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Kano Governor defies court on emir reinstatement, says Sanusi victimised by Ganduje

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Kano Governor defies court on emir reinstatement, says Sanusi victimised by Ganduje

The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has defied an order of the Federal High Court and reinstated Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano. Speaking at the ceremony at Government House in Kano on Friday, Mr Yusuf said the returning emir was victimised by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, which led to his dethronement in … Read more

INTERVIEW: Northern elites, emirs, are against my father’s biopic

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INTERVIEW: Northern elites, emirs, are against my father’s biopic

Zainab Ado Bayero, the daughter of a former Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, who ruled from 1963 to 2014, has opened up about her unconventional journey into filmmaking. Her father was the longest-serving emir in Kano’s history. Her recent biopic, ‘My Father, the Emir: A Portrait of Ado Bayero,’ chronicles the life and times of … Read more