KANO’S DANGEROUS ‘GAME OF THRONES It was the Prussian general and military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz  who said  war is continuation of politics by other means. This famous quote came to mind when the drama in Kano over claims to the commercial city’s throne played out significantly yesterday. Muhammad Sanusi II was reinstated as the 16th Fulani Emir of Kano …

TINUBU ORDERS REVIEW OF APPOINTMENTS INTO GOVERNING BOARDS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS Inconsistencies in the recent appointments to governing boards of tertiary institutions has prompted President Bola Tinubu to order a total and comprehensive review of the process. The President, through his media aide, Bayo Onanuga on Thursday, said the review should be effected before the inauguration and retreat being planned …

POLICE CONFIRM ARREST OF ABUJA JOURNALIST OVER ALLEGED DEFAMATION The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of an Abuja-based journalist, Madu Onuorah, over an allegation of defamation by a Reverend Sister based in the United States. Our correspondent had earlier gathered that policemen from Ebonyi State Police Command arrested Onuorah and handed him over to men of the …

ONE YEAR OF TINUBU GOVT TRAGEDY, NOT ONE PROBLEM SOLVED – BUGAJE A former member of House of Representatives, Usman Bugaje, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has been a tragedy to Nigerians in his one year in office. Bugaje, featured on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday evening, said President Tinubu’s government has not solved a single problem …

KEEPING NNAMDI KANU IN PRISON, A MISTAKE – SOYINKA Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has said it is a mistake for the Nigerian government to keep the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu in prison. In a recent interview with Noble Nigeria, the literary icon stressed that Kanu had the right to pursue his cause for …

TINUBU WANTS RETURN TO OLD NATIONAL ANTHEM Both the Senate and the House of Representatives on Thursday, gave expeditious consideration to an Executive Bill forwarded to them by President Bola Tinubu , seeking for re–introduction of the old National Anthem which starts with popular phrase of “Nigeria, We Hail Thee …” In giving the Executive bill , expeditious consideration, both …

TIMELINE: FROM PALACE TO EXILE, HOW SANUSI REGAINED THE THRONE On March 10, 2020, ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje deposed Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi as Emir of Kano. This was after several attempts were made to reconcile the duo. In an interview with Voice of America (VOA) Hausa, Abdulsalami Abubakar, former military Head of State, had said the efforts to reconcile Ganduje and …

COURT STOPS KANO GOVT FROM REINSTATING SANUSI A Federal High Court presided by Justice Liman has granted an ex-parte order restraining Kano State Government from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. The judge gave the order on Thursday night despite the fact that he is reportedly in the US. The case was filed by a traditional title holder, the Sarkin Dawaki …

DETHRONED KANO EMIRS GIVEN 48 HOURS TO HANDOVER Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has asked the Emirs who were removed following the return of Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi as Emir of Kano to leave the palaces within the next 48 hours. Five emirs appointed by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje are the ones mainly affected by the order. Ganduje had …

SANUSI HURRIEDLY LEAVES PUBLIC FUNCTION IN RIVERS AFTER REINSTATEMENT Reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Thursday, hurriedly left Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, shortly after delivering his keynote speech at the ongoing Rivers State Economic and Investment Summit. Sanusi was in the middle of delivering his speech when there was newsbreak about his reinstatement as Emir of …

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SANUSI ON WAY BACK AS KANO ASSEMBLY REPEALS GANDUJE’S EMIRATES COUNCIL LAW Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II may have have been on his way back as the Emir of Kano as the State House of Assembly has passed a bill repealing the former law which dethroned him, and established five new emirates. With the passage of the bill, all offices established …

HARDSHIPS: FG APOLOGIES TO NIGERIANS The Federal Government has apologised to Nigerians over the impact of its policies, noting that notwithstanding the inflation and currency problems that have hampered economic growth, the policies were necessary and already yielding results. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, stated this yesterday at a press conference to herald President Tinubu’s one …

I’LL KEEP CONTESTING FOR PRESIDENCY AS LONG AS I’M ALIVE – ATIKU The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to keep contesting as long as he’s healthy. Atiku spoke during an interview on the Hausa service of the Voice of America in Abuja. Asked if he will contest again, Atiku said: “Of course, I will …

GANDUJE, APC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, GIVEN 16-DAY ULTIMATUM TO CONVENE ORGANS’ MEETINGS National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been given a 16-day ultimatum to convene meetings of various organs of the party or face legal action. The various organs of the APC which have not met since he assumed office on August 3, …