Sanusi Lamido
30 May 2024
The umbrella body of lower-grade traditional rulers in Nigeria, the Forum of Chiefs, has called on Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to respect the Federal High Court order and give peace a chance. The forum's President, Chief Ameh Adaji, in a statement, urged Emir Sanusi to vacate the Kano Emir's Palace in accordance with the court's…
26 May 2024
National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has threatened to file a defamation suit against Kano State Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, over the comment he made concerning the emirate tussle in Kano. While reinstating Sanusi Lamido as Emir of Kano, Governor Abba Yusuf had directed all five Emirs affected by the new Kano Emirates Council Law…
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 National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has denied allegations that he assisted the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, to return to Kano on Saturday. The Guardian reports that Kano State Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdulsalam, had alleged that Ribadu provided two aircraft for Bayero's return to the ancient city in the wee hours…
24 May 2024
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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