Kano is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State. It is the second largest city in Nigeria after Lagos,with over ten million citizens living within 449 km2 (173 sq mi). Located in the savanna,south of the Sahel,Kano is a major route of the trans-Saharan trade,having been a trade and human settlement for millennia. It is the traditional state of the Dabo dynasty who have ruled as emirs over the city-state since the 19th century. Kano Emirate Council is the current traditional institution inside the city boundaries of Kano,and under the authority of the Government of Kano State.
Mohammed Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso,FNSE FNIQS is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kano state from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. After he lost his re-election in 2003,he was appointed the first Minister of Defence of the Fourth Republic with no prior military background,from 2003 to 2007,under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was later elected to the Senate in 2015,serving one term under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) representing Kano Central Senatorial District.
Muhammadu Sanusi II,;born 31 July 1961),known by the religious title Khalifa Sanusi II,is the spiritual leader (khalifa) of the Tijanniyah Sufi order in Nigeria and the emir of the ancient city-state of Kano. He is a member of the Dabo dynasty and the grandson of Muhammadu Sanusi I. He succeeded his great-uncle Ado Bayero to the throne on 8 June 2014,assuming the regnal name Muhammadu Sanusi II. He spent most of his reign advocating for cultural reform in Northern Nigeria. In 2020,he was deposed by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and was succeeded by his cousin Aminu Ado Bayero. On 23 May 2024,Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf reinstated him.
Mal Aminu Ado Bayero,was the 15th Fulani Emir of Kano from the Fulani Sullubawa clan. He ascended the throne on 9 March 2020,following the deposition of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. He is the chancellor of the University of Calabar.
Abba Kabir Yusuf is a Nigerian politician who has served as governor of Kano State since May 2023. He served as commissioner of Works,Housing and Transport when Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso was re-elected for a second term in the executive council of Kano State from 2011 to 2015.
Alhaji Usman Alhaji is a Nigerian politician,an educationist and member of the Executive Council of Kano State who is the secretary to the state governor,Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. He is also the waziri of Gaya Emirate Council. He is the owner of Usman International School,the first all-inclusive education institution in Kano State for both normal students and those with all kinds of special needs.
Nasir Yusuf Gawuna is a Nigerian health personnel,businessman and politician. In May 2022,he became the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 Kano State gubernatorial election. He served as deputy governor of Kano State under Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from 2018 to 2023.
Jaafar Jaafar is a Nigerian journalist from Kano state and the founder of Daily Nigerian,an online publication company which published a controversial video clip showing a Kano State Governor,Abdullahi Umar Ganduje receiving $5 million bribe in October 2018.
Daily Nigerian is a Nigerian newspaper publishing company based in Abuja that publishes in English-language and Hausa-language
Baffa Babba Danagundi,popularly known as Baffanyo,a Nigerian politician,former Majority Leader in the Kano State House of Assembly
Kabiru Alhassan Rurum is a Nigerian politician and businessman from Kano State who serves as the speaker of Kano State House of Assembly from 2015 - 2017 and 2018 - 2019. He is the current member of the House of Representatives from Rano/Bunkure/Kibiya Federal Constituency in Kano State since 2019. Rurum is a traditional title holder from Rano Emirate as Turakin Rano.
Muazu Ahmad Magaji is an oil and gas engineer,activist,and a Nigerian politician from Kano state.
Salihu Sagir Takai is a Nigerian politician,an educationist,was a commissioner of Governor Malam Ibrahim Shekarau and the former chairman of Takai Local Government Area of Kano State and the 3 times Gubernatorial candidate of three parties ANPP (2011),PDP (2015),PRP (2019) and APC(2020).
The 2015 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on April 11,2015,to determine the governor of Kano State,Nigeria. APC candidate Abdullahi Umar Ganduje won the election,defeating PDP Salihu Sagir Takai and other candidates.
The 2019 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on March 9,2019. APC candidate Abdullahi Umar Ganduje won re-election for a second term,defeating PDP Abba Kabir Yusuf and other 53 candidates.
The 1999 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9,1999. People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso won the election,defeating All People's Party (APP) Magaji Abdullahi and other candidates.
The 2023 Kano State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Kano State,concurrent with elections to the Kano State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. Abba Kabir Yusuf of New Nigerian People won the election.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Kano State will be held on 25 February 2023,to elect the 3 federal Senators from Kano State,one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election,as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives;with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
Gaya Emirate is a second-class emirate in Kano State,Nigeria. It was first established by the Kano State Government in 2019,and restructured in 2024 following a brief dissolution. It is located in the Gaya Local Government Area of the state.
Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado is a Nigerian lawyer and activist who is serving as the Executive Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission.
