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BRAKING: Kano commissioner of Water resigns

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Sadiq Aminu Wali, the son of embattled PDP Kano leader Ambassador Aminu Wali has resigned from his position as Kano state commissioner of Water resources. Sadiq Wali made the announcement while on Thursday, while addressing journalist in Kano. He said "I am greatly honoured to have been called to serve in the administration of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and the good people of Kano state as a Commissioner and member of the State Executive Council for the last two years." He added that "Today, I have decided to pursue other opportunities in my political career and wish to announce my resignation as Commissioner of Water Resources effective Thursday, March 31, 2022." While recalling achievements of Kano state government on Water Sector, Sadiq Wali explained"The administration has worked tirelessly to enhance and grow the water sector to meet up with ever increasing challenges ranging from adequate and sustainable water supply as in the AFD initiative to bette...

AKTH to establish 1st Geriatric center in the North

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Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital is on the top gear to establish the 1st  Geriatrics service Center in Northern Nigeria.  This was stated by the Chief Medical Director,  Prof. Abdurrahaman  Abba Sheshe during a courtesy visit by a non governmental organisation 'Elderly Care Support Initiative' to  the hospital.  Prof. Sheshe said the hospital has 5 consultants from Family  Medicine and Internal Medicine Departments,  with sub speciality interest in Geriatrics with a center that is about eighty percent (80%) level to accomplishment. The Chief Medical Director added that Geriatrics is a field of Medicine which deals with advanced medical care of elderly  patients and social interventions needed by the aged patients.  The care reduces stress effects like depression  and idleness found  among them. Speaking earlier,  the founder of the organisation Dr. Anas Ibrahim Yahya , said the aim of the...

2023: Duk dan kishin kasa ya fito don bada gudunmawa - Tambuwal

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Gwamnatin jihar Sokoto tace akwai bukatar duk wani dan kishin kasa ya fito takara a zaben 2023 domin bayar da tasa gudunmawar ceto kasar nan daga mawuyacin halin da take ciki. Kwamishinan matasa da wasanni na jihar ta Sokoto Comrade Bashir Usman Gorau ne ya bayyana hakan, lokacin da yake amsa tambayoyin manema labarai a birnin Kano. Wannan na zuwa ne a wani bangare na taron kaddamar da shugabancin kungiyar matasa masu goyon bayan takarar Gwamna Aminu Tambuwal na jihar ta Sokoto. Yace Najeriya musamman yankin Arewa na fama da matsalolin tsaro, koma bayan tattalin arziki, tabarbarewar Ilimi da sauransu, wanda bukatar samun jajirtaccen mutumin da zai magance wadannan matsalolin ya zama wajibi. Taron dai ya gudana ne a cibiyar tunawa da marigayi Malam Aminu Kano dake jihar Kano dake Mumbayya.

Customs dismisses reports of CG Hameed Ali slumping

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Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano The Nigeria Customs Service on Sunday dismissed reports that the Comptroller General of Customs slumped and was flown abroad for medical treatment. DC Timi Bomodi, National Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Customs Service, in a statement on Sunday. He said the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (rtd.), is hale and hearty and not ill as reported by a little known online media outlet. The statement reassured all stakeholders and well-meaning Nigerians that all is well health-wise with the Comptroller General. “We believe that good health and life itself are gifts from God Almighty and those to whom these gifts are bestowed are blessed indeed,” it said. According to him, anyone who attributes ill health to a healthy person should be mindful of the legal consequences of spreading falsehood and take cognizance of the fact that karma itself is unsparing in its exactitude. He said the Comptroller General who, throughout his tenure, h...

Profile of Senator Abdullahi Adamu, New APC National Chairman

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Umar Idris Shuaibu - Kano Senator Abdullahi Adamu, (APC, Nasarawa West), popularly known as the “Bridge”, was a two-term Governor of Nasarawa State, in North-Central Nigeria, who in his political career has devoted his energy to the unity of not only his state, but that of Nigeria also. He’s current chairman of Senate Committee on Agriculture. Senator Abdullahi Adamu , (APC Nasarawa West), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, who is popularly called The Bridge, was born on July 23, 1946 at Keffi.  He started his education at the age of 7 in 1953 at Abdu Zanga Primary School, Keffi and completed at the Laminga Senior Primary School, Nasarawa in 1959. His Post-Primary education started at the Government Secondary School, Makurdi from 1960-1962, from where he proceeded  to Government Technical College Bukuru from 1962-1965. Because of his strong desire for western education, and blessed with a sharp calculating mind, he proceeded to the Kaduna Polytechnic ...

APC announces Abdullahi Adamu as new National Chairman

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Senator Abdullahi Adamu has emerged as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), about a year and nine months after the Adams Oshiomhole led National Working Committee (NWC) was dissolved. Adamu was returned unopposed on Saturday at the party’s national convention held at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Abdullahi Adamu, a serving member of the Senate representing Nasarawa West and former governor of the state, is President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice for the job. Jigawa State Governor Abubakar Badaru , who is also Chairman of the Electoral Committee, announced Adamu as the winner of the contest after he was endorsed by party members and leaders at the convention via a voice vote. He had gone into the election as the consensus candidate following the withdrawal of his co-contenders from the contest. Adamu replaces Oshiomhole as the substantive APC national chairman after the NWC chaired by the former was sacked in June 2020. He, however, takes over from Governor...

Kaduna: Over 50 feared dead, church burnt as bandits attack communities

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At least 50 people have been feared killed while unspecified number of persons identified as bandits attack nine communities in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. ASP Muhammad Jalinge, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the incident. He, however, noted that the command was yet to compile the actual number of deaths recorded during the invasion. ASP Jalingo said: “We’re still waiting for the full details of the incident from the Divisional Police Officer, Giwa and the Area Commander Zaria.” A member of the Vigilante Group in Dillalai area, Mansur Ibrahim, told Daily Trust that the bandits also burnt a church building, houses and ran away with over 100 cows. He mentioned that Dillalai village was the worst hit by the attack where about 15 persons were dead. “The bandits also burnt a church at Zangon Tama village, all in Giwa local government area,” he added. Ibrahim added that some of the victims are receiving treatment at Ahmadu Bello University...