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35th National Quranic Recitation Competition Opens In Kano

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The thirty fifth edition of the National Qur’anic Recitation competition commenced (Friday) in the ancient city of Kano at New campus, Bayero university Kano.

The competition organized annually by the center for Islamic studies, Usman Dan fodio university, sokoto and which is hosted this year for the third time by Kano state government.

The main objective of organising the musabaqa is promotion of Qur’anic knowledge and general Islamic scholarship which when applied and implemented will culminate into getting sound Islamic and secular education.

The categories of the competition include the memorization of the whole Qur’an with Tajweed and Tafsir, complete Qur’an with Tajweed theoretically and practically, forty and twenty Hizbs respectively, ten Hizbs with Tanghim as well as two consecutive Hizbs.

Out of the thirty five years old of the National encounter Kano emerged overall winner twelve times under male category and won for sixteen years from females side.

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Gwana Nusaiba Diya’atu sani Abdulkadir from Kano state was a depending champion for last edition of the musabaqa hosted by Lagos State where Kano state government indicated its interest to host the ongoing one.

About three hundred reciters from both male and female categories are taking part in the competition representing thirty six states across the country and the federal capital Territory, Abuja.

Opening the musabaqa, the sultan of sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III represented by the Emir of kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero said the importance of the competition cannot be over emphasized as the glorious Qur’an is part and parcel of the entire life of the moslems.

In his address, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of kano state who enlisted some of the achievements so recorded by his administration including the establishment of Qur’anic and islamiyya schools management Board revealed that arrangements have been completed for the establishment of musabaqa laboratory in Kano.

Others who spoke at the occasion were the reprentative of the state Deputy Governor Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, the vice Chancellor of Usman Dan fodio university professor Lawal Sulaiman Bilbis representative of the chairman of the occasion Alhaji Aminu Dantata among the rest.

The participants already started staging their recitations later in the day.

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Kano State Hosts 8th Annual Audit Forum to Enhance Transparency and Accountability

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The 8th Annual Audit Forum, organized by the Office of the Auditor General of Kano State, was held recently, focusing on strengthening transparency and accountability in public financial management. .

Isma’ila Musa, the Auditor General of Kano State, welcomed the participants and highlighted the constitutional and legal mandates that guide the auditing process. “Sections 125(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and 36(i) of the Kano State Audit Law, 2021 (as amended) mandate the Office of the Auditor General to audit the accounts and financial statements of the State Government and all Offices and Courts,” he stated.

Musa expressed immense gratitude to His Excellency, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Governor of Kano State, for his support in making the event possible. “It is very important to note that a strengthened fiscal transparency will help build trust in governance,” he emphasized. He added that the Audit Forum is a reform intended to reduce opportunities for corruption and abuse of public resources, thereby increasing the efficiency of public expenditures.

The Auditor General also acknowledged the contributions of various officials, including the Hon. Commissioner Ministry of Planning and Budget, the Accountant General, the Executive Chairman of Kano Internal Revenue Services, and former Auditors General, among others. “My sincere appreciation to all the invitees here present for honoring our invitation. I wish us a successful 8th Kano State Annual Audit Forum,” Musa concluded.

In his remarks, the Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, Honorable Tukur Fagge, praised the exercise for its potential to enhance resource management and ensure the success of the tasks at hand. “This exercise will enhance resources management and will realize the success of the task,” Fagge stated.

Sarkin Shanon Kano, Shehu Muhammad Dankadai, who served as the royal father of the day, also graced the event, adding to the significance of the occasion.

The forum underscored the commitment of the Kano State Government to upholding transparency and accountability, reflecting the administration’s dedication to effective and efficient service delivery.

 

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Breaking: Former Secretary of Federal Electoral Commission, FEDECO, Ahmadu Kurfi Passes On at 93

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A former secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission, Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi, has passed away.

A family source, Jafar Yakubu, informed NIGERIAN TRACKER about the death of the pioneer secretary of the Federal Electoral Commission, who supervised the 1979 general election.

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Jafar Yakubu said Alhaji Ahmadu Kurfi died at the age of 93 and his Janaza funeral prayers will take place by 2:30 PM at Kurfi in KATSINA state .

 

Dr. Amadu Kurfi, OFR, was born in 1931. He was a former chairman of the then Marketing Board, former Federal Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Defence, and the first person to acquire a BSc degree in the whole of Katsina State, at University College London in 1957.

 

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President Tinubu Sacks UNIZIK Vice-Chancellor, Registrar

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The governing council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University has been dissolved by President Bola Tinubu.

The president dissolved the council and approved the removal of the institution’s vice-chancellor Bernard Odoh and the university registrar, Rosemary Nwokike.

A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to the president on information and strategy said the action by Tinubu follows allegations of procedural violations in the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor.

He also said that the council led by Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe and including five other members—Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, Engr. Amioleran Osahon, and Rtd. Gen. Funsho Oyeneyin was accused of bypassing due process to appoint an unqualified candidate, prompting federal intervention.

Onanuga said, “The sacking of the governing council and officials followed reports that the council illegally appointed an unqualified vice-chancellor without following due process.

He added that following the controversial appointment, the Federal Government stepped in to address the rivalry between the university’s Senate and the governing council of the institution.

“The government expressed concern over the council’s apparent disregard for the university’s governing laws in its selection process”, Onanuga added.

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