Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has sworn in his former Director-General of Media and Publicity, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, as the new Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs. Bature was sworn in alongside Alhaji Balarabe Saidu Gani at a ceremony held at the Government House in Kano. The governor charged the newly appointed […] The post Kano: Gov Yusuf swears in Sanusi Bature as information commissioner appeared first on Tribune Online.

L'Assemblée de l'État de Kano a examiné le directeur général des médias et de la publicité de la Maison du gouvernement, Alhaji Sanusi Bature Dawakin

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has nominated his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, and Hon. Balarabe Sa’idu Gani for appointment... The post Kano Assembly to screen Sanusi Bature, Balarabe Gani as commissioners appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), backed by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has asked its state, LGA and ward executives to appoint dedicated party members as polling agents for the 2027 elections. Umar Bature, PDP organising secretary, spoke on Monday during a capacity-building exercise organised for state executives on uploading agents’ details to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal.

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Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have arrested three suspected drug dealers and uncovered a cannabis farm in Keana Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, Aondaver Dominic, Sylvanus Umoor and Peter Tar were arrested at Sabongida Bature and Gidan Kparev villages, Kadarko. This was disclosed in a statement by the state's Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Ramhan Nansel on Friday in Lafia.

Following the recent flood incidents that affected parts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, activated a technical team led by the Director of Search and Rescue, Air Commodore Bature Usman, to strengthen ongoing response efforts and support persons affected by the disaster. The team, […] The post NEMA delivers relief materials to victims of Port Harcourt flood appeared first on Tribune Online.

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, have congratulated Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her 66th birthday, commending her contributions to healthcare, social development, women and children’s welfare, and economic empowerment across the country. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, […] The post Gov Yusuf, Wike celebrate First Lady Oluremi Tinubu at 66 appeared first on Tribune Online.

Six Muslim clerics have been abducted by suspected bandits in Zamfara State while travelling to Talata Mafara to participate in a special prayer session for peace and the success of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. The Imams were reportedly kidnapped in a forest around Gidan Suleiman Bature, about three kilometres from Damri village, while heading to the event organised by the Director-General of the Tinubu 2027 re-election campaign council and former Zamfara State governor, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari Abubakar.

ABUJA, Nigeria, September 10, 2026 (Naija247news) — The Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 presidential election, citing his appointments and what the group described as greater religious balance under his administration. The endorsement was announced by CBCN President-General, Archbishop Leonard Bature Kawas, at the grand finale of the conference’s 2026 Synod in Abuja on Wednesday.

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, spokesperson to Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, to report at the Force Headquarters in Abuja for questioning. The invitation is linked to the controversial 2024 suspension of Abdullahi Ganduje, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which the police believe Dawakin-Tofa helped engineer. In a letter dated May 23, 2025, and signed by Akin Fakorede, deputy commissioner of police, the IGP asked the Kano state government to release the governor’s aide for investigation.

The Kano State Commissioner for Internal Security Services, Major General Muhammad Inuwa Idris (Rtd), has stepped down from his position. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has consequently accepted his resignation, expressing gratitude for Idris’ contributions to the state. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the governor acknowledged the former commissioner’s efforts in establishing the newly created ministry.

President Bola Tinubu has approved a rise in the retirement age for doctors and healthcare professionals from 60 to 65 years. Additionally, he has given the green light for the allocation and disbursement of funds necessary to settle of their outstanding arrears. Dr Mannir Bature, the National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) revealed this information in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos.

Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf marked his 62nd birthday with a solemn visit to the grave of his late father, Alhaji Kabiru Yusuf, at the Dandolo graveyard in Kano. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawaki Tofa, the governor was described as emotional during the visit, where he honoured the memory of his father, a respected statesman who once represented Kaduna Metropolitan in the regional parliament.

The Kano State Government has announced plans to generate more revenue by implementing a stronger tax reform policy, targeting at least N80 billion annually. In the same vein, the administration of Abba Kabir Yusuf has prepared to prosecute tax defaulters in 2025 as part of comprehensive reforms in tax administration. According to Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the Director General of Media and Publicity at Government House, Kano, the reform was disclosed during a presentation by Dr Zaid Abubakar, the Executive Chairman of the Kano State Internal Revenue Service, KIRS, at a high-level retreat for senior government officials on Saturday. Dr Abubakar emphasised that the reforms would not introduce new taxes but would focus on improving the existing system’s efficiency