Nigeria's Emir Sanusi Causes Stir With Proposed Polygamy Law
Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, has appealed to northerners to change their attitude toward marriage and child bearing, urging them to marry only the number of wives and children they can adequately provide for.
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Nigeria:
Borno Women React to Emir Sanusi's 'One-Wife-for-the-Poor' Proposal
Vanguard, 22 February 2017
Mixed reactions from women in Borno have trailed the move by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, to ensure that poor men did not marry more than one wife. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Emir Sanusi Urges Unity Among Muslims
Premium Times, 26 February 2017
The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has urged Muslims in the country to unite and eschew hatred. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Muric Backs Sanusi On Law to Regulate Marriage to Second Wife
Daily Trust, 22 February 2017
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has supported call by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II for a law to regulate marriage to second wives. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Make Only the Children You Can Raise - Sanusi Tells Northerners
Daily Trust, 30 January 2017
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has appealed to northerners to change their attitude to marriage and child bearing, urging them to marry only the number of wives and… Read more »