Tag: Muhammad Sanusi

Eid: ??Emir Sanusi defies Police order, holds Sallah Durbar in Kano

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Muslim faithfuls trooped out yesterday, defying CP Ban to greet their 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sunusi II yesterday, as he held the traditional Hawan Sallah (Durbar) in Kano. The durbar was conducted after the Emir led the Eid prayer and sermon at the  ?ofar-Mata Jumuat mosque due to heavy rain that made it impossible to use the premises of the Eid ground. Following the Eid prayer and sermon, the Emir embarked on the durbar, riding a horse through Wambai, Zage, ‘Yan Damadan, Shahuci, and back to the palace. Unlike previous…

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Kano emirate tussle: ?NBA Conference recognises Sanusi as 16th Emir

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As the tussle for the throne of the Kano emirate lingers, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has recognised Muhammadu Sanusi II as the lawful monarch of the emirate.?Apart from the fact that all the district heads across the 44 local government areas of Kano, the council chairmen, commissioners and well-meaning Kano people and Nigerians consider him as the one on the throne, the NBA has also identified with Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano, by inviting him to their on-going annual conference in Kano. The conference, holding at Amani…

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Kano: Sanusi opens up on reinstatement, says no one can question God

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Sanusi opens up

Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sunusi II, has said no one can ask God for an explanation on any issue. The monarch said this yesterday, during his sermon at the Kofar-Kudu Central Mosque in Kano. His sermon focused on the belief in Allah in good and bad times. Sanusi said, Whoever believes that Allah alone gives everything must take the decision of Allah wholeheartedly. No one asks Allahs reasons for anything. We were told that whoever does not accept that destiny is from Allah, his belief is not complete. One should…

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Sanusi not fit to be emir – Ganduje

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Says he was appointed to spite Jonathan   Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said that the dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sunusi II, is not fit to be a king.  Ganduje made the comment at the presentation of a book on former President Goodluck Johnathan, alleging that Sanusi was considered for the throne in order to spite Jonathan.  According to him, “Sanusi was appointed Emir of Kano not because he was the best man for the throne but to retaliate what Jonathan did to him; that was in order…

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Nigerian elites only fighting for their pockets, says Sanusi

Ishaku Yohanna

Muhammad Sanusi, a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and ex-Emir of Kano, has said that the ethno-religious crisis in the country was caused by elites jostling to plunder the nations resources and not the people, who are affected by the crisis. Sanusi made this known while speaking at The Platform, an annual conference organised by the Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos, on Thursday. He said politicians were only fighting for their pockets and in the process instigate deadly crisis that affected the masses. He said, Ethno-religious crisis is…

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NBAs Disinvite: Nigerian lawyers have lost a chance to grill El-Rufai, says Sanusi

Ishaku Yohanna

Former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, has faulted the dis-invitation of the Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, to the forthcoming conference of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA). Governor El-Rufais invitation to speak as one of the guest speakers at the 2020 conference of the NBA was withdrawn by the body of lawyers late last week. Sanusi spoke during a visit to the Kaduna State Governor at his office in the Government House on Sunday. According to the former monarch, it is wrong to withdraw the invitation to the…

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