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Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has d!ed.He died today, September 7, while undergoing treatment in a hospital in Zanzibar, the country’s vice president said.Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi said he had been suffering from a heart condition.Ndejembi added that funeral arrangements are under way in Kizimkazi, a village on the country's semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar.Ameir was an agricultural academic who largely kept a low public profile. He became Tanzania's first First Gentleman after President Samia took office in 2021.In his announcement, Ndejembi said Ameir d!ed at 08:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Monday at the Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital.He married Samia in 1978, before she entered national politics. The coupl...

The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has formally commenced the process of hearing petitions against the August 15 governorship election in the state, following the display of two petitions filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.The petitions, challenging the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke, were pasted on the notice board of the tribunal secretariat in Osogbo on Monday, September 7.The development followed confirmation by the Secretary of the Tribunal, Pefe Belemore, that petitions challenging the outcome of the election had been filed.Belemore had earlier disclosed that the necessary notices would be displayed on the tribunal’s notice board before noon on Monday.At the opening of the tribunal earlier in...

As some schools resume for a new academic session today, September 7, the Benue State government banned schools across the state from conducting compulsory extra lessons after regular school hours.The State Commissioner for Education and Knowledge Management, Margaret Adamu, handed the directive on Monday during a press conference in Makurdi, the state capital. Adamu said any Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) seeking to organise extra lessons must obtain approval from the ministry.She stressed that such lessons based on approval must not be made compulsory for learners.The commissioner further directed proprietors, principals and heads of schools to ensure strict compliance with all education policies and guidelines, warning that defaulters would face appropriate sanctions....

A new suspect allegedly behind the murd£r of a nursing student in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra state, has been arrested. Tochukwu Ikenga, the Anambra State Police Command spokesperson in Anambra, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka and made available to reporters on Saturday, September 5. 23-year-old Vivian Chilaka, was k!lled on June 14 and her de@tg attracted widespread public outcry.  The landlord of the deceased was arrested following the incident. Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, stated that the arrest of the new suspect, Kosisochukwu Ibekwe, 26, exonerated the landlord of the deceased, earlier interrogated by the police.  The statement said, “The suspect was arrested on 4 September...

At least five people have been killed and five others injured after an Amazon Air cargo plane overshot a runway while attempting to land at Miami International Airport, U.S.The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft crashed shortly before 2 p.m. local time on Sunday after arriving from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The aircraft overshot the runway and struck several vehicles on the ground before catching fire.“At least five people have lost their lives, and five others are injured,” Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said during a news conference on Sunday evening. She said emergency crews reached the crash site within “seconds” of the incident. “Right now, our focus is on the families, those who were injured, and the ongoing response,” Levine Ca...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned politicians and political parties against using abusive, intemperate or inflammatory language ahead of the 2027 general election, saying offenders could face substantial fines and, in some cases, imprisonment under the Electoral Act 2026.INEC Chairman’s Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser, Adedayo Oketola, said in a telephone interview on Sunday that campaign rhetoric crosses into unlawful electoral intimidation when it goes beyond political debate or policy criticism and involves coercion, hate speech or threats of harm.“Under the Nigerian legal framework, rhetoric becomes punishable intimidation when it incites ethnic, religious, or regional hostility through abusive, base, or slanderous language explicitly designed to ...