Nigeria, Jan. 11 -- That question has hovered over one of the most talked-about stories in recent weeks, following reports that Professor Isa Ali Pantami, a respected Islamic scholar and former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, had been forced to publicly dismiss rumours linking him to Aisha Buhari, the widow of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The claim, which spread rapidly across social media, alleged that the two were planning to marry after the completion of her Islamic mourning period, known as iddah. Like many sensational tales that thrive in the digital age, the story fed on curiosity, emotional projection, and the human tendency to turn imagination into perceived reality.



Pantami's response, reported by PRNige...