EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kano state government has directed Bichi Emirate council to suspend the turbaning ceremony of Salisu Ado Bayero as a district head in the Emirate. Salisu is the younger brother of the Bichi Emir, Nasiru Ado Bayero. EDITOR’S PICKS A Nation at Crossroads: Balancing Health and Hardship in Nigeria’s Sachet Alcohol … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former Kano State governor, Ibrahim Shekarau has bemoaned the lack of up to a million police officers in Nigeria, a country with a population of over 200 million, and has proposed hiring 50,000 additional officers annually. In response to the growing level of insecurity in the nation, Shekarau, as a guest … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has hailed President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for not succumbing to alleged pressure to influence the decision of the Supreme Court in the Kano governorship election. The Kano governor, in a statement on Sunday by the Director General, Media and Publicity, Government … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the Kano State Government to pay the Incorporated Trustees of Eid Grand Shop Owners N30 billion as compensation for the unlawful demolition of their properties. The court ruled that the state government carried out the demolition exercise without recourse to the law. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has said that the worsening insecurity in the South Eastern region of the country has created division among Igbos. The former Minister of Finance, stated this on Thursday virtually at the Economic and Security Summit held in Owerri, the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has berated the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration over the sharing formula of the proposed N500 billion palliatives to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy. Speaking during a meeting with representatives from the Kano Cooperative Society at the state government house, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf has ordered the freezing of salaries for 10,800 workers who were appointed under his predecessor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Yusuf’s administration accused Ganduje’s government of illegally hiring over 10,000 workers as his term came to a close. EDITOR’S PICKS Shehu Sani Slams Wike’s … Read more
Kano State government has resumed demolishing buildings allegedly sold by the previous administration. Controversies surround the demolition of government properties sold Kano Gov’t Again Continues Demolition Of Buildings Allegedly Sold By Gandujeto individuals. The government remains committed to continuing the demolitions. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Kano State government, led by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, … Read more
Even as the state is yet to record any case of coronavirus, the Kano state government is taking precautionary measures to prevent any occurrence. Markets, parks and other places of large gatherings were fumigated on Thursday night to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. Read Also: [VIDEO]: Ogun Commissioner Reveals Coronavirus Status After … Read more
Kano state Commissioner for Environment, Dr Kabir Getso, has called on the residents to comply with the monthly environmental sanitation in the state in spite of the festivities. Getso made the call in a statement through the ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Malam Bashir Habib, in Kano on Friday. He also warned commercial tricycle operators to … Read more
– Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje said he is taking time to constitute his cabinet – Ganduje said he is trying to carry along all the different parties and groups that contributed to his second term mandate – According to him, some of his former commissioners will be re-nominated while others will not … Read more