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 was born in Kano in 1961 into the royal family as 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 dethroned by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and was succeeded by his cousin Aminu Ado Bayero. On 23 May 2024,Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf reinstated him to the throne making him the 16th Fulani emir of Kano.
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.
Sadiq Usman Saleh also known as Sadiq Zazzabi is a Nigerian Hausa language singer,and songwriter. He became popular with his hit song Yanzu Abuja Tayi Tsaf. He won the first position award at Ga Fili Ga Mai Doki organized by Bayero University Kano.
Bichi Emirate is a Hausa traditional emirate in Kano State in Northern Nigeria. Its palace is located in the town of Bichi,Bichi Local Government Area. The Bichi Emirate was established in 2019,when the Kano State Government created four emirates from the oldest kingdom of Kano. The Bichi emirate consists of 9 Local Government Areas of Kano State. These local governments are Bichi,Bagwai,Shanono,Tsanyawa,Kunchi,Makoda,Dambatta,Dawakin Tofa,and Tofa local governments.
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.
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. APC candidate Abdullahi Umar Ganduje won the election,defeating PDP Salihu Sagir Takai and other 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.
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.
Rano Emirate is one of the four new emirates created in Kano State,Nigeria in 2019. It is also one of the oldest settlements in Northern Nigeria,dating back to the 6th century AD. Rano Emirates has a rich and diverse cultural heritage,with historical monuments such as rocks,walls,and palaces. Rano Emirates was once part of the Kano Emirate,which was a Muslim state that emerged from the Fulani jihad in the early 19th century. Rano Emirates has had three ruling dynasties:the Kwararrafawa,the Habe,and the Fulani. The current emir of Rano Emirates is Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa,who was appointed in 2020 after deceased of first emir of Rano Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila.
