The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), is now married to Nana Hadiza, the daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari. The West African Pilot gathered that the wedding ceremony took place secretly at the State House Mosque after the Jumat service on Friday. The highly scaled-down ceremony was attended by close family members and very few top government officials. Hadiza, 41, whose mother was President Buhari’s late first wife, Safinatu, was...

SOKOTO — The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday sought the regulation of marriage, naming ceremony and circumcision expenses in the state. This development followed the presentation of a private member bill sponsored by Abubakar Yabo (APC-Yabo), and co-sponsored by Faruk Balle (PDP-Gudu), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. It is a bill “for a law to regulate expenses in marriages, naming ceremonies and circumcision and other matters connected therewith.” Presenting the bill, Yabo...

The family of the late gospel artiste, Osinachi Nwachukwu, has fixed a date for her interment. Recall that the demise of Osinachi, who was alleged to be a victim of domestic violence, broke on April 8, 2022. A report by BBC Igbo says the deceased’s family has fixed June 25, 2022 for the burial of the Ekwueme crooner, adding that there is every possibility that she would be laid to rest in her hometown, Isuochi, one of...