Ibrahim Shekarau
22 Nov
Newly founded League of Northern Democrats (LND) has reached out to other groups in the region, including the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Northern Elders Forum (NEF), and Middle Belt Forum (MBF), to forge a common ground on prevailing hardship and also return of power to the North in 2027.
12 Nov
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), yesterday, issued a warning about the emergence of a new terror group, Lakurawa, reportedly active in the Sokoto-Kebbi axis in the northwestern region.
21 Aug
Key political leaders from the northern part of the country are mobilising to restore what they called lost economic and political glory of the region. The major thrust of the mobilisation, which will soon be formally unveiled
15 Aug 2024
Former Governor Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State has declared that for the eight years he served, he never negotiated with any contractor for kickback.The erstwhile Minister of Education under the administration of Goodluck Jonathan also stated that he never withheld local council allocation. Shekarau made the declaration yesterday in Abuja at a press conference ahead…
14 Aug 2024
Former Governor of Kano State, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has said that during the eight years he served, he never negotiated with any contractor for the payment of kickbacks. Shekarau, a former Minister of Education, under the administration of Goodluck Jonathan, also observed that he never withheld local government allocations from the federation account. Shekarau made…
6 May 2024
Property worth millions of naira was destroyed on Sunday as fire gutted the Mundubawa Kano residence of former Kano governor Ibrahim Shekarau in Kano. Spokesman of Kano Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, who confirmed the inferno disclosed that the incident occurred late Sunday evening. Abdullahi said men of the service who were promptly alerted were able…
29 Mar 2024
Former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has asserted that prioritising the adoption of community police over the proposed establishment of state police will be more effective in addressing the current security challenges in the country.
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