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Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, says Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has perfected the royal crisis in the state.He said this at a press briefing which held at Government House, Kano, on Sunday night.Stunned by thousands of storks flying over the sky in Gia Viễn dike, Ninh Bình – Nếm TVExplaining the role of the police in the emirship tussle, Gumel said the police would enforce the law.He also said security operatives had uncovered plot to unleash mayhem on the state while targeting some places, including the House of Assembly.Gumel, who had earlier warned troublemakers to steer clear…

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said two out of three of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration’s policies were necessary but wrongly implemented.Obasanjo made this remark at a Colloquium themed ‘Nigeria’s Development: Navigating the Way Out of the Current Economic Crisis and Insecurity’, at the Paul Aje Colloquium (PAC) in Abuja, during the weekend.He hinted that the third decision was the position in dealing with the coup in Niger.“Today, government has taken three decisions, two of which are necessary but wrongly implemented and have led to impoverisation of the economy and of Nigerians. These are removal of subsidy, closing the gap…

Former Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir, says he has accepted his removal, saying it was an act of God.Abdulkadir was one the first-class kings appointed by the former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje.The emirs were on Thursday sacked after the incumbent governor Abba Kabir Yusuf signed the repeal of the law which balkanised the Kano Emirates.The governor gave them 48 hours to vacate their palaces and hand over to the Commissioner of Chieftaincy and Local Government Affairs.The development has been causing chaos in the state with different groups staging protests across the state.Addressing the matter on Sunday…

The injunction issued by a judge of the Federal High Court in Kano, Justice Abdullahi Mohammed Liman, restraining the Kano State Government from reinstating Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano is only one of the many controversies he has faced.In this piece, John Chuks Azu, head of Daily Trust legal desk, chronicled seven controversies faced by Justice Liman.ORDER ON SANUSI’S INSTALLATIONJustice Liman had on May 24 made an order restraining Governor Abba Yusuf from enforcing the Kano State Emirate Council Repeal Law, 2019 passed by the state assembly that would see the reinstatement of His Highness Sanusi II.The…

Two students kidnapped from the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara in Kogi State have been killed by their abductors despite ongoing negotiations with the parents of the students.Confirming the death of the two students in the hands of the kidnappers, the Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, Bethrand Onuoha, described the killing as very unfortunate.The Police Commissioner stated this while speaking with Channels Television’s correspondent on the telephone on Sunday, saying that the security operatives were on the trail of the abductors to bring them to book.The kidnappers on Thursday, May 9, 2024, invaded the university around 9…

Supporters of Aminu Bayero, the dethroned Emir of Kano, have taken to the streets of the five emirates in protest.The emirates are Bichi, Rano, Karaye, Kano and Gaya.Bayero was deposed on Thursday after Abba Yusuf, the Kano governor, signed a new law that repealed the Emirate Council Law 2019.The 2019 legislation balkanised the Kano emirate into five jurisdictions and provided grounds for the dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi in 2020.Sanusi was reinstated as the 16th Emir of Kano on Thursday at a colourful event in government house. He has since moved into the palace.Bayero returned to Kano in the early hours…

The Federal Government has instituted a legal action against the governors of the 36 states of the federation at the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Government Areas.The suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, is seeking full autonomy for all local government areas in the country.In suit, the Federal Government specifically prayed the court to issue an order, prohibiting state governors from embarking on unilateral, arbitrary and unlawful dissolution of democratically elected local government leaders.The governors of the 36 states were sued through their respective Attorneys…

Ulamas in Kano have expressed concern over recent happenings in the emirate, urging the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency allow peace reign.The Ulamas made the call in a statement signed by the council led by Shaikh Abdullahi Uwais Limanci.They said the recent happenings in the emirate could escalate and degenerate into chaos if not carefully handled.“Kano State is one of the most peaceful states in Nigeria despite its political complexity. The recent happenings in the Emirate if not carefully handled could escalate and degenerate into chaos. It is imperative for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take all…

Ashraf, one of the sons of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, has tackled Aminu Ado Bayero, the deposed Emir of Kano State.He was reacting after Sanusi, the reinstated Emir, appeared in public with the royal umbrella, which signifies his authenticity.Sanusi’s action also came at a time when Bayero returned to the state and confidently sat at the mini-palace in Nasarawa as Emir in the ancient city.In reaction, Ashraf, in a post via X on Saturday, said: “Nasarawa Emir’s Palace belongs to the Kano Emirate. There’s no emir of nasarawa.”On Thursday, the young Sanusi noted that the recent decision by the Kano…

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has revealed that Nigeria spends $25 billion per annum on the importation of petroleum products.He said that the importation of fuel would soon be forgotten as the government of President Bola Tinubu is making efforts to make life comfortable for Nigerians.Shettima made this known at the Vanguard Economic Discourse themed ‘Reforms in the Era of Global Economic Uncertainties: Whither Nigeria’, which held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.Shettima, who was represented by Special Adviser on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua, assured Nigerians that new policies put in place by his principal would yield fruits in the nearest…