The daughter of the Founder and Chancellor of Baze University, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, PhD, Tasnim Baba-Ahmed, has been joined in marriage to Sani Dangote Jr., son of the late Sani Dangote and nephew of Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man.

The wedding Fāṭiḥah was held on Friday at the Sultan Sa’ad Mosque, Baze University, Abuja, and the union was officiated by Sheikh Professor Ibrahim Ahmad Maqary of the National Mosque, Abuja.

Distinguished dignitaries in attendance included Aliko Dangote; Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi; the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal; Donald Duke, former Governor of Cross River State; and Rotimi Amaechi, former Minister of Transportation.

Other notable guests included Tahir Mamman, former Minister of Education; Professor Ishaq Oloyede; Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed, Chairman of Nigeria’s Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi); and several other distinguished personalities.