According to family sources, cited by SaharaReporters and other media, one the most prominent traditional rulers of Nigeria passed away at the age of 83 in Kano in the early hours of June 6, 2014, Friday.
We have lost a father, we have lost a leader, we have lost a great man. Kano will never be the same RIP Ado Bayero pic.twitter.com/70p 3QquyeM- #BringBackOurGirls (@dawisu) June 6, 2014
The burial ceremony in accordance with Islamic rites will be held later today.
The late Emir of Kano was born on July 25, 1930. He took the throne in 1963.
Title : BREAKING NEWS: The Emir Of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, Is Dead
Description : According to family sources, cited by SaharaReporters and other media, one the most prominent traditional rulers of Nigeria passed away at t...