I will talk about how the political alliance between Muhammadu Sanusi II and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso began.
In 2009, after Sanusi became Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, while Kwankwaso was preparing to contest again for governor in the 2011 election, Sanusi tried to secure the support of a major political figure in Kano because his ambition was to become Emir of Kano in the future. This was why, when Kwankwaso contested for governor in 2011, Sanusi invested more than anyone else in that political project. As a result, Kwankwaso became governor in 2011.
Later, Sanusi was offered a traditional title in the Kano Emirate, but he said he wanted to finish his job and retire first.
After Sanusi began having disagreements with President Goodluck Jonathan, which eventually led to his removal, some of the senior kingmakers in the Kano Emirate renewed the offer and he accepted because the time had come for his agenda of entering the Emirate.
Emir Ado Bayero gave him the title of Dan Majen Kano, a title associated with the royal household. On the side of the Kano State Government under Kwankwaso, whenever there was an official gathering at Government House, Dan Majen Kano was always present. Likewise, when Kwankwaso pursued his presidential ambition in 2015, Sanusi also invested in that project.
In June 2014, Emir Ado Bayero passed away, and at that moment the dream of Dan Majen Kano was fulfilled as he became Emir of Kano.
After the 2015 election, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje became the new governor while Sanusi became the new Emir. However, after about two years, divisions emerged in Kano politics between Ganduje and his political mentor. This inevitably affected the Emirate because Ganduje believed there was a strong political intrigue between Emir Sanusi and Kwankwaso.
This became more visible when Ganduje accused Sanusi of investing in the 2019 governorship campaign of Abba Kabir Yusuf. Not long after the election, Ganduje moved against him and removed Sanusi from the throne.
Sanusi then stepped aside and continued planning with his close ally Kwankwaso. According to this account, nobody invested more in Abba Kabir Yusuf’s 2023 governorship campaign and its behind-the-scenes election strategy than Kwankwaso and his allies.
Abba Kabir Yusuf became governor and Sanusi returned as Emir of Kano.
Now, looking toward the 2027 election, there is no Gandujiyya candidate at all among the governorship contenders in both major parties in the state, unlike in 2019 and 2023. Most of the leading contenders are members of the Kwankwasiyya movement, friends of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, and longtime political associates of Kwankwaso.
This is the story of how Kwankwasiyya came to hold the Kano Emirate and the Kano State Government….
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Mali Offers Multi-Billion CFA Rewards for Information on Wanted Terrorist Leaders
By: Zagazola Makama
The Malian government has announced financial rewards running into billions of CFA francs for information leading to the capture or neutralisation of some of the country’s most wanted terrorist leaders, as authorities intensify efforts to combat insurgency across the Sahel.
The move, approved under the leadership of military ruler Gen. Assimi Goïta, targets key figures accused of orchestrating attacks against civilians, security forces and state institutions.
According to official information reported by state media, a reward of two billion CFA francs has been placed on Iyad Ag Ghali, leader of the jihadist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), while a reward of 1.5 billion CFA francs has been offered for information leading to the capture of Amadou Koufa, a prominent militant commander associated with Katiba Macina.
Several other leaders of armed groups operating in Mali and the wider Sahel region are also covered by the reward scheme, with varying sums attached to them.
The Malian authorities said the rewards would be paid to individuals who provide credible information leading to the location, arrest or neutralisation of the wanted suspects. Citizens were urged to cooperate with security agencies by sharing relevant intelligence.
The announcement comes amid renewed military operations against jihadist groups in northern and central Mali, where insurgents linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State have continued to launch attacks despite sustained counterterrorism campaigns.
Malian authorities have vowed to continue pursuing the leaders and support networks of armed groups until they are brought to justice.
📌Press Statement By The NBA President
BAIL CONDITIONS SHOULD NOT UNDERMINE THE ESSENCE OF BAIL
In recent times, we have observed with growing concern a disturbing trend in the administration of criminal justice in Nigeria, where courts and law enforcement agencies, including the Nigeria Police Force, EFCC, ICPC, and other security agencies, increasingly impose bail conditions that are excessive, impractical, and difficult to satisfy.
The frequent insistence on sureties who are senior civil servants of specified grade levels, coupled with demands for landed properties of extraordinary value, has in many cases transformed bail from a mechanism for securing attendance at trial into a tool of pretrial detention.
The consequence is that many persons who are constitutionally presumed innocent and have ostensibly been granted bail remain incarcerated because the conditions attached to their release are beyond their reach. This troubling development undermines the constitutional right to personal liberty, weakens the presumption of innocence, and defeats the very essence and purpose of bail within our criminal justice system.
We consider it necessary to reiterate that bail is a constitutional safeguard designed to secure the attendance of an accused person at trial while preserving his or her liberty pending the determination of guilt or innocence. It is neither a punishment nor a mechanism for imposing pre-trial incarceration by indirect means. The law is settled that bail conditions must be reasonable, practical, and capable of being fulfilled by the accused person.
The Supreme Court, in Suleman & Anor v. Commissioner of Police, Plateau State (2008), emphasized that the object of bail pending trial is to grant pre-trial freedom to an accused person whose appearance in court can be secured through appropriate conditions. Bail is not intended to create insurmountable obstacles that make release impossible.
We are particularly concerned by the increasing tendency to impose conditions that are disconnected from prevailing economic realities and often impossible to satisfy. Conditions requiring sureties who are serving civil servants on specific salary grades, ownership of landed properties of extraordinary value, or other burdensome requirements effectively convert the grant of bail into a denial of bail.
Of particular concern is the continued insistence in some cases on sureties who must be senior civil servants, often on Grade Levels 16 or 17, and who must own properties worth hundreds of millions of naira. Such conditions have been strongly criticised by the appellate courts.
In Dasuki v. Director-General, State Security Service & Ors (2019) LPELR-49182 (CA), the Court of Appeal unequivocally condemned the practice of involving serving public officers as a mandatory category of sureties. The Court observed that such requirements are unknown to civilised legal systems and run contrary to public service regulations. The Court further noted that expecting a public servant on Grade Level 16 to own property worth N100 million would not only be unrealistic but could also conflict with public service rules and anti-corruption objectives.
The Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, is equally clear on this issue. Section 165(1) provides that while the grant and conditions of bail are within the discretion of the court, such conditions must not be excessive. Judicial discretion, though wide, must always be exercised judiciously, reasonably, and in a manner consistent with constitutional guarantees.
We therefore restate that bail conditions must be tailored solely to ensure attendance at trial. They must never serve as instruments of punishment prior to conviction. Conditions that cannot be met amount in substance to a refusal of bail and contribute directly to pre-trial detention and congestion in correctional facilities.
Iranian FM Araghchi reveals he survived strikes that killed Ali Khamenei
'I WAS EMERGING FROM THE RUBBLE'
'At the moment of his martyrdom, I was in the office that was attacked'
IDF footage: '50 Israeli jets bomb Khamenei's compound'
Yan Arewa kuna da Munafurci. Kunata wani ethnic profiling kaza kaza! Ubanwa ya jawa kanshi? Wa yasa aka tsani Kabilarshi?
Kai baka isa ka ganni da Kaftani ba, kace min ni bandit ne dan ubanka. Sometimes the way you dressed, that’s the way you will be addressed.
“Suspected bandits” not “Confirmed bandits” so they should investigate, if they are bandits, they should execute them at that spot. Let the hypocrite MiyettiAllah ask why.
Kullum kuna rabawa da Addini ana cutar daku. Kuci gaba.
“DSS there is not need going around harassing my people to get to me, this is my flight ticket 🎫 and I will be in Abuja by June 10 so you can make your arrest”
~ Verydarkman says while revealing what happened to Livinus in DSS custody
When Northerners are facing serious security threats from bandits, southerners are busy online spreading fake Christian genocide claiming Muslims are killing Christians in Nigeria while they all know nothing like that in Nigeria it’s only fake propaganda.
Regardless of religion Northerners faced and continued to face serious security threats by bandits, kidnapping and killing innocent people now that it start to happen in the south they all started to shout.
For more than a decade, thousands of children and students have been abducted across Northern Nigeria. Some of the most notable cases include 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State (2014), 110 schoolgirls abducted in Dapchi, Yobe State (2018), more than 300 students abducted in Kankara, Katsina State (2020), 279 schoolgirls abducted in Jangebe, Zamfara State (2021), 136 pupils abducted in Tegina, Niger State (2021), 121 students abducted from Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna State (2021), and 287 schoolchildren abducted in Kuriga, Kaduna State (2024) and many others but Southerners remain silent like nothing happened rather they called it Christian genocide despite major are Muslims.
We join hands in calling for those in position to take serious action to rescue these children and overcome these challenges.
It’s time for us to unite and face these challenges or else they’ll continue their evil activities.
VeryDarkMan and his brother don shake truck business in Nigeria. See truck wey dealers dey sell for ₦90M, VDM brother don drop am to ₦49.5M for buying, shipping and clearing. Now truck dealers dey panic as dem dey slash prices just to compete. 😂😭
Nigerians paid an estimated ₦2.23 trillion in ransoms to kidnappers in one year, an amount greater than the 2026 budgets of many states.
The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals.
A video of the former APC Chairman of Koko/Besse LGA in Kebbi State and his associate is now circulating on social media from their captivity in the Birnin Gwari forest.