Tag Archives: Kano

The Kano State police command has issued a fresh warning against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) planned rally. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Hussaini Gumel, spoke in a telephone conversation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kano. Gumel stated that the command has already begun vigorous patrols in ...

The Court of Appeal, yesterday, said it stands by its judgment sacking Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State. Yusuf was the candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, in the March 18 governorship poll in Kano State. The Appeal Court affirmed the decision of Kano State Governorship Tribunal, which declared Dr. Nasiru Gawuna of All Progressives Congress, APC, winner ...

Hundreds of Kano residents trooped into the street on Monday evening to catch a glimpse of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who was sacked by the Court of Appeal Court, expressing their sympathy and praying for him to succeed at the Supreme Court. The crowd took over the streets of the Kano metropolis, trooping out of their shops and homes to ...

The police in Kano State have warned of moves by some party loyalists to commence violent protests in the state amid the Appeal Court judgement in favour of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The State Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Usaini Gumel warned that whoever attempts to disrupt the peace in the State will be arrested and made to face the ...

The National Secretary of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Olaposi Oginni, has said the presidential candidate of the party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, should be blamed for how the election tribunal and the Appeal Court sacked the Governor of Kano, Abba Yusuf. Recall that Yusuf of the NNPP was declared as the winner of the March 18 governorship election in ...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, held that Governor Yusuf was not a valid candidate in the gubernatorial election held in the state on March 18. It maintained that evidence that was adduced ...

Kano Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the tribunal judgment that sacked him as the Governor. The Governor in a 35 page notIce of appeal dated 2nd October, 2023 filed through his party, New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP wants the court to set aside the tribunal judgment and affirm him as the ...

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has described the judgement of the Kano State Election Petition Tribunal, which on Wednesday sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, as a miscarriage of justice. Acting National Chairman of the party, Abba Kawu Ali, in a statement, alleged that the tribunal unjustly subtracted 165,663 votes from the party’s result in order to award victory to ...

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, whose election was quashed by the State Tribunal Judgement, has said the ruling was nothing but a temporary setback. Yusuf made the remark while reacting to the judgement, stating that, “it will not dampen my morals as we will continue to do good works we have started ...

The Kano State Government has declared a 24-hour curfew statewide. This follows the judgement of the election petitions tribunal,which sacked the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. This was contained in a statement by the Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Usaini Gumel. The commissioner, who personally signed the statement on Wednesday evening, said a combined team of security operatives has been dispatched ...