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Abba Kabir Yusuf appoints 14 Special Advisers, 44 Social Media Reporters

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Nasiru Yusuf Ibrahim

 

 

 

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has again approved the appointment of 14 additional Special Advisers on various fields of human endeavours.

KANO FOCUS recall that the State House of Assembly has granted the approval of 60 Special Advisers to the Governor, part of which 31 have been assigned portfolios.

The appointment was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Friday.

Dawakin Tofa said the appointees are directed to assume thier new responsibilities with immediate effect.

Below is the list of the new appointees:

1. Dr. Danyaro Ali Yakasai, Special Adviser, Policy and Social Development

2. Alh. Garba Aliyu Hungu, Special Adviser, Industries

3. Dr. Bashir Abdu Muzakkari Fagge, Special Adviser, Cyber Security

4. Hon. Ismail Shehu Gurjiya, Special Adviser, Grassroot Mobilisation

5. Hon. Nasiru Kunya, Special Adviser, Support Groups

6. Hon. Ali Yahuza Gano, Special Adviser, Metropolitan Affairs

7. Hajiya Habiba Mustapha Baura, Special Adviser, Domestic Affairs

8. Hajiya (Dr.) Fatima Abubakar Amneef, Special Adviser, Special Assignment (Women)

9. Hon. Yusuf Shehu Kibiya, Special Adviser, Community Policy

10. Hon. Ali Abdu Doguwa, Special Adviser, Political Strategy

11. Hajiya Aisha Muhammad Idris, Special Adviser Food Security

12. Hon. Shehu Aliyu Yammedi, Special Adviser, Lafiya Jari Programme

13. Comrade Nura Iro Ma’aji, Special Adviser, Students Matters

14. Dr. Abdulhadi Zubairu Chula, Special Adviser Enlightenment and Social Mobilisation.

In a related development the Governor has approved the appointment and subsequent deployment of 44 Social Media Activists to serve as Senior Special Reporters (SSRs) and Special Reporters (SRs) to various Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs).

According to the governor, their appointment is to provide access to information on policies, programmes and activities of the present administration.

Those appointed are as follows:

1. Abba Zizu, Senior Special Reporter, Agriculture

2. Isma’il Alkassim, Special Reporter, Agriculture

3. Musa Garba (Jikan Oga), Senior Special Reporter, Budget and Planning

4. Bilal Musa Bakin Ruwa, Special Reporter , Budget and Planning

5. Auwal Dan-Ayagi, Senior Special Reporter, Commerce and Industry

6. Usman Abubakar Haske, Special Reporter , Commerce and Industry

7. Auwalu Yau Yusuf, Senior Special Reporter , Culture and Tourism

8. Kamal I.G Kawaji, Special Reporter , Culture and Tourism

9. Comrd Hayatu Tanimu, Senior Special Reporter , Education

10. Usman Ibrahim, Special Reporter , Education

11. Mahmud Ali Yakasai, Senior Special Reporter, Environment

12. Rahma Abdullahi, Special Reporter, Environment

13. Sani Umar, Senior Special Reporter , Finace

14. Abdulrahman Gama, Special Reporter, Finance

15. Aliyu Kwankwason Dorayi, Senior Special Reporter , Health

16. Zainab Muhammad, Special Reporter , Health

17. Nuhu Dambazau, Senior Special Reporter , Higher Education

18. Zainab Musa Aujara, Special Reporter , Higher Education

19. Yakubu Umar , Senior Special Reporter, Information

20. Ibrahim Yusha’u, Special Reporter , Information

21. Amir Abdullahi Kima, Senior Special Reporter , Justice

22. Mahmud Mahmud Dala, Special Reporter , Justice

23. Mustapha R. Mahmud, Senior Special Reporter , Land and Physical Planning

24. Nanu Kankarofi, Special Reporter , Land and Physical Planning

25. Khatimu Kul-Kul, Senior Special Reporter , Local Government

26. Aisha Auwal, Special Reporter , Local Government

27. Kamal Yakasai, Senior Special Reporter , Project Monitoring

28. Ibrahim M. Alliya, Special Reporter, Project Monitoring

29. Sunusi Ma’azu, Senior Special Reporter , Religious Affairs

30. Bashir Aliyu, Special Reporter , Religious Affairs

31. Shafa’atu Ahmad (Londonbe), Senior Special Reporter , Rural Development

32. Kabiru Nadabo Mai Rice, Special Reporter , Rural Development

33. Jameelat Meemi Koki, Senior Special Reporter, Special Duties

34. Muhammad Wasilu Kawo, Special Reporter , Special Duties

35. Nasiru Kassim Fulatan, Senior Special Reporter, Science and Technology

36. Kamila Muhammad Siba,
Special Reporter , Science and Technology

37. Ibrahim Rabi’u, Senior Special Reporter , Transportation

38. Yasir Ibrahim (Monday), Special Reporter, Transportation

39. Auwalu Sani Rogo, Senior Special Reporter, Water Resources

40. Abu Sufyan Doguwa, Special Reporter, Water Resources

41. Fauziyya Isyaku, Senior Special Reporter , Women Affairs

42. Nabeel Sunusi, Special Reporter , Women Affairs

43. Gambo Galadanci, Senior Special Reporter, Works and Housing

44. Khamis B. Ayagi, Special Reporter, Works and Housing

Dawakin Tofa said the appointees are directed to collect their letters of appointment and report to thier respective agencies of assignment immediately.

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Power Shift in Kano: Ganduje Family Bows to Emir Sanusi as Nephew Gets Turbaned

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In a dramatic political twist that may redefine Kano’s traditional power matrix, former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has thrown his weight behind Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, as the monarch turbaned Ganduje’s nephew, Alhaji Jamilu Sani Umar, as the new Village Head of Ganduje.

This development signals a major shift in political allegiance, coming from a family that once stood at the heart of Emir Sanusi’s 2020 dethronement.

The former village head, Alhaji Sani Ganduje — who was removed from office — had openly challenged the Kano Emirate over the legitimacy of his removal, deepening the rift between the Gandujes and Sanusi’s loyalists.

However, following the recent reinstatement of Emir Sanusi II by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, political equations in Kano have shifted rapidly.

In what many see as a move to realign with the prevailing tide, Dr. Ganduje reportedly convened a strategic meeting with his extended family and directed full support for the new appointment.

Rather than sending a delegate, the entire Ganduje family physically accompanied Jamilu to the Emir’s palace, a powerful public gesture of submission and allegiance to Sanusi’s throne.

Political analysts interpret this as Ganduje’s calculated pivot — recognizing Emir Sanusi’s regained influence and perhaps seeking to reposition himself within Kano’s changing political terrain.

The move also draws a clear contrast with the dethroned Emir Aminu Ado Bayero, who enjoyed close ties with Ganduje during his administration but is now increasingly sidelined.

By endorsing the turbaning and realigning his family under Sanusi’s leadership, Ganduje appears to be reading the political handwriting on the wall — that Emir Sanusi’s return is not just ceremonial, but a restoration of deep-rooted traditional authority with growing political resonance.

As Kano continues to balance tradition and politics, the Ganduje family’s public allegiance to Emir Sanusi may be the clearest indication yet that the old guard is adapting to a new power order.

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Kano legislator, Masu dumps NNPP for APC

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Kano legislator Masu dumps NNPP for APC

 

 

 

 

A member of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and a member of the Kano State House of Assembly representing Sumaila Constituency, Hon. Zubairu Hamza Masu, has defected from the NNPP to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

 

KANO FOCUS reports that Masu addressed his resignation letter to the Speaker, Ismail Falgore, and it was read during Monday’s plenary session.

 

However, Masu cited internal crises bedevilling the NNPP, including factional disputes and ongoing litigations, as his reasons for leaving the party.

 

He specifically emphasised the multiple claims of leadership within the party at both state and national levels, naming Dr Suleiman Hashim Dungurawa and Senator Mas’ud El-Jibrin Doguwa as those claiming control at the state level, while Dr Ahmed Ajuji and Dr Agbo Major were also asserting authority at the national level.

 

Masu’s resignation takes effect from 12 May 2025, and he pledged his full allegiance to the APC leadership at all levels.

 

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Dangote donates N15billion to Kano varsity, offers Automatic jobs to best graduating students  

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Group President of the Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, has announced the donation of a whooping N15billion to the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil (ADUSTECH), Kano State. 

 

KANO FOCUS reports that. Alhaji Dangote, who is also the Chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) was reappointed the Chancellor of the University.

 

In his speech at the 5th convocation ceremony, he said the University must be repositioned to lead the race of producing cutting edge research and highly skilled manpower that meets the requirements of market demands, industries and real problem solvers in the Nigerian society.

He said: “It is in this vein that I wish to use this opportunity to announce the launch of the 5-year Development plan which I envision for this institution.

 

“Over the next 5 years, we will commit the sum of N15 billion to the following projects: the design and construction of additional student hostels; the design and construction of a world class Engineering Lab; the design and construction of a world class multipurpose computer lab -open to all students of the institution which will also be equipped with 24-hour internet access to support academic research and the installation of a mini-solar plant to support access to power on campus.”

 

He added that: “We also undertake to design and construct a befitting Senate building that will house the administration of this institution. Finally, we will also reserve post-NYSC employment slots for the best performing graduates in Engineering and other related courses that form part of our areas of interest at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Plant and Dangote Cement Plants.”

 

Alhaji Dangote said the funding for such an institution places a significant burden on the government, which is why, through the Aliko Dangote Foundation, it was able to offset the University’s electricity bill to ease the strain on their finances.

 

“Additionally, to support the infrastructural drive of the University, we built two blocks of Male and Female Hostels with 500 bed spaces each.

“We also ensured the availability of electricity in a specialized University like ours for continuous teaching, learning and research, via the connection of the University to a 33KVA line, and provided a 2.5 MVA transformer and six (6) step-down transformers. This, I believe, has gone a long way in solving the energy needs of the University.”

 

Dangote therefore congratulated the vision of those who dreamt of the institution 25 years ago.

“An institution that began with a student population of 88, today has a population of more than 21,877 students and this combined convocation has a total of about 18,000 graduates. This is indeed a milestone,” he added.

 

In his address, Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf of Kano State commended Alhaji Dangote for contributing financially and morally towards the development of the University, adding that, “all of us will continue to remember you as a visionary and African illustrious industrialist.”

 

The University’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Musa Tukur Yakasa said 18,000 students were being celebrated during the convocation ceremony, having graduated from the university in the last ten years to date.

 

Business mogul Chief Arthur Eze, founder of Max Air and billionaire Alhaji Dahiru Barau Mangal, Senior Advocate Ahmad Adeniyi Raji, and oil magnate and founder of Amasco Oil Al-Mustapha Ado bagged honorary doctorate degrees.

 

The VC said the University has recorded significant strides in its academic journey to greater heights, including program accreditation and a mathematical digital model designed by a university product, Mahmoud Mubarak, for measuring deforestation density.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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