Ado Bayero
13 Jan
Former Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, M.A. Lawan, has clarified the recent Court of Appeal judgment regarding the Kano Emirate dispute, stating that Aminu Ado Bayero remains the legitimate Emir. Lawan refuted the Kano State government’s interpretation of the ruling, stressing that the Court of Appeal issued two separate judgments. Lawan explained…
10 Jan
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has lifted an injunction issued by the Kano State High Court that barred Aminu Ado-Bayero, the 15th Emir of Kano, and four other dethroned emirs—Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye from parading themselves as traditional rulers. In a judgment delivered on Friday, a three-member panel of justices led by Justice…
3 Dec
The Ado Bayero family has said the tax reform bills have nothing to do with moving the venue of the wedding of their daughter, Maryam Nasir Ado Bayero, to Jibrin (Abba) Barau, the son of the Deputy President of the Senate. Reports had claimed that the wedding was relocated from Kano to Abuja due to…
14 Sep
Justice Dije Andy Aboki has granted an ex parte order restraining the rehabilitation of the Nasarawa mini palace, currently occupied by the 15th Kano Emir, Alh. Aminu Ado Bayero. The interim injunction followed the ex parte motion filed by the Kano State Government, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, and the Kano Emir Council…
14 Jun 2024
Northern Nigeria's largest city Kano has sparked outrage after police banned its famed Durbar festival because of a dispute between two traditional royals. Late on Thursday, police in Kano announced the suspension of the colourful annual horse procession by the traditional emir and his courtiers to mark the Muslim Eid celebrations of sacrifice. Kano has…
13 Jun 2024
The Federal High Court in Kano State has ruled that dethroned Emir Aminu Ado Bayero has the legal right to be heard. Justice Liman Mohammed's ruling grants Bayero to challenge his removal as Emir. The case filed by the kingmaker, Aminu Baba Dan Agundi, is that of a fundamental human rights case in the emirate…
28 May 2024
The deposed emir Aminu Ado Bayero may have defiled an ex parte order directing his eviction from the Nassarawa palace annexe in Kano. Justice Aminu Adamu Aliyu yesterday granted an interim injunction stopping Bayero and the four former first chiefs from parading themselves as emirs. The exparte obtained by Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner…
27 May 2024
A Kano State high court on Monday ordered the immediate eviction of the deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero from the Nassarawa palace extension in Kano. In an exparte injunction with suit no. K/1000/2024 granted by Justice Aminu Adamu Aliyu also ordered Bayero and the four deposed first-class chiefs to stop parading themselves with their previous…
26 May 2024
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for not interfering in the tussle for the traditional seat in the ancient city. On Thursday, May 23, 2024, the Kano State House of Assembly passed a bill that repealed the Emirate Council 2019 law after its first reading. The 2024 repeal…
25 May 2024
The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), on Saturday, slammed the federal government's deployment of troops to the Emir of Kano's palace, describing it as a "show of shame" and a threat to democracy. It also argued that the deployment of soldiers and security agents was a violation of the Constitution, which gives states the exclusive…
25 May 2024
The dethroned emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has called on Kano residents to maintain peace and abide by the law following the tussle over the traditional seat. Ado Bayero made this statement after receiving the state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Gumel, at a mini-palace in the state on Saturday. Speaking to his supporters, the…
25 May 2024
The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has ordered the immediate arrest of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. This directive was issued in a statement on Saturday by the Director General of Media and Publicity at Government House, Kano, Sanusi Tofa. The governor, in the statement titled "Gov. Yusuf Orders…
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