Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Dr Hyacinth Iormem Alia rejoices with the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina-ala, Most Rev Isaac Dugu as he celebrates his birthday on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Governor Alia appreciates God for the life of Bishop Dugu, describing his roles of Chief teacher, sanctifier, and shepherd of God’s people…

Terwase Orbunde, a former Chief of Staff to past Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, was attacked and his wife and housemaid were abducted by unknown gunmen, Tersoo Kula reports. Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Iormem Alia, condemned in strong terms the unfortunate incident, saying, ‘I am shocked and dismayed by this barbaric act.’ ‘I have said…

The World Bank, at the instance of President Olusegun Obasanjo, in 1999, compiled and released a list of top 20 Nigerians with allegedly looted funds and unexplained wealth in foreign banks. The list was, however not broad enough as it omitted Obasanjo’s allies and focused mostly on a random few and the Abachas. (Abacha was…

The smallest Local Government Area in Kano State is Kano City Municipal. The municipal area of the city, though the most populated in the state, is the smallest in terms of size of land area. Kano Municipal: 17 Km2 Kano Municipal is followed by: LGA Area (Km2) Kano Municipal 17 Gwale 18 Dala 19 Fagge…

Bayero University is an institution of higher learning in Kano, Nigeria. The university (as of 2024) had 43,027 students, 1,693 academic staff, 94 departments, 18 faculties and 5 campuses. Registration Fees Registration fees are reflected on student’s BUKPPF, to be paid using Remita e-Payments and e-Collection platform. Make sure you carefully read, understand and follow the…

Bayero University is an institution of higher learning in Kano, Nigeria. The university (as of 2024) had 43,027 students, 1,693 academic staff, 94 departments, 18 faculties and 5 campuses. It started in January 1960 when Ahmadu Bello College was established and located at the school for Arabic Studies (close to the palace of the Emir…

Bayero University started in January 1960 when Ahmadu Bello College was established and located at the school for Arabic Studies (close to the palace of the Emir of Kano). Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto, was Premier of Northern Nigeria from 1954 to 1966. The then principal of the School for Arabic Studies, Dr. Aliyu…

Kano State of Nigeria has Doguwa as it’s largest LGA (Local Government Area) by land area. It has a land area of 1,473 Km2. Doguwa is followed by: Doguwa is located in the southern part of Kano State. It shares border with Tundun Wada LGA of Kano State in the North and Kaduna State to…

Doguwa is a LGA (Local Government Area) in the southern part of Kano State, Nigeria. It is the largest LGA in the state by land area. It has a land area of 1,473 Km2. This is followed by these Kano LGAs: Doguwa is in the southern part of Kano State. It has bondarry with Tundun…

Kano State has joined the league of Nigerian States with over 10 universities. The NUC having given the Sudan-based Elrazi University a license to operate in Kano makes it the 16th University in the state. With the conversion of FCE Kano to a University from 2nd June 2023, Kano now has 17 universities, equal to…