Peter Obi identifies key measures for ECOWAS in Niger Republic

The presidential candidate on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has urged President Bola Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to allow Niger return to democracy via its national institutions.  In a statement…

Why Obasanjo, Sanusi, Segun Awolowo shed tears watching our historical plays – Edgar

Mr Joseph Edgar, Executive Chairman, Shomolu Productions Ltd, specialist in historical plays, has revealed why former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Emir Sanusi 11 and Segun Awolowo shed tears while watching the plays. Others that have shed tears while watching the historical…

Making Nigeria work according to Sanusi – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

For The Good Of The Nation – Essays And Perspectives By Sanusi Lamido Sanusi; ALFA Books, Ikoyi, Lagos; 2021; 509pp Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the past Emir of Kano, would want…

Where do ex-bank MDs in Nigeria go when they retire? – Magnus Onyibe

Part of the legacy of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (SLS) as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) 2009-2014, is the introduction of Good Corporate Governance policy stipulating 10 years only as the maximum tenure for bank Managing Directors,…

*1 die, many injured in Customs, smugglers face-off (DailyTrust) *SARS arrested boy on errand, demanded N500,000 – Mother (Punch)

1 die, many injured in Customs, smugglers face-off (DailyTrust) One person died while many others were injured on Tuesday in Ogun State as Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officials engaged some suspected smugglers in a face-off. The deceased, according to the…

Release Sanusi Lamido Sanusi now – Judge orders IGP

Justice Anwuili Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an interim order requesting the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and others to immediately release dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from confinement/detention in Awe community in…

Sanusi’s dethronement: Full text of Wole Soyinka’s statement

Prof. Wole Soyinka has weighed in on the recent dethronement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano. Please find below the full test of the Nobel Laureate’s statement: FOR WHOM THE GATES OPEN WIDE These are depressing times –…

Subsidies will bankrupt Nigeria, Emir Sanusi warns (Guardian)

The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Tuesday, has warned that Nigeria may soon witness the worst case of insolvency unless the Federal Government eliminates the huge resources being spent on the subsidy of petroleum and other commodities. Sanusi…

*Residents accuse policeman of killing motorcycle rider (Punch)* EFCC: How Atewe transferred N35m to Winners’ Chapel (NewTelegraph)

Residents accuse policeman of killing motorcycle rider (Punch) Controversy has trailed the death of a motorcycle rider, Aliu Rafiu, on Ago Palace Way, Okota, in the Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State. While some residents blamed the death on…

Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi appointed to MTN Board

MTN Group today announced significant changes to the Group Board and the establishment of an International Advisory Board (IAB). The MTN Group Board is of the view that MTN has entered a more stable and settled period which enables it…

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