The ‘Giant in you’ campaign of the FirstBank has again confirmed the common expression that ‘apple doesn’t fall far from the tree’ given the history of the financial brand and its legendary relevance to the growth of enterprises, within and…
Kano’s Game of Thrones and our National Anthem — Hassan Gimba
What is happening in Kano should be of concern to not only the Kanawa or Northerners but to all Nigerians. Kano, as we all know, is the heartbeat of the North. If Kano is economically buoyant, it cascades down to…
Don’t make Kano burn — Atiku tells FG
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the federal government’s deployment of soldiers in Kano amidst the escalating controversy over the Emir of Kano throne. In a statement released on social media platform X, Atiku warned that the peaceful nature…
Oil alone won’t secure Nigeria’s future – Sanusi Lamido
The 14th Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido, has called for the diversification of Nigeria’s economy to achieve optimal growth and development. The ex-CBN governor noted that while Nigeria has continued to…
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…