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, LGAs. FG, in the suit marked: SC/CV/343/2024, which was filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince […]

  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, couldn’t have returned to the ancient city without the Federal Government’s backing. In a Saturday post on X, Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), warned that any attempt to destabilise the peace of […]

  Muhammadu Sanusi says President Bola Tinubu did not interfere in his reinstatement as Emir of Kano. On Thursday, Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, announced the reinstatement of Sanusi after signing the new Kano Emirate Council Law. The state assembly had passed the amended Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill 2024. The law repealed the […]

  Former Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, has again expressed backing for the administration of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. At the inauguration of the Omoku-Egbema Road in the state on Saturday, Odili told Fubara not to be apprehensive of anyone as the people of the state are with him.   Odili urged Fubara to remain […]

  Commissioner of Works under former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Muazu Magaji, has said that preparations were on to restore Kano’s deposed Emir, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, to his palace. Magaji, in a post on his Facebook page, said Ado Bayero would retake the palace being occupied by Sanusi. “Now the emir’s flag has been […]

  Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said that the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is unfit to lead the country. This, he said, had become evident with the conduct of his supporters, popularly known as ‘Obidients’, during electioneering of the 2023 general elections. He said that Obi’s failure to reign on his […]

  The politics of the ancient and prestigious Emirate of Kano has thrown up some controversial twists and turns in the last ten years. While not as dramatic and shocking as the popular American fantasy drama series, ‘Game of Thrones’, its latest twist is the stuff of a movie script where either a centuries-old tradition […]

  Muhammadu Sanusi II, deposed as the Emir of Kano four years ago, has been reinstated to the throne by Governor Abba Yusuf. Yusuf announced the decision on Thursday after signing the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill 2024 into law. Details later

  Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says he will “keep contesting” for the Nigerian presidency as long as he is hale and hearty. He said this during an interview on the Hausa service of the Voice of America in Abuja. Few days ago, the ex vice president said he will may step down for the 2023 […]