Nigeria: Former Nigerian Central Bank Governor Named Emir of Kano

The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, has been chosen as Emir of Kano, the second-highest Muslim authority in Nigeria.

Sanusi's selection followed the death of the previous emir, Sanusi's great uncle, Alhaji Ado Bayero Friday.

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