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Peter Obi & APC Members Attend Wedding In Kano + All Eyes On The Judiciary Protest – Trending Wth Ojy Okpe

Spain celebrated its first Women’s World Cup trophy on Sunday after an impressive display at Womens World Cup Finals in Australia, defeating England in a 1-0 Win. The victory made

Spain celebrated its first Women’s World Cup trophy on Sunday after an impressive display at Womens World Cup Finals in Australia, defeating England in a 1-0 Win.

The victory made Spain the first team to hold the under-17, under-20 and senior world titles at the same time. Spain is the fifth winner in nine editions of the Women’s World Cup and joined Germany as the only two nations to win both the men’s and women’s titles.

The wedding of the son of Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin Abdullahi in Kano State, attracted top members of the All Progressives Congress including Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima.

The couple who met in secondary school got married, despite their parents political divide. The deputy senate president is a member of the APC representing Kano South District, while the brides father, Aliyu Madaki is a member of the New Nigeria People’s Party representing Dala Federal Constituency in Kano state.

Other dignitaries at the event include the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas, the secretary to the government of the federation, George Akume, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi elicited several reactions on social media.

The hashtag, All eyes on the judiciary took a dramatic turn over the weekend after young people trooped out in their numbers in Abuja, in protest against any form of compromise of judges overseeing the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc and Anap Foundation, Atedo Peterside, has expressed his support for the “All Eyes On The Judiciary” billboards.

In a tweet on Friday, Founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Atedo Peterside said the slogan should not have been offensive to a right-thinking person. While the masses continue to suffer economic hardship and insecurity in Adamawa, the Governor of the State, Ahmadu Fintiri, posted of video of himself enjoying a luxury vacation abroad.

The Governor came under fire for posting the video on X, owing to the fact that Adamawa state is one of the poorest states in Nigeria according to the National Bureau of Statistics, the State has also been ravaged by insecurity as a result of Boko Haram insurgency.

The Governor in the post which has now been deleted said that Vacation is the perfect time to rejuvenate the soul and body and a great opportunity to birth new ideas, gain experiences, acquire different perspectives, learn something new and have fun!. Some users on social media berated the Governor over the post for being unperturbed by the state’s poverty index and security challenge. Fintiri also recently came under fire for appointing 47 media aides.

A picture of the Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Folashodun Shonubi flying on a commercial flight is making the rounds on social media Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai, on Sunday, took to social media, to share a cryptic message, just few weeks after the senate refused to confirm him as a minister due to adverse security reports . El-Rufai reportedly withdrew his interest for the ministerial position after, the country’s national security adviser, Nuhu Ribadu who is El Rufai’s close ally, allegedly withheld security clearance leaving the senators no choice but to suspend the Former Governor.

El Rufai however has remained officially silent on the senates decision. In a post on X, The former governor shared the lyrics of Bob Marley’s ‘Who The Cap Fit’ in an apparent Jab at his political detractors.

In what appeared to be a reference to El-Rufai’s post Former Kaduna Senator, Shehu Sani, tweeted that he has turned Elrufai into a Rastafarian and Reggae artist. In the wake of the rising spate of drug abuse by young people in Nigeria, The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency over the weekend collaborated with Afrobeats Artiste, Afeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley as part of the war against drug abuse advocacy campaign

The video attracted a wave of criticism on social media, after reports began circulating that the NDLEA had enlisted the musician as its ambassador.

Reacting to the backlash, the spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi debunked reports that Naira Marley was their ambassador stating that the agency only engaged the singer to encourage him to use his skills and platforms to put out content that will discourage millions of his followers and Nigerian youth from substance abuse.

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