The Historica Nigeria

Dozens of street sweepers have protested the refusal of the Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB) to pay their salaries in the last 10 months. It was learnt that the street sweepers gathered at the headquarters of REMASAB, on Tuesday where they called on the managing director of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Danzago, to pay their salaries. The protesters also complained about how dangerous their job is, narrating how some of them have been killed in the course of duty at different locations across Kano City. Some of the protesters spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of victimization by officials of the REMASAB. One of them said, “Well, concerning this issue, we pray that our salaries will be released, especially those of those who are working for the companies. “These companies that employ us are in charge of keeping the highways and motorways of the state clean. Read Also: Kano Commissioners On Six Month Probation, says Governor Yusuf “We are pleading beca...

Ibrahim Ado-Kurawa When the British conquered Nigeria, they appropriated the Emirate institution and used it to rule the people. Most of the Emirate dynasties of the Sokoto Caliphate across northern Nigeria were about a century old at the time of the British conquest. Their legitimacy was based on the Jihad led by Shehu Usman Danfodio and his followers from 1804 to 1807. In Kano the Sullubawan Dabo Dynasty was founded in 1819 when Sarkin Kano Ibrahim Dabo, their patriarch ascended the throne. The dynasty survived a civil war that was fought between 1893 and 1894. Yusufawa faction, were the victors and the Tukurawa led by Sarkin Kano Tukur (1893-1894) were vanquished. Galadima Yusuf was the leader of the Yusufawa. He died in Garko before the victory but he bequeathed that Aliyu Babba should succeed him. And Alu as he was popularly known became Sarkin Kano (1894-1903). Galadima Yusuf is the great great-grandfather of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. During the colonial rule 1903 to 1960 the Br...