Tag: Durbar

Eid: ??Emir Sanusi defies Police order, holds Sallah Durbar in Kano

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Muslim faithfuls trooped out yesterday, defying CP Ban to greet their 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sunusi II yesterday, as he held the traditional Hawan Sallah (Durbar) in Kano. The durbar was conducted after the Emir led the Eid prayer and sermon at the  ?ofar-Mata Jumuat mosque due to heavy rain that made it impossible to use the premises of the Eid ground. Following the Eid prayer and sermon, the Emir embarked on the durbar, riding a horse through Wambai, Zage, ‘Yan Damadan, Shahuci, and back to the palace. Unlike previous…

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Eid: Kano Govt. rejects Durbar ban, alleges Police taking orders from unknown source

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Kano State Government has expressed concern over the manner the State’s Police Command has been disobeying the legitimate instructions of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who is the Chief Security Officer of the State. Speaking at a press conference in Government House, Kano, yesterday, the Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Isah Dederi, said, I am compelled to ask the question: who is usurping the authority of the Commander-in-Chief? “Because, some people are dishing out directives to security chiefs in the State; so much so that the State Police Commissioner, without…

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Kano: Police ban Sallah Durbar activities

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Kano State Police Command has banned Durbar activities during the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) celebrations in the State. A statement issued yesterday by the State’s Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, noted that the ban became necessary in order to sustain the peace by the Police Command in conjunction with all the relevant security stakeholders. Gumel said, In furtherance, a ban on all contending parties has been placed restraining both from conducting Durbar activities for the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. He, however, advised worshippers to conduct their normal Eid prayers at the various…

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