ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA.(PHOTO)

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 ZIMBABWEAN COUPLE DEPORTED OVER SECRET BURIAL OF CHILD IN BOTSWANA A Zimbabwean couple has been deported from Botswana after secretly burying their child without notifying authorities. Motilinah Mpofu and Christopher Ncube were convicted on Thursday of concealing a death after they allegedly dug a grave for their child in the dead of night. The Gaborone court heard the child had died suddenly. Instead of reporting the death to police, health officials, or traditional leaders, the couple quietly buried the youngster and hoped no one would find out. But the secret did not stay buried for long.   Police moved in and arrested the pair. In sentencing, the court ordered that the couple be taken to the Plumtree Border Post for deportation to Zimbabwe.  Top Botswana lawyer Winnie Masitha who offered the couple free legal representation during the trial, confirmed the deportation to BTV News. Masitha believed that the matter should not be viewed only through the lens of crim...

GOV. SULE'S AIDE, DISTRIBUTES RICEBTO INDIGENT MUSLIMS. (PHOTO).


 Ramadan: Governor Sule’s Aide, Man Pikin Distributes Rice To Indigent Muslims 

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A grassroots politician, Alhaji Ahmad Ari Maina on Sunday distributed bags of rice to over 1,000 indigent Muslims across the Nasarawa to enable them observe this year’s Ramadan with ease. 


Mr Maina popularly known as Man Pikin  distributed the rice worth millions of naira at his residence in Lafia amid the economic hardship in the country. 


The grassroots politician currently serves Governor Abdullahi Sule as the Special Assistant on Political Affairs. 


Meanwhile, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed Muslim Ummah to start searching for the crescent of Ramadan 1445 AH from Sunday.


Mr Abubakar made the call in a statement signed by Professor Sambo Janaidu, the chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, and made available to newsmen in the state on Saturday.


“This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Sunday, March 10th, which is equivalent to 29th day of Sha’aban 1445 AH shall be the day to look for the new moon of Ramadan 1445 AH.


“Muslim are therefore requested to start looking for the new moon of Ramadan 1445 AH on Sunday and report, when cited, to the nearest District or Village Head for onward communication to the Sultan,” the statement reads.


The Sultan of Sokoto offered prayers to Allah for continued support to all Muslims in the fulfillment of their religious obligations.


Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, signifies a month-long period of fasting, one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

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