ASHIWAJU MEDIA: Tributes Flow As Emir of Kano Dies At 83

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Tributes Flow As Emir of Kano Dies At 83

One of Nigeria’s most prominent Islamic leaders and Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero, 83, is dead. The octogenarian died peacefully in his palace after a long battle with cancer in the morning hours and was buried at 4 pm, a palace spokesman, Mahe Bashir Wali announced on Radio Kano. Palace sources said that the revered late Emir who was the second-highest Islamic authority in thevia

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