquarters of Tsafe local government area of the state, on Sunday night. In recent time, Tsafe town and several other communities in the local government have witnessed spikes in the deadly assaults and kidnapping for ransom . Two months ago, a resident and a customs officer were killed in separate attacks on the town. Last February, the armed men shot dead a muezzin while he was calling for subhi prayer in Magazu, a community just 5km south of Tsafe town. The bandits believed to be fleeing military operations in some parts of the states are gradually turning parts of Tsafe local government to their new safe havens. Residents told Daily Trust that the criminals clad in military uniforms stormed Shiyar Namada area close to the commissioner’s...

Salisu Ismail Kabuga Truth is truth, it is true if it is true. When the truth is distorted, or the one to whom the truth is to be chosen means that the weak (the poor) will be told the truth and the truth will certainly be distorted. What is Truth and where to tell it ? In short, Truth is Advice, which is given to a person/persons in a conversation or in a sermon as the scholars do when they are going to solve a problem when they are on the pulpit and even at every given opportunity. Such an important task of speaking the truth can be done anywhere if the opportunity arises.  And the truth is for everyone.  In other words, the truth can be told to everyone as I said in a nutshell, truth is good advice. What is wrong with telling the truth? As long as the truth is true, there is nothing wrong with either side, the one who tells the truth and the one who is told the truth, but the truth is bitter.  As I can remember from the song of truth by late Sa'adu Zungur. ...

The Managing Director of Kano Roads and Traffic Agency (KAROTA), Baffa Babba Dan-agundi, will tender his resignation letter to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje tommorow Monday. This is following the provision of a new law in the electoral act that prohibits political appointees from voting and be voted for at the convention or congress of any political party for the purpose of nomination of candidates for any election. Recalled that the Managing Director is in United Arab Emirates to inform the governor and seek for his consent in his next political move. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on KAROTA Nasiru Usman Na'ibawa has confirmed this story to POLITICS DIGEST saying that, his Boss will be resigning on Monday to pursue his political career. When asked about the next political move, Na'ibawa replied that his Boss may be contesting for State Assembly in Kano Municipal. Na'ibawa further told this paper that Dan-agundi is qualified to even contest for g...

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Tarauni, Kano Senate Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Barau I. Jibrin has joined other world leaders in felicitating with Muslims across the globe in the glorious month of Ramadan. Barau urged Muslims to pay special attention to the poor and prayed for end of security challenges facing the country. The Senator representing Kano North added that the month of Ramadan being a pious moment should be utilized for special prayers. ‘’It is a time to apply effectively the key values of self-tolerance, forgiveness, sacrifice and love as well as a time to touch the lives of the less privileged and vulnerable in society through acts of charity, the federal lawmaker said in a statement issued on Saturday. “I urge us to seize the opportunity of this Ramadan period to reflect on the problems of our country and pray fervently for Allah’s divine intervention. We must remain united in order to defeat the common enemy that has sought to destroy our commu...

Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano The holy month of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia will begin on Saturday, April 2, according to an official announcement on Friday. “Saturday, April 2, is the first of Ramadan for the year 1443H,” the Supreme Court was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the Saudi royal court, as reported by Saudi Gazette.