The reappointed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II has reminded humanity that no one can determine the destiny of another person except God who has predestined everyone’s life.
“The Arabians used to say (that) in everything that we are going to witness, there is a lesson that shows us that God is there. Whatever that is happening to an individual is preordained by Allah and to those that are sensible enough, it’s a lesson.
“God is one and whatever He does, nobody can change and what He doesn’t do, nobody can.
“We (have) made it clear that God has preordained time and cause for everything and everyone. “He gave leadership to whom he wants and at the time he wants. When He gives, no one can take it away and when he takes it away, nobody can take it back.”
Emir Sanusi, who gave this narration today, May 24, while receiving his letter of reappointment from the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf at the government House, recalled that bout 10 years ago, in this same place former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso gave him his appointment letter as the Emir of Kano.
“Today, after 10 years I am here again receiving reappointment letter by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
“My Governor and our assembly members, you will not understand the gravity of what you did for the history of Kano and the country at large. Among Kano Emirs, it started from Bagauda over 1000 years ago. In this year’s, it was once that we had Emir Muhammadu Koguna who was overthrown and he came back after some days.
“This shows that in 1000 years, there has been no case like what happened now.
“In the northern part of this country, we have seen it in different states how politicians balkanised emirates with a state with one Emir becoming 20, some 19. In states of northern Nigeria, there are Local Governments with two or three first class Emirs all because the system has been destroyed.
“This thing that has been brought to Kano, had it been it was allowed, one day we will wake up with Emir of Kumbotso, Bichi, Fagge and 44 Emirs. So the state government and the assembly is on a rescue mission.”

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has issued a letter of appointment to Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir of Kano, returned after about four years of being dethroned.
The governor, while presenting the letter to Sanusi today, May 24, accused the judge who issued an order restraining him from appointing the new Emir, of the abuse of judicial process. He vowed to report such abuse of court orders to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF).
“The person (judge) that issued the court order was in America but he is ordering us to stop what we are doing.
“This issue of abuse I must present before the Governor’s Forum so that we can tackle it accordingly.
“We are agents of following due process, that’s why we did what we did openly before everybody.
“Those that are meant to maintain that rule of law must follow that also.”
The judge, Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano, had granted an interim injunction restraining the Inspector General of police, Kano state police commissioner, Nigeria security and civil defense corps NSCDC and the department of state service DSS from enforcing, executing, implementing or operationalizing the Kano state emirate council (repeal) law.
The judge granted the order based on a motion filed by Aminu Babba Danagundi who held the title of Sarkin Dawaki Babba.

Management of Globalupfront online Newspaper has announced the release of its Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Madu Onuorah who was arrested from his residence by the Nigerian Police on May 22.
In a statement today May 24, the management said that the Editor was released on bail by men of the Ebonyi Police Command after being whisked away from his residence in Lugbe, Abuja.
“He was released late Thursday, 23/5/2024, night by Enugu State Police Command who requested the Ebonyi Police to abduct him for them.
“We are awaiting a full briefing by Mr Onuorah and our lawyers before issuing a full statement on this matter and the next line of action.”
The management of the online newspaper said that it stands “by our Editor-in-Chief and the harmless story we published.
“We insist the police station is not a court of law where alleged defamation cases are tried.”
It expressed gratitude to colleagues in the media family, friends and well-wishers, and all defenders of freedom of expression who rose against what it called “a budding tyranny.”

The Kano State House of Assembly has passed Kano emirates council law (repeal bill) 2024 abrogating all the five emirates, including that of the Emir of Kano.
The bill, which scaled third reading, making all offices established under the repealed law have been set aside by the new bill.
In the bill, all district heads elevated or appointed under the repealed law are to revert to their previous positions.
The Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment number 2) Law, 2024, was sponsored by the Majority Leader and member representing the Dala Constituency, Lawan Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa.
The law which created five new emirates was first assented to by ex-Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on December 5, 2019.

Policemen reportedly storm the residence of the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Globalupfront online Newspaper, Madu Onuorah, yesterday, May 22, whisking him away in a gestapo style.

About ten fully-armed policemen stormed his residence in Lugbe, Abuja, in two Sienna buses at about 6pm.
He was taken away in the presence of his wife and children who fruitlessly demanded from the police why they were arresting the head of the family.
The police seized his phones, thereby completely cutting him off from communication with people, including his family members.
Information reaching us at Greenbarge Reporters online newspaper said that Onuorah was not allowed to contact his lawyer or any of his relations before he was whisked away to the Lugbe police station by the stern looking operatives.
It was learnt that the policemen who arrested him are not of the Lugbe Police Station, but simply dumped him at the Station and left no traces for friends and family members to reach them.
Meanwhile, the Management of Globalupfront online Newspapers has confirmed the arrest of its boss, saying: “the Police should release Mr. Madu Onuorah immediately and unconditionally.
“That Mr. Onuorah is an experienced Journalist, former Abuja Bureau Chief of The Guardian Newspaper, former Managing-Director of The AUTHORITY Newspaper, who operates within the ambit of the law.
“That anybody who has any issue against Mr. Onuorah should approach the law court and not turn the Nigerian Police into a Gestapo outfit that bullies a man in the presence of his wife and children.
“That any second Mr. Onuorah spends in police custody constitutes a serious infringement against his fundamental rights and a continuation of the assault on freedom of expression that has become frequent occurrence in Nigeria recently.”