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My return is evidence of God’s will, says Emir Sanusi
Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 16th Emir of Kano, said on Friday that God’s will and intervention were the reason behind his restoration to the throne. The Emir had obtained his letter of appointment from Abba Yusuf, the Governor of Kano State. Sanusi was overthrown in 2020 following a falling out with the outgoing governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. Delivering his appreciation speech,…
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Judge who granted court order stopping Sanusi’s reinstatement in US, says Gov. Yusuf
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has promised to inform the Nigeria Governors’ Forum about what he deemed to be the misuse of court orders. He made this remark in response to the court order that attempted to prevent Sanusi from being reinstated and prevented the removal of five state emirs from their positions. An interim injunction prohibiting the Inspector…
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Reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, officially resumes role
Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, the reinstated Emir of Kano, arrived at the Kano Government House to officially receive his appointment letter and resume his duties as the sole first-class Emir of the state. The Emir’s arrival in Kano on Thursday evening was marked by a low-key homecoming reception, organized following security advice. Preparations are complete for the much-anticipated event that marks…
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EXPLAINER: Implication of the repealed Kano Emirate Council Law
The Kano State House of Assembly on Thursday, in a unanimous vote, repealed the Emirate Council Law of 2019 and the 2023 amended version. The assembly proclaimed that the Kano traditional council’s division into five emirates would now be reversed to one emirate going forward. With the repeal of the Emirate Council Law, the Emir of Kano and the four…
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VP Shettima commissions new Bauchi Government House
Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya joined Vice President Kashim Shettima, and other North East Governors on Saturday for the commissioning of the newly constructed Government House in Bauchi. The event also saw the unveiling of the Rilwanu Sulaiman Adamu Square, along with other new structures within the Government House premises. The occasion also witnessed the presence of top government…
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Why we deployed armed officers to Rivers Assembly Quarters – Nigeria Police
The Rivers Police Command has explained its deployment of approximately thirty armed police officers and armoured personnel carriers to the Port Harcourt residences of state House of Assembly members. The deployment has increased political tension in the state amid a standoff between some lawmakers and the governor, Siminalayi Fubara, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The factional Speaker…
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Governor Fubara moves Rivers House of Assembly sitting to Government House
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered the immediate temporary relocation of the sitting of the State House of Assembly to the Auditorium, Admin Block of the Government House, Port Harcourt. The order is contained in the State’s official Gazette, Executive Order of the Rivers State Government 001-2023. The governor claims that the decision was made because the legislators and…
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Fubara storms Rivers State House of Assembly quarters
Amidst the political unrest rocking the state, Governor Siminalayi Fubara stormed the Rivers State House of Assembly quarters on Thursday.The governor visited the quarters of the legislators led by Martin Amaewhule under heavy security. He said he visited the area as the state governor. But before he left, he strolled around the grounds for three minutes.He paid the visit following…
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PHOTO NEWS: Ganduje leads APC NWC members on condolence visit to Ribadu
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje led members of the party’s National Working Committee and some elders of the party to Yola, Adamawa State, to commiserate with the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, over the passing of his brother, Salihu Ahmadu Ribadu.
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Akpabio attributes Nigeria’s faltering economy to Emefiele
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has blamed the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for the country’s declining economy. He pleads with Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu as he works to close the hole he left in the nation’s treasury for the benefit of all. According to Akpabio, who described…
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