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Jun

04

2025

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Kano Emirate: Sanusi, Police Lock Horns Over Eid-el- Kabir Durbar

Kano, News Flash, Police Force, Religion

Kano Emirate: Sanusi, Police Lock Horns Over Eid-el-Kabir Durbar The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, and the police in Kano are at loggerheads over the Eid-el-Kabir durbar in the state. The Kano State Police Command has reaffirmed a total ban on all durbar activities during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, just hours after the Emir directed all district heads under the Kano Emirate to assemble in Kano city ahead of the durbar. Sanusi’s directive was shared in a letter issued by the Secretary of the Kano Emirate Council, Abba Yusuf Danmakwayon Kano. According to the statement, the district heads and…

Jun

02

2025

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State Government Declares Two-Week Sallah Break For Schools

Education, Kano, News Flash

State Govt Declares Two-Week Sallah Break For Schools The Kano State Government has announced a mid-term holiday for all primary and post-primary schools across the state to mark the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. According to an official statement issued by the state’s education ministry, schools are to proceed on break from Wednesday, June 4, 2025, and are expected to resume academic activities on Sunday, June 15, 2025. The directive applies to both day and boarding schools, the ministry said, adding that parents and guardians of boarding students have been advised to get their children by the early hours of June 4.…

Apr

06

2025

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Kano Citizens Claim IGP’s Invitation To Emir Sanusi Part Of Alleged Plan To Impose State Of Emergency

Kano, News Flash, Security

Kano citizens claim IGP’s invitation to Emir Sanusi part of alleged plan to impose State of Emergency Following reports that the Nigeria Police Force has officially invited the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, to an investigative meeting over an incident that took place during the recent Sallah celebration, Kano residents have voiced strong opposition. They have characterized the move as a potential attempt to instigate a state of emergency in the state. Some citizens, who spoke on the arrest of 20-year-old Usman Sagiru on Sunday, March 30, 2025, by the Kano State Police Command in Sharifai Quarters, in…

Mar

15

2025

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Court Stops Sanusi’s Reinstatement As Emir Of Kano

Judiciary, Kano, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

Court stops Sanusi’s reinstatement as Emir of Kano The Court of Appeal in Abuja has put a hold on the enforcement of its January 10 judgment, which had upheld the Kano State Government’s decision to repeal the 2019 Emirate Council Law. This suspension will remain in effect until the Supreme Court delivers a final verdict on the matter. Previously, the Court of Appeal in Kano had set aside a Federal High Court ruling from June 20, 2024, which had nullified the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024. This law had led to the dissolution of five emirates created in…

Jan

10

2025

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Court Vacates Order Nullifying Sanusi’s Reinstatement As Emir

Arts And Culture, Kano, News Flash

Court Vacates Order Nullifying Sanusi’s Reinstatement As Emir The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned a Federal High Court decision that invalidated the Kano State Emirates Council (Repeal) Law 2024, which facilitated the reappointment of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano. The appellate court ruled that the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction to nullify actions taken by the Kano State Government under the law. The law, enacted by the Kano State House of Assembly and signed by Governor Abba Yusuf on May 23, 2024, abolished multiple emirates created by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and reinstated a unified…

Nov

19

2024

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Lagos Plotting To Colonise Northern Nigeria – Kwankwaso Cries Out

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Arts And Culture, Economy, Kano, News Flash, Politics

Lagos Plotting To Colonise Northern Nigeria — Kwankwaso The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has accused Lagos of plotting to “colonise” the northern region. Speaking during the convocation ceremony at Skyline University in Kano, the former Kano State governor alleged that Lagos played a significant role in the ongoing emirate tussle in the state. “Let me note our situation here in Kano and indeed northern Nigeria,” Kwankwaso said. “The emir is just being a stooge at this very difficult time, especially in this part…

Sep

19

2024

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Governor Of Kano State Dissolves 44 LG Caretaker Committee Chairmen

Kano, News Flash, Politics

Kano Governor Dissolves 44 LG Caretaker Committee Chairman The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has dissolved the caretaker chairmen of all 44 local government areas with immediate effect, NAN reported on Thursday. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature The dissolution comes a week after the state House of Assembly approved a two-month extension to their tenure, which was initially set to expire on September, 8. The extension, according to lawmakers, was intended to ensure continuity in local governance. Local government elections are scheduled to take place on 26 October. Yusuf has directed…

Aug

22

2024

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President Tinubu Reappoints Chief Medical Director Of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital

News Flash, Kano, Presidency

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU REAPPOINTS CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Professor Abdurrahman Abba Sheshe as the Chief Medical Director of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, for a second and final term of four years, with effect from December 5, 2023. Professor Sheshe was first appointed as the Chief Medical Director of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital on December 6, 2019. The President expects that with the renewal of Professor Sheshe's appointment, he will re-dedicate himself to improving the standards of the hospital and ensuring the efficient delivery…

Aug

22

2024

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Emir Of Kano, Sanusi Completes Ph.D In London

Education, Kano, News Flash

Sanusi Completes PhD In London The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has completed a doctorate in Islamic Law at the University of London, United Kingdom. In a heartwarming video, Sanusi could be seen getting emotional after he was told that his thesis was approved without any correction. The video showed the monarch being congratulated in a meeting held virtually. The thesis was on: “Codification of Islamic Family Law as an Instrument of Social Reform: A Case Study of the Emirate of Kano and Comparison with the Kingdom of Morocco.” Sanusi started the PhD programme after he was deposed…

Aug

16

2024

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Ganduje Fires Kano Govt, Speaks On Missing Corruption File

Crime, Kano, News Flash, Politics

Ganduje Fires Kano Govt, Speaks On Missing Corruption File Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has fired back at the Kano State government over allegations that he masterminded the disappearance of a corruption file from a courthouse. Ganduje denied the allegations, accusing the state government of orchestrating the violence that led to the file’s disappearance. In a statement, Ganduje’s chief press secretary, Edwin Olofu, claimed that the state government was responsible for the violence and the missing file. Olofu stated that the allegations against Ganduje were baseless and comical and that the state government was trying…