{"id":2147,"date":"2025-12-21T16:22:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2147"},"modified":"2025-12-21T16:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:22:06","slug":"tinubu-arrives-bauchi-to-condole-with-sheikh-dahirus-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2147","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu arrives Bauchi to condole with Sheikh Dahiru\u2019s family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Bola Tinubu on Saturday arrived Bauchi to condole government and family members of the renowned Islamic scholar, late Dahiru Usman-Bauchi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dahiru, the leader of Tijjaniyya Brotherhood in Nigeria, died on Nov. 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kizz Daniel, Angelique Kidjo, Johnny Drille - Police (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HnSQVpK8AU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tinubu landed at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport at about 4:10 PM, and greeted with Guard of Honour salute by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was accompanied by Gov. 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