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Guinean President, Alpha Condé, while addressing the country’s Council of Ministers in a meeting on Thursday, ordered all Muslims in the country to hold a 24-hour prayer for President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. According to GuineaNews , Conde who was expected to visit Nigeria in March but was unable to do so because of his health, expressed concern over his Nigerian counterpart’s health, and further asked that prayers be held in all mosques in the country in what he described as a day of prayers for Buhari. Conde had in March reportedly spoken to President Buhari on the telephone. Buhari had earlier in January missed the 28th Ordinary Summit of the African Union held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in January 2017. Conde was elected AU chairperson in the event.

Actor John Heard, best known for playing the father in the "Home Alone" movie series, has died. He was 72. His death was confirmed by the Santa Clara Medical Examiner's office in California on Saturday. TMZ reported that Heard, who lived in southern California, was found at a Palo Alto, California, hotel where he was recovering from back surgery. Heard played Peter McCallister, the father of Kevin, played by Macaulay Culkin, in "Home Alone" and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York." He earned an Emmy nomination for a guest role as a corrupt police detective in "The Sopranos." Heard also played Tom Hanks' rival in the movie "Big." He was briefly married to fellow actor Margot Kidder.

Fatima Abubakar who is one of the daughters of the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar, graduated from a UK university last Thursday July 20th. Her father and the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II attended her graduation.