Kano State is currently under the control of the All Progressives Congress, with Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as governor
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Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) on Monday expressed sadness over the death of Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Hashim who died at the age of 79.
Also on Sunday, a female suicide bomber killed herself while trying to target police officers
Shinaba said the attack at Kofar Nasarawa was carried out around 12.05pm by a 16-year-old girl suicide bomber who wanted to cross over to the university
The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Aderenie Shinaba, confirmed the discovery on Sunday
The explosion is suspected to be from an Improvised Explosive Device
About 486 persons suspected to be Boko Haram members were arrested recently in Abia State by security operatives
Mba said security agencies in Kano State have commenced investigation into both the aborted blast as well as the one that occurred in Sunday night in Sabon Gari area of Kano
“The election has been largely successful and peaceful and APC won all the 44 local government chairmanship and the 484 councillorship posts in the state as officially declared by returning officers at the various levels,” Malumfashi said in the statement
Though no group has claimed responsibility for the explosion, dreaded sect, Boko Haram, has struck in Kano several times in the past
The commissioner, who spoke through the Executive Secretary of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Shehu Usman, also disclosed that 160 cases of measles were recorded in 30 local government areas of the state
A reliable source however said she resigned on Wednesday following disagreement with Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso over selection of some candidates for the forthcoming local government election in the state
He restated the commitment of the state government towards ensuring effective enforcement of the law
Speaking after the meeting, Kwankwaso urged the party members to give the caretaker officials the necessary support and cooperation to enable the party to succeed in the state and the country at large
The state Commissioner for the Environment, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Kano
Also, 2,165 have been affected by the killer disease within the period
Kwankwaso gave the assurance when he visited the victims of Tuesday’s attack in Kwankwaso village in the state at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano
Shekarau, who is a former Kano State Governor, gave the assurance when a PDP elders’ delegation, led by Ambassador Aminu Wali, paid him a courtesy visit at his Kano residence
Kwankwaso said out of the amount, N70.6 billion was for recurrent expenditure while the remaining N148 billion was for capital project.
He said: “The recurrent expenditure represents 32 per cent of the total budget while the capital represents 68 per cent
He said: “In the last two and a half years, we have initiated projects that have not only impacted on the lives of the people but should be of great interest to Nigerian engineers