- Sanusi II deposition (9 March 2020); five-emirate split (March 2020); Yusuf reversal and Sanusi II reinstatement (23 May 2024); ongoing Bayero v Sanusi dual-emir crisis. See Sanusi deposition 2020.
- 2022–2024 banditry / kidnap-for-ransom in southern Kano LGAs (Sumaila, Tudun Wada, Doguwa) — spillover from Zamfara-Katsina-Niger banditry corridor.Northern Abandonment Cycle
- #EndSARS October 2020 — limited Kano participation; small protests at Silverbird Galleria suppressed quickly.Impunity Loop
- August 2024 — #EndBadGovernance hunger protests; Kano police kill at least 7 protesters; curfew imposed.
Kano State · Crisis deep dive
Buhari II & Tinubu (2015–2026)
Methodology
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged
Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.