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 revoke the sharing of the Kano Municipal …

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, Kano. Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu’s order on Monday is effective until 11 June 2024 when the substantive motion will be heard. This legal tussle followed …

The Arewa Social Contract Initiative on Sunday, asked the dethroned emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, to vacate the ancient city quietly for peace to reign. Ado-Bayero, who was dethroned alongside four other first-class emirs following the enactment of a new law, has returned to Kano and is occupying the Gidan Nasarawa palace, while Sanusi is in the main palace, a …

The dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero has urged residents of the city to remain peaceful and law-abiding amidst tension around the traditional seat. He spoke shortly after receiving the state Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Hussain Gumel at a mini-palace on Saturday. Ado-Bayero, who addressed cheerful supporters, said no one is above the law and that he is hopeful “justice …