By Our Reporter KANO (CONVERSEER) – A group of women in Kano State has launched “Mata Zalla,” a female-only tricycle transport service designed to serve women while providing employment opportunities for female drivers. “Mata Zalla” translates to “exclusively women” in Hausa. Under the initiative, women operate the tricycles and transport only female passengers, creating a…
By Joe Udo KANO (CONVERSEER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in the by-elections for the Ungogo and Kano Municipal constituencies in the Kano State House of Assembly. In Kano Municipal, the APC candidate, Aliyu Nabil Daneji, polled 7,484 votes to secure the seat. The Returning Officer, Professor Ibrahim Tajo Siraj, announced…
By Our Reporter KANO (CONVERSEER) – Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for ensuring the peaceful and orderly conduct of the by-election held in Kano State. This was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Saturday….
By Joe Udo KANO (CONVERSEER) – Voting is ongoing in parts of Kano State as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducts the State Assembly by-election. The exercise is taking place in the Kano Municipal and Ungogo Constituencies to fill two vacant seats in the Kano State House of Assembly, following the death of the…
By Our Reporter KANO (CONVERSEER) – Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, has urged Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo to step down after refusing to join Governor Abba Yusuf in defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing journalists in Kano on Thursday, Waiya emphasised that effective governance depends on loyalty…
By Joe Udo KANO (CONVERSEER) – A mother identified as Fatima Abubakar and her six children have been murdered in Kano, North-Eastern Nigeria. Converseer learned that the incident occurred on Saturday after gunmen broke into their home at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano Municipal Local Government Area. The deceased bodies were discovered by neighbours who…
By Joe Udo KANO (CONVERSEER) – Kano State Commissioner for Investment, Commerce, Industry, and Cooperatives, Shehu Wada Sagagi, has reportedly donated bicycles to junior staff in the Ministry to cushion the effect of rising transportation costs. Converseer learned that Sagagi personally funded the bicycles for low-level staff struggling with fuel costs of over N700 per…
