The dethronement and banishment of the former Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II by the government of Kano State, raises legal and constitutional issues, pitting old traditions and military era scenarios against Nigeria’s modern 1999 Constitution. Sanusi, who was banished to another state not under the constitutional control of Kano State government, in far …
Adeyemi, Tukur, Dasuki — seven monarchs dethroned like Sanusi
The dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi as the emir of Kano has continued to generate reactions; some say it is expected going by recent happenings but others are still in shock. There are also those who claimed a revered traditional ruler like the emir of Kano has never been treated in such manner. Some even said such …
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TULSI GABBARD’S NINE SUPPORTERS URGE HER TO DROP OUT OF RACE By Andy Borowitz
Photograph by Scott Eisen / Getty WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is under intense pressure to drop out of the 2020 race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, her nine supporters announced on Monday. The announcement from Gabbard’s nine followers surprised many Democrats, who had been unaware that the Hawaii congresswoman was still running. …
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4 reasons Klobuchar’s dropout was perfectly timed
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) has exited the 2020 race on her own terms. Klobuchar's campaign confirmed she was dropping out from the race on Monday, …4 reasons Klobuchar's dropout was perfectly timed
N700m fraud: Tension heightens as Ize-Iyamu, others appear in Court on 02/03/2020 by Kelvin Okereafor
BENIN CITY – With accused persons tried for similar cases convicted by the courts, tension is at fever pitch level in the camp of the former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and four others being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for a N700m election-related fraud …
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