Former President, Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday insisted that the the Federal Government did not lose $49.8 billion dollars under his watch as president. Dr. Jonathan stated this in Abuja on Thursday during his remarks at the launch of a book by the former Minister of Finance and National Planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, who served under his administration. The News Agency …

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 …

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 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, 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 …