The Kano State Government has fingered the Federal Government of being behind yesterday’s barricade of the palace of the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II by security operatives. The Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Baffa Bichi accused the federal government while featuring in a local radio. Bichi said, “We were really surprised waking up to this development with …

In a remarkable achievement, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been conferred with a Doctorate degree after successfully completing his Viva Voce. Viva Voce, also known as an oral examination or thesis defence, is a crucial part of the PhD process in many academic institutions. It is a formal assessment where a candidate presents and defends their research …

A Federal High Court in Kano has nullified all actions by the state government repealing the Kano Emirates Council Law of 2019. In a ruling on Thursday, Justice Muhammad Liman ordered parties to maintain the status quo. Justice Liman held that the defendants were aware of an interim order previously granted by the court but ignored it and implemented the law. …

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 duo of Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano State, and the Nigerian presidency stand the risk of plunging Kano back into the year 1893. Their weapon would be politics and votes of the over two million people of Kano. In the year 1893, in the words of highly rated scholar on Northern emirate administration, C. N. Ubah, a bitterly disputed …

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 …

Kano State Governor, Mallam Abba Yusuf, on Friday, promised to report Justice Mohammed Liman of a Federal High Court for allegedly giving an order from the United States, stopping the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido as the 16th Emir of Kano. He said he would report the judge to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. Justice Liman had granted the order in an …

Kano State Governor, Mallam Abba Yusuf, on Friday, presented a letter of reinstatement to Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. The event at the state Government House in Kano following the reappointment of the monarch four years after his deposition. The governor said: “By the powers conferred on me by the Kano Emirate Council Law of 1984 …