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Ganduje appoints Hussaini as COVID-19 response team coordinator

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2020 0

Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has approved the appointment of Dr. Tijjani Hussaini, the executive secretary of the state Primary Health Care Management Board to be the voordinator of the technical response team on COVID-19. This is contained in a press statement signed by the Chief

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COVID-19: Ganduje inspects Kano isolation centre

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2020 0

Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has paid an official visit to the Kwanar Dawaki Diagnosis centre, the second isolation centre in the state as part of its efforts against the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the state. Gov. Ganduje, who was at the centre on Thursday, explained that the treatment centre is a […]

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COVID-19: Ganduje orders closure of schools

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has directed the closure of public and private schools across the state as part of precautionary measures against the threat posed by the coronavirus. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Education, Muhammad Kiru explained that the indefinite vacation becomes effective from March 23 and directed parents to ensure […]

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Ganduje asks Assembly to approve N15b loan for free education

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2020 0

The Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly, Abdulazeez Garba Gafasa, has announced the receipt of a letter from Governor Abdullahi Ganduje seeking approval for the 44 Local Government Areas of the state to access N15 billion loan from the Guaranty Trust Bank, GTB. Gafasa, who presided over the plenary session on Monday read the […]

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Kwankwaso slams Ganduje, Bichi over comments after Supreme Court Kano verdict

Ihesiulo Grace 26 January 2020 0

Former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said that current governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje and his allies would regret their comments and actions against him by 2023. Ganduje and former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi, had attacked Kwankwaso on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court judgement confirming Ganduje […]

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How Nigerians react to Ganduje’s victory

Ihesiulo Grace 20 January 2020 0

The Supreme Court, on Monday, has upheld the election of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State. READ ALSO: Kano calm as Supreme Court reaffirms Ganduje’s re-election Nigerians have taken to their tweeter handle to express themselves, some do not seem to be happy with the supreme court ruling, some are indifferent. Supreme Court of same […]

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Jubilation in Kano as Court dismisses bribery case against Ganduje

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2019 0

The ancient city of Kano and its environs have erupted in sudden jubilation following the judgment of a Federal High Court which has dismissed a suit filed by a Kano based lawyer Bulama Bukarti seeking an order to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to investigate the state Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The suit […]

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Ganduje promises to continue working for Kano’s development

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2019 0

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has promised to continue to work for the development of the state in order to leave lasting legacies for the benefit of generations yet unborn. The governor made the remarks at the award/appreciation night organised by the Correspondents’ Chapel of the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists […]

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Kano govt to intensify efforts on security across 44 local councils

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2019 0

Kano State Government says it will intensify security measures in all the 44 local government areas in the state. Deputy Governor Nasiru Gawuna of the state announced this on Saturday in Daura in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Gawuna said that the state government would achieve this through continue supports of security […]

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Declare emergency on open defecation, UNICEF charges Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2019 0

UNICEF WASH Officer in Kano field Office, Stella Okafor-Terver, made the call on Thursday at a one-day workshop organised in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the Kano state government. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state to declare a state of emergency on waste management […]

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Ganduje: Let Due Process and Rule of Law Be Followed

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2018 0

On Monday 19th November, 2018 a Kano High Court granted an interim injunction sought by the Governor of Kano State Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje restraining Daily Nigerian Newspaper and Jafaar Jafaar, its publisher, from further publishing videos about Ganduje. Daily Nigerian Newspaper has been releasing videos it alleged show the governor collecting bribe from contractors

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Bribery allegations on Ganduje: Group wants police to arrest author, says video is cloned

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2018 0

The Nigerian Alliance for Justice and Good Governance (NAJGG) has described the purported videos being circulated on social media alleging that Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje received kick-backs from contractors as fake and cloned. The National Coordinator of the group, Mr Cyril Obande Obande, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday during a press conference. He […]

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Gov Ganduje threatens legal action over bribe video

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2018 0

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has threatened to sue an online news medium, Daily Nigerian, over the propriety of a released video on him. The video, which has gone viral, allegedly showed the governor as collecting money suspected to be bribe from unnamed contractors on different occasions. But Governor Ganduje, in a statement by the […]

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2019: Group buys N22.5m nomination form for Gov Ganduje

Ihesiulo Grace 11 September 2018 0

A Pro-Buhari/Ganduje support group, under the auspices of 1 to tell 10, on Monday in Kano, procured N22.5 million, All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Nomination/statement of interest form for Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje during a grand ceremony held at the state government house. The coalition, comprising 32 various groups, spent the whooping sum for the […]

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Ganduje signs executive order on access to govt record, information

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2018 0

Governor (Dr.) Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has signed an Executive Order for Open Government Partnership (OGP), a move, geared towards the improvement of citizens’ participation and access to government’s information. According to the Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Abba Anwar, the order is the second of its kind in the country at […]

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Sallah gift: Gov Ganduje frees 170 prisoners in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2018 0

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of on Tuesday ordered the release of 170 prison inmates from the Goron Dutse Prison in the exercise of his prerogative of mercy as the executive governor of the state. Ganduje who deemed the gesture necessary, said it is done in the spirit of the season so as to put […]

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Ganduje seeks consolidation of national integration

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2018 0

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has advocated the need to find a way to consolidate national integration and how States can help others survive. The Kano State Governor who disclosed he was in Abia state for a royal honour to be conferred on him by the chairman, Southeast Traditional Rulers Council, Eze Eberechi Dick said […]

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Jega gets new job

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2018 0

Kano State Government has appointed former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) boss, Prof. Attahiru Jega, to head the committee mandated to nurture the Maitama Sule Centre for Politics and Democratic Governance. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje who inaugurated the committee in Kano said the centre was to immortalise the late elder statesman for his immense

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We’ll sue Buhari if he doesn’t seek re-election – Ganduje

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2018 0

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will be sued if he does not seek re-election in 2019. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Friday, Ganduje said all the governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) want Buhari to continue in office. The governor explained that there […]

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LG Election: Kwankwaso, Ganduje set to hold parallel rally in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2018 0

The Former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso and ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the leadership of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje are set to hold parallel political rally in Kano on January 30. The two separate events were centred on the forthcoming local government election in the state slated for February 10, 2018 […]