Abba Kabir-Yusuf
7 Sep
Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has praised one Yusuf Sulaiman Sumaila, for returning the salary received through his dead father’s account to the government coffers. Sumaila was commended in a statement by Abdullahi Ibrahim, spokesperson to the governor on Digital Media, on his X account. Sumaila’s father died in October 2022 but the state…
29 Aug
Kano State Government has pledged to offer automatic employment to the best graduates of Nafisatu College of Nursing Sciences, Kwankwaso village, Kano to strengthen the manpower gap in the state healthcare sector. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf made the promise at the presentation of the certificate of practice to 36 successful products of the private Nursing…
7 Jul
The Kano House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Justice Dije Aboki as the substantive chief judge, thereby setting a record as the first female judge in the state.
4 Jul
The Kano Commissioner of Education, Umar Haruna Doguwa, has set up a five-man committee for the planned reopening of the boarding schools that were closed. Doguwa in a statement by his spokesperson, Aliyu Yusuf explained that it became necessary considering the importance of boarding schools in Kano state's education system. The Commissioner stated that the…
26 Jun
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Kano early Monday morning to express their displeasure with the government over the demolition exercise being carried out across the state. The protesters gathered in large numbers and called on the Kano State government to reconsider its plan to go ahead with the demolition of properties. New…
21 Jun
Governor of Kano State Abba Kabir Yusuf has directed all the 19 Commissioner nominees must comply with the code of conduct rules.
14 Apr
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano state, has said the governor-elect of the state, Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People Party, NNPP, scored only 178,374 votes in the last governorship election in the state and shouldn't have been declared the winner.
2 Apr
Again, the Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf has issued fresh advisory to financial institutions in the state, insisting his government will not pay back any loan granted Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s administration.
1 Apr
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State yesterday cautioned the Governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf, to desist from causing needless confusion in the state, reminding him that he (Ganduje) still remain the presiding and chief executive officer of the state until May 29, this year.
31 Mar
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has cautioned the state governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf to desist from causing needless confusion in Kano State. Ganduje reminded Yusuf that he remains the chief executive officer of the state. The governor was reacting to a directive issued from the office of the governor-elect, warning individuals, groups, and organisations undertaking construction…
24 Mar
A coalition of INEC-accredited observer groups has asked the INEC to review the March 18 Kano State Governorship election which returned Abba Kabir Yusuf of the NNPP as winner.
5 Mar 2019
A federal High Court in Kano yesterday nullified the governorship primaries conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in which Abba Kabir-Yusuf emerged as its standard-bearer in the state.