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The Federal High Court in Kano has been asked to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from probing the immediate past governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, over video clips allegedly showing him receiving dollars from a contractor as kickbacks.In court documents sighted by Daily Trust on Wednesday, the former Attorney General of Kano State in the originating summons filed against the EFCC as the sole defendant asked the court to declare that based on the supremacy of the Constitution, the anti-corruption agency does not have the right to investigate a case already pending before the state House of Assembly.

Daily Trust observed that the suit was filed before the court on March 23, few days after the gubernatorial elections in which the opposition party came out on top. It was further observed that the court papers was only delivered to the EFCC on June 5. While the new Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, was yet to make any declaration as regards the video clips since assuming office, a civil society organization, War Against Injustice, has asked the EFCC to investigate and prosecute Ganduje since he no longer enjoys immunity.

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has reinstated the suspended Chairman of the state’s Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhuyi Magaji.

Recall that Magaji was suspended by the immediate past governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on the recommendation of the state House of Assembly, which said it investigated and uncovered several anomalies against him. Daily Trust reports that Muhuyi, a very influential official during the administration of the former governor had fallen out with Ganduje administration last year after the anti-graft boss said his commission was investigating some major projects of the government and that its investigation had revealed that the then First Family had alleged undue involvement in the projects.

Among the cases that shut the anti-graft boss into the limelight was the investigation of the Kano Emirate Council that subsequently contributed to the removal of then Emir of Kano, Sanusi Muhammadu.

There was tension in Kano on Monday as protesters defied a police ban as they marched to the Government House calling on the judiciary to ensure justice in the election petition filed before the tribunal.The State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has reserved judgment in the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to challenge the victory of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).The tribunal’s decision came amidst protests in the state metropolis convened by the Kano State Civil Society Situation Room and supporters of the NNPP calling on the judiciary to ensure justice is done following allegations of attempted bribery of members of a panel hearing petitions in the National and State Assembly Election Petition tribunals.Daily Trust reports the protest was carried out despite the announcement of a ban on street protests by the police early on Monday after news filtered in that supporters of both APC and NNPP were planning to organise counter-protests.“Both organisers as well as the umbrella body should note that any attempt to disrespect NLC and the security agencies in the state, by playing around the fragile security situation, which the combined security agencies have been managing, is not only uncivil, criminal but also an offence against national security.”When Daily Trust contacted the police spokesman, SP Haruna Kiyawa, he promised to make inquiries and revert. He had not done that and was not responding to calls as of the time of filing this report.

Jigawa State government has petitioned the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) seeking the commission’s assistance in recovering several property belonging to the government that had been encroached upon in Kano. In the petition dated July 15 but sighted by Daily Trust on Monday, the Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Sankara, appealed to the Executive Secretary of the commission, Muhuyi Magaji, to help investigate circumstances surrounding the allocation of the said properties and help recover it for the Jigawa state government.

Sankara explained that the property were allocated to Jigawa State government in 1993 after the creation of the state from the old Kano state as part of the sharing formula between the two states. “It is worth noting that since 1991 after the creation of Jigawa State from old Kano State this issue of assets sharing becomes problematic despite several efforts made by Jigawa State to amicably resolve the issue,” he added while appealing on behalf of the state’s Committee on Investigation of Land Properties.

Some states in nigeria are likely to witness massive flooding in the coming days as cameroon is set to open the dam situated on the Benue River. the states, according to the national emergency management Agency NEMA, are Adamawa, Taraba, benue, Nassarawa, kogi, plateau, gombe and Bauchi. THE muinistry of foreign Affairs, in a memo dated August 25,2023 alertted NEMA of a note verbale from the cameroonia high commission that officials had resolved to opene the floodgates of thelagdo Dam in days ahead due to the heavy rainfall around the dams catchment area in northernn cameroon.

Some states in nigeria are likely to witness massive flooding in the coming days as cameroon is set to open the dam situated on the Benue River. the states, according to the national emergency management Agency NEMA, are Adamawa, Taraba, benue, Nassarawa, kogi, plateau, gombe and Bauchi. THE muinistry of foreign Affairs, in a memo dated August 25,2023 alertted NEMA of a note verbale from the cameroonia high commission that officials had resolved to opene the floodgates of thelagdo Dam in days ahead due to the heavy rainfall around the dams catchment area in northernn cameroon.

The Jigawa State governor, Umar Namadi, has assured that the much-awaited list of ministerial nominees has the blessings of the ruling party’s governors. Daily Trust reports that the delay in the communication of the ministerial list to the National Assembly has given rise to permutations that major stakeholders like the governors and former governors of the ruling party might be going at each other towards asserting their relevance.

But in an interview with Daily Trust in Dutse, Namadi, popularly known as Danmodi, said President Bola Tinubu has been consulting with governors and that when the list is finally released, it would not cause any rancour among the governors.

“The money is meant to be spent for the benefit of the people and there is no reason why you’ll keep the money. Even for the past government, it is not so that the money has been kept but we’ve been prudent. That is why you can see that for the last eight years, on the 25th of every month, Jigawa State will pay a salary and on the 10th of the following month, we pay pension. This process is continuing; we have paid the salary already and you know the FAAC is not out yet but we have paid,” he said.