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Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu Hassan has lost her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, who died on Monday while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar. The death of Tanzania’s First Gentleman was officially announced by Vice President, Deogratius Ndejembi. Ndejembi said Ameir had been suffering from a heart condition and died at 8 AM local time on Monday, September 7, 2026, at Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital in Zanzibar. The Vice President added that funeral arrangements were underway in Kizimkazi, a village in Zanzibar. Hafidh Ameir Hassan was an agricultural academic, largely kept a low public profile and rarely appeared alongside his wife at official events. He became Tanzania’s first First Gentleman after Samia became president in March 2021. The couple married in 1978, before Samia entered national politics, and had four children — three sons and a daughter. Their daughter, Wanu Hafidh Ameir, is a politician and serves in Zanzibar’s House of Representatives. Kenyan President, W...

  Big Brother Naija Season 11 (Show Ya Sef) housemate, Nomy, has been disqualified from the reality TV show. Big Brother announced her disqualification from the house on Monday, September 7, 2026, citing her repeated defiance and disregard for his instructions, rules and punishments. Nomy had previously received a final strike earlier in the season after repeatedly ignoring Big Brother’s directives, as well as displaying tardiness and selective participation in activities. Despite the final warning, she continued to disregard Big Brother’s instructions, leading to the decision to revoke her right to remain in the game. Following the announcement, Big Brother gave Nomy 30 minutes to pack her belongings and leave the house. Her disqualification means she is no longer eligible to compete for the grand prize or participate in the remaining activities of the Season 11 “Show Ya Sef” edition. Nomy’s exit comes as Big Brother continues to enforce strict rules and disciplinary measures amon...

Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen has suffered a groin injury, with Galatasaray confirming that medical examinations detected a moderate-to-advanced strain in his right adductor muscle group. The Turkish champions said Osimhen underwent MRI and advanced examinations at Acıbadem Hospital alongside Gabonese teammate, Mario Lemina, who was also diagnosed with a similar injury. In a statement, Galatasaray said: “Following the completion of MR and advanced examinations at our sponsor Acıbadem Hospital, advanced-moderate level strain (bleeding and strain) has been detected in the right adductor (groin) muscle group of our footballer, Victor Osimhen.” The club also added that Mario Lemina had suffered a similar injury, saying: “Similarly, advanced-moderate level strain (bleeding and strain) has been detected in the right adductor muscle group of our player Mario Lemina, whose examinations have also been completed, and their treatment processes are ongoing.” Both players have beg...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (left), Ex-Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo (middle) and former Sierra Leonean President, Ernest Bai Koroma Nigeria has facilitated the safe return of former Sierra Leonean President, Ernest Bai Koroma to Sierra Leone, following more than two years of temporary relocation to Nigeria. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who accompanied Koroma to Freetown on the instruction of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said his return marked the successful conclusion of a regional diplomatic and confidence-building process. In a statement issued on Sunday, Odumegwu-Ojukwu said Koroma’s relocation to Nigeria in January 2024 followed engagements by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) aimed at promoting peace, stability and political understanding in Sierra Leone. According to her, the process helped create conditions for greater understanding between President Julius Maada Bio and the former president, ...

Former Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has raised concerns over the use of dangerous chemicals in ripening and preserving fruits, recounting how a laboratory test found his wife’s freshly squeezed orange juice “not fit for human consumption.” Yemi Osinbajo, who spoke at the  Open Day for Gardeners’ Seminar themed “Leaving the Earth Better Than We Found It”, held in Lagos on August 28, with a video of the event shared on his YouTube channel on Wednesday. Osinbajo said his wife,  Dolapo, developed frequent headaches after she began drinking freshly squeezed orange juice every day. “Dolly, my dear wife, likes to have a full glass of freshly squeezed orange juice every day, a very healthy habit, by the way, especially since she stopped consuming any form of carbonated drinks many years ago,” he said. “But then after a while she started having some strange headaches drinking her fresh juice every day. Then she checked everything she was eating and drinking, and we were wond...

An Egyptian court has sentenced well-known television presenter, Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death by hanging over drug manufacturing and trafficking charges, according to official media reports. Khalifa, 39, is best known for hosting Mission Impossible , a television programme focused on security and crime-related issues. The state-linked Al-Ahram newspaper reported that a Cairo court sentenced “Khalifa and 11 other defendants to death by hanging on charges of forming an organised criminal gang specialising in procuring materials used in manufacturing narcotics, with the intent to traffic them, and possessing and carrying unlicensed firearms and ammunition”. The ruling followed the court’s consultation with Egypt’s Grand Mufti for a religious opinion, a procedure required under Egyptian law in capital cases. The verdict remains subject to appeal. Khalifa, who also owns a cosmetic surgery clinic and a production company specialising in organising parties and events, was am...