KADUNA BUSINESSMAN DRAGS EX FIANCEE’S FATHER TO COURT, DEMANDS DOWRY REFUND. (PHOTO).

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Kaduna businessman drags ex fiancee’s father to court, demands dowry refund A businessman, Nasiru Dayyabu, on Wednesday, dragged the father of his ex-fiance, Mallam Sani Direba, to Shari’a Court II sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over N260,000 dowry. The complainant had joined Direba in the suit against two brothers demanding a refund of N250, 000 dowry and N10,000 introduction money he paid to marry his daughter. Represented by his counsel, Mr Sani Sunusi, the complainant told the court that he sent his people from Karaye, Kano State to Kaduna in 2025, to seek for the defendant’s daughter’s hand in marriage. “We paid the dowry and the introduction money (kudin gausuwa) and were waiting for them to set a date for the wedding,” he said. “Unfortunately, the lady’s father called to inform us that they have cancelled the marriage.” The counsel said the complainant had asked for the refund of his money since Sept. 2025 but all the efforts he made proved abortive. He claimed that his client ...

NASA DECLARES MARS MAVEN SPACECRAFT DEAD AFTER DECADE OF MISSION AND MYSTERIOUS SILENCE. (PHOTO).



NASA declares Mars MAVEN spacecraft dead after decade of mission and mysterious silence

  After more than a decade of operations studying Mars from orbit, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has been declared no longer functional following months of silence and an inability to reestablish contact.

The mission, launched in 2013 to examine how the Martian atmosphere has evolved over time, went quiet in early December after passing behind the planet. Data received prior to the loss of communication indicated the spacecraft may have entered an uncontrolled spin, disrupting its orbit and draining its onboard power systems. Despite repeated attempts to reconnect, the spacecraft has remained unresponsive.

Following a detailed assessment, an internal review concluded that the spacecraft cannot be recovered and is effectively lost. MAVEN is expected to remain in orbit around Mars for decades before eventually deorbiting and entering the planet’s atmosphere, with no anticipated risk to other missions operating nearby. Officials also confirmed that an investigation is ongoing to better understand what triggered the failure.

Although its primary mission has ended, MAVEN made significant contributions to Martian science, including long-term measurements of atmospheric loss and space weather conditions around the planet. It also played a supporting role in relaying data from NASA’s surface rovers, including Curiosity and Perseverance, helping maintain communication between Mars and Earth. Scientists also used the spacecraft to observe rare events such as an interstellar comet passing through the solar system.

With MAVEN no longer operational, other orbiters around Mars operated by U.S. and European partners are expected to continue supporting communications and scientific observations, ensuring that ongoing rover missions are not affected.

Mission scientists described the loss as deeply emotional while emphasizing the scientific value of the mission’s decade of work. Researchers say the data collected by MAVEN has significantly improved understanding of how Mars lost much of its atmosphere and transitioned into the cold, dry world seen today.


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