Breaking: Shettima Storms Kaduna for Buhari’s Granddaughter’s Wedding, Video Trends

• Vice President Kashim Shettima has landed in Kaduna state for the wedding of late president Muhammadu Buhari's granddaughter, Halima Amira Junaid
• In a trending video, Shettima arrived in Kaduna state on Saturday, August 30, as Halima Amira Junaid ties the knot with Walid Shehu Mauzu
• The senior special assistant to the president on media & communications, Stanley Nkwocha, confirmed this in a statement issued on Saturday and shared further details

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Kaduna state, Nigeria - On Saturday, August 30, Vice President Kashim Shettima stormed Kaduna state for the wedding Fatiha of the children of Captain Junaid Abdullahi and Alh. Shehu Muazu (Iyan Katagum).

The wedding fatiha is being held at the Yahaya Road Juma'at Mosque, Ungwan Rimi, Kaduna.

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Halima Amira Junaid, the granddaughter of late president Muhammadu Buhari, is slated to marry Walid Shehu Mauzu in Kaduna state.

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Halima Amira Junaid is the granddaughter of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, while Walid Shehu Muazu, the groom, is the son of Iyan Katagum.

The spokesman/senior special assistant to the president on media & communications (office of the vice president), Stanley Nkwocha, confirmed this in a statement issued on Saturday, accompanied by a video.

"This is wishing the couple a most blissful marital life," the statement added.

Joined by the Deputy Chief of Staff, State House, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, the Vice President was received at the airport by the Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani and members of the Kaduna State Executive Council.

Also present are Hon. Usman Ali Zannah (member, Kaga/Gubio/Magumeri Federal Constituency), the Ministers for Transport and Environment, Senator Ahmed Sa'idu Alkali.

Watch the video below;

Legit.ng earlier reported that one of late Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari’s daughters Aisha spoke glowingly about him, as the country continued to grieve his passing.

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Recall that Buhari died on Sunday, 13 July 2025, in a London hospital after a prolonged illness.

Tributes continued to flood in for the former Nigerian leader, whom close acquaintances describe as a caring family man with a strong sense of humility. In an interview with BBC Hausa on Thursday, Aisha Hanan Buhari, one of Buhari's younger children, said losing her father was like losing a part of herself.

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Buhari's daughter Zahra cries over late father

Legit.ng earlier reported that the news of former president Muhammadu Buhari’s death at a London clinic continued to make waves online.

The statesman was announced dead on Sunday, July 3, as verified by his former spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu.

A video went viral recently showing the deceased daughter, Zahra, weeping bitterly on the streets of London over her father’s death.

Source: Legit.ng