Tag: sanusi
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Dethronement: Ekiti sympathises with Sanusi, affirms position as EKSU chancellor
Ekiti Government says it will continue to recognise the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, as the Chancellor of the state-owned Ekiti State University, (EKSU). The state government’s position was made known by the authorities of EKSU in Ado Ekiti in a letter addressed to the former emir. Muhammadu Sanusi II was dethroned on…
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I’m happy those who kidnapped Sanusi decided to release him – Kwankwaso
Rabiu Kwankwaso, the former governor of Kano state, says he is happy those who kidnapped Muhammad Sanusi II, the former emir of Kano, have decided to release him. Kwankwaso, who met with Sanusi at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, told newsmen that “I am very happy that at least those who kidnapped him, now, have…
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Sanusi going to Lagos – El-Rufa’i
Kaduna Governor Nasir Ahmed El-Rufa’i has disclosed the 14th Emir of Kano is leaving Awe in Nasarawa State to Lagos, through Abuja. A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna on Friday, said: ‘’The Governor who drove from Abuja to Awe town, met His Highness in high spirits, demonstrating his usual calm, poise and regal…
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JUST IN: Sanusi leaves Awe for Abuja
The former Emir, who was removed from the throne on Monday had been held in Awe, amidst tight security. On Friday, Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his release from confinement. Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who had given to plum job to the deposed Emir, visited him in Awe…
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JUST IN: Sanusi to chair LASU convocation lecture
The former Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, will on March 26 chair the convocation lecture of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo. The lecture, which is titled; “The Future of Developing Economies in a Digital World,” is part of activities lined up to mark the institution’s 24th convocation ceremony, where a total of 8,959 will…
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BREAKING: Court orders DSS, Police to release dethroned Emir, Sanusi
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the release of the dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, who was banished to Awe, a town in Nasarawa State, following his dethronement on Monday. Justice Anwuli Chikere granted the interim order following an ex parte application moved by his lead counsel, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN)…
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Sanusi’s dethronement: ‘You’re most notorious public face of disorder’ Soyinka blasts Ganduje
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has blasted Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje over his removal of the Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II, from the throne, describing the governor as the most notorious public face of disorder being propelled by the immunity he enjoys. Soyinka, while reacting to the dethronement of Sanusi in a statement on Thursday…
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BREAKING: Sanusi Sues IG, DSS DG, Seeks Release From ‘Detention’
The former Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, has instituted a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order for his release from the post-dethronement detention and confinement. Sanusi was taken to Awe in Nasarawa State and he has been detained in an apartment in the town after he was dethroned by the…
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Presidency speaks on Buhari’s alleged role in dethronement of Kano Emir, Sanusi
The Presidency has said that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, was not involved in the dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano. “All such insinuations are untrue, malicious and politically-motivated”, it said on Wednesday in a statement by presidential media aide, Mr Garba Shehu. The statement came a few hours after the former…
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Buhari ordered Ganduje to dethrone Sanusi – Kwankwaso
Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Governor of Kano State, on Wednesday alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the removal of Muhammadu Sanusi as Emir of Kano. Kwankwaso made the allegation while describing the removal of Sanusi as a sad incident to both Kano State and Nigeria in general. Speaking with BBC Hausa, the former governor who appointed…