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The body of former President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived at his hometown in Daura, Katsina State. According to Islamic rites, the body will be interred after a prayer session led by the Chief Imam of Katsina State. A large crowd of mourners gathered at the residence of the former Nigerian leader to pay their respects and bid farewell. The body, which departed from the United Kingdom earlier on Tuesday, was received at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport in Katsina by President Bola Tinubu. PUNCH Online reports that a large crowd of mourners had gathered at the residence of the…

At least 27 farmers, including men and women, have tragically lost their lives in a recent attack by gunmen in Bindi-Jebbu, a village within the Tahoss community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The villagers reported that the attack, which occurred on Monday, resulted in numerous injuries, with several individuals rushed to hospitals, including Jos University Teaching Hospital and Plateau Hospital. Bature Shuwa, the chairman of Riyom Local Government Area, acknowledged the incident but was unable to provide the exact casualty figure at the time of the press conference, as he was en route to the affected community.…

President Bola Tinubu received the remains of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina on Tuesday. As per a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, President Tinubu arrived the airport from Abuja at 1:42 p.m. and inspected the guard of honor before the Nigerian Air Force plane carrying Buhari’s remains landed at 1:51 p.m. Buhari, who passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025, in a London hospital, was accompanied back home by his wife, Aisha Buhari; Vice President Kashim Shettima; Chief of Staff to the…

Beyoncé’s choreographer and dancer, Christopher Grant, 37, and Diandre Blue, were victims of a car break-in in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 8. The incident occurred when computer drives containing Beyoncé’s unreleased music were stolen from a rented SUV. Grant and Blue reported to the police that they had parked the Jeep Wagoner near Atlanta’s BeltLine trail around 2 a.m. on July 8. Upon their return to the vehicle, they found that the rear window had been broken out. Following the incident, a warrant has been issued for an unnamed suspect. Two days before Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’…

Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s body has arrived at the Katsina Airport. The body, accompanied by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and some family members of the late former president, landed at the airport runway at about 1:59 pm. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Niyi Hub (@niyidaramblog)

Last summer, a woman was arrested at Gatwick Airport after arriving from Nigeria with a baby girl. The Family Court has since described this incident as a suspected case of child trafficking. The woman, who had previously claimed to be pregnant before leaving the UK, was found not to be the biological mother of the infant through DNA testing. BBC reported that the woman, referred to as Susan for legal reasons, had been living in West Yorkshire with her husband and children since June 2023. A careworker with leave to remain in the UK, she had informed her GP that…

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday paid a condolence visit to Aisha Buhari, widow of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, and members of the Buhari family in London. Shettima also stopped by a London hospital to visit Buhari’s nephew, Mamman Daura, who is currently recovering. According to a statement from Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Communication, the visits took place while Shettima awaited the final documentation for the repatriation of Buhari’s body to Nigeria. Shettima was accompanied by Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum; Foreign…

At 92, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya the world’s oldest serving head of state has announced he’ll run for re-election. Biya made the declaration on July 13 via a post on his official X account: “I am a candidate in the presidential election. Rest assured that my determination to serve you matches the urgency of the challenges we face.” If re-elected, this would be his eighth term and could keep him in power well into his 100s. He first took office in 1982 after then-president Ahmadou Ahidjo stepped down, and in 2008, Biya eliminated term limits, effectively giving himself the option…

Nigeria Vice President Kashim Shettima, and Chief of Staff to President Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, have arrived the UK to receive the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari who died in a clinic on Sunday, July 13. Both men will accompany the body back home where he will be buried in his hometown in Daura, Katsina state today, July 14.

READ PART 1 Lucas leaned in, lowering his voice. “Real Mom. She doesn’t like it when you move her things,” he whispered, glancing over his shoulder like he expected someone to be watching us. I sat frozen, trying to process what he was saying. The way he looked at me was so serious, like he was sharing a secret he wasn’t supposed to. I forced a smile, nodded, and gave his hand a gentle squeeze. “It’s okay, Lucas. You don’t have to worry. Let’s finish up our puzzle, alright?” But that night, as Ben and I lay in bed, my…