Tag: sanusi
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Emir of Kano and the aborted Tsunami – Godwin Etakibuebu
By Godwin Etakibuebu The topic treated on this page last week was a frightening question: Pending Tsunami in Kano Emirate: Will the Emir survive it? Though I did not complete the work then, hoping to complete the analysis today, on how the sword of Damascus balanced appropriately on the Emir’s neck, relief came his way…
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Pending Tsunami in Kano Emirate: Will the Emir survive it? 1 – Godwin Etakibuebu
By Godwin Etakibuebu It began with the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission’s investigation of the Kano Emirate Council over allegation of misappropriation of Six Billion Naira. While the probe continued, those that are well entrenched in Kano politics knew that the exercise was all about the highly respected Emir of Kano; Mallam Muhammad…
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Why we suspended N6bn fraud probe of Sanusi – agency
Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Mr. Muhuyi Magaji, says the agency has achieved 80 per cent success into the investigation of alleged misapplication of N6bn by the Kano Emirate Council. Magaji told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja that the commission had also recorded a “water tight case against…
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BBC apologises to Emir Sanusi over alleged N6b Emirate fund scam publication
British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, has apologised to the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, over reports it published claiming the Emir was connected with a financial recklessness that took place with the Kano Emirate fund. Recall that on April 24, the corporation had published a report claiming that the Emir was under probe by the…
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Sanusi: Herdsman, Iconoclast or Pretender? – Azu Ishiekwene
By Azu Ishiekwene Sarkin Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, is in the eye of the storm and it seems the only way he can overcome it is to remain controversial. I was at an event in Lagos in October where he was also present as special guest. In an extempore speech, he said he had decided…
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Six weeks after deadly clash, Sanusi visits Ile-Ife, hails Ooni’s intervention
The Emir of Kano, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Wednesday, visited the Ooni of Ife’s palace and the scene of the clash between some Yoruba and Hausa residents which happened about six weeks ago. The emir spoke in Ile-Ife during his visit to the Ooni at his palace and his visit to Sabo area where…
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My opinion on Sanusi’s speech – Ken Tadaferua
By Ken Tada ferua Hang Your Head, Weep and Then Ask: Where is Professor Ango Abdullahi, the Northern Elders Forum and Governors of the 19 Northern States Forum? When a scion of aristocracy lends weight to the struggle against wicked injustice against the huge masses of the crass poverty stricken, oppressed and dispossessed, hope is…
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My speech generating unnecessary heat, hatred among Northern elites – Sanusi
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said his recent speech at the Kaduna Investment forum where he said the North was the most impoverished region in Nigeria in generating unnecessary animosity amongst the elites in the region. The Emir noted as well that the elites are trying to silence him. Sanusi said this…
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Include other young victims of insurgency in your campaign, Sanusi advises BBOG
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II has urged the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement to broaden their campaign to include all young victims of insurgency in Nigeria. Sanusi made the call in Abuja on Friday at the inaugural annual lecture to mark third anniversary of the abduction of the Chibok Girls with…
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If Northern Nigeria were a country, it would be poorest in the world – Sanusi
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has lambasted northern leaders for their complicity in further impoverishing the region through their neglect of activities and policies that can improve productivity and prosperity of the region. Sanusi said this in his key note address at the opening ceremony of the second edition of Kaduna state’s investment…