Lawmakers pass law to abolish four Kano emirates

The Kano State House of Assembly has repealed the State Emirate Council Law 2019 that allowed former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to split Kano emirate to four. The repeal, subject to Governor Abba Yusuf’s assent, scrapped the four emirates created in 2019 and restored Kano as the only state with a single emirate council, aside from … Read more

Kano lawmakers set to amend controversial Kano emirate council law

The Kano State House of Assembly is expected to conclude, on Thursday, the process for the amendment of the Kano Emirate Council Law of 2019 that created five emirates in the state. A bill for the amendment of the law passed its first reading on wednesday. The member representing Dala Constituency, Lawan Hussaini, who is … Read more