Tag: Emir Bayero

Kano: Court orders Aminu Ado Bayero to stop parading himself as Emir

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Aminu Ado Bayero

…Orders Police to evict him from mini palace Kano State High Court has ordered Aminu Ado Bayero to stop parading himself as the Emir of Kano, and asked the Police to eject him from Nasarawa royal residence. This comes against an earlier order of a Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, which stopped the State government from scrapping the emirates created by ex-governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and reinstating Sanusi Lamido as governor. Recall that Governor Abba-Yusuf had assented to the repeal of the Kano Emirates Council Law amended by the…

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NSA denies backing deposed Kano Emir

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Nuhu Ribadu

The Office of the National Security Adviser has denied an allegation that the (NSA), Nuhu Riba?u, facilitated the return of the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, to the State yesterday. The spokesperson for the Office of the NSA, Zakari Mijinyawa, described the allegation as untrue. Earlier, the State Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, accused Riba?u of facilitating the return of the dethroned Emir. Reacting to the allegation, Mijinyawa said Ribadu did not provide the aircraft that returned Ado-Bayero to the State. I read the comments on social media, it…

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Emir of Kano expresses enthusiasm over AKK Natural Gas Pipeline project

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Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness, Aminu Ado Bayero, has described the ongoing Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Natural Gas Pipeline project as a grand investment that will transform socio-economic activities in northern Nigeria and beyond. The Emir spoke at the 6th Valuechain Annual Lecture & Awards on Thursday, the good people of Kano were excited about the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Natural Gas Pipeline project, which runs through communities, States and cultures, while harnessing economic linkages along the corridor. He added that as Nigerians set their minds on the 2060 net-zero target for carbon emission, the…

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Aminu Ado Bayero sworn-in as Kanos 15th Fulani Emir

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The new Emir of Kano and Chairman, State Traditional Council Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has been sworn-in as the 15th Emir of the Kano emirate. Picture caption: (L-R) Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Emir of Kano, Alh. Aminu Ado Bayero and Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. The ceremony, which was held at the Sani Abacha Stadium, in Kano, attracted the roll call of ‘who is who’ in Nigeria. At the commencement of the ceremony, the State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, charged the Emir to cement the relationship between the government…

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