Written by The Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) has denied claims that the NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, facilitated the return of the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, to the ancient city on Saturday. The spokesperson for the office of the NSA, Zakari Mijinyawa, described the claims as false. Mijinyawa, who spoke in … Continue reading “NSA Office Denies Backing Deposed Kano Emir”
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has warned against the declaration of a state of emergency in Kano State due to the current Emirship tussle in the state. In a statement on Saturday, a spokesman for the party, Ladipo Johnson, accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of using security agencies to subvert … Continue reading “Emirship Tussle: NNPP Warns Against State Of Emergency In Kano”
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has returned to the Kano Emir’s Palace in the wee hours of Saturday. On Thursday, the state governor, Abba Yusuf, assented to the Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment Number 2) Law, 2024. The amended law abolished the establishment of the five emirate councils of Kano, Bichi, Rano, … Continue reading “Emir Sanusi Returns To Palace After Reinstatement”
The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has ordered the immediate arrest of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, accusing him of creating tension within the state. This directive comes just two days after Bayero was deposed by the governor. According to a press statement issued early Saturday morning by … Continue reading “Gov Yusuf Orders Arrest Of Deposed Emir Of Kano Ado Bayero”
Google on Friday said it is taking “swift action” to improve AI summaries of search results, after users mocked blunders like Barack Obama being the first Muslim US president. Google users took to social media to lampoon erroneous “AI Overview” responses to queries such as whether people should eat stones or stare into the … Continue reading “Google Tweaking AI Overview After Search Result Gaffes”
A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday issued an ex-parte order preventing Governor Abba Yusuf from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. The court also halted the implementation of a new law that abolished the four emirates of Bichi, Gaya, Karaye, and Rano. The order, given by Justice Liman, directs all involved parties to … Continue reading “Court Grants Order Halting Sanusi’s Reinstatement”
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”