Efforts to check rising cases of drug abuse received boost in Kano as Zaura foundation, a philanthropic intervention intensity campaign to deradicalize hundreds of youth addicts in the state.

Besides, Kano state police command, National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Department of State Service and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) resolved to reduce strength to curb abuse of illicit substance and criminal tendencies in the state.

The renewed efforts of the concerned security agencies followed the assurances pledged by Zaura foundation to strengthen the agencies through a non-Kinetic approach to end drug abuse and other related social vices.

Addressing security stakeholders on Sunday, convener and founder Zaura foundation, Alh. Abdulkarim Abdulsalam Zaura worried over high rate of abuse of drug and political thuggery among younger generation in Kano.

Zaura, a senatorial candidate for Kano Central under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023 poll, reminded that unless stakeholders including government, traditional and religious leaders act collectively to complement security agencies, the negative impact of security threat maybe disastrous.

He asserted the campaign was basically to rescue the youths from the wayward life and restore hope and confidence in their future adding that no political inclination is attached to the entire motive.

Zaura assured the foundation’s plan to evacuate the youths from the streets for rehabilitation and subsequently provide skill acquisition and education opportunities for the youths to be responsible.

According to him, ” Our intention is to bring life and message hope to the youths. Our desire is to see peaceful and progressive society where the street of Kano is free from thuggery, drug addicts and where we can go to bed with our eyes closed.

” However it is our collective responsibility to build conducive society without youth restiveness. I want to support our security agencies to do more. We have organized dialogue with religious leaders and traditional rulers. They assured us support to fight drug abuse”.

Commissioner of Police, Kano command, CP Ibrahim Bakori disclosed efforts of the command to ride the streets off illicit activities of the youths already constituting security threat.

CP Bakori applauded Zaura foundation for strengthening the command’s effort through non-Kinetic initiative adding that providing rehabilitation and empowerment for the youths would check the root cause of the social voices.

On his part, Commander National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano state Command, Abubakar Idris said the dangerous trend of drug abuse in Kano is reaching alarming rate. He however optimistic that the intervention of the foundation will go extra mile to reduce the rate.

The Founder and President of MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo generously donated a 60-seater bus to Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Kano State.

Prof. Gwarzo announced the donation when he led some management staff of MAAUN on a courtesy visit to the College Provost, Dr. Kabir Ahmad Gwarzo on Thursday.

Prof. Gwarzo, who congratulated the Provost on his appointment, said the gesture was part of his commitment and effort to support educational development within the state and beyond.

He reaffirmed MAAUN’s dedication to strengthening its partnership with Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education to help the institution fulfil its mission.

While describing the Provost as an esteemed scholar and experienced administrator, Prof. Gwarzo expressed confidence that Dr. Gwarzo’s leadership would guide the college towards greater achievements.

Prof. Gwarzo, who doubles as the President of the Association of African Private Universities (AAPU), also praised the appointment of Dr. Gwarzo by Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, stating that it was a merit-based decision that appropriately acknowledged his skills and expertise.

In his response, Dr. Gwarzo expressed gratitude for the university’s generosity, noting that MAAUN has a longstanding tradition of supporting higher institutions across the country.

He commended Prof. Gwarzo for his unwavering commitment to reforming Nigeria’s education system and empowering women and youth to enable them to contribute their quota towards the development of the society.

A similar gesture by Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo Foundation (AAG) had been extended to various higher institutions, including Kaduna Polytechnic, Al-Istiqama University in Sumaila, Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Bayero University Kano, and North West University Kano.

The handovers also reached other universities such as Dan Dicko Dankoulodo University of Maradi in the Republic of Niger, Aliko Dangote University of Science, and Technology in Wudil and Federal Polytechnic Kabo among others.

Former President Joe Biden  was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday, and it has spread to his bones.

“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone,” the statement said.

It continued, “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.”

Biden, 82, and his family “are reviewing treatment options with his physicians,” the statement said.

The news comes days after a spokesperson for Biden said the former president was recently evaluated for a “small nodule” discovered on his prostate.

“Prostate cancer is very common,” said Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine, who is not involved in Biden’s treatment. “As we get older, most men are going to have little cancer cells in them.”

Prostate cancers can be assigned a grade, known as a Gleason score, based on what the cells look like under a microscope. A Gleason score of 9 “means it’s the most aggressive form of prostate cancer,” Dr. Benjamin Davies, a professor of urologic oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center who is also not involved in Biden’s case, said in an email.

Biden is at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, this weekend according to a source familiar. CNN has inquired about where the former president is being treated

Concerns about age and health dogged Biden, the oldest president in US history, throughout his time in office and came into sharper focus following his bad debate performance against Donald Trump last June.

In February 2024, Biden undergoes a physical at Walter Reed National Military Center overseen by his physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who at the time said there were “no new concerns” with the president’s health and he was “fit for duty.”

A new book written by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson describes how the president had been showing signs of decline that aides ignored or explained away, even before Biden’s disastrous debate that led to his decision to exit the 2024 election three weeks later.