The Court of Appeal in Abuja has directed a fresh hearing in the legal tussle over the Kano Emirate involving Ado Bayero and Muhammadu Sanusi II, citing procedural lapses in the initial trial. Delivering the lead judgment on Friday, Justice Mohammed Mustapha declared that the Kano High Court acted unfairly by failing to serve Muhammadu […]

The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Jibril Ismail Falgore, has described the Appeal Court ruling favouring Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II as a triumph of justice for the Kano Emirate. In a statement released on Friday by his spokesperson, Kamaluddeen Sani Shawai, Falgore lauded the judgment as a resolution to a prolonged legal […]

The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Jibril Ismail Falgore, has hailed the Appeal Court judgment in favor of Emir Sanusi as a victory

For the first time since the Appeal Court's judgment on Friday over the Kano monarch crisis, Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has spoken. The 16th Emir of Kano,

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has criticized the Federal High Court’s involvement in the Kano Emirate chieftaincy dispute, asserting that such matters fall outside its jurisdiction. El-Rufai made the remarks while congratulating Emir Muhammad Sanusi II on the Appeal Court’s decision, which nullified an earlier Federal High Court order that had invalidated his appointment […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has barred the Federal High Court in Kano from presiding over the legal dispute surrounding the Kano Emirate, ruling that the federal court lacks jurisdiction to handle matters of chieftaincy in Kano State. In a split decision delivered on Friday, two out of three justices on the panel held […]

According to the appellate court, Justice Liman was bereft of the jurisdiction to nullify the steps the Kano State Government took pursuant to the 2024 Emirates Council Law.

The 16th Emir of Kano, Lamido Muhammad Sanusi II, has appealed to the people of Kano State to remain peaceful after the Court of Appeal’s judgment that the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction over the emirate dispute. Naija News reported that a Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, presided over by Justice Muhammad Mustapha, had […]

Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said the Federal High Court has no business meddling in chieftaincy issues outside of the Federal

The judgement by a three-member panel of justice led by Mohammed Mustapha nullified the ruling of the lower court on July 15, 2024.

There is a fresh tension in the Kano royal tussle that is between the embattled Muhammadu Sanusi II and Aminu Ado Bayero as the Court of Appeal gives fresh order.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered a fresh hearing in the legal battle over the disputed Kano Emirate involving Alhaji Nasir Ado Bayero. The

The Court of Appeal directed the Chief Judge of the Kano State High Court to reassign the case to a different judge for fresh adjudication.

Former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has sent message to His Highness, Emir Muhammad Sanusi, as appeal court delivered judgement on the Kano emirate tussle.

After delivering five separate judgments in the long-drawn legal battle on Kano Emirate, the Court of Appeal has finally rubbished the order of the

Following the Court of Appeal ruling in favour of the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II in the legal battle over the Emirship stool, jubilation has

In a split decision of two Justices to one, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has barred the Federal High Court in Kano from adjudicating over the Kano Emirate

The Court of Appeal directed the Chief Judge of the Kano State High Court to reassign the case to a different judge for fresh adjudication.