Lamido Sanusi named as new emir of Kano in Nigeria

The ousted central bank governor and prominent government critic, Lamido Sanusi, has been named as the new emir of Kano in Nigeria.

The new emir becomes one of the most influential spiritual leaders in the country's largely Muslim north.

As bank governor, Mr Sanusi had levelled accusations of high-level fraud and was suspended in February.

The previous emir, al-Haji Ado Bayero, died after a long illness at the age of 83 on Friday.

                       Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi