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The decision by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former CBN governor, upon ascension to the throne as Emir of Kano to be addressed as Muhammadu Sanusi II, sent a lot of tongues wagging, especially those who recalled how his grandfather was dethroned in 1963. The fear and apprehension was predicated on the fact that with his acerbic […]

In a move widely perceived as a public spat on the face of his Kano counterpart, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has appointed the deposed Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II into the board of the Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA). The appointment came 24 hours after Sanusi was deposed as Emir of Kano by […]

The dethroned and banished former Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II, has said he will be seeking judicial redress and would approach the court to challenge the action taken by the Kano State Government, deposing him. Addressing reporters on Tuesday, the head of the legal team of the dethroned Emir, Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud (SAN) […]

Deposed emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has described his dethronement by Kano State Government as an act of God. In a four-minute video clip released earlier hours of Tuesday, Sanusi expressed satisfaction that he left the throne as a fulfilled and happy man. “Everything that has a beginning and end,” the former emir said. […]

There are indications that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) state chairmen Forum appear to be divided on the issue of the suspension order slammed on the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. The Publicity Secretary of the forum, Lawal Liman, on Tuesday dissociated himself from what he termed “the fraudulent vote of confidence” passed on […]

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, yesterday confirmed that the second case of COVID-19 in the country is a Nigerian in Ogun State. He said the patient is a contact of the index case, a 44-year-old Italian man, and has been in isolation since the first case […]

Of all the updates that have been given so far by the Lagos State authorities on the government’s efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, and ensure proper care for the reported index case, and other possible cases (there is a second case now), the most intriguing update for me is the disclosure that the […]

The protracted political tremor that rumbled around the palace of Kano’s traditional ruler, Muhammadu Sanusi II, climaxed in his dethronement yesterday. In 24 hours, the Kano State government unleashed a series of powerful seismic activities that witnessed the holding of an emergency executive council meeting. Heavily armed security men then blockaded the entrance and exit […]

With cost of governance remaining high and slump in revenue subsisting due to the volatility of oil prices at the international market, the Federal Government, yesterday, announced plans to cut its 2020 budget. President Muhammadu Buhari, in December, signed a N10.59 trillion 2020 budget, on the assumption of oil production of 2.18 million bpd with […]

The federal government yesterday moved to avert a major crisis in the public university system following a two-week industrial action embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to force the federal government to implement the 2009 agreement signed with lecturers. ASUU, at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting yesterday in […]