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By HARUNA AHMED, Kano- Fire has gutted the outer Court of the Kofar Kudu Palace of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. A statement by Munir Bayero (Danburam Kano), the Chief of Staff to the Emir, said the incident occured Saturday morning. The chief of staff, however said...
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With the battle for the throne of the Kano Emirate shifted to the court, the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has declared that no society develops at the expense of justice. He spoke yesterday in Kano at the opening of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference. In...
The Kano State Police Command has commended residents for their peaceful behaviour as Emirs Muhammad Sanusi II and Aminu Bayero presided over Friday prayers simultaneously in Kano. Both Emirs are laying claim to the throne. While Sanusi was reinstated by Gov. Abba Yusuf, Bayero is contesting his dethronement...
The Kano State Police Command has urged residents to ignore false information circulating on social media that Alhaji Aminu Bayero, the 15th Emir would lead the Friday prayers at the Central Mosque. The Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview...
The Emir of Kano, Mohammadu Sunusi II on Thursday approved the appointment of Hamisu Sani as the new Ward Head of Kofar Mazugal in Dala Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sanusi called on the new ward head to ensure...
A Kano High Court has ordered Aminu Ado Bayero to cease parading from himself as the 15th Emir of Kano and also directed the police to evict him from the mini palace at the State Road. The court presided, over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu, gave the order...
Alhaji AbdulMajid Danbilki Kwamanda, an All Progressives Congress (APC) staunch member in Kano State has urged all parties in the emirship tussle in Kano to respect court orders and pronouncements. Kwamanda told newsmen in Kano on Monday that the court order stopping the reinstatement of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi...
Despite recent claims that he had no hand in the confusion surrounding the Emirates, former Kano state governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in a leaked phone conversation, is suspected to be involved in the dissolution of the five Emirates and the subsequent return of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II to...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has faulted alleged forceful return of deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, to Kano through the might of the Federal Government. The party’s position followed claims by Kano Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, that the former...
The new Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, made a triumphant return to the palace on Saturday, marking his official entrance as the 16th Emir of Kano. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who witnessed the event reports that the Emir was greeted by a large gathering of...
A group of Islamic scholars in Kano State has urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing controversy surrounding the throne of Emir of Kano. The leader of the group, Malam Ibrahim Khalil, along with 20 others, made the call in a statement issued in Kano on...
The Police Command and other security agencies in Kano will adhere strictly with the Court order halting the installation of a new Emir in Kano, the Commissioner, Mr Usaini Gumel, has said. Gumel told newsmen on Saturday in Kano that the Federal High Court order in suit FHC/KN/CS/182/2024,...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has said on Friday the two commissions of inquiry set up by his administration were not meant to witch-hunt opposition in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that Yusuf spoke while receiving the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has assured that the rights of all Nigerians, regardless of their religious and ethnic beliefs, will be protected under the current administration. This is even as President General of Jam’iyyatu Ansariddeen (Attijjaniyya) and 14th Emir of...
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has condemned the trend of kidnapping and selling children, mostly northern minors, to southern parts of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Emir expressed his concern on Saturday in Kano while addressing newsmen. Represented by Dan...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday in Ibadan inaugurated the popular Adogba Mosque, known as the Organisation of Tadamul Muslimeen Mosque. Abubakar, who was accompanied by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero, in his address urged Nigerians, irrespective of their religious affiliation, to live...
Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero has commended Air Peace Airline’s Tuesday’s maiden commercial flight to Jeddah. The airline’s spokesman, Mr Stanley Olisa, stated in Ikeja on Wednesday that the emir commended Air Peace for expanding its Asian footprints with Tuesday’s flight. Air Peace operated its maiden commercial...
Kano State Police Command has arrested six persons who allegedly chanted provocative slogans against Emir of Kano, thereby causing breach of peace. The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Hussaini Gumel, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Monday in Kano. Gumel said that the suspects constituted public nuisance...
There was a mild drama at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano, on Monday, during the inauguration of Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf as the new Governor of the State, when miscreants suspected to be supporters of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) heckled the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu...
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has urged the President-elect Sen. Ahmed Tinubu to establish Ministry of Religious Affairs, to promote interfaith dialogue and peaceful coexistence in the country. Bayero made the call on Friday in Kano at the inauguration of the Interfaith Facilitators’ Guide organised by...