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EFCC Traces 41 Properties Valued at ₦212bn to Ex-AGF Abubakar Malami

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EFCC Traces 41 Properties Valued at ₦212bn to Ex-AGF Abubakar Malami

(see full list of properties) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced 41 high-value properties estimated at ₦212.9 billion to Abubakar Malami, former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, in one of the most extensive asset-tracing exercises involving a former top public official in recent years. The properties are spread across…

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Confusion, Tension As Rival Kano Emirs Name Separate Persons For Galadima Title

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Confusion, Tension As Rival Kano Emirs Name Separate Persons For Galadima Title

Confusion, tensions and unbridled rivalry are rising within the Kano Emirate as the two contending Emirs have appointed separate persons for the prestigious title of Galadiman Kano, following the recent death of Alhaji Abbas Sanusi. The move highlights the ongoing power struggles within the Emirate, exacerbating the fractures that have marred the traditional institution in…

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Kano State: Protesters Carted Away Ganduje’s Corruption Trial Files – Gov Abba Yusuf

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Kano State: Protesters Carted Away Ganduje’s Corruption Trial Files – Gov Abba Yusuf

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has said that all the documents and files of alleged corruption cases filed against the APC National Chairman, Ganduje, residing at the State High Court, have been carted away by violent Protesters. Kano State High Court of Justice was among hundreds of other places vandalized and set ablaze…

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Kano Protest: Group Storm Kano Streets, Chasing Looting Protesters Away

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A group of protesters numbering not less than hundred, wearing green fez caps with the word “peace” inscribed on them have stormed the streets of Kano, chasing away protesters who were looting shops and other commercial places. The group comprising the self-styled ‘Peace’ protesters, in their green fez caps, chanted “Mu yanci mukeso ba ruwan…

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Pandemonium As Shots Fired To Disperse Protesters Lightning Bonfire In Kano

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Pandemonium As Shots Fired To Disperse Protesters Lightning Bonfire In Kano

The protest against hardship around the country took a dramatic turn in Kano Thursday morning as some protesters set up a bonfire in front of the Government House. The protesters, who had converged from different parts of the metropolis, gathered at the Government House, where Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf was expected to address them. As…

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Senator Doguwa Resigns From APC, Joins PDP

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Senator Doguwa Resigns From APC, Joins PDP

A strong member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano State, Senator Masaud Doguwa has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. This came after he accused the President Bola Tinubu administration of lack of focus, and carrying out anti-people policies, which he said had plunged the nation into poverty. Senator Doguwa made the…

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Disregard False Information On 15th Emir Leading Friday Prayers – Police

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Disregard False Information On 15th Emir Leading Friday Prayers – Police

Agency Report The Kano State Police Command has urged residents to ignore false information circulating on social media that Alhaji Aminu Bayero, the 15th Emir would lead the Friday prayers at the Central Mosque. The Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Friday, that Bayero…

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Security Operatives Guard Bayero’s Palace Despite Court Eviction Order

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Security Operatives Guard Bayero’s Palace Despite Court Eviction Order

Despite an order of a High Court in Kano State asking Aminu Ado Bayero to stop parading himself as the Emir of Kano, the deposed emir remains at the Nassarawa residence of the emir heavily guarded by the police and the military. Channels TV report says that at the mini palace on Tuesday, the presence…

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40 Council Members Renews Allegiance As Emir Sanusi Presides Over Emirate Council Meeting

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40 Council Members Renews Allegiance As Emir Sanusi Presides Over Emirate Council Meeting

The 16th Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Sunday, presided over the first emirate council meeting of district heads and senior traditional council members at the Gidan Rumfa palace. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) finally assumed the superior responsibility of the emirate by presiding over the maiden edition…

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All Set By New Kano Emirate Council Law To Reinstall Sanusi As Sole Emir

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All Set By New Kano Emirate Council Law To Reinstall Sanusi As Sole Emir

The New Kano Emirate Councils Law has not only reinstated the five demoted kingmakers to their former positions, it has also empowered them to reconvene in Kano and reinstall former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Muhammadu Sanusi, as the sole Emir of Kano. The law stated that “the Governor shall take all necessary measures to…

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