In essence, he moved the symbolism of the sultanship from an emirate or caliphal base to a national base. Various Muslim circles and conferences outside Nigeria came to regard him as the chief spokesman for Nigerian Muslims.

Aneroid and electronic instruments, decalibrate easily and frequently and require routine accuracy checks.

He fairly frightened the petted beauty out of her temper and toppingness.

In lieu of preparental hand-wringing, Ms. Cornelius said they talked about “how cute the tables were.”