NUJ disclosed that the police detained the journalists over a report critical to the state’s Commissioner of Information, Ibrahim Waiya.
The commissioner, therefore, urged those who had yet to recertify their documents to do so before the deadline.
The project is being rehabilitated in collaboration with the federal government’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda Programme.
“The judges should desist from performing executive functions assigned to them by the governor of Kano state in courtrooms meant to adjudicate disputes,” the court ruled.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has blasted his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje, describing the latter’s eight-year governorship as “wasted.”
Mr Yusuf gave the commission the mandate to investigate cases of misappropriation of public property and assets.
“This is very unbecoming and is not helping matters.”
“We assure the business community that our new government, if we come in under our able governor, Dr Yusuf Gawuna, businesses will flourish in Kano.”
Top security officials could not locate the judges, prompting speculation that the proceedings might be held virtually.
Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay said the tribunal would communicate the date for the judgment after all parties had adopted their final written addresses.
