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….Settles rent bill for the Kano Princess and her aged mother at Morning Side Suits in Victoria Island, Lagos. The Kano state governor Abba Yusuf has extended his humanitarian gesture to the daughter of late Emir of Kano Zainab Jummai Ado Bayero, her brother and her mother when he settled the rent bill of the Kano Prince and Princess few hours to the deadline of the eviction notice they were served by the apartment in Lagos. The Governor’s spokesperson Sanusi Bature arrived Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday 25th June, 2024 to meet with the General Manager of the…

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The Kano Concerned Citizens has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and other security outfits in the country to as matter of serious national security, caution the New Nigeria People’s Party’s (NNPP) leader and former Kano state governor Sen Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. The group’s Secretary, Comrade Muhammad Auwal Shuaibu, in a press conference held in Kano on Sunday faulted the brazen way the Kwankwasiyya leader spoke. “It is sad such a leader could make unguarded utterances which have grave implications on both Kano and national security. “Kano and indeed the entire country is greater than any individual. His…

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By Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa “If you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains; If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains.”— Cicero With the unfolding events in the history of Kano Emirate Council, the name of His Excellency, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf will be laced on the plates of gold considering the role he is devotedly playing to restore the battered image and regretful distortion of the revered Kano Emirate. The evil intention to destroy, balkanize and ridicule the historic Kano Emirate was hatched, plotted and carried out…

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Prof. Al-Bishak presenting a copy of his latest book, BLACK PAPYRUS: Global Origins of Writing and Written Literature Traced To Black Africa sponsored by TETFund to President of World Organization of Writers (WOW), Margarita Al, in Abuja. A unique African literary theory called “Leoparditude”, which was propounded in year 2000 by Mallam Al-Bishak, a foremost African scholar and Nigerian Professor of African literature with specialty in Literary Egyptology, will feature prominently at a two-day “Seen From Lagos: African Re-groundings Symposium” jointly organized by the Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos and University of Exeter, England, from…

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Following the Court’s ruling in the Kano Emirate tussles, the Kano State Government has directed the State Commissioner of Police to remove the 14th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from the government property he is currently occupying. Addressing an emergency press conference in Kano on Thursday, the state Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Dederi, said the stated that the state government has since concluded arrangements for the general reconstruction and renovation of the Nassarawa Palace. He said the state government is going to conduct construction works in the property, that include demolishing and reconstructing the dilapidated wall…

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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 dismissed all steps taken by the Kano State Government to repeal the Kano Emirates Council Law relied upon by the state to dethrone the 15th Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero and four other Emirs. While ruling in the case, Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman, on Thursday, set aside the action of Kano government, ordering parties to maintain status quo. It would be recall that the Kano House of Assembly had repealed the law enthroning the 15th…

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Kaduna Residents have staged a protest on Thursday at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, the Kaduna Government House seeking Governor Uba Sani to invite the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other relevant security agencies to arrest and prosecute his predecessor, Nasir El-rufai, over the alleged N423 billion loot. The protesters in huge numbers under the aegis of Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance trekked from the popular UTC bus stop along Sokoto Road to the main entrance into Government House, Kaduna in the state capital. The protesters raised placards with inscriptions that include “We will occupy all MDAs to…

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Nigerian Security to arrest and investigate Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso over claims that the Federal Government is breeding Boko Haram insurgency in Kano. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday, the state’s chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Abbas called on the security to drill Kwankwaso to mention those involved in the act of planning to destabilize the state. Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and also the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement in Kano had alleged recently that Bola Tinubu’s administration is breeding Boko Haram terrorists in Kano because of…

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The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has joined other Muslims to observe eid prayers in his home town, Kabo Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano North Senatorial District. Senator Barau along with his entourage observed the eid prayers around 9 am. amid mammoth crowd as residents across Kabo LGA trooped out to perform the prayers. It would be recalled that Senator Barau performed this year’s Eid-el-Fitr prayers in Kabo. Addressing newsmen shortly after the prayers, Senator Barau said he observed the eid prayers in his home town to celebrate and connect with his constituents – relatives,…

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The 15th Emir of Kano Aminu Ado Bayero has congratulated president Bola Tinubu and the Kano state Governor Abba Yusuf on the commemoration of the Arafat Day as well as the the Eid El Kabir celebration. He addressed newsmen exclusively at the Nasarawa Palace on Saturday while delivering the annual Arafat Day speech. He further called on them to bring more benefits to the people and also provided security for their lives and property. The emir reiterated that he has not only withdrawn plans to stage the durbar festivities, but has also withdrawn his plan to lead prayers at the…

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