Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has directed all cleared contestants in the forthcoming local government elections to hold on January 16 to undergo a compulsory drug test. The state commissioner for information, Muhammad Garba who disclosed this ahead of the elections scheduled to hold January 16, said the decision was part of the government’s
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Ganduje bags “Best Performing Governor In Fight Against COVID-19” award
An African group of professionals called African Professionals Renaissance Network, (APREN), based in Dakar, Senegal, choses governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state as the best performing governor in Nigeria, in the fight against COVID-19. In a letter sent to the governor dated Monday 3rd August, 2020, signed by the group’s Secretary General, Diouf Bakri
Read moreEdo 2020: PDP Replies Ganduje, Says No Free Dollar For Him In Edo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told Kano Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State that there will be no dollars available for him to loot in Edo State. PDP described Ganduje, who is the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Campaign Council for the Edo governorship election, as a ”barefaced treasury looter.” The
Read more[BREAKING] Ganduje lifts total lockdown in Kano State
The Kano State Government has lifted the lockdown imposed in the stateGovernor Ganduje said this does not mean passengers on Tricycles are allowed to carry more than two passengers and motorcyclists, more than one person as any violation of existing COVID-19 aws attracts jail terms. Also Civil Servants from 12 levels and above have been
Read moreKano set to begin compulsory drug test – Ganduje
Disturbed by the high rate of drug abuse in the society, Kano will soon embark on compulsory drug tests for political office holders, civil servants, students in the state. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano said that plans are already at advance stage to kick start compulsory drug tests for political office holders, civil servants, and
Read morePanic as Kano records more strange deaths
Fear has enveloped residents of Kano metropolis as more people continue to succumb to a strange illness that has hit some parts of the city. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that scores of people, including elites and prominent sons of the state, have been lost to the yet-to-be identified disease, with Dala, Fagge,
Read moreBREAKING: Ganduje fires commissioner over ‘indiscreet’ comments
Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has relieved the appointment of the commissioner of Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Mu’azu Magaji with immediate effect. A statement signed by the commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba said the commissioner was removed following his unguarded utterances against the person of the late Chief of Staff to the
Read moreSoyinka Blasts Ganduje, Says Sanusi is a Great Reformer
…It’s a pity Ganduje lacked friends who could have saved him from himself! Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Thursday berated Ganduje, saying he lacked friends who could have prevailed on him to save himself before dethroning and banishing Sanusi. The playwright stated this in a statement titled, “For whom the gates open wide’ following
Read moreLawyer Issues Ganduje 24-Hour Ultimatum to Release Sanusi
Lawyer to the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has issued 24 hours ultimatum to release his client or face litigation. Addressing journalists, leader of the legal team, AB Mahmoud (SAN) described the arrest and banishment of Sanusi as illegal and unlawful. Mahmoud said the legal team has written to Inspector General of Police and
Read moreGanduje Wins; Supreme Court Affirms Him As Governor Of Kano State.
Just in, the Supreme Court on Monday, January 20th, 2020 affirmed the 2019 election of the Kano State governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, as Governor of Kano State. A seven-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the appeal filed by
Read moreSupreme Court To Give Judgement On Sokoto, Kano And Bauchi Gubernatorial Elections.
Following the adjournment of the case last Tuesday, the Supreme Court shall give the final judgement on Sokoto, Kano and Bauchi Gubernatorial Elections today. Ahmed Aliyu of All Progressive Congress challenges the Peoples Democratic Party’s Candidate, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal’s victory as the duly elected Governor of Sokoto State. The elected Gov. Bala Mohammed (PDP) of
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