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  • Nigerian soldier attending his wedding meets untimely death in Kano state

    Nigerian soldier attending his wedding meets untimely death in Kano state

    The former gubernatorial candidate for the 2023 election in Kano state under the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Salihu Yakasai, has expressed sorrow over the death of a Nigerian soldier who was en route to his wedding.

    The soldier, known as Ya’u Yunusa, was slated to get married on Saturday, December 23, according to the wedding invitation shared by the former gubernatorial candidate. Tragically, he met an untimely demise before the joyous occasion.

    On Friday morning, December 22, Yakasai took to social media to convey his condolences for the loss. The Kano-born politician shared his grief over the unfortunate incident.


    “This one touched me. The officer was going to his wedding, which was coming up this Saturday, and had an accident and died. Indeed, to Allah, we belong, and to Him, we shall return. God rest your soul”

    A few Nigerians have expressed their grief over the soldier’s passing during the comment period. The following is a list of some of their responses.

    Andy Kor said his death was sad and prayed for the deceased. He wrote: “So sad, indeed, kai God forgive him and accept his soul and condole his wife and family, God knows better.”


    Abdulazeez Muktar also prayed to Allah to forgive the late soldier. He said: “Ya salam, may Allah be pleased with his soul and forgive his shortcomings.”


    Mogaji Remi Ade-Eyitayo Rodney expressed worry over the incident and prayed God would comfort the family. He said: “Jesus Christ! May God rest his soul and comfort his family.”


    Fatima Adam posited that everything that happened to man has been predestined.


    She tweeted: “Allah already writes that he won’t get married before returning to Allah.” Yusuf tweeted that Allah should grant him paradise – He wrote

  • Kwankwaso wins Kano state in presidential election – provisional results

    Kwankwaso wins Kano state in presidential election – provisional results

    Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) received 997,279 votes in Kano state, making him the winner of the presidential election in the said area.

    He served as the state’s governor twice, from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015.

    With 517,3411 votes, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress came in second place in the election results.

    With 131,716 votes, opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won.

    Suleiman Bilbis, the state’s returning officer, revealed the results.

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) chairperson must certify and declare the results at the state level.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • Nigeria 2023 elections: Kano NNPP Office attack leaves two dead

    Nigeria 2023 elections: Kano NNPP Office attack leaves two dead

    The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate for the House of Representatives in Kano State’s campaign headquarters was attacked on Sunday, leaving two people dead.

    SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), revealed the information in a statement on Monday. He said that two unidentified people who were inside a stationary car were burned to death by a bunch of suspected thugs who set fire to the office.

    The incident was reported to the INEC office in the Tudun Wada Local Government Area about 4 p.m., according to the Kano State Police Command (LGA).

    A route leading to the INEC headquarters was reportedly attempted to be blocked by the hoodlums, according to Kiyawa.

    “Security personnel were immediately mobilised to the scene,” the PPRO said. “One of the thugs was fatally injured and was rushed to Hospital where he died while receiving treatment.

    Noting that an investigation is in progress, he added that “four other suspected thugs were arrested.”

    In a similar incident, police foiled an attempt to burn down the INEC office in Takai LGA as election results were being collated. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday around 2:30 pm.

    Kiyawa noted that the police and other security agencies, in a swift response, prevented the attack, and four suspected thugs were arrested.

    “The collation of the results was concluded peacefully and an investigation is in progress,” the statement said.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • Nigeria: Gay wedding raided by Islamic police in Kano city

    19 Muslims were detained by the Islamic police force in the largest city in northern Nigeria on suspicion of attending a same-sex marriage.

    According to the force’s spokesman Lawal Ibrahim Fagge, a tip-off led to the raid on the wedding in Kano.

    He added that the couple, who had not yet exchanged vows, had managed to escape and that police were looking for them.

    With a predominance of Muslims, Kano has both a secular legal system and an Islamic one.

    In Nigeria as a whole, where residents of the north are predominately Muslims and those of the south are predominately Christians, homosexual acts are prohibited by both legal systems.

    Kano’s Islamic police force is popularly known as the Hisbah and enforces a strict moral code.

    Mr Fagge told the BBC that the police force did not intend to punish the 15 male and four female wedding guests arrested during the raid on Sunday.

    Instead, the group – which he said included gay people and cross-dressers – was undergoing “counselling”, and their parents or guardians had been urged to come forward.

    “We’ll explore the avenue of change before we charge them in court. First we counsel them, and involve the parents and we hope they change their lifestyle,” the Hisbah spokesman said.

    Kano’s Islamic courts have never convicted anyone for being gay.

    Mr Fagge said that 18 people who attended a similar wedding ceremony last year had been released after signing a document that gave an “undertaking that they would change their lifestyle”.

    Rights groups in Nigeria have long campaigned for gay rights to be respected, but there is strong opposition to it in a country where many Muslims and Christians uphold conservative religious values.