{"id":204687,"date":"2025-08-14T22:01:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T20:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/nigeria\/nigeria-viral-message-criticising-nigerian-presidents-extravagant-spending-is-not-from-former-central-bank-governor-muhammadu-sanusi\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T22:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T20:01:05","slug":"nigeria-viral-message-criticising-nigerian-presidents-extravagant-spending-is-not-from-former-central-bank-governor-muhammadu-sanusi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/nigeria\/nigeria-viral-message-criticising-nigerian-presidents-extravagant-spending-is-not-from-former-central-bank-governor-muhammadu-sanusi\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: Viral Message Criticising Nigerian President&#8217;s &#8216;Extravagant Spending&#8217; Is Not From Former Central Bank Governor Muhammadu Sanusi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"16\"><em>Viral message criticising Nigerian president&#8217;s &#8216;extravagant spending&#8217; is not from former central bank governor Muhammadu Sanusi<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"38\"><strong>IN SHORT:<\/strong> A message criticising Nigerian president Bola Tinubu&#8217;s &#8220;extravagant spending&#8221; has been circulating on social media. But it is from popular Nigerian singer Charles Oputa. Ignore posts attributing it to the disputed emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"18\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/groups\/2010986949157602\/posts\/4246655268924081\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Several<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/groups\/248375662252746\/posts\/2158150287941931\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> users have attributed a lengthy message to <a href=\"https:\/\/unpartnerships.un.org\/his-highness-muhammadu-sanusi-ii-14th-emir-kano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muhammadu Sanusi II<\/a>, the emir of Kano in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"23\">In it,&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202508140431.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 West Africa <a title=\"Nigeria\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/west-africa\/nigeria\/\">Nigeria<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Viral message criticising Nigerian president&#8217;s &#8216;extravagant spending&#8217; is not from former central bank governor Muhammadu Sanusi IN SHORT: A message criticising Nigerian president Bola Tinubu&#8217;s &#8220;extravagant spending&#8221; has been circulating on social media. But it is from popular Nigerian singer Charles Oputa. Ignore posts attributing it to the disputed emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi. 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