Emirship tussle: Police deploy additional personnel to two palaces in Kano
The police have deployed additional armed security personnel to the two palaces housing the contending emirs in the metropolitan Local Government Areas of Kano. The outgoing Commissioner of Police, AIG Usaini Gumel, confirmed this in a telephone interview with the…
1 killed, 2 policemen injured as hoodlums unleash mayhem in Kano
Some suspected hoodlums have unleashed mayhem on Jaen Makera quarters in Kano metropolis, killing one person and injuring two policemen. The outgoing Commissioner of police, AIG Usaini Gumel disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
Security Beefed Up as Federal High Court Delivers Judgement Today
The Federal High Court in Kano is set to deliver a ruling today in the suit challenging the validity of the Kano Emirates Council Repeal Law 2024. The law was used by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to dethrone Emir Aminu…
Kano residents applaud calm as Sanusi, Bayero lead Sallah prayers
Kano residents on Sunday lauded the peaceful atmosphere that greeted the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir in the town despite the ongoing emirate crisis. This was as the police command expressed satisfaction with the peaceful and orderly manner the Sallah prayers across…
Respect court order, vacate palace in peace — Forum of Chiefs tell Sanusi
The Forum of Chiefs in Nigeria on Wednesday advised Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to respect the Federal High Court order and vacate the Kano Emir’s Palace immediately. The Forum said the court’s decision, delivered on Tuesday, is final and binding, adding…
Federal high court orders Sanusi’s eviction, state court stops enforcement
A Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the eviction of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II from the Kofar Kudu Palace, while a State High Court has restrained the police and other security agencies from carrying out the eviction order. The…
Rice Now N40,000 Per Bag As Millers Face Paddy Shortage, Rising Production Cost In Kano
The scarcity of paddy rice, which is processed into finished rice, has sparked fear of food insecurity in Kano, as rice now sells at N40,000 per bag. Report indicates that before the scarcity, in Kano, rice was sold at less…
Palpable Fear Grips Kano Emirate Councils As Deposed Emir Sanusi’s Portrait Reappears At Coronation Hall
Fear has gripped the five Kano emirate councils created by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje as the portrait of the dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II reappeared on the main Coronation Hall of the State. Indication reveals that there was…
Kano Anti-Graft Agency Trails Over N4bn Missing In KASCO
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission says it has commenced an investigation of over N4 billion missing government funds from the Kano Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO). Report has it that the Chairman of the commission, Mr Muhyi Rimingado,…
APC Tells Ganduje To Shun Anti-Corruption Commission Invitation, Alleges Political Motives
The Kano State All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the immediate past governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to disregard the invitation extended to him by the state’s Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) regarding the alleged dollar video….