The Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero and other passengers on Tuesday escaped death as Kano-Abuja Max Air plane developed an engine failure 10 minutes after it took off from the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). According to reports the Max Air aircraft, marked VM1645, scheduled to take off by 1.30 pm took off at […]
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Nigerian playwright and Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has said Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, was not given good advise on the dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi II. Read the piece, FOR WHOM THE GATES OPEN below: These are depressing times – stemming from different factors of course – for a largesector of the nation. Insecurity, […]
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One of the lawyers representing Muhammadu Sanusi, former emir of Kano, Abubakar Mahmoud, has disclosed that after his dethronement, the ex-monarch wanted to move to Lagos state, but was forced to Nasarawa. Recall that the Kano executive council chaired by Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of the state, removed Sanusi from the throne on Monday, replacing him with […]
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The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has said the system of government will change and the north will “destroy itself”. The emir spoke on Monday at the Kaduna state government house during a programme to commemorate the 60th birthday celebration of Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna. Sanusi said as a leader, repeating the same thing […]
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The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Friday bagged an honourary doctorate award in Finance at the 2019 Graduation ceremonies of the SOAS University of London. Sanusi was among other pioneering figures in the fields of law, literature, journalism, and finance honoured at this year’s graduation ceremonies of the prestigious university. The emir was […]
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The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, said he has resolved to avoid political and economic controversies in the aftermath of the 2019 elections. According to PUNCH, Sanusi spoke during a dinner organised to celebrate the 125th anniversary of First Bank, on Tuesday. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) prayed for […]
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Not often do you see the President of Nigeria, the Senate President and the richest African attend a wedding with not less than 22 governors. The wedding of Idris Ajimobi and Fatima Ganduje is one of the rare weddings that bring men of this calibre together. The couple are children of the governors of Kano […]
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The British Broadcasting Corporation has apologised to the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, over claims that he was under probe by anti-graft officials for alleged mismanagement of Kano Emirate fund. Jamie Angus, editorial director at BBC, informed Mr. Sanusi that an April 24 story that said the traditional ruler was amongst those being investigated […]
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Muhammad Sanusi II, emir of Kano, says federal character should be based on merit, and not be used as an excuse for nepotism. The revered monarch said this at the 10th memorial lecture of Kehinde Sofola, with the theme ‘The Role of the Legal Profession in Nation Building: the Nigerian Context’. Sanusi said “true Nigerians” […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government of Nigeria has replied the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II over the proposed external borrowing of $29.9 billion. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President said the money is meant for the execution of developmental projects across the country. President Muhammadu Buhari had in […]
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