Emir of Kano
12 Sep
Kano State House of Assembly repealed the Kano Emirates Law 2019 and its subsequent amendments in order to restore the dignity of Kano Emirate. In May 2024, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf assented to the law that abolished all the offices
8 Aug
Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has fingered intelligence lapses on the part of security operatives for the violent attack and destruction of properties by hoodlums during the #EndBadGovernnace protest in the ancient city.
15 Jun
A Federal High Court in Kano yesterday upheld the rights of movement and freedom to civil liberty of the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero.
13 Jun
The leader of the Tijjaniyya Islamic Movement, Mahi Nyass, has called on Lamido Sanusi to reject his recent reinstatement as the Emir of Kano. Nyass told Sanusi to follow the precedence set by his grandfather. Nyass's advice comes in the wake of the Kano state government's decision to amend the emirate law, resulting in the…
7 Jun
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Friday, has reserved judgement on the enforcement of fundamental rights of the 15th deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero.
5 Jun
The Emir of Gwandu, Major General Muhammadu Ilyasu Bashir (rtd), has conveyed his felicitations to the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on his reinstatement by the Kano State government. In a statement under his seal, he lauded the reinstatement as well-deserved, acknowledging Emir Sanusi's profound discernment and sagacity. The emir, who also presides…
31 May
As the controversy trailing the Kano Emirate tussle continues, the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, made his first appointment yesterday, barely a week after he ascended the throne for the second time.
28 May
A Kano High Court has ordered the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, to stop parading himself as a monarch.
27 May
The 16th Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Sunday presided over the first emirate council meeting of district heads and senior traditional council members at the Gidan Rumfa palace. Presiding over the maiden edition of the expanded council meeting, after his reinstatement on Friday by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, the former governor of…
26 May
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 On Thursday, May 23, 2024, the Kano State House of Assembly passed a bill that repealed the Emirate Council 2019 law after its first reading.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
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…
24 May
Protesters, under the auspices of the Concerned Patriots of Nigeria (CPN), stormed the Presidential Villa and the National Assembly in Abuja on Friday to express their displeasure over the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. The Guardian reports that the state governor, Abba Yusuf, had on Thursday signed Kano State…
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