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Why I reinstated Lamido Sanusi as Kano Emir - Governor

Nigeria, May 24 -- The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, says the reinstatement of the deposed Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, was a fulfilment of a campaign promise. Mr Yusuf, on Thursday, signed the... Read More


Four years after dethronement, Sanusi reinstated as emir of Kano

Nigeria, May 24 -- The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has reinstated the dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi. Mr Sanusi is now officially the 14th and 16th emir of the ancient northern Nigeria... Read More


BREAKING: Kano governor signs law scrapping five emirates, may reinstate Sanusi

Nigeria, May 23 -- The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has signed the bill that repealed the State Emirate Council Law 2019 that gave the state five emirate councils. The state House of Assembly on ... Read More


JUST IN: Kano kingmakers in Government House to select new Emir

Nigeria, May 23 -- Kingmakers in Kano Emirate have arrived at the Government House in preparation for the selection of a new emir. The State House of Assembly earlier on Thursday repealed the State E... Read More


Lawmakers pass law to abolish four Kano emirates

Nigeria, May 23 -- The Kano State House of Assembly has repealed the State Emirate Council Law 2019 that allowed former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to split Kano emirate to four. The repeal, subject t... Read More


Kano lawmakers set to amend controversial Kano emirate council law

Nigeria, May 23 -- The Kano State House of Assembly is expected to conclude, on Thursday, the process for the amendment of the Kano Emirate Council Law of 2019 that created five emirates in the state.... Read More


Garba Duba, Nigerian Army general who participated in 1966 counter-coup, is dead

Nigeria, May 17 -- A former Nigerian Army general, who at different times served as military administrator of Sokoto and Bauchi states, Garba Duba, is dead. Former senator for Kaduna Central District... Read More


Death toll rises to 11 in Kano mosque explosion

Nigeria, May 16 -- The death toll from Wednesday's attack on a mosque at Gadan, a community in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, has risen to 11, the police and residents of the area have sa... Read More


One worshipper killed, 24 injured in Kano mosque bomb explosion

Nigeria, May 15 -- The police have arrested a man who allegedly detonated a bomb that killed a worshipper and injured 24 others in a mosque in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident... Read More


Terrorists sack 50 communities, abduct hundreds of people in Zamfara - Lawmaker

Nigeria, May 14 -- Terrorists have sacked about 50 communities and abducted hundreds of residents after weeks of incessant attacks in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, a lawmaker from the ... Read More