Erastus Akingbola, former MD/CEO of the Intercontinental Bank PLC wrote a damning petition against a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Lamido Sanusi and a former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. Akingbola, in a September 29, 2010 petition addressed to the Attorney-General of Federation and Minister of Justice, and the Attorney-General’s Chambers, Federal Ministry of Justice, Abuja, raised some issues regarding the forceful takeover of Intercontinental Bank by the government.
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Two prominent clerics- Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi and Sheikh Sheriff Ibrahim Saleh- are seen as the torchbearers of the Tijjaniyya sect in Nigeria.
Former Emir Sanusi had in an interview with the Hausa Service of the BBC, on Tuesday, said a delegation of prominent scholars was sent to Nigeria by Khalifa Sheikh Mahy Nyass to consult Nigerian clerics on their the preferred choice to lead the sect in the country.
He said that 98 per cent of the clerics selected him as their choice.
“As people already know, this was my grandfather’s position… The late Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi I and all my life, I have no ambition than to inherit him. I inherited him and became the Emir of Kano and today, Almighty Allah has made it possible for me and I inherited him as Khalifa of Tijjaniyya.
Residents Flee Communities As Bandits Kill Four In Sokoto
Inhabitants of Bargaja, Tozai, Turba and Danzanke had all relocated to Isa town following series of attacks on their villages.
by Saharareporters, New York
Feb 27, 2021
Several communities in Sokoto State have been deserted following fresh attacks by bandits, which left four people dead.
The state Commissioner for Security Matters, Garba Moyi, who disclosed this, said livestock were also rustled in the process.
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According to the commissioner, three persons were killed at Bargaja village in Isa local government area, while one was killed in a community in Sabon Birni local government area.