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North Will Destroy Itself If It Doesn’t Change –Emir Of Kano, Sanusi

BusinessDay Media Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, has said that Nigeria’s Northern region will destroy itself if it doesn’t change. Speaking on Monday in Kaduna during an event to commemorate the 60th birthday celebration of governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufai, Sanusi said that real development will continue to elude the North except the leaders rise up and do the right thing. He said, “The real change in the North will come from those considered mad people because you look around and say if this is the way we have been doing things, and this is where we have ended up, maybe we need to do things differently. “If the North does not change, it will destroy itself. The country is moving on. If we don’t listen, there would be a day when there would be a constitutional amendment that addresses these issues of quota system and federal character. “The rest of the country cannot be investing, educating its children, producing graduates and then they watch us, they can’t get jobs b

Anti-graft Commission Boss, Magu, Asks United Kingdom To Extradite Ex-Nigerian Petroleum Minister, Alison-Madueke, Over Corruption

Diezani Alison-Madueke Diezani Alison-Madueke AP Photos Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has called on the United Kingdom authorities to extradite Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, over corruption. The former left Nigeria shortly after the expiration of the tenure of ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, in 2015 and had failed to return to the country. Making the call on Monday during a briefing with journalists in Kaduna, Magu claimed that Alison-Madueke stole not less than $2.5bn during her time as minister. He said, “I was in London this year, we did investigation together with the UK team, and anywhere I go I always call for extradition of corrupt Nigerians to return back the money. “This woman has stolen so much, not less than $2.5bn but unfortunately she has generation of looters who are supporting her. This is not good. “We are in touch with the international community, she is under pro