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ZAMFARA GOVERNOR'S WIFE FACILITATES MARRIAGE FOR 100 ORPHANS, OFFERS SUPPORT TO GROOMS. (PHOTO).

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 Zamfara Governor’s Wife Facilitates Marriage for 100 Orphans, Offers Support to Grooms The wife of the Zamfara State Governor, Huriyya Dauda Lawal, has overseen the marriage of 100 orphaned girls in the state. The brides, who were well cared for prior to the ceremony, received full attention for their beautification. Each bride’s dowry, amounting to 151,000 Naira, was covered by the Governor’s wife. In addition, Huriyya Dauda Lawal provided essential household items, including furniture such as cushions, beds, wardrobes, mattresses, and kitchen utensils. Furthermore, she offered financial assistance of N50,000 to each groom to help them start their businesses and achieve self-sufficiency. Hajiya Lawal encouraged the brides to respect their husbands and practice patience. She also assured them that the Zakkat and Endowment Board would be available to offer support should any marital issues arise.

ONE OF AL-SHABAAB LEADER WAS KILLED YESTERDAY IN SOMALIA,ALONGSIDE 22 OTHER MILITANTS.

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                        Al-Shabaab commander of the Janaale region south of Mogadishu,Abdirashir Buqdube killed alongside 22 others in a joint security operation by the African Union Peacekeeping Mission {AMISOM} and Somalia National Army {SNA} yesterday night.AMISOM's Sector One Commander Brigadier General Sam Okiding,said in a statement issued in Mogadishu that ''Al-Shabaab cannot hide and we shall continue to work hard to deny them safe haven until the people have been liberated from Al-Shabaab terror''.Over the past two days,at least 12 militants have been killed attempting to ambush and disrupt AMISON & SNA troops doing development projects such as borehole repairs and clearing roads reports Xinhua.                                                                ...

DREW BARRYMORE & HER HUSBAND WILL KOPELMAN,DECIDED TO SPLIT YESTERDAY,AFTER 3 YEARS.

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                         In a joint statement,Drew Barrymore and her husband of three years Will Kopelman,insisted that their daughters,3 year old Olive and 23 month old Franlkie will remain their top priority.They told People magazine that ''Sadly our family is separating legally,although we do not feel this takes away from us being a family.Divorce might make one feel like a failure,but eventually you start to find grace in the idea that life goes on.Our children are our universe,and we look forward to living the rest of our lives with them as the first priority''.The news of her marriage break up emerged on friday,thrice married Drew Barrymore was spotted back in her home town of Los Angeles.Now it has emerged that friction over where to base their young family was one of the key issues that led to the breakdown of her marriage to New Yorker Will.The pair's marital home was on New York's Upper East Side,and it is here t...

ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS,PLANTED ABOUT 3,000 MINES RECENTLY IN PALMYRA SYRIA.

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                     A Syrian officer told pressmen that Islamic State militants retreating from Palmyra,laid thousands of mines that they planned to set off simultaneously as the army moved in.The officer said main streets and side roads in Palmyra had been rigged with explosives weighing up to 50 kg.More than 3,000 had already been safely detonated since government forces,backed by Russian jets,retook the city on sunday.He did not say why the Islamic State fighters failed to set off the explosives before pulling out,but his assertion echoed comments from Syria's antiquities chief,who said the militants intended to dynamite a greater area of the city's 2,000  year old ruins than they already had.The officer,who did not give his name,said the bombs left behind were linked so they could go off together.Islamic State's defeat in Palmyra was not only a significant military victory for President Bashar al-Assad,opening up the count...

A PAKISTANI & A CAMEROONIAN,WERE ARRESTED BY THE NIGERIAN IMMIGRATION ON THURSDAY IN CALABAR FOR ILLEGAL ENTERING.

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                   It was reported today saturday that two illegal immigrant were arrested two days ago in Cross River by the Nigerian Immigration.The two illegal immigrants are identified as Nji Haeges-Chi from Cameroon and Shahid Mahmood a Pakistani.They both arrested by the border patrol team of the Nigeria Immigration Service on thursday at Yala Local Government Area of the state.The state Comptroller of NIS,Mrs Funke Adeuyi,made the disclosure to journalists in Calabar while parading the duo at the NIS headquarters in the state capital.''These two illegal immigrants were arrested by men of the NIS at Yala LGA of the state on March 31st.After a thorough profiling,our preliminary investigation revealed that both of them do not have the valid travelling documents to be in Nigeria.Our investigation also revealed that the Pakistani national was smuggled into Nigeria by his Cameroonian accomplice and as it concerns security,the intention ...

INDIA ACTRESS PRATYUSHA BANERJEE,COMMITTED SUICIDE YESTERDAY IN HER FLAT.

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                  According to sources,Indian actress Pratyusha Banerjee,who shot to fame for her role as Anandi in ''Balika Vadhu'',committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her Goregaon residence yesterday friday.She was 24 years old and her fiance actor/producer Rahul Raj,found her hanging around 5 pm and informed her uncle.She was rushed to the Kokilaben Ambani Hospital in Andheri where doctors pronounced her dead informed the police.Though no suicide note was found from her flat but sources claimed that she set to be married to her fellow actor fiance when trouble brewed between them which led to her taking her own life.Nawahoo.More photos below.