His Royal Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II was on Friday morning officially reinstated as the 16th Emir of Kano. Trust Africa News recalls that this is coming barely 24-hours after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State reappointed him as Emir after signing into law the bill that abolished the five emirates created by the Abdullahi…
US President Joe Biden has named Kenya as a major non-Nato ally, making it the first sub-Saharan African country to receive that designation. Mr Biden announced the move during a three-day state visit by Kenyan President William Ruto. It is the first such visit to Washington by an African leader in more than 15 years…
Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka says Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election Peter Obi is “unfit” to lead Nigeria. Soyinka said this in a recent interview with digital creator Noble Eyisi. The renowned playwright said Obi, a two-term former governor of Anambra State, was “unfit” to lead the country over the actions…
The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has fixed Monday, May 27, 2024, to deliver judgement in the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against the election victory of Governor Usman Ododo. The three-member panel of justices, headed by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, announced the…
Confusion laced with mild drama characterised the sitting of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday where the detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, is facing a money laundering charge. Tigran Gambaryan suddenly slumped in the court due to alleged ill-health. The incident happened after the matter was called for trial continuation before Justice Emeka…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has rejoiced with the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on his “reinstatement” on the throne. Conveying the governor’s congratulatory message in a statement on Thursday, Fubara’s spokesperson, Nelson Chukwudi, said his principal received the report of the reinstatement of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
Rafael Nadal will start his French Open return – and expected farewell to the tournament he has dominated – with a first-round match against German fourth seed Alexander Zverev. Spain’s Nadal, who has won the men’s title on a record 14 occasions, plans to retire later this year. Zverev, 27, is one of the favourites…
Scientists say they’ve found a way to recycle cement from demolished concrete buildings. Cement is the modern world’s most common construction material, but it is also a huge source of planet-warming gas emissions. That is because of the chemical reactions when you heat limestone to high temperatures by burning fossil fuels. Recycling cement would massively…
●As Kano awaits Sanusi’s triumphal return Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has given the five former Emirs affected by the dissolution of the Emirate Councils created by former Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje 48 hours to vacate their palaces in the former Emirate Councils. He gave the directive as he assented to the law repealing the…
