Tag: Emir of Kano
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Kwankwaso appointed Sanusi Emir of Kano to spite Jonathan – Ganduje
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Tuesday said dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Lamido Sanusi was appointed emir in 2014 to spite former President Goodluck Jonathan who sacked him as CBN governor. He said he took the decision to sack Sanusi in March 2020 to save the traditional institution from abuse. The governor, who spoke…
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Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero re-appoints chief deposed by father 17 years ago
The Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, has re-appointed Alhaji Aminu Danagundi as the new Sarkin Dawaki Babba 17-years after he was removed as Sarkin Dawaki Maitutu. The Special Adviser to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Chieftaincy Affairs, Tijjani Mailafiya, confirmed this to newsmen on Monday. According to him, the Kano State Government has…
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Kano govt presents letter of appointment to new Emir of Kano
Kano State Government on Wednesday, presented letters of appointment to Alhaji Aminu Bayero and Alhaji Nasiru Bayero as new Emirs of Kano and Bichi respectively. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, who presented the letters to the new Emirs at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano, said Kano made history after two brothers were appointed Emirs and together…
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BREAKING: Aminu Ado Bayero replaces Sanusi as new Emir of Kano
Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has been announced as the new emir of Kano. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji made the announcement today, hours after Muhammadu Sanusi ll was dethroned. Alhaji said the appointment was in line with the provision of Kano state Emirate Council Law 2019. “Section 11 (1) of the…
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Emir of Kano, Sanusi urges herdsmen to obey Fayose’s Anti-Grazing Law
Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on Monday declared support for Ekiti State Anti Grazing Law, while advising herdsmen to oblige every tenets of the laws to ensure peace reign in the state. Sanusi made the in statement in Ado Ekiti through his representative, Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau at a stakeholders meeting organised by the Ekiti…
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Emir of Kano calls for peace, unity among Nigerians
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on Nigerians to continue to live in peace with one another irrespective of their religious or ethnic affiliations. Sanusi made the call on Tuesday during traditional Hawan Nasarawa at the Government House, Kano. The Emir advised adherents of the Islamic faith to practice the…
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Osinbajo, Emir of Kano meet behind closed doors in Abuja
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met behind closed doors with the Emir of Kano, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting which took place at the Vice-President’s mini conference room, lasted for about two hours. When accosted by State House correspondents, the…
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Emir of Kano, highest paid public office holder in Nigeria, Sanusi affirms
…Posts pictures of his April payslip on social media The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has affirmed that since colonial times, whoever assumes the title of Emir of Kano automatically becomes the highest paid public officer in Nigeria. To prove his assertion, the Emir posted details of his salary for April 2017 on social…