Kano State Governor

Ganduje Sacks Aide, Yakasai For Demanding Buhari’s Resignation

February 27, 2021 8:58 am

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Saturday, sacked his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai.

Yakasai was sacked over his continued comments and utterances which are deemed contrary to the stand of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, which he is serving.

Recall that Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, father to Salihu Tanko Yakasai had claimed that his son was arrested for calling for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday.

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Blasphemy: I Am Ready To Sign Death Warrant – Ganduje

August 27, 2020 5:13 pm

Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday, expressed his readiness to sign the death sentence judgment on an alleged blasphemy by a 22-year-old Aminu Yahaya Sharif by a Judge of Kano Upper Shari’ah Court.

The Judge, Aliyu Kani, said his judgment was based on Section 382 (b) of Kano Shari’ah Penal Code of 2000.

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Ganduje made the statement during a special meeting held at Africa House, Government House, Kano, on Thursday.

He said, “What happened is so important to the state and to the security of the state and the

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Execute Convicted Singer For Blasphemy – Shari’ah Council To Ganduje

August 18, 2020 2:07 pm

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has called on Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to execute the court judgement that found a singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu guilty of blaspheming against Prophet Muhammad.

The council in a statement signed by its secretary-general Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad on Tuesday, August 18 said executing the judgement would serve as a deterrent to others.

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It berated those calling for the pardon of the convict and advised the Kano State Government not to be swayed by their antics.

“The calls by some so-called human rights groups …

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Ganduje Dollar Video Played On Edo’s Biggest Roundabout Billboard

July 9, 2020 7:52 am

A scandalous video published showing Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje pocketing vast wads of American dollars in what was said to be bribe payments from public works contractors, has been put on repeat on the biggest screen in the biggest roundabout in Edo State.

In the video released by the Editor-In-Chief of Daily Nigerian, Jaafar Jaafar, in 2018, the Governor was shown collecting bribes in dollars and stuffing the wads of money in his white “Agbada” also known as “babariga” cloth.