KANO STATE MASS WEDDING PROGRAMME OPEN TO CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS – OFFICIALS. (PHOTO).

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 The Kano State Hisbah Board has announced that its upcoming mass wedding programme, known as “Auren Gata” (marriage for the privileged), is open to both Muslim and Christian couples who meet the eligibility criteria. Deputy Commander of the Hisbah Board, Mujahideen Aminuddeen, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Wednesday. He explained that three Christian couples had participated in the previous edition held in October 2023, though he could not yet confirm if any Christian couples had registered for the forthcoming event. Preparations are currently underway for the next mass wedding, with a date yet to be announced. According to Aminuddeen, the programme targets widows, widowers, divorcees, spinsters, and bachelors, particularly orphans and individuals from underprivileged families who cannot afford marriage expenses. “The programme is playing a key role in strengthening families and reducing immorality in the state,” Aminuddeen said. H...

900 ARRESTED DURING SOUTH AFRICA ANTI-MIGRANT PROTESTS. (PHOTO)


 900 arrested during South Africa anti-migrant protests


South African police said more than 900 people were arrested on Tuesday, when there were nationwide anti-migrant protests which were mostly peaceful but occasionally descended into violence and looting.


Tebello Mosikili, a deputy national police commissioner, told a press conference that of the 120 marches that took place on Tuesday, 108 were peaceful while 12 needed law enforcement to intervene due to unrest, TRT Afrika reported.


Some of those arrested were undocumented migrants detained for violating immigration rules, while others were arrested for public violence, harbouring illegal immigrants and robbery.


Mosikili said police reinforcements had been deployed to five of the country's nine provinces overnight to respond to isolated incidents of looting and criminality.


Supporting police officers


Soldiers were sent to Johannesburg's Hillbrow neighbourhood to support the police, where two people – including a 17‑year‑old – were shot and injured when unknown attackers opened fire on protesters.


Tuesday's marches were organised to mark a "deadline" an anti-immigrant movement had set for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa.


The protests came after months of unrest that have drawn international criticism as foreigners have been driven from their homes and seen their businesses and property vandalised.


Organisers of the protests say they will continue demonstrations for the next three months, insisting government must act on undocumented migrants after the unofficial 30 June deadline for foreign nationals to leave the country.

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