The management of Best Choice Hospital has announced the relocation of the facility from Sabuwar Gandu to Tal’udu Round About near Sheikh Bashir El-Rayyah College, Kano city.

The chairman of the Hospital Auwal Muhammad Lawal announced this on Saturday in a statement issued to journalists in Kano.

He however noted that Best Choice does not have any branch and has nothing to do with the previous location.

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Lawal assured the general public of quality health care service in the new Best Choice Hospital similar to what they have been rendering at the previous location.

As part of his efforts for Kano to retain it’s position as center of commerce, the state commissioner of commerce and Industry Alhaji Adamu Aliyu Kibiya has received a delegation of Chinese investors in his office on Friday.

The delegation under the leadership of Mr Diao Shengyun comprised investors in the areas of Rice Mill, Fertilizer and Machineries who indicated interest to invest in Kano due to perceived favourable business environment under the current administration.

Speaking during the visit, Mr Shengyun told the commissioner that, the team comprised head of companies and businesses who indicated interest and desire to invest in the three critical areas for the benefit of both side.

He also told the commissioner that, the multi-billion naira investment include establishing the largest rice mill in Kano to complement government effort in providing food security and job opportunities.

Responding, the commissioner of commerce and Industry Alhaji Adamu Aliyu Kibiya assured the delegation of government readiness to provide business friendly environment for local and international investors.

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He said, the state government under Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf is giving the needed priority to safeguard investors interest through meaningful policies.

”I want to inform you that, Kano is peacefully as you can see, and is the right place for your investment. We will provide all that is needed for the success of your business” The commissioner added.

Adamu Kibiya also assured the delegation that, Kano is blessed with so many opportunities that investors can dive into for maximum benefit

It was an emotional event as tears broke among the members of College of Arts and Remedial Studies, CAS, Kano, IJMB Class 2002 during the disbursement of cash support to orphans of their deceased colleagues on Thursday.

The forum decided to support the families of their 14 deceased members in this holy month of Ramadan to put a smile on their faces during Sallah festivities.

However, during the disbursement session, as the orphans were called upon to collect their shares, the situation went emotional as nearly everybody present, including the orphans and widows bursted into tears at the historic event.

It was observed that almost everybody among the organizers, the officials of CAS, where the event took place, was sobbing as the Provost of the institution, Dr Sunusi Yakubu Ahmad, was giving the money to the beneficiaries.

It involved the intervention of the Provost, who comforted and consoled the gathering, after the session was temporarily halted, before the programme continued.

Giving a breakdown of the maiden donation, Isma’il Galadima, Chairman of the disbursement committee, said the forum donated the sum of N1,631,000 through crowdfunding.

According to him, 31 children of the 14 deceased colleagues were given N50,000 each.

He explained that 16 children of 7 deceased members, residing outside Kano had received their money via transfer.

He added that 15 children of 7 deceased members living In Kano were the one who received their shares at CAS Kano on Thursday.

In his welcome remarks earlier, the President of the association, Dr Muhammad Shamsuddin Sa’id the forum decided to organize the support program after considering the fact that there is need to support the families of the deceased members.

“This program could be late because we have this in mind for long but the delay was caused by formalization of the association.

“We worked assiduously to make sure this association is registered as we are on the verge of getting CAC certificate.

“That is why we decided to use the opportunity to contribute money among ourselves to support these orphans,” he said.

He said the support is a tip of the iceberg, assuring that; “next time, we will conduct investigation on the needs of the orphans. We are giving them this to put a smile on their faces during this Sallah festivities.”

He thanked the provost for his support to the forum.

In his inspiring remarks, the Provost, Dr Ahmad described the support scheme as one of his biggest achievements in his tenure as Provost.

According to him, the was astonished to the initiative, which according him, would help in securing a good future of the orphans.

” I wanted to cry but because of leadership, i summoned courage not to weep, because if i cry, the meeting would have collapsed.

“This is a kind gesture is worth emulating. It tells you that death is real and shall come to everybody,” he said.

While comforting the widows and the orphans, the provost assured them that they would smile in their future.

He urged the widows to take a good care of the orphans in order to become productive in the society.

He also promised to support the at the CAS level, and vowed to call on the other Class chapters to emulate the forum.