Politics

LP Guber candidate, visits Emir of Zazzau, promises to unite, develop state

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2023 0

By Idibia Gabriel Ahead of the March 11 governorship election, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in Kaduna State, Hon Jonathan Asake has paid courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau and chairman of the state’s traditional council, Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli in his palace. Asake who presented his

Editorial

EDITORIAL: Emir Shehu Idris of Zazzau: 1936-2020

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2020 0

One of the icons of the traditional royal institutions in northern Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Idris 18th Emir of Zazzau recently answered the final call of nature when he passed on on September 20 2020 at the age of eighty-four years. His was a long reign, having ascended the throne of his forbears on 8th February […]

News

Meet 4 princes jostling for Emir of Zazzau throne

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2020 0

Following the death of the Emir of Zazzau, four princes from eligible ruling houses of Zazzau Emirate are jostling to replace the Emir. Daily Times had reported that Emir Shehu Idris, 84-year-old, died on Sunday, September 20. Mr Idris spent 45 years on the throne, having ascended the position in 1975 after the death of […]

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Breaking: Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris is dead

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2020 0

The 18th Fulani Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris who was appointed on 15th February, 1975 at the age of 36 and spent 45 years on the throne is dead. READ ALSO: Emir of Biu, Alhaji Umar Mustapha Aliyu dies aged 79 According to Aminu, the late monarch’s son,his father had been battling with an […]

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Buhari salutes Emir of Zazzau, Shehu Idris on his 45th anniversary

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris as he commemorates 45 years on the throne of his forefathers. The president, in a congratulatory message issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Tuesday, described the foremost traditional ruler as “a symbol of peace, stability, unity and development […]

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Emir tasks subjects on agric loan

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2018 0

The Emir of Zazzau, Dr Shehu Idris, on Thursday tasked his subjects on the need to follow due process in obtaining loan for agriculture. Idris made this known during a Traditional Sallah Homage, locally known as Gaisuwan Fada, on the Emir at his palace in Zaria, Kaduna State. The homage is an age-long tradition, where […]