Tag: RULER
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Heavy trouble looming in Gombe as kinsmen, others reject Maishanu, Mai Tangale paramount ruler
The Tangale community in Gombe State, is engulfed in tension following the rejection of Mallam Danladi Sanusi Maishanu as the Mai Tangale, the paramount traditional ruler. The rejection came from various groups, including the Elders Forum, Community Development and Socio-Cultural Associations, and the Tangale Community Overseas. The Tangale groups, in a joint press statement issued…
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Chad late ruler, Idriss Deby to be buried Friday
Chad will bury veteran ruler Idriss Deby Itno on Friday as concerns mount over the loss of a lynchpin in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel and uncertainty over the country’s democratic future. President Emmanuel Macron of France, the former colonial power, will attend the ceremony along with a dozen other heads of state…