The Presidency is reportedly working on a plan to divide Kano State before the 2027 elections, a move believed to have worsened the ongoing feud between President Bola Tinubu and the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. According to a report, Tinubu and Sanusi, once allies, are now at odds over politics, legal battles, and…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned a Kano State High Court injunction preventing Aminu Ado-Bayero, the 15th Emir of Kano, and four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye—from parading themselves as traditional rulers. In a judgement on Friday, a three-member panel of justice led by Mohammed Mustapha declared that the…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested three persons for being in possession of counterfeit currencies amounting to N129,542,826,000. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, revealed this while addressing journalists at a press conference on Tuesday. “Counterfeit currencies equivalent to a total sum of N129,542,823,000:00 were recovered,” Kiyawa said. The PPRO gave the breakdown…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has secured all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the just concluded local government elections across the 44 local government areas of Kano State in a sweeping victory. This was announced by the Chairman of the Kano Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Sani Malumfashi, at the commission’s headquarters, declaring the…
A new state may be created soon, as a bill for the creation of Tiga State from Kano has been presented at the Nigerian Senate. The bill, sponsored by Senator Kawu Suleiman Abdurrahman from Kano South had its first reading on July 10, 2024. The bill, titled “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999…
The crisis in Kano state has taken a new twist after a group of lawyers from Northern Nigeria issued a 48 hours ultimatum to Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, to rescind the reinstatement of Emir Muhammad Sanusi II. The lawyers, who identified themselves as the Northern Lawyers’ Forum, at a briefing on Tuesday in Abuja,…
Deputy Governor of Kano State Aminu Gwarzo, has retracted his statement accusing the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, of interfering in the Kano emirate tussle. At a press conference late Sunday, the deputy governor apologised to the NSA, saying he was misguided to have made his initial statement. “The Office of the National Security…
The newly reinstated Emir of Kano Sanusi Muhammadu has received his letter of appointment as the Emir of Kano, barely a day after he was reinstated by Governor Abba Yusuf. He received the letter at the Government House in Kano on Friday at an event attended by top government officials, traditional rulers, kingmakers, and other…
A former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday broke down in tears while paying tribute to former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe. Addressing the crowd present for the night of tribute the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor said he was thinking he would die before Herbert. He…
The Kano State Government has uncovered a warehouse storing diverted food palliatives. Ekweanaedo News understands that Tasiu Al’amin Roba, a Senior Special Assistant to the governor, was arrested in connection with this diversion. The Kano Police Command is handling the arrest, with plans to transfer Roba and his alleged accomplice, Abdulkadir Muhammad, to the criminal…
