Acclaimed American musician and actor, David Kaff, has been confirmed dead. Kaff, who is recognised for playing keyboardist Viv Savage in the 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, died on Monday at the age of 79.

Announcing his death in a Facebook post, his bandmates from ‘Mutual of Alameda’s Wild Kingdom’ disclosed that Kaff died “in his sleep.”

“Our brother David Kaffinetti peacefully passed away in his sleep yesterday. We are devastated by this event. RIP dear brother,” the post stated.

OSUNDAILY NG reports that after gaining prominence in the 1984 mockumentary, the deceased continued to perform as part of Spinal Tap at events, including a guest appearance on Saturday Night Live, before parting ways to join other bands.

The Jigawa State government has warned local government council chairmen and traditional leaders against the illegal allocation of land.

Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture Sagir Musa Ahmad disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Umar Namadi on Monday.

He said the aim is to uphold the integrity of forest and grazing reserves for future generations.

According to him, “the State Committee on the Retrieval of Illegally Allocated Lands, under the chairmanship of the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, briefed the council on steps taken to curb the unfortunate situation of illegal allocation of land across the state.

“The committee has issued letters of admonition to all 27 local government area councils and the Secretaries of the five emirate councils (Hadejia, Kazaure, Gumel, Ringim, and Dutse) to convey government’s seriousness and commitment to punish anyone involved in the illegal allocation of land.”

He said the state government also solicited the emirate councils’ support towards reinforcing compliance across relevant institutions in preserving the sanctity of forest and grazing reserves as critical public resources.

The SSG emphasised that the letter clearly stated that only the state governor is empowered by law to allocate land or forest reserves for any purpose, therefore, anybody caught will be punished accordingly.

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has recounted a conversation he had with the late President, Muhammadu Buhari.

Radda recalled how Buhari told him he pitied President Bola Tinubu for being brave enough to remove the subsidy on fuel.

Buhari passed away on Sunday at a London clinic at the age of 82 and was buried on Tuesday at his Daura residence with full military honours.

Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of Buhari’s burial in Daura, the governor said: “Let me use his words: ‘I pity Bola (President Tinubu) for what he is doing. He is a brave man for removing the fuel subsidy.

“When I was president, whenever I made an attempt to remove the subsidy, a lot of people would give me too many reasons not to do so.

“But Bola did it immediately. If he had consulted people, he could not have removed the fuel subsidy now’.”

The governor also noted that the former President’s death has created a vacuum that would be difficult to fill.