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Eid-el-Fitr Sallah: Emir Sanusi avoid security breach, returns to 1903 traditional homage

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14th Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sunusi II

 

Eid-el-Fitr sallah celebration continues amid peaceful atmosphere in Kano as Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, returns to 1903 traditional Hauwa Nassarawa homage, a cherished cultural heritage of Dabo clan to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at government house.

In compliance with the security prohibition of Sallah Durbar and specially so, to avoid security breach, Khalifa Sanusi abandoned the procession of horse ride and cut down the large crowd company of traditional title holders, a modern practice adopted in 1940.

Apart from abandoning the horse ride, Emir Sanusi who drove in exortic vehicle convoy also diverted his movement from the normal State road routes to Government house, strategically to avoid possible clash of interest.

Putting the historical fact in proper perspective, a Professor of History, Bayero University, Kano, Professor Tijjani Naniya, explained that before 1940 the Emir as head of Native Authority, only visits the residence and returned to his palace.

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He said, “before 1940, there was no Wajen Kano that is outskirts the City, and the Emir as the head of NA, he will pay only his visit to Government house to brief the Governor on the yearly happenings in the City and returned to his palace.

” But by 1940 and when outskirts Kano that is Wajen Kano was created and there were People who though must of whom were Hausas but not of Kano extraction, the Emir needed to go round and see them, the present day Hawan Nassarwa using Horses was introduced”.

On the security restriction, Professor Tijjani Naniya, revealed that what the police banned was “Procession of Horses” in any form. He added that the emir in compliance to the directive restricted all horse rides and came to government house with vehicles to pay Homage to the Governor.

He said, “what was stopped is for the Emir to ride on horses and pass through State Roads, that for sure would create a problems but now that he has returned to the original means of the Hawan Nassarwa tradition there is not violation”.

“And the Emir is only coming to Government House as against the usual Hawan Nassarwa that he will ride horses go round Kano to greet everybody and return to his Palace”. Naniya explained.

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Breaking:Former Chief Justice Of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Is Dead

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Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.), is dead.

A close source confirmed to SaharaReporters on Tuesday morning that the former head of Nigerian judiciary passed away at a hospital in Saudi Arabia.

“Ex-CJN Tanko Muhammad is dead. He passed away this morning at a Saudi Arabian Hospital,” the source said.

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Nigeria Tracker reports that Late President Muhammadu Buhari appointed late Justice Ibrahim Tanko into the exalted seat after the sacking of his predecessor Justice Samuel Walter Onnoghen over the issue of code of conduct in January 2019.

In Late 2022 Justice Ibrahim Tanko suddenly exited the seat due to what many said intense pressure from cabals in Late President Muhammad Buhari’s presidency and was succeeded by retired Justice olukayode .

Late Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad hails from Bauchi state .

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The Aso Rock Gossip That Made Late President Buhari Lock His Wife Out

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By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa

In a new biography, former First Lady Aisha Buhari has revealed that late President Muhammadu Buhari began locking his bedroom door, preventing her from gaining access, after hearing rumors within Aso Rock that she intended to kill him.

This personal account is featured in the 600-page book, ‘From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari’, where Aisha Buhari details her experience managing her husband’s health challenges during his presidency.

She stated that the former president, trusting the gossip circulating within the presidential villa, altered some of his personal habits as a result.

The biography, which was authored by Charles Omole, director-general of the Institute for Police and Security Policy Research, was launched at the presidential villa in Abuja.

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Many high-profile persons and political chieftains, including President Bola Tinubu, attended the launch.

In the book, Aisha said Buhari’s 2017 health crisis was not a mysterious ailment or the effect of poisoning, but began after a broken feeding routine and mismanaged nutritional habits.

The former first lady said she had long managed her husband’s meals and supplements at specific hours, adding that the regimen helped Buhari to maintain stability.

“According to Aisha Buhari, her husband’s 2017 health crisis did not originate as a mysterious ailment or a covert plot. It started, she says, with the loss of a routine; ‘my nutrition,’ she describes it, a pattern of meals and supplements she had long overseen in Kaduna before they moved into Aso Villa,” the book reads.

When they moved to the villa, she said she convened a meeting with close staff including Suhayb Rafindadi, the physician; Bashir Abubakar, the chief security officer; the housekeeper, and the DSS DG to explain the plan.

After some time, the plan was discontinued.

“When the Presidency’s machinery took over our private lives, I explained the plan: daily, at specific hours, cups and bowls with tailored vitamin powders and oil, a touch of protein here, a change to cereals there. Elderly bodies require gentle, consistent support,” Aisha was quoted as saying in the book.

“Then came the gossip and the fearmongering. They said I wanted to kill him.

“My husband believed them for a week or so,” she said, adding that the president began locking his room, changed small habits, and crucially, “meals were delayed or missed; the supplements were stopped”.

“For a year, he did not have lunch. They mismanaged his meals,” she added.

Aisha denied stories of plots to poison her husband, adding that Buhari’s health began deteriorating because of “loss of a routine, ‘my nutrition,’ was the genesis of the crisis”.

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Former Kano LG Chairmen Endorse Tinubu, Reaffirm Loyalty to Ganduje as Kano APC Leader

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‎Former local government chairmen in Kano State who served between 2014 and 2024 under the administration of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term and reaffirmed their loyalty to the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ganduje, as the party’s leader in Kano State.

‎The former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state, Baffa Takai, made this position known during a closed-door meeting with Kano APC stakeholders in Abuja.

‎‎The former local government chairmen also expressed their solidarity with APC stakeholders under the leadership of Hon. Abubakar Kabir Bichi, commending their efforts toward promoting unity and progress within the party.

‎They called on other party members to join hands with them in fostering peace, unity, and progress within the APC.

‎The group further reaffirmed its commitment to the party’s ideals and principles and pledged to continue working collectively to strengthen the party and ensure its victory in future elections.

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