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Nigeria: Why I Created New Emirates in Kano - Ganduje
Premium Times, 10 May 2019
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State says he decided to create four new emirates in the state in order to take it to the next level. Read more »
And Then There Were Five - Governor Ganduje Splits Kano Emirate
Nigeria's Kano Governor Muhammed Ganduje has ignored a court order and gone ahead with splitting Kano State into five emirates in a move that will "take Kano to the next level". This is as critics say the move is a ploy to strip Emir Sanusi Lamido significantly of his powers.
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Nigeria: PDP Leaders Meet Over Kano Emirate Split
Leadership, 13 May 2019
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the weekend met over the establishment of new Emirates in Kano and expressed concern that it could lead to crisis in the state,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Wudil Indigenes Reject Gaya Emirate, Demand Return to Kano Emirate
Daily Trust, 12 May 2019
Wudil indigenes in Kano State have appealed to the State House of Assembly to revisit the recent creation of Gaya Emirate Council under which they have been grouped. Read more »
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Nigeria: Governor Ganduje Splits Kano Emirate Despite Court Order
Guardian, 12 May 2019
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday, ignored a subsisting court order restraining the government from implementing any action aimed at legitimising the new emirates of Rano,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Tension in Kano As Emir Sanusi Makes Triumphant Return From London
Premium Times, 12 May 2019
A tense atmosphere on Sunday enveloped the northern Nigerian city of Kano, as supporters of Emir Lamido Sanusi trooped to the airport to welcome their beleaguered traditional… Read more »
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Nigeria: Ganduje Presents Staff of Office to New Emirs
This Day, 13 May 2019
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, yesterday started presentation of staff of office to emirs of the four new emirates created out of the old Kano Emirate. Read more »
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Nigeria: How Ganduje's 'Fight' With Emir Sanusi Alters Kano History
Premium Times, 12 May 2019
The Friday appointment of four additional emirs in Kano State by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has significance beyond the perceived move by the governor to get at the controversial… Read more »
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Nigeria: Sanusi - Inside the Court Order Suspending the Splitting of Kano Emirate
Premium Times, 11 May 2019
The Kano State High Court has given embattled Emir Lamido Sanusi some reprieve. On Friday, it granted all reliefs sought by the Peoples Democratic Party caucus of Kano State House… Read more »
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Nigeria: Finally, Ganduje Moves Against Sanusi, Breaks Kano Emirate
This Day, 9 May 2019
Kano State's high stake politics entered an unsettling phase Wednesday as Governor Abdullahi Ganduje signed into law the state Emir's Appointment and Deposition Amendment Law,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Protesters Condemn Ganduje Over Split of Kano Emirate, Sanusi's Probe
Premium Times, 9 May 2019
A group of protesters under the Kano First Forum have condemned the decision of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and the State House of Assembly to split the Kano Emirate into five. Read more »
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Nigeria: Kano Emirate Broken Into 5 As Ganduje Signs Bill Into Law
Vanguard, 9 May 2019
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, yesterday, gave assent to the bill passed by the Kano House of Assembly breaking Kano Emirate Council into five. Read more »
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Nigeria: Ganduje Cuts Sanusi's Influence, Splits Kano Emirate Into Five
Guardian, 9 May 2019
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, may lose his dominant control of the prestigious emirate as Governor Abdullahi Ganduje yesterday signed into law a newly passed bill on the… Read more »
InFocus
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Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano State, has assented to a bill approving the creation of four additional emirates in the state, effectively reducing the influence of the Emir of ... Read more »
