BREAKING NEWS: Emir Of Kano, Ado Bayero Is Dead At 83

News reaching us has it that the Emir of Kano is dead! The paramount ruler died early this morning in Kano.

Ado Bayero celebrated his golden jubilee on the throne on October 22nd, 2013.

Brief History
Alhaji Dr. Ado Abdullahi Bayero (CFR, LLD, JP) (25 July 1930 – 6 June 2014) was the emir Emir of Kano in Nigeria, a position he held from 1963 to his death. He was a former ambassador to Senegal. He was the son of Abdullahi Bayero dan Muhammad Abbas. Ado Bayero was the 13th Fulani emir since the Fulani War of Usman dan Fodio, when the Fulani took over the Hausa city-states. He was one of the strongest and most powerful emirs in the history of the Hausa land. He was renowned for his abundant wealth, maintained by means of stock market investments and large-scale agricultural entrepreneurship both at home and abroad.

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