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  A solemn ceremony took place in Abuja on Friday, August 2, 2024, when Sultana, daughter of Senator Nazif Suleiman, married her wedding idol, Ashraf Adam, son of the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. Senator Nazif Suleiman and daughter at wedding ceremony The evocative wedding ceremony took place at the National Mosque in Abuja and was followed by …

At least seven community leaders including the President-General of Umucheke Okwe autonomous community in Onuimo Local Government Area of ​​Imo State, Hyginus Ohazurike, were on Saturday night, shot dead by gunmen during a village meeting. According to eyewitnesses, six village chiefs from the autonomous community were also killed by gunmen who stormed the meeting place and opened fire on the …

Broadcast by His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the nationwide strike Date: Sunday, 4th August, 2024 My fellow Nigerians, 1. I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states. …

    Zheng Qinwen entered the Paris Olympics as a top-10 player, but was an unlikely candidate to win the title. She will leave the tournament as the first ever Chinese tennis champion, the greatest accolade of her young career.⁹ Against Croatian Donna Vekić, Zheng showed extraordinary power in her shots on the clay of Roland Garros, triumphing 6-2, 6-3 …

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday urged protesters in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests to cease demonstrations and create space for dialogue. READ ALSO: Protest: Governor Yusuf eases curfew in Kano The President, who conveyed this in a national broadcast to the people, said, “In a situation like this, I appeal to the demonstrators and the organizers of the action to postpone …

Claiming:Nigeria’s economy loses N500 billion in one day as a result of the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests. The indictment: Misleading. Economists are just making predictions; there is no credible record to show that the Nigerian economy has suffered a loss of N500 billion due to the hunger protests across the country. Full Text: Recent media reports claim that the Nigerian economy …

Iran said the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this week was carried out with a “short-range projectile” and a “serious explosion” outside a guest house where he was staying. This contradicts information provided to CNN on Thursday, after a source familiar with the matter said that Haniyeh was killed by an explosive device secretly planted …

Despite a court order restricting protesters from #EndBadGovernance protests at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, security agencies on Saturday took action to disperse them from the court-granted protest site. Officers of the Department of State Security (DSS) and police fired tear gas at protesters gathered at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. Black-clad and masked DSS officers arrived at the …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of sponsoring attacks on its members by protesters in the state. The APC Publicity Secretary in the state, Malam Yusuf Idris, made the allegations at a press conference on Friday in Gusau. He alleged that the PDP leadership in the state had used the protest …

Police officers in Jigawa have arrested 212 suspects in connection with looting, destruction and vandalism of property during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ahmadu Abdullahi, disclosed this on Saturday when he briefed journalists on the actions taken by the command to restore law and order in the state. Abdullahi said that 72 …