When power loses its echo, it often finds its grace. Nasiru Danu, once a fixture in the front row of Nigeria’s power circuit, now seems content to stay behind the curtain. His polo mallets still rest on manicured lawns, but his name, once whispered around the corridors of Aso Rock, travels more softly these days.
Since the passing of Muhammadu Buhari, the man to whom he owed much of his ascent, Danu has been operating in quieter tones. He appears at ceremonies, commissions projects, funds mosques and museums, then recedes, leaving only the architecture of generosity behind.
In 2025 alone, he financed an imam’s residence worth over N150 million in Abuja, and handed the Department of State Services a museum of national security, built and donated at no cost.