A Federal High Court in Kano has set aside the Kano State Emirate Law 2024, which dissolved the five Emirates in Kano State. The court set aside the repealment of the Kano
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
A Federal High Court on Friday ordered the Kano State government to pay N10 million in damages to the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, for breaching his fundamental human rights.
The former Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir, has accepted his removal as an act of God. The former Emir is one of the five first-class kings affected by the repeal
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the federal government’s deployment of soldiers to Kano over Alhaji Ado Bayero’s deposition as the emir, stating that it breaches the nation’s Constitution. In a
A human rights group, the Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has criticised the deployment of troops in Kano State by the National Security Adviser (NSA) following the Emirship tussle, calling
The forum of Islamic clergy in Kano has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prevail on any move that could provoke a break down of law and order in the state. In
Tension continues to mount over the chieftaincy title in Kano as heads of the military, the director of the Directorate of Security Service (DSS), the Commissioner of Police, and top echelons of
It was a moment of jubilation on Friday in Kano as Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf officially issued Muhammadu Sanusi II a letter of appointment at the Government House. Amid a mammoth crowd
A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido, has said that Rivers State has the potential to become an investor’s paradise. Speaking at the 2024 Rivers State Economic
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara extended warm congratulations to His Royal Highness, Muhammad Sanusi II, on his reinstatement as the 14th Emir of Kano. In a statement issued by Nelson Chukwudi, Chief