Tinubu, El-Rufai, Ganduje, others attend Atiku and Ribadu's children's wedding (photos)

 

The wedding of Aliyu, son of ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar, and Fatima, daughter of former EFCC chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, is currently taking place in Asokoro, Abuja.

 

Guests at the wedding include Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, Governor Aminu Tambuwal and many others.

 

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Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar put politics aside as they pose together with newlyweds, Aliyu and Fatima

 

Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar are all smiles as they pose together with newlyweds, Aliyu Atiku and Fatima Ribadu during their wedding in Abuja.

 

Talk about "politics without bitterness"...

Saraki, Atiku, others call for the restructuring of SARS

 

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki, have lent their voices to the call for the restructuring of the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS.

 

Atiku in a post shared on his Facebook page, said the police unit which was created to confront violent crimes such as armed robbery and kidnapping, has metamorphosed into a unit that intimidates and harasses Nigerians. He called for an urgent review of SARS operations with a view to flush out the rogue elements in it

''The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigerian Police was set up to confront violent crimes such as armed robbery, kidnapping and other related crimes. However, the unit has today morphed into an oppressor of the Nigerian masses who strive every day for a better life.

Reports of intimidation, harassment and outright extortion by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have continued unabated. I strongly condemn their cruel actions against our people, and I urge the government to rise to the occasion and nip this monstrosity in the bud with the seriousness it deserves.

It's expedient that the activities of SARS are reviewed to ensure that the rogue elements are excised from the unit and sanity returned to its operations.'' he wrote

 

On his part, former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, described as ''disheartening' reports of the continued harassment and illegal arrests and detention of Nigerians particularly young people, by SARS officers. He called on the Federal government to put an end to reprehensible activities of SARS officers.

''The reports of the continued harassment, illegal arrest, detention and high handedness by rogue cells of SARS against innocent Nigerians - most of them young people - in spite of the efforts to reform the Police & raise standards of policing are disheartening.

A situation where the officers of the Police Force become a threat to the lives and property of the citizens they swore to protect is condemnable and unacceptable.

I call on the Federal Government to immediately put a stop to these reprehensible activities and restructure the unit to better perform its lawful duties of safe guarding the lives and property of the Nigerian people.''

 

Clergyman, Apostle Johnson Suleman, on his part, called for the outright proscription of SARS.

''SARS should be proscribed..they are a disgrace to the police force..they are worst than the 'criminals' they claim to be against..their trigger-happy nature have rendered mothers childless,sent youths on premature extinction.wasted destinies.they will reap what they sow''he tweeted

Barack and Michelle Obama celebrate their 28th wedding anniversary with heartwarming message

 

Barack and Michelle Obama are marking their 28th wedding anniversary today, October 3, and they celebrated each other with heartwarming messages on their respective Instagram accounts.

 

Barack Obama shared a loved up photo of them together and wrote: "Even with everything going on, I wanted to take a moment to say happy anniversary to the love of my life. Every day with @MichelleObama makes me a better husband, a better father, and a better human. This year, while we appreciate all your well-wishes, what we’d really love is for each of you to reach out to one person in your life who might not vote. Help them get registered. Help them make a plan to cast their ballot. Send them to iwillvote.com to get started. Happy anniversary, Miche. Love you."

 

 

Michelle Obama wrote: "28 years with this one. I love @BarackObama for his smile, his character, and his compassion. So grateful to have him as a partner through everything life throws at us. And this year, we have a request for you — pick one person in your life who might not vote and make sure they do. Tell us about it in the comments! That’s an anniversary message of the best kind. Love you, Barack."

 

 

The union between the former US President and First Lady has produced two children, Malia and Sasha.