Kano state deputy governor, Aminu Abdulsalam, and a veteran journalist, Baba Halilu Dantiye, are among the 19 people whose names were forwarded to the state assembly for approval as commissioners and members of the state cabinet. The Speaker of the state assembly, Yusuf Falgore, disclosed this on Tuesday at yje plenary while reading the request…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dissolved the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies. The dissolution, a statement, on Monday, from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said is in the exercise of President’s Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest. The dissolution does…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Dele Alake as Special Adviser, Special Duties, Communications and Strategy and Mr. Wale Edun, Special Adviser, Monetary Policies. The appointment was contained in a statement issued by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director Information, State House. Other persons appointed are, Mr. Yau Darazo, Special Adviser, Political and Intergovernmental Affairs,…
Senator Godswill Akpabio, a former Governor of Akwa, has defeated his closest contender, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, with 55 votes to emerge the President of the 10th Senate. Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State, and Akpabio are both from the ruling party All Progressive Congress, APC. Also, Senator Jibrin Barau, representing Kano North Federal Constituency,…
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians of his commitment to improve the wellbeing of the people, saying democracy is not just freedom of choice and right to get people into elective offices, it means social and economic justice for our people. The President stated this on Monday during his speech in commemoration of the 30th…
The 2023 Presidential flagbearer of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, and former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has described his predecessor former governor Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje’s threat to slap him as an empty threat out of anger. Kwankwaso, who further described Ganduje as one of his “political boys,” responded to Ganduje’s threat…
The former Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was furious on Friday while briefing the State House correspondents on his meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the security situation in Kano amid ongoing demolition of commercial properties whose lands were allegedlly assigned illegally by his administration to the privates owners. Ganduje said the action…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says Senator Godswill Akpabio remains his choice President of 10th Senate as favoured by the zoning arrangements announced by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The President disclosed this when he met with the APC Senators-elect in Abuja ahead of the inauguration of the 10th Senate…
Memories and emotions went high on Wednesday during the valedictory session of the House of Representatives, as Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila officially dissolved the 9th assembly. Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the Majority Leader of the House, had moved a motion to commence the valedictory session, while Rep Ndudi Elumelu, the Minority Leader seconded the motion. Gbajabiamila, in…
The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the demolition of commercial buildings in the State, describing the action of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf as ”barbaric and wanton destruction of the people’s means of livelihood”. The new NNPP-led administration in Kano has vowed to demolish all illegaly structures and recover public…
