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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | NLC Rejects FG’s ₦60,000 Minimum Wage Offer, Suggests ₦494,000
NLC rejects FG's ₦60,000 minimum wage offer, suggests ₦494,000 PDP describes Tinubu's first year as the most challenging since the Civil War Confusion between Bayero and Sanusi as court decides…
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Controversy as ‘Fake Bishops’ attend Shettima’s unveiling as Tinubu’s running mate; National grid collapses for 6th time in 2022 | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Controversy as ‘Fake Bishops’ attend Shettima’s unveiling as Tinubu’s running mateNational grid collapses for 6th time in 2022NCAA suspends Dana Airlines operations11 Zamfara, Katsina emirs, district heads sacked, suspended for…
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Ganduje is prepared to flout the law to keep his emirs
After months of deliberations the Federal Courts have ruled in the civil case brought before it about the legitimacy of the chiefdoms of Bichi, Gaya, Rano and Karaye in Kano…
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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 7th of March
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YNaija Says: Sanusi may be provincial – but everything he says is truth
To some people, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II is a great loss to Nigeria, and to others he is a brilliant man whose bigotry lies just beneath the surface, but few…
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5 Sanusi Lamido Sanusi quotes to help us focus on the real issues
by Roqeebah Olaoniye Emir of Kano and former Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, yesterday distinguished himself from the bunch. Yet again. We gave you The Thread HERE. However you…
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Emir of Kano, Sanusi II, rides through the streets of Kano on horseback (PHOTOS)
The Kano Emirate held its annual Durbar festival on Wednesday. The Durbar festival is an event celebrated alongside the Eid al-Fitr. As part of the festivities, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi…
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Flashback: 2011, when Lamido Sanusi predicted this turn of events
Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who later became a whistleblower before ascending to the throne of the Kano Emirate, may have been a prophet,…
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‘Corruption is when you appoint people to do what they’re not capable of’ – Emir of Kano
The Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Sunday, has described the inability of Nigeria to save money from oil revenue when the cost of the product was high and…
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Emir of Mubi infers that APC has been deceiving Nigerians
The Emir of Mubi, Isah Ahamdu, has advised members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop deceiving the electorate if they hope to succeed. Ahamdu issued the counsel when he hosted an…
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CAN reacts to forced marriage of Christian girls, Islamic Coalition against terrorism (READ)
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in the 19 Northern States, on Saturday, March 12, questioned the Federal Government's decision to include Nigeria in the coalition of Islamic Countries fighting…
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Emir of Kano orders repatriation of Ese Oruru to Bayelsa
The alleged kidnapped, and subsequent forced marriage, of 14-year-old schoolgirl, Ese Oruru, by a tricycle driver known as Yinusa, aka Yellow, has elicited an unprecedented amount of reaction from ordinary and influential…
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The attackers of Saraki are looking for God’s trouble – Emir of Ilorin
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has described the incident that took place on Thursday as an offence against God. The incident, being the disruption of the Eid-el-Kabir prayer at the Ilorin…
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On his way to Daura, GMB visited Emir of Katsina (See Photos)
by Ranti Joseph President- elect Muhammadu Buhari went on a courtesy visit to Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Kabiru Usman earlier today. He made the stopover visit on the way to his…
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‘We shall arrest them’ – Police comb Zamfara for abducted Emir
by Ranti Joseph The police in Zamfara have commenced search for the Emir of Bukkuyum, Muhammadu Usman, who was abducted from his palace on Friday night by some gunmen. The…
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Opinion: Sanusi and the prospects of radical Emirship
by Jubrin Ibrahim The radical agenda that we all hope HH Sanusi II will seek to exercise his influence on is clear. The first is the promotion of education in…
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Like a boss: HRH Sanusi Lamido meets his subjects in the palace (LOOK)
by 'Jola Sotubo The entry of the new Emir of Kano, HRH Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, into his palace was witnessed and celebrated by many. [READ: Magnificent! This is the throne…
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Tunde Fagbenle: As Sanusi Lamido Sanusi fulfils his lifelong ambition
by Tunde Fagbenle If the maverick prince, now King, truly sees the throne as higher an office than any other — be it governor or president, regardless of the contradiction…
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Sanusi begins 3-day solitary ritual in the palace
by S'ola Filani The new Emir of Kano, Sansui Lamido Sanusi on Friday began a three-day solitary ritual in fulfillment of tradition. The process would see the emir locked up…
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Opinion: Finally, the Emir is in his palace
by Ahmad Bala Kabo Finally, The Emir is at His Palace: Gidan Rumfa. Today Friday 13th June 2014 mark the seventh day of mourning the death of HRH Alh.…
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Gimba Kakanda: A letter to HRH Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
by Gimba Kakanda As a mentee of dead philosophers, you really don’t need to be told to not react to their attempts to desecrate your office. Be the victim, not…
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Demola Rewaju: All hail the new activist king (Y! Superblogger)
by Demola Rewaju The presence of several APC chieftains in Kano before the announcement of Gov Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has cast a political shadow on Sanusi’s throne and it may be one…
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Police ‘ordered to arrest Sanusi over fraud charges’ (Report)
by S'ola Filani The new emir There are unconfirmed reports that the Nigerian police have been ordered to arrest the newly-crowned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on fraud-related charges…
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Femi Aribisala: Lamido Sanusi – The wrong Emir of Kano
by Femi Aribisala Make no mistake about it: this is a political appointment. Even more pointedly, it is an APC appointment. Governor Kwankwaso who made this appointment is a rebel…
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Tight security: Shettima attends Emir’s burial with over 100 soldiers
by Oge Okonkwo Following the attack and killing of the Emir of Gwoza, Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, left Maiduguri, the state capital, amid tight security, to attend the monarch’s…
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Opinion: Sanusi Lamido – My enemy, my friend and my whistle-blower
by Obinna Akukwe Sanusi occasionally exhibits official recklessness, which in itself could be irritating. However, his official recklessness equally saved the banking industry, stabilized the naira, reduced inflation and exposed…
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Costly tweet: Man sentenced to 2 years in prison for insulting Emir of Kuwait on Twitter
A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country's ruler on Twitter, a lawyer following the case said, as the Gulf Arab state cracks…
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Emir of Fika escapes suicide bomb attack
by Isi Esene The Emir of Fika in Yobe State, Alhaji Muhammed Abali Ibn Mohammed Idrisa, was on Friday targeted in a suicide bomb attack which killed his police orderly.…
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Emir of the CBN? Sanusi Lamido explains himself
by Stanley Azuakola Somehow, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, felt that he had to respond to the criticisms which came his way…
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Photos: Emir of the Central Bank? Lamido Sanusi resumes work in traditional attire
by Stanley Azuakola It is an open secret that the Governor of the Central Bank, Sanusi Lamido, would give anything to be Emir of his beloved Kano someday. Only last…
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