Emir of Kano

Police defy Kano Governor’s orders, refuse to evict deposed Emir Ado Bayero

Kano State Police Commissioner Usaini Gumel has explained why the police were unable to carry out Governor Abba Yusuf’s order to evict the...

Emirship tussle: We won’t allow state of emergency in Kano – Sen. Kwankwaso

Sen. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, former Kano State Governor and Kwankwasiyya Movement leader, has pledged to oppose and resist any attempt to impose a...

Kano Emir Sanusi, at Jumma’t prayer, says he has no doubts about God’s plan

For the first time since his reinstatement, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, attended Jumma’t prayer in Kano on Friday, urging absolute...

Kano emirate tussle: Gov. Yusuf visits Ribadu

Amid the emirship tussle, the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, paid a visit to the National Security Adviser, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, in...

We will enforce ban on protests, gatherings – Kano CP

Kano State Police Commissioner Mohammed Usain Gumel has announced the readiness of the command to enforce the state government’s order banning all forms...

Conflicting interim injunctions over Kano Emirate tussle: CJN summons FHC CJ, Kano CJ

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court and the Chief Judge...

Kano Gov. Yusuf bans public demonstration, orders arrest of protesters

Kano Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf says he has imposed a ban on all forms of protests in the state. Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa,...

Just in: Court restrains security agencies from evicting reinstated Emir of Kano Sanusi

A Kano High Court has restrained the police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigerian Army from evicting the reinstated Emir...

Breaking: Court orders police to evacuate deposed Emir Bayero from Kano with immediate effect

The Kano Police Commissioner has been ordered to immediately evacuate the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, from the Nasarawa Palace in Kano,...

Emirship tussle: Gwarzo recants, apologises to NSA Ribadu

Kano Deputy Governor Aminu Gwarzo has apologized to the National Security adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, for implicating him in the Kano emirate tussle. According...

Emir Sanusi’s reinstatement: Nobody can intimidate us – Kano Deputy Gov.

Amid pockets of protests and insistence by law enforcement agencies to enforce court order, the Kano State Government says nobody can intimidate it...

Kano emirate: We are capable of dealing with troublemakers – Kano CP

Kano State Police Commissioner Usaini Gumel has warned that the command has the capacity to deal with miscreants planning to foment trouble in...

Just in: Protest breaks out over disbanded Kano Emirate

Protesters are currently on the streets of Gaya, one of the five emirates affected by the repealed Kano Emirates Council Law. Persecondnews learnt...

Intervene in Kano Emirate stalemate, Islamic scholars beg Pres. Tinubu

Worried by the tension following the dethronement of the Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, and subsequent reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido, Islamic scholars (Ulamas)...

Just in: We will accept whatever the law says, deposed Emir of Bayero breaks silence

The deposed 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has stated that nobody is above the law, saying he will accept whatever...

Breaking: Hunter now the hunted! Gunmen abduct Army officer in Makurdi, demand N5m ransom

The kidnapping of Charles Ogbonna, a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO), has been reported near an army barracks in Makurdi, Benue State, capital. The...