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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf said Kano State is not bound by court order seeking to stop the reinstatement of a former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. Sanusi Bature, the Director-General, Media and Publicity of Governor Yusuf made this known in an interview on Arise Television on Friday. Bature said, “This is an ex parte order, and it’s given largely …

The forum says the scrapping of the five emirates showed the struggles that traditional rulers face in Nigeria. The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed concern over the unfolding Kano State emirate crisis that led to the removal of the five first class emirs in the state. The forum’s spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, in a statement on Friday, cautioned Governor Abba …

The court adjourned the case to 3 June for hearing of the Fundamental Rights application The Federal High Court in Kano has restrained the Kano State Government from implementing the new emirate law under which Lamido Sanusi has been reinstated as the Emir of Kano. The law, passed on Thursday by the State House of Assembly and assented immediately by …

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has presented a letter of appointment to the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. Earlier, Governor Yusuf stated the reason why the Kano State government reinstated Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. The governor said Sanusi was victimized in 2019. He added that the emirate council law 2019 by the immediate …

The Senate is currently in a closed-door session to consider a bill seeking to amend the components of the Nigerian National Anthem, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. If the bill is passed, the existing anthem will be replaced with the old components of the anthem that were changed in 1978 during the Olusegun Obasanjo regime. The lawmakers went into the …

The proposed Kano State Emirate Council Law 2024 passed by the Kano State House of Assembly on Thursday, May 23, technically dethroned Alh. Aminu Ado Bayero as Emir of Kano. The law recognised former CBN governor, Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano. Sanusi’s portrait has since been adorning the giant wall of the Coronation Hall of Government House, Kano, while that …

…as Some members kick against the bill The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill seeking to return Nigeria back to reciting the old National Anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee’ and discard the present one, ‘Arise O’ Compatriots. Sponsored by the House Leader, Hon. Julius Ihonvbere, the bill speedily passed through first, second reading, considered and approved at the …

The Kano State House of Assembly has dethroned the five Emirs and abolished the five Emirates in the state. The development followed a special session held by the lawmakers on the floor of the house presided over by the speaker, RT. Hon. Jibrin Falgore. At the resumed proceeding, the Assembly has passed Kano emirates council law (repeal bill) 2024 after …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has assured that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is committed to making life better for Nigerians. The Minister noted that there are efforts ongoing by the government to put structures in place that will attract local and foreign investors to transform the economy. Speaking at the Maiden Edition of the …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has signed into law the 2024 revised supplementary budget of N404bn with an increase of 22 percent. Speaking during the signing of the budget at the Government House, Benin City, Obaseki said the revised budget has become necessary following the inflationary trend in the economy as the adjustments have to reflect new realities. According …