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 United Nations has appointed Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, as a member of the new class of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) advocates. Antonio Guterres, UN secretary-general, made the announcement through Farhan Haq, his spokesman, at a news conference in New York on Thursday. The SDG advocates are 17 influential public figures committed to “raising awareness, […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingA former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II), on Friday in Abuja described President Muhammadu Buhari‘s administration as lacking the right policies to fix Nigeria’s economy and warned of grave consequences of borrowing $30bn from external sources. He also said even if the Senate approved […]
Continue ReadingThe Presidency on Monday refuted social media reports that the tenures of Lamido Sanusi and Charles Soludo, as Central Bank Governors, would soon be probed by the Federal Government. The social media reports, published on Sunday and Monday, alleged that the Federal Government had concluded arrangements to probe the tenures of the two former CBN […]
Continue ReadingResponding to the warning of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Emir of Kano, who warned President Buhari to avoid the mistakes Jonathan made, Reno Omokri, special assistant to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan on social media, says President Muhammadu Buhari should make the same mistakes committed by his predecessor. In his warning, Sanusi said: “If we do not expand the […]
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