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  • Thugs attack Kwankwaso in Kano, three SUVs destroyed

    The convoy of former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso was attacked by thugs in Kano on Tuesday.

    It was gathered not less than three utility vehicles in his convoy were destroyed during the incident, which occured close to a three star hotel in the city.

    The incident was said to have occurred shortly after Kwankwaso conferred with the Chairman of Kano State PDP ward Congress, Governor Fintiri.

    A statement by Ibrahim Adam, spokesman to Abba Kabir Yusuf, 2019 PDP gubernatorial candidate in Kano said “the leader escaped unhurt ”

    Adam said: “While leaving the hotel, some hired thugs attacked the convoy of Sen. Kwankwaso and destroyed 3 cars belonging to some of our House of Assembly members.”

    He added: “But, Alhamdulillah, the congress was successful. They couldn’t achieve what they want to achieve.”

  • Video: What I’ll do if I wanted to reclaim Kano Emir throne- Sanusi

    Video: What I’ll do if I wanted to reclaim Kano Emir throne- Sanusi

    Muhammad Sanusi II, the deposed emir of Kano, said he could have reclaimed his throne if he wanted, adding that his ” dethronement letter was so badly written.”

    Sanusi was dethroned as the Emir of Kano on Monday by Governor Ganduje who was the accuser and the judge of alleged insubordination.

    He was subsequently banished to Loko and later Awe, both in Nasarawa state.

    Sanusi, however, returned to Lagos on Friday following a court order granting him freedom.

    In a video circulating on social media, Sanusi revealed the dethronement letter sent by the Kano government was poorly written and it would have been easy for him to proceed to the court to challenge it.

    “I have done what I could in six years, I’m moving on. I don’t want to go back. The truth is, if I had wanted to go back, the dethronement letter was so badly written, it was not done professionally. The easiest thing is just to go to court,” he said.

    “It’s a simple, fair hearing, ‘did you query him? Did you ask him to defend himself? Did you even call him to ask him any question?’ That’s all but I think we should go on to a new phase in life.”

  • Kano govt presents letter of appointment to new Emir of Kano

    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 received their letters amid excitement.
    He urged them to uphold the good virtues exhibited by their late father.
    Ganduje said their selection was in line with the people’s choice and urged them to “strive hard to unite the people of your respective Emirates irrespective of their differences.”
    He said the new Emirates created in the state would enhance development and bring the traditional institution much closer to the people.
    The governor also urged the new Emirs to support free and compulsory education in the state.
    In their separate remarks, the emirs thanked Almighty God for giving them the opportunity to ascend the throne.
    They also pledged to justify the confidence reposed on them by the people and promised to carry everybody along.
    The emirs also assured the governor of their readiness to ensure that his vision of free education and reforming Almajiri system was achieved.
    “We are making history in Kano, by God’s grace, we will not let down the people of Kano. We will do all we can to ensure that we give our maximum support to the government,” Aminu Bayero assured.
    The state government on Monday deposed Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano over alleged disloyalty and banished him to Loko in Nasarawa State.

  • Ganduje has no right to detain Sanusi – Apostle Johnson Suleman

    Outspoken General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman has reacted to the dethronement and subsequent detention of former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi.

    Suleman said though the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has the powers to depose Sanusi, but has “no right to detain” the former Emir.

    TheNewsGuru recalls that the Ganduje-led state government had deposed Sanusi as Emir of Kano for what it termed disrespect of authorities.

     

    Following his dethronement, Kano government had named one of the sons of late Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, Aminu Ado Bayero as the 15th Fulani Emir of the state.

     

    Sanusi, the former Central Bank Governor was banished from Kano to a town in Nasarawa State.

     

    Reacting, Apostle Suleman in a tweet, insisted that disrespecting a governor was not a criminal offence.

     

    I can understand the dethronment of the former emir of kano.what I dont understand is the detention.over what?a governor has right to depose a traditional ruler but has no right to detain anyone who has not committed an offence.disrespecting a governor is not a criminal offence.

    — Apst Johnson Suleman (@APOSTLESULEMAN) March 10, 2020

    He wrote: “I can understand the dethronement of the former emir of kano.

    “What I don’t understand is the detention, over what? A governor has right to depose a traditional ruler but has no right to detain anyone who has not committed an offence. Disrespecting a governor is not a criminal offence.”

     

  • We didn’t send Sanusi away from Kano – AG

    We didn’t send Sanusi away from Kano – AG

    The Attorney-General of Kano State, Ibrahim Muktar, has averred that the state government did not banish the deposed Emir, Muhammad Sanusi II.

    Muktar said the state government was clear in its press statement on Monday that Sanusi was overthrown but never made any reference to any banishment.

    The Kano AG made this known on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday.

    He said, “If you listen to the Secretary to the State Government when he was addressing the press on the issue of the removal of the emir from office, there was nowhere he stated that the emir was banished from Kano State.

    “So, the decision of the government when the emir was removed on Monday was that he was removed from office and a new one appointed. The issue of banishment was not part of the decision of the Kano State Government.

    “We have been hearing from the media that he has been banished but what I know is that he was taken out of Kano State but banishment was not part of our decision. There is no such decision to the best of my knowledge.”

    Muktar added that security agents decided to take Sanusi away from Kano State due to intelligence reports they had.

    He said it was normal practice for deposed emirs to be moved away to maintain peace in the state, adding that such an action was not in violation of the constitution which guarantees freedom of movement.

    The AG further noted that Sanusi was not removed because of the corruption probe but strictly because of rebelliousness.

    He said, “The state government has not taken the law into its hands. Let me explain that the decision to remove the emir from office is administrative and was not based on the issues pending before the court. All the issues pending before the court have not to do with the removal of the emir or the dethronement.”

    Asked if the anti-corruption agency in Kano would continue with Sanusi’s probe, Muktar responded, “No decision on that actually. I cannot pre-empt the position of the government on whether investigation will stop or will continue. I cannot say as of now.”

    TheNewsGuru reports that Sanusi has been in Nasarawa State since he was deposed on Monday and has been denied access to visitors, according to his legal representatives.

     

  • Dethroned Emir Sanusi arrives in Loko

    Dethroned Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi, has arrived Loko, a town in Nasarawa State, to which he was banished, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports.

    A NAN correspondent reports that the dethroned monarch arrived his new abode around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning.

    Alhaji Abubakar Ahmed Sabo, the traditional ruler of Loko, who confirmed the development, said that Sanusi arrived his palace “around 3 a.m. on March 10″.

    The first class traditional ruler, however, said that the press would not be allowed to interview the dethroned emir.

    “Yes, Emir Sanusi is in my palace. He arrived this morning around 3 a.m., but no one will be allowed to speak with him,” he said.

    NAN recalls that the Kano State Government dethroned Sanusi on Tuesday, March 9.

    The government hinged its action on the former CBN governor’s “outright disregard for the state government and Kano Emirate’s traditional norms”.

  • Sanusi’s removal: Group urges calm, vows to challenge action

    Sanusi’s removal: Group urges calm, vows to challenge action

    Advocates For A United Kano – has reacted to the dethronement of Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, and called on residents to “remain calm”.

    “We received with utter shock and disbelief, a statement read by the Secretary to Kano State Government, announcing the removal of Sanusi ll as Emir of Kano.

    “This development is saddening, unfortunate and illegal. The ADVOCATES call on all Kanawa and residents of Kano State and beyond to stay calm, and not to resort to any violent reaction whatsoever.

    “Violence is no solution to anything, for no one can predict where it may lead to,” the statement signed by Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa, its Chairman, said.

    The statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, expressed absolute faith in the will of the Almighty.

    “We absolutely believe in whatever Allah ordains; we put our complete trust in Him, for He has power over all things.

    “Be that as it may, the ADVOCATES FOR A UNITED KANO shall continue to challenge, by lawful and peaceful means, each and every brazen act of illegality perpetrated by the Government of Kano State.

    “In particular, we have vowed to sustain our judicial challenge to the unlawful law passed by the Kano House of Assembly under which the Governor purportedly removed the Emir,” the statement said.

  • Forces behind Sanusi’s removal intoxicated by power – Shehu Sani

    A former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, on Monday, said those behind the dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, displayed “the intolerance and toxicity of the liquor of power”.

    Sani said the Northern Elders Forum had waded into the misunderstanding between the deposed Emir and the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, but failed to make the two parties reach a truce.

    He tweeted, “The removal of Emir Sanusi represents the incompatibility of the crown and conscience, the consequences of dissent against established norms and the heavy price of holding principles in our north. It also revealed the intolerance and toxicity of the liquor of power.”

  • Kano lawmakers fight dirty over probe of Emir Sanusi

    Kano lawmakers fight dirty over probe of Emir Sanusi

    It was a free-for-all fight on Monday when the Deputy Speaker and chairman of the Public Complaints and Petition Committee, Hamisu Ibrahim Chidari raised observation over the ongoing investigation of petitions of alleged violation of the culture, tradition and religious values of the people of Kano by Emir Muhammad Sanusi 11.

    Trouble broke out when Chidari in his attempt to make his observation known to members, he instantly opposed by members identified as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members.

    In the process, a heated debate ensued which resulted into a physical combat, as the opposition members struggled to take control of the mace.

    In the process, the mace was instantly rescued by security men and the Sergeant of Arm attached to the Assembly.

    According to reports that the fisticuff lasted for about 25 minutes before the House restored back to normalcy and went for a 30 minutes break.

    As at the time of filling in this report, security has been beefed up at the Assembly to forestall any eventuality.

  • ENDLESS WAR: Emir Sanusi ordered to appear before anti-graft agency

    ENDLESS WAR: Emir Sanusi ordered to appear before anti-graft agency

    The Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission has ordered the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, to appear before it on Monday, March 9, 2020.

    The anti-graft agency said this in a statement on Thursday as the Kano Emirate requested for another day for the monarch to appear before the body.

    Emir Sanusi was supposed to appear before the agency on Thursday to answer questions on alleged illegal sales of land belonging to the emirate.

    According to the Chairman of the Commission, Barr. Muhuyi Rimingado, the investigations are not related to any other probe of the Emir.

    He said: “Preliminary findings suggest that a company, Country Wide House Ltd. served as a corporate vehicle to allegedly launder the sum of over N2bn being proceeds of several hectares of land in Darmanawa phase I and II and Bubbugaji, under the former right of occupancy CON-RESS 2016-503 illegally sold to Messer family home fund limited at the alleged instance of His Highness the Emir of Kano.”

    Rimingado also claimed that “Investigation further revealed that some of the proceeds of the sales remitted to the Emirate Council’s bank account can be traced to the companies of interest to His Highness.”

    According to the body, the investigation of the Emir followed information brought to it by a whistleblower, on the 29th of December 2019.

    TheNewsGuru(TNG) reports that Sanusi is also being investigated by an eight- man committee set up by the Kano House of Assembly over alleged violations of culture and traditions as well as religious norms of Kano.

    The committee on public petition was mandated to investigate a petition submitted before the house by an association and an individual over the attitude and character of the emir which they claimed was in dispute to the culture and religion.

    The committee, which was headed by the Deputy Speaker, Hamisu Chidare and severn others were given one week to investigate and submit its reports as well as recommend appropriate actions after extensive deliberations by the House.