Tag: Emir
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SAD! Oldest Kano Emirate Council Member is dead
The most senior councillor and oldest member of the Kano Emirate Council, Abbas Sanusi, has passed away at the age of 92. The late prince, who held the esteemed title of Galadiman Kano, died on Tuesday in Kano after a prolonged illness. A longstanding figure in the Emirate, Abbas Sanusi had been a member of…
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Emir Bayero cancels Durbar Celebration in Kano
The 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero, has announced the cancellation of the Eid-el-Fitr Durbar celebration due to security concerns in the state. Emir Bayero made this announcement while briefing newsmen
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Emir Sanusi offers to help resolve Fulani crises
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has expressed his willingness to intervene in the Fulani crises in Nigeria, with the goal of finding a permanent solution. Sanusi spoke at his Palace on Tuesday while receiving the leadership of Tapital Pulaku Njode Jam Nigeria,
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Kano Emirship tussle: Judge bars lawyers from granting interviews
Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of a Kano state high court, sitting at Audu Bako Secretariat, barred lawyers from granting interviews to journalists before, during and after her judgments and pronouncements in the ongoing Kano emirship tussle.
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Emirship Tussel: Court reserves judgment in suit filed by deposed Emir Bayero
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Friday, has reserved judgement on the enforcement of fundamental rights of the 15th deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero. Ado-Bayero, through his counsel M L Yusufari SAN, filed a motion exparte dated May 27, seeking t
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The pathologies of a throne – By Azu Ishiekwene
For the deposed Kano Emir, Aminu Bayero, it was not a matter of if but when. The moment the Supreme Court upheld Governor Abba Yusuf’s election in January, Bayero knew the governor would need the throne to pay his debt. During the campaign, the governor promised that if he were elected, he would
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Calm in Kano as District Heads pledge loyalty to Sanusi amidst legal tussle
Calm is gradually returning to the city of Kano following of tensions over the throne of Emir of Kano even Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II enters into the 6th day of his reinstatement even amidst legal action challenging his Emirship. While the Sunusi camp insists he is the rightful Emir, having been reappointed by Gov.
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Emirship tussle: Police deploy armed personnel to flashpoints in Kano
The Kano State Police Command says it has heightened its security presence to identified flashpoints in and around the metropolis to tackle any potential security threats in the state. The state Commissioner of Police Usaini Gumel, made this known in an interview with NAN, on Wednesday in Kano.
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BREAKING: Court orders police to evict dethroned Emir Bayero from palace
A Kano State High Court has stopped Aminu Bayero from parading himself as the Emir of Kano. The court also instructed the Police to remove the dethroned Emir from Nassarawa royal residence
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Emirate tussle: Tinubu’s intervention will save Kano from chaos – Deputy gov, Gwarzo
Kano State Government appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing tussle over the throne of the Emir of Kano. Kano State Deputy Governor Aminu Gwarzo, made the call during a press conference