The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Monday, May 2, as the first day of Shawwal. The Sultan made the declaration after no positive sighting claims were received from members of the National moonsighting committee and other Emirates. A statement by the Secretary of the National Moon Sighting Committee (NMSC), Mallam Yahaya Muhammad Boyi, on Saturday night, April 30, read in part “The Sultanate Council Sokoto, has declared Monday 2/5/2022 as the first day …
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Singer, Olanrewaju Fasasi aka Sound Sultan, has died. A statement released by his family says he died on July 11 after a long battle with throat cancer. The singer is survived by his wife and three children. See the press statement from his family below
Tanzanian comedian and 2014 Big Brother Africa winner, Idris Sultan will be arraigned in court a second time on Thursday, July 9, to face charges of ‘failure to register a SIM card previously owned by another person’ and ‘failure to report change of ownership of a SIM card’. These charges were brought after he posted a video of himself on social media, laughing at an old photo of President John Magufuli wearing an oversized suit. The famous Tanzanian comedian Idris …
Tanzanian comedian and 2014 Big Brother Africa winner, Idris Sultan has been arrested for reportedly laughing at a throwback photo of President of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli in a short video he shared online. His lawyer Benedict Ishabakaki told BBC on Thursday May 21, that he was accused of contravening the Cybercrimes Act 2015 against cyberbullying. The law states: “A person shall not initiate or send any electronic communication using a computer system to another person with intent to coerce, …