Kano State Governor’s Second Wife Files For Divorce
Zainab Musa Kwankwaso, the second wife of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has initiated legal proceedings to end their marriage at an Upper Area Court in Abuja, offering to return the dowry paid by the governor. Zainab, a daughter of former Kano State Governor and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is seeking the dissolution of the 20-year-old marriage through khul’i, an Islamic legal process that allows a woman to seek divorce, usually by offering the dowry to her husband. It was gathered that the case was instituted at the Upper Area Court in Gudu, Abuja, with a civil summons carrying reference number CV/97/26. The court has reportedly summoned Governor Yusuf to appear on November 17, 2026, over the matter. The couple married on July 29, 2006, and have six children together. Details contained in the court documents indicate that Zainab wants the marriage terminated because of what she described as a loss of love and emotional attachment, alongside a prolonged absence of affection a...