An Islamic sect, the Dhariqa Tijjaniyya, denied has denied appointing the former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, as its leader in Nigeria. The Grand World Leader (Caliphatul Arrm) for the group, Sheikh Mahi Nyass, made the clarification when he addressed journalists on Monday in Sokoto. Nyass said the appointment of the sect’s leader in
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Suspected kidnappers allegedly abducted the nephew of the former emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. It could be recalled last week that Yaya Baba as he is popularly called was kidnapped while he was traveling from Abuja to Kano along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. Sources close to the family also told the newspaper that the kidnappers
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Following his deposition, sources close to the former Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi said he had decided to take up the three appointments he received from both el-Rufai and the Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi. Less than 48 hours after his dethronement, el-Rufai had appointed Sanusi as the Chancellor of the Kaduna State University.
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Former Emir of Kano Lamido Sanusi has mocked the Kano State Government for the poor manner in which his deposition letter was written. Sanusi said going by the way in which the letter was written, it was easy for him to challenge his removal in court. He also criticised the state government for not giving
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The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Friday, met with the dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, in Awe, Nasarawa State. Details later
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…It’s a pity Ganduje lacked friends who could have saved him from himself! Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Thursday berated Ganduje, saying he lacked friends who could have prevailed on him to save himself before dethroning and banishing Sanusi. The playwright stated this in a statement titled, “For whom the gates open wide’ following
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There were reports earlier on Thursday that the deposed monarch had left Awe for Lagos. But an aide of Sanusi and one of his lawyers, who confided in The Punch, said the deposed monarch was still in Awe. It was reported that the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule and some traditional rulers in the state
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The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday, appointed the dethroned Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, as the chancellor of the Kaduna State University. This is coming less than 24 hours after the governor appointed the Sanusi into the board of its investment promotion agency. A statement released by El-Rufai’s Special Adviser on Media
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The Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, has said he had no hand in the dethronement of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammad Sanusi as the Emir of Kano. This is according to the media aide to the president, Garba Shehu. He made this known in a series of tweets on Wednesday. Details
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