By Sabiu Abdullahi President Bola Tinubu has appointed Nasiru Gawuna, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano, as the chairman of the governing council of Bayero University, Kano. This appointment is part of a larger reconstitution of governing boards across at least 31 tertiary institutions in the country. Other members appointed
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Supreme Court has affirmed Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as the duly elected governor of Kano State. This ruling overturns previous judgements by the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and the Court of Appeal, which had declared APC candidate Nasiru Gawuna as the winner. Chairing the
By Kasim Isa Muhammad In anticipation of tomorrow’s Supreme Court ruling on the appeal filed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), the Kano State Police Command has underscored its readiness to prevent any potential disturbances. This comes in the wake of the governor’s appeal against his dismissal by
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Supreme Court has announced that judgement in the Kano State governorship election dispute is scheduled to be delivered on Friday, January 12, 2024. The case involves Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party and the All Progressives Congress candidate, Dr. Nasiru Gawuna. In a notice issued to all parties
By Kasim Isa Muhammad Kano State’s political arena is holding its breath as the Supreme Court sets to deliver its verdict in the heated governorship dispute between Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the NNPP and his opponent, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of the APC. In light of the anticipation, former governor Senator Ibrahim Shekarau has
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma Former governor of Kano state and leader of Kwankwasiyya, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Monday held a special prayer session at his Kano residence. The special prayer sought God’s intervention in the much anticipated Kano governorship dispute verdict by the Supreme Court. The prayer organized by an Islamic group, Mu’assatul Kwankwasiyya,
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Supreme Court has reserved judgment on Thursday in the appeal lodged by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, challenging the ruling of the Appeal Court that ousted him from office. The Justice Inyang Okoro-led five-member panel concluded the case after hearing closing arguments from both Governor Yusuf and the New
By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The Supreme Court is poised to convene this Thursday to deliberate on the appeal filed by Kabiru Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) following the Court of Appeal’s affirmation of the Election Petition Tribunal’s decision to overturn his election victory. Confirming this, the Commissioner of Information, Baba Dantiye, affirmed
By Kasim Isa Muhammad The legal team of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has criticized the actions of 200 volunteer lawyers who have pledged to support Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s challenge to the Court of Appeal decision that removed him from office. The APC legal team, led by Secretary Hadizah Nasir,
By Sabiu Abdullahi Boisterous confusion in Kano State over the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Court of Appeal judgment on the governorship election. The initial widely reported verdict appeared to uphold the petition tribunal’s decision, sacking Governor Abba Yusuf. However, the state Attorney-General, Haruna Isa-Dederi, argues that the CTC reveals the court affirmed Yusuf’s