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Kano indegines disagree over Sanusi's recent comment on Islamic marriage

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Emir of kano,  Mohammed Sanusi II Some indigenes of Kano State have reacted to some statements by the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, with some describing them as critical and inflammatory comments on religious and family issues. Mr. Sanusi, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, recently called for the regulation of marriage to second wives. He warned men who could not cater for their family not to marry more than one wife. The foremost traditional ruler also criticised conservative northern leaders who discouraged attitudes and activities that, he said, would have developed the region. He also criticised Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State for saying the outbreak of meningitis in his state was God’s punishment for peoples’ sins, insisting “That is not an Islamically correct statement to make.” Mr. Sanusi had also called on governors of northern states to use mosques as primary schools, especially in the villages. In separate interviews with PREMIUM TIMES,

Beautiful photos of celebraties that attends Caochella festival

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Below are the beautiful photos of some celebrates that attended the Caochella festival on April 14, 2017. (1) Sofia Richie attends Midnight Garden After Dark sponsored by batiste Dry shampoo at the NYLON estate on April 14, 2017. ©Getty images for Johnnie Walker (2) Ariel Winter attends first day of coachella in Indio, California, on April 14, 2017 ©Goodwin/Premiere/FAMEFLYNET PICT. (3) Alexandra Ambrosio attends the Victoria secret sexy little things launched at the Angel Oasisin. ©Xavia Collin/IPA/splash news (4) Kyle Jenner attends a party for paper magazine  at Coachella in indio, California, on 14/April, 2017 ©All access photo/ Splash News (5) Paris Hilton and Christ Zylka walk hand in hand as they arrive at caochella in indio, California on April 14, 2017 (6) Martha Hunt attends the Victoria's secret sexy little things launched at the Angel oisis in Indio, California on April 14, 2017. ©Xavi Colli

Here's Why Today Show Viewers Are Already Toasting to Hoda Kotb's Big Return

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"I knew everybody would explode with joy the way they have…You know why Hoda? Because you're beloved," Kathie Lee Gifford shared on the show. "Everybody loves you. You have so much to give other people and we're so happy to see something so wonderful happen for you because you deserve it." While Hoda has shared plenty of updates on social media and even called into the morning show for special occasions, fans are still hoping to hear more about the newest family member who has already had a huge impact on the journalist. "It's one of those things where you think you've done it all, you think you've felt it all, but I just didn't know that this kind of love existed," Hoda previously shared with People. "I wake up sometimes and go, 'Oh my God, I have a baby!' But it feels totally real. " For some viewers, they are simply happy to watch Kathie Lee and Hoda together again. While guest co-hosts including Jenna Bush Hage

Facebook shareholders demand report on fake news threat

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Shareholders have proposed that Facebook Inc. prepare a report on the threat fake news spread on the social media poses to democracy and free speech, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. According to a proxy filing made on Friday, which its board of directors have recommended a vote against, the shareholders also want the report to look into the dangers fake news may pose to the company itself. The proposal, which suggests the company review the issue broadly, said Facebook had provided “a financial mechanism supporting fabricated content” on the internet. Reuters news agency reports, Saturday, that it also includes the extent to which it blocks fake posts, how its strategies impact free speech and how it evaluates claims in posts. According to the proposal, “Facebook is highly vulnerable, as fake news promoters are spamming their way to visibility for fake news through strategically gaming Facebook’s algorithms and publishing platform.” It added that, “In light of the societal crisis generated

Meningitis: Governor Yari, of Zamfara State replies HRH, Mohammad Sanusi II

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On April 5th, Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II took a swipe at the Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari, over his recent controversial statement that the current meningitis epidemic is as a result of the prevalence of immorality in the country. The Emir of Kano in a post shared on his IG page, said Yari's statement had no basis in Islam. In recent times, the monarch has been canvassing for a change in the thought process of Muslims in Nigeria, particularly towards embracing science and modern day techniques. In a statement released by his media aide, Yari kicked against the monarch new found stance against the practice of Islam in Nigeria. He says the Emir's reaction to his comment doesn't change the fact that everything must be linked to good whether fair or foul. Read his statement below For those who consider the emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II to be anything but a first class intellectual, a consummate banker and a bona fide member of Nigeria’s royalty, the last coup

Libya, where Nigerians are sold as slave.

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The United Nations migration agency said last week that Growing numbers of African migrants passing through Libya are traded in what they call slave markets before being held for ransom, forced labour or sexual exploitation. West African migrants interviewed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have recounted being bought and sold in garages and car parks in the southern city of Sabha, one of Libya’s main migrant smuggling hubs. Othman Belbeisi, head of the IOM’s Libya mission, told journalists in Geneva. Migrants are traded for between $200 and $500 and are held on average for two or three months. Migrants… bought and sold in car parks "Migrants are being sold in the market as a commodity,” he said. “Selling human beings is becoming a trend among smugglers as the smuggling networks in Libya are becoming stronger and stronger.” He added:“About women, we heard a lot about bad treatment, rape and being forced into prostitution". Mohammed Abdiker, IOM’s Director

Full text of Muhammad Sanusi II's speech given at the 1st Chibok Girls Annual Lecture, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria, April 14, 2017

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CHIBOK AND THE MIRROR IN OUR FACES: SOME REFLECTIONS ON GENDER IN OUR SOCIETY BY HIS HIGHNESS MUHAMMAD SANUSI II, CON SARKIN KANO [Being Text of Speech given at the 1st Chibok Girls Annual Lecture, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, Nigeria, April 14, 2017] In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent the Merciful. It is a great honor for me to have been invited to speak on this landmark occasion of the third year of the atrocious and barbaric attacks in Chibok that led to the capture of hundreds of young girls from the school. In three years Nigerians have been horrified by this act and the consequent crimes of forced marriages, forced labour and may be even sale into slavery. Let me begin by congratulating my sister and friend Oby Ezekwesili and all the other sisters and brothers in BBOG who have kept this issue alive and remain committed until we see all the girls back. As we remember the girls captured in Chibok three years ago, we must remember that they constitute only a fraction of the victims of