Court halts Sanusi’s reinstatement as Kano Emir

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano and presided over by Justice Mohammed Liman, has issued an order preventing the Kano State Government and security agencies from enforcing the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law. Justice Liman granted the order in an application by Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan Agundi, the Sarkin Dawaki Babba of the […]

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Sanusi, other deposed Emirs in Kano history

Kano, a city steeped in history and tradition, has witnessed a turbulent past marked by the frequent depositions and removals of its traditional rulers, the Emirs. On Thursday, the Kano State House of Assembly repealed the law establishing additional emirates. The Assembly dissolved all the four newly created emirate councils in the state. The dissolution […]

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The warnings from Sanusi and Danjuma, By Lasisi Olagunju

The Washington Post of May 29, 1979 reported an exchange between President Idi Amin Dada of Uganda and an agent of a British money-printing firm. The Ugandan dictator asked the man to help him print two million Ugandan shillings worth of 100 shilling notes. The Briton accepted the offer but “gingerly” asked Idi Amin how […]

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Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi’s son graduates with First Class from UK university, Sanusi attends (Photos)

The former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, and his family were in a celebratory mood on Tuesday, July 19 as one of his sons, Mustapha Lamido Sanusi, bagged a First Class in Economics from a UK university. The former monarch, his wives, children and family friends attended the graduation ceremony. See more photos below…

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Nigeria was in a deep hole in 2015, it will be in deeper hole by 2023 —Sanusi, ex-Emir

Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and ex-Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, on Monday, said that Nigeria is living on extra time in view of the numerous challenges battling the country. Sanusi noted that the country would be in a deeper hole in 2023, if nothing drastic was done to address the […]

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What Buhari, NASS must do to save Nigeria —Anyaoku, Sanusi, Soyinka, Sultan, others

Senior citizens and leaders of thoughts from a broad spectrum of the Nigerian society, on Saturday, expressed grave concerns over the future of the country, putting forward a roadmap to rescue Nigeria from the brink of total collapse. The elder statesmen were unanimous in separate submissions at the 2021 edition of the Obafemi Awolowo Foundation […]

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