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The Kano State Police Command has arrested eight suspected political thugs over an attempt to disrupt the inauguration of newly appointed state commissioners at the Government House on Thursday.    The state Police Commissioner, CP Usaini Gumel who confirmed the arrest on Friday, April 19, 2024, said the suspects posed …

Four more commissioners have resigned from Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet amid a rift with his predecessor and current minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike.    The commissioners who resigned are the Commissioner for Works, Dr George-Kelly Alabo; the Commissioner for Ministry of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Mrs Inime Chinwenwo-Aguma; the Commissioner …

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state has placed his newly-inaugurated commissioners on a six-month probation period. Speaking during the maiden State Executive Council (Exco) meeting he presided over at the Government House yesterday in Kano, Governor Yusuf said the commissioners would be assessed on the basis of their individual performance …

Engr Idris Wada Saleh, the Commissioner for works and Infrastructure under the immediate past administration of ex-Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been arrested by Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission.    Saleh was arrested alongside five others over allegation of N1billion fraud.   The commissioner who was also …

Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti, on Monday, submitted himself to help with the investigation hours after going viral for assaulting an officer of the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos. Recall that the son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, engaged in an altercation with a police officer days ago. In a …

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended the promotion of eight police commissioners to the rank of assistant inspector general for allegedly snubbing a mandatory interview.    At the 18th plenary meeting which was held in Abuja, on Thursday, February 2, and Friday, February 3, it was also decided that …

19 Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been confirmed by the senate.   Their nomination was confirmed on Wednesday October 5, following consideration of reports of the Senate Committees on Electoral Matters.   The committee’s chairman, Kabiru Gaya (APC, Kano), in his report, said the nominees were quizzed on …