Written by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has announced the sack of five Emirs in the North West state. The governor stated this on Thursday while addressing journalists after signing the Emirate Council Law at the Government House in Abuja. Yusuf directed the sacked monarchs to vacate official residences and palaces and hand over government … Continue reading “Kano Governor Announces Sack Of Emirs, Gives 48 Hours To Vacate Palaces”
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has announced the appointment of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano. The governor made the announcement on Thursday after signing the new emirate council law at the Government House in Kano, the state capital. Governor Yusuf had earlier signed the law after meeting behind closed … Continue reading “Governor Yusuf Reinstates Lamido Sanusi As Emir Of Kano”
A new report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that the per-litre price of Kerosene rose to ₦1,439.64 in April. WWW.ADNG.NG reports that the data, which was released on Wednesday, detailed that the latest price was a 6.29% rise from the ₦1,354.40 it sold in March. At the state level, Kerosene sold … Continue reading “Price of Kerosene Surpassed ₦1400 Per Litre In April – NBS”
The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has signed the bill that repealed the State Emirate Council Law 2019 that gave the state five emirate councils. The state House of Assembly on Thursday passed a bill for the dissolution of the four additional emirates created by the immediate past administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and … Continue reading “Kano Governor Signs Law Scraping Five Emirates (Video)”
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State is currently in a closed-door meeting with members of the state House of Assembly and some kingmakers at the Government House in Kano. The governor is expected to assent to the bill earlier passed on Thursday by the state assembly which reversed the creation of new emirates by former … Continue reading “Kano Governor Meets Lawmakers, Kingmakers Behind Closed Doors”
Written by Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he will run for the presidency of Nigeria in the 2027 election despite the challenges his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently facing. Atiku has ran to become Nigeria’s President for six times within three decades, his most recent attempt being in the 2023 presidential … Continue reading “I Will Contest For Presidency In 2027, Says Atiku”
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been returned as the Emir of Kano four years after he was dethroned. Sanusi’s return reignited a part of Kano history which played out in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State reinstated the 14th … Continue reading “Kano Emirate: History Repeats Itself 40 Years After “
The politics of the ancient and prestigious Emirate of Kano has thrown up some controversial twists and turns in the last ten years. While not as dramatic and shocking as the popular American fantasy drama series, ‘Game of Thrones’, its latest twist is the stuff of a movie script where either a … Continue reading “Sanusi’s Reinstatement: Timeline Of Kano’s ‘Game Of Thrones’”
Four years after Muhammadu Sanusi II was deposed as the Emir of Kano, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reinstated him to the throne. “With the full support of the kingmakers, I have approved the reappointment of Mallam Sanusi Lamido,” the governor said to cheers at the Art Chamber of the Kano … Continue reading “Return Of A King: Sanusi Reinstated As Emir Of Kano”
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has assented to the bill earlier passed on Thursday by the state assembly which reversed the creation of new emirates by the then Governor Abdullahi Ganduje administration. The governor assented to the bill on Thursday after a closed-door meeting with the members of the state assembly and some … Continue reading “Gov Yusuf Signs Bill Dissolving Kano Emirates Created By Ganduje”