Kano Governor appoints his new deputy, sends his name to House of Assembly

Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has forwarded the name of Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo to the Kano State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation as Deputy Governor. The development was announced in a statement released on Wednesday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mustapha Muhammad. The nomination follows constitutional provisions under Section 191(3) […]

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Kano Governor, Abba Yusuf, resigns from NNPP

Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has formally resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), citing deepening internal crises and the need to safeguard the broader interest of the people of Kano State. This development was contained in a statement signed by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on […]

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Kano governor, Abba Yusuf wins at the Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Nigeria has set aside the lower courts’ decisions sacking the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf. The tribunal had set aside Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) victory after declaring 165,663 of his votes invalid. The tribunal held that the deducted votes were from ballot papers that were neither stamped […]

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