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Previous threads:

Alhaji Aminu Dantata Is Dead
https://www.nairaland.com/8461802/alhaji-aminu-dantata-dead

President Tinubu Mourns The Passing Of Aminu Dantata
https://www.nairaland.com/8462073/president-tinubu-mourns-passing-aminu

Peter Obi Mourns The Passing Of Alhaji Aminu Dantata
https://www.nairaland.com/8462461/peter-obi-mourns-passing-alhaji

Aminu Dantata Donated ₦10 Million At The Launching Of Kano Foundation In 1986
https://www.nairaland.com/8461967/aminu-dantata-donated-10-million

Buhari Mourns Rabi Dantata, Aminu Dantata's Wife.
https://www.nairaland.com/7648517/buhari-mourns-rabi-dantata-aminu

Aminu Dantata To Be Buried In Saudi Arabia Today.
https://www.nairaland.com/8463326/aminu-dantata-buried-saudi-arabia

Alhaji Aminu Dantata spoke to Daily Trust TV in 2023. The text version of the interview is in the third post below


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_a2SNGkI7s?si=Zhrg2iHcVSly1EO3

Alhaji Aminu Dantata died on Saturday, June 28th, 2025 at the age of 94

Photo 2) Alhaji Aminu Dantata (first left), late Hajiya Bara Dantata (standing middle), late Alhaji Ahmadu Dantata (first right) and their mother, late Hajiya Umma Zaria (sitting).

Almost 10,000 views and almost 3 pages.

And I need 9 more characters.

40 posts, 4941 views and 2 pages.

Let's see how far we can go.

Big Smoke @Skepta

I have 3 houses in the UK and 2 houses in Nigeria. Get your money up, how you let the immigrants get richer than you lol

https://x.com/Skepta/status/1939433151492976665?t=4PFP4Xaqyol3YEGONY6ciw&s=19

McBishop2020:
#naptus2,
Is this post really from you or someone impersonating you.

This is the most meaningless and incomprehensible post from #neptus2

🤣 If this was true then you won't have wasted your energy to click on the post and to go further to comment.

Please keep it up, you are increasing the post and view count and number of pages.

AndroBlaze:
I think the British guy was upset, thinking probably Skepta was bigging up the Palestinian flags and also the absence of anyone proud to be British.

Yeah, the part in which he mentioned "Virtue seeking" makes me think that it was the Palestinian flags that upset him.

But I also think that's what upset Skepta too.

Some British people have expressed anger at his tweet, saying that only people that accept British culture should be allowed to become British subjects.

Some Nigerians have proudly reiterated that he is Nigerian.

Some British people have also said that he has a right to choose where he is from.

Some Nigerians have also said that the only reason that he is proud of Nigeria is because he does not live in Nigeria.

Others have referenced a line from his 2017 hit, Hypycrisy.

In that song he rapped, "I'm a Nigerian Eagle".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF3y-HUxZTI?si=vWMfvVLiOAwj7fwK

Video of part of Skepta's performance at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjXshN2A8OE?si=_VFfHhCzhnBEr3TR

Skepta (Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr) is a UK-based Nigerian grime artiste who was born in London.

The Glastonbury Festival (shortened to Glasto) is a famous music festival that is held in the UK. Nigerian artistes like Fela Anikulapo-Kuti have performed at the festival.

Skepta perforned at the festival recently and posted a photo of his performance. This led to the following exchange.

Big Smoke @Skepta

Love the flag flying yesterday #Glasto 🤞🏿

https://x.com/Skepta/status/1939318168763109850?t=lslq_1YK9FQ-sSVeMfDvyg&s=19


Mendel Select @Mendel_Select

Every virtue seeking flag, and none of our own. Yeah great 🤣

https://x.com/Mendel_Select/status/1939395028138463662?t=Hx3nP6Hc8ty8NMRA3Ri96w&s=19


Big Smoke @Skepta

Who is “our”?
I’m Nigerian, my flag is there clear as day 🇳🇬

https://x.com/Skepta/status/1939395770320367788?t=jvrTFAxDdn_rxAFiMmnf1g&s=19

Photo 1) The photo that Skepta posted (that led to the exchange).

Photo 2) Skepta

Photo 3) Skepta and his family

GeneralDae:
This is the official squad for Ghana black queens and it doesn’t seem like Freeda Ayisi on Instagram made it. She shows great skill on Instagram and I believe she was called to play for Ghana in the qualifiers.

So all those showboating for instagram na just gra gra? 😁😀

Eras come and go. Freda Ayisi's prime era was when she played for Arsenal and Birmingham. She doesn't even play in a major club at the moment. She's now mainly into freestyle football (which was something that Rasheedat Ajibade also didn when she was younger).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle_football

naptu2:
Rasheedat Ajibade is also a two-time Nigerian freestyle football champion. She won the African Freestyle Football competition in 2017 and 2018.

2018 African Football Freestyle Championships semi-final
Blessing Faith (Nig) v Rasheedat (Nig)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WITNvqJr5kY

Previous threads:

Alhaji Aminu Dantata Is Dead
https://www.nairaland.com/8461802/alhaji-aminu-dantata-dead

President Tinubu Mourns The Passing Of Aminu Dantata
https://www.nairaland.com/8462073/president-tinubu-mourns-passing-aminu

Peter Obi Mourns The Passing Of Alhaji Aminu Dantata
https://www.nairaland.com/8462461/peter-obi-mourns-passing-alhaji

Aminu Dantata Donated ₦10 Million At The Launching Of Kano Foundation In 1986
https://www.nairaland.com/8461967/aminu-dantata-donated-10-million

Buhari Mourns Rabi Dantata, Aminu Dantata's Wife.
https://www.nairaland.com/7648517/buhari-mourns-rabi-dantata-aminu

Aminu Dantata to be buried in Medina beside Late wife

By Hafsat Bello
June 28, 2025

The family of the late industrialist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, has revealed that he will be buried in Madina next to his wife, Rabi’a, who died in 2023, in accordance with his final wishes.

Following his death in Abu Dhabi on Friday night, a funeral prayer in absentia was held in Kano on Saturday.

The Kano State chapter of the Council of Ulama organized the Salatul Ghaib; a special prayer offered for the deceased when the body is not present to honour the elder statesman and philanthropist.

The prayer attracted thousands of people from Kano and beyond.

https://dailypost.ng/2025/06/28/aminu-dantata-to-be-buried-in-medina-beside-late-wife/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlycYE2Rs8w?si=_JlzG5VRL2tFc0e7

Alhaji Aminu Dantata was very close to the Saudi Royal Family

The tweet below was made on Saturday.

Sanusi Dantata @SasDantata

Late Alh. Aminu Dantata's long-term wish was to be laid to rest in the Holy Prophet’s city of Madinah.

Arrangements for approval from Saudi authorities to move the corpse from Abu Dhabi to Madinah are still ongoing. If it prolongs, the corpse will be brought back to Kano for burial.

May Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him Jannah-tul-Firdaws. Ameen.

https://x.com/SasDantata/status/1938983351383216503?t=MrkBTdECHWaKVzTOAMDj1w&s=19

NTA Network @NTANewsNow

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DELEGATION ARRIVES SAUDI ARABIA AHEAD DANTATA'S FUNERAL

A Federal Government delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia, to receive to remains of late business icon and elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata ahead of his funeral in the Islamic holy city of Madinah.

Alhaji Dantata died in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday aged 94.

The delegation, which left Nigeria late on sunday arrived Madinah in the early hours of Monday.

Led by the Minister of Defence and former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, the delegation consists of Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, and Minister of State of Housing Development, Honourable Yusuf Abdullahi Ata.

Also in the delegation are prominent Islamic clerics, Dr Bashir Aliyu Umar, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa and Khalifa Abdullahi Muhammad, imam of Dantata Mosque, Abuja.

The delegation is joined by members of the Nigerian consulate general in Jeddah led by Ambassador Muazzam Ibrahim Nayaya, who had been making arrangements for the funeral scheduled to take place later on Monday.

RABIU IBRAHIM
Special Assistant to the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation
June 30, 2025

https://x.com/NTANewsNow/status/1939603253374730625?t=bJ2ZDozhwFYmlm8JbVqUMA&s=19

It was Alhaji Dantata's wish to be buried in Saudi Arabia beside his wife.

Sanusi Dantata @SasDantata

Alhamdulillah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has granted approval for the remains of late Alh. Aminu Dantata to be buried in the Holy land of Madinah!

Arrangements are ongoing for his Janazah tomorrow, insha Allah, in the Holy Prophet’s mosque.

May Allah accept the prayers of all well wishers, forgive him, shower him with His mercy, and grant him Jannatul-Firdaws, Ameen!

https://x.com/SasDantata/status/1939290052179173852?t=sS0lm7Tjsabdcz8bok_WBg&s=19

Jubrilv:
Event that took place over a week and you are just bringing it here

The events (plural) took place over an entire week and some of the events were only concluded on Saturday and Sunday.

Read the thread, not just the headline.

Even the headline specified that there were events

Read!

🇳🇬Super Eagles @NGSuperEagles

10 years of great service @WTroostEkong 🦅🇳🇬

We celebrate you now and always captain. Here’s to your legacy, your dedication and many more moments of pride you’ve given to the Super Eagles and the Nation🦅🇳🇬

https://x.com/NGSuperEagles/status/1932863810882420745?t=ejaUh3pIvLIRK83NQQdy7g&s=19

William Troost-Ekong (M.O.N) @WTroostEkong

TEF GALA 2025 💚📣 @troostekongfdn

https://x.com/WTroostEkong/status/1937951256498343980?t=OCKlsza9X6FbMEbMfrY6Jg&s=19