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Oba Yoruba of Kano Enjoins Muslims on Giving Out Charity as SAN Empowers Widows

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By MUSTAPHA ALFANLA

The Oba Yoruba of Kano, His Royal Majesty Dr. Murtala Alimi Otisese, has enjoined Muslim faithful to cultivate the habit of alleviating poverty in society by empowering the less privileged.

Oba Adetimirin made this call during the maiden edition of the empowerment programme by the NUREINI JIMOH LEGAL SUPPORT FOUNDATION (NJLSF) in Kano State on Sunday, 31st August 2025, at the Jamaatul Islamiyyah Masjid, Yankaba, Kano.

In his address, the Founder, Barr. Nureini Jimoh (SAN), said the presentation of cheques to the beneficiaries, who were widows selected from various Muslim organisations in Kano, serves as the second phase of the empowerment exercise, with plans in top gear for two more phases before the year ends.

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Barr. Nureini Jimoh (SAN), a leading legal luminary in Kano, highlighted several achievements of the foundation, founded in 2008, which include the purchase of law books for the Faculty of Law at BUK and ABU Zaria, payment of tuition fees for outstanding students, among others. According to him, there are also plans to construct a clinic facility at the National Orthopaedic Hospital (NOH), Dala, Kano State.

While delivering his sermon, the Chief Imam of Ansarud-Deen Society, Kano branch, Shaykh Abdulateef Emiabata, enjoined Muslims to extol the virtues of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) by giving back to society and also encouraged the beneficiaries to judiciously use the money given to them.

Earlier in his address, the Kano branch Chairman of Jamaatul Islamiyyah, Alhaji Qomarudeen Bello, thanked the initiator of the programme for deeming it fit to honour the association, describing him as a supporting pillar since inception.

Other dignitaries at the event included the branch Imam, Shaykh Abubakar Ali Gambari; members of Jamaatul Islamiyyah, Kano branch; members of COYYOM; Obas in Council; and other dignitaries.

 

 

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Breaking:Former Chief Justice Of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Is Dead

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Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.), is dead.

A close source confirmed to SaharaReporters on Tuesday morning that the former head of Nigerian judiciary passed away at a hospital in Saudi Arabia.

“Ex-CJN Tanko Muhammad is dead. He passed away this morning at a Saudi Arabian Hospital,” the source said.

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Nigeria Tracker reports that Late President Muhammadu Buhari appointed late Justice Ibrahim Tanko into the exalted seat after the sacking of his predecessor Justice Samuel Walter Onnoghen over the issue of code of conduct in January 2019.

In Late 2022 Justice Ibrahim Tanko suddenly exited the seat due to what many said intense pressure from cabals in Late President Muhammad Buhari’s presidency and was succeeded by retired Justice olukayode .

Late Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad hails from Bauchi state .

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The Aso Rock Gossip That Made Late President Buhari Lock His Wife Out

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By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa

In a new biography, former First Lady Aisha Buhari has revealed that late President Muhammadu Buhari began locking his bedroom door, preventing her from gaining access, after hearing rumors within Aso Rock that she intended to kill him.

This personal account is featured in the 600-page book, ‘From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari’, where Aisha Buhari details her experience managing her husband’s health challenges during his presidency.

She stated that the former president, trusting the gossip circulating within the presidential villa, altered some of his personal habits as a result.

The biography, which was authored by Charles Omole, director-general of the Institute for Police and Security Policy Research, was launched at the presidential villa in Abuja.

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Many high-profile persons and political chieftains, including President Bola Tinubu, attended the launch.

In the book, Aisha said Buhari’s 2017 health crisis was not a mysterious ailment or the effect of poisoning, but began after a broken feeding routine and mismanaged nutritional habits.

The former first lady said she had long managed her husband’s meals and supplements at specific hours, adding that the regimen helped Buhari to maintain stability.

“According to Aisha Buhari, her husband’s 2017 health crisis did not originate as a mysterious ailment or a covert plot. It started, she says, with the loss of a routine; ‘my nutrition,’ she describes it, a pattern of meals and supplements she had long overseen in Kaduna before they moved into Aso Villa,” the book reads.

When they moved to the villa, she said she convened a meeting with close staff including Suhayb Rafindadi, the physician; Bashir Abubakar, the chief security officer; the housekeeper, and the DSS DG to explain the plan.

After some time, the plan was discontinued.

“When the Presidency’s machinery took over our private lives, I explained the plan: daily, at specific hours, cups and bowls with tailored vitamin powders and oil, a touch of protein here, a change to cereals there. Elderly bodies require gentle, consistent support,” Aisha was quoted as saying in the book.

“Then came the gossip and the fearmongering. They said I wanted to kill him.

“My husband believed them for a week or so,” she said, adding that the president began locking his room, changed small habits, and crucially, “meals were delayed or missed; the supplements were stopped”.

“For a year, he did not have lunch. They mismanaged his meals,” she added.

Aisha denied stories of plots to poison her husband, adding that Buhari’s health began deteriorating because of “loss of a routine, ‘my nutrition,’ was the genesis of the crisis”.

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Former Kano LG Chairmen Endorse Tinubu, Reaffirm Loyalty to Ganduje as Kano APC Leader

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‎Former local government chairmen in Kano State who served between 2014 and 2024 under the administration of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term and reaffirmed their loyalty to the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ganduje, as the party’s leader in Kano State.

‎The former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state, Baffa Takai, made this position known during a closed-door meeting with Kano APC stakeholders in Abuja.

‎‎The former local government chairmen also expressed their solidarity with APC stakeholders under the leadership of Hon. Abubakar Kabir Bichi, commending their efforts toward promoting unity and progress within the party.

‎They called on other party members to join hands with them in fostering peace, unity, and progress within the APC.

‎The group further reaffirmed its commitment to the party’s ideals and principles and pledged to continue working collectively to strengthen the party and ensure its victory in future elections.

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