Six men have been arrested for raping a 12 year old girl at Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
The girl, whose name was withheld, went for an errand for her parents when she was accosted by the men and taken to their hideout.
The suspects include: isah Isma’il, 60yrs, Ibrahim Umar, 45, Mustapha Sani, 44, Dauda Garba, 40, Tukur Bawa, 38 and Muktar Muhammed, 28.
It was gathered that they were apprehended by men of the Hisbah Command at various locations in Argungu after committing the crime.
A director at the Hisbah Command in Birnin Kebbi said the suspects confessed to committing the offence while being interrogated by the officials of the command.
He added that the suspects and the victim had been handed over to the criminal investigation department of the police command in Birnin Kebbi for further investigation.
The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command, SP Nafi’u Abubakar who confirmed the arrest of the suspects said they are being investigated at the CID in Birnin Kebbi police Command.
Super Eagles coach, Finidi George has promised to make Enyimba International Stadium as his first point of call in search of home- based players for the Eagles.
The Enyimba International Stadium is the home ground of Nigeria Premier Football League side Enyimba.
Finidi revealed that he is hopeful of selecting at least one player to play in the Super Eagles from the People’s Elephant.
The former Enyimba coach revealed this during his farewell speech in Aba.
“Definitely I will still come back to Aba to watch Enyimba play because my duty now is to mix the Super Eagles team up with the home based players,” Finidi told the media in Aba.
“Aba definitely will be my first destination when I come to watch Enyimba play. Most likely I will see one or two that I can take with me to the Super Eagles.”
DAILY POST recalls that Finidi George was unveiled as the Super Eagles coach on Monday.
A 38-year-old Ipswich Town manager, Kieran McKenna could be the next boss at Manchester United.
The Red Devils have reportedly started talks with representatives of the manager as they search for Erik ten Hag’s potential replacement.
As per a report by Santi Aouna on FootMercato, the young manager’s past experience with the Red Devils and his exceptional display at the Championship side has seen him get on the list.
Kieran McKenna has won back-to-back promotions with Ipswich Town as they return to the Premier League next season.
McKenna was the U18 coach at Old Trafford in 2016 and was later promoted to assistant manager under Jose Mourinho before leaving in 2018.
He was appointed as the Ipswich Town manager in December 2021.
The report, however, added that England national team boss, Gareth Southgate remains the top candidate for Manchester United.
Apart from the England boss, McKenna, Graham Potter, Thomas Tuchel and Robert De Zerbi have all been linked with Manchester United.
Naira’s woes continue for the second week as legitimate operators of Bureau De Change, BDC, await the Central Bank of Nigeria’s intervention.
FMDQ data showed that the naira dipped to N1520.40 per dollar on Tuesday from N1478.11.
This represents N42.29 depreciation against the dollar in the official market compared to N1478.11 traded on Monday.
Similarly, in the parallel market section, the naira dropped to N1520 per dollar on Tuesday, compared to N1500 the previous day.
The combined data showed that the margin between official and parallel foreign exchange markets stood at N0.40 on Tuesday.
Speaking about the development, Mistila Dayyabu, a BDC operator at Wuse Zone 4, urged the Central Bank to resume its supply of FX to the retail end of the market as a solution to the naira fluctuations.
“The naira depreciated further to N1,520 per dollar from N1,500 on Monday. We are eagerly waiting for CBN to release additional FX intervention into the retail end of the market,” he said.
From February to April 8, 2024, the apex bank distributed FX three times to BDCs.
However, the naira returned to depreciation in mid-April. During that period, it dropped by 28 per cent against the dollar.
Popular Nigerian singer Ayra Starr has opened up about her relationship status.
According to the 21-year-old singer, she is currently single and hopes to find love soon.
The ‘Bloody Samaritan’ hitmaker also admitted that she has broken a few hearts.
Speaking in a recent interview with Angela Yee, Starr said: “I am not in love yet but [I will be] soon. I have broken a few hearts. Not on purpose, though. In case I’ve broken anybody’s heart, it has not been on purpose.”
The Lagos State Police Command, has said that the controversial singer Haberb Okikiola popularly known as Portable would be granted bail only if he is able to produce a reliable surety.
The singer was arrested Tuesday morning following his inability to pay the balance of N14 million out of N27 million worth of a G-Wagon car he purchased from a car dealer.
He was said to have paid only N13 million, while refusing to pay the N14 million balance.
Confirming Portable’s arrest to Vanguard, the spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hudenyin said the singer will spend the night in the police cell, pending when he’s able to produce a reliable surety before he can be granted bail.
“Yes, he’s with us. A vehicle dealer has lodged a complaint against him.
“If he gets a reliable surety, he will be granted bail,” said the police spokesman.
However, as at 8.30pm, there was no sign of him being released on bail.
Nigerian Fuji maestro, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma attended the convocation ceremony of his daughter, Aliyah Mofiyinfoluwa Odetola, at the University of Illinois Urbana Champagne in Chicago, USA.
The singer, via his official Instagram on Saturday, shared a video from the ceremony expressing gratitude to God.
He wrote, “Haliamdulilahi Robin Al’amin, my daughter, Aliyah Mofiyinfoluwa Odetola, just graduated at University of Illinois Urbana Champagne Chicago with honours. Modupe Olohun Oba, anu nimori gba, kii shagbara.”
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A 29-year-old woman identified as Torkwase Kpile has been accused of stabbing her husband to death over an argument over s3x in Achusa Village, Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State.
DAILY POST reproted that the couple, who got married two months ago, disagreed over s3x before the lady picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed the man in the neck.
She reportedly stabbed Igbah Kpile, her husband, in several parts of his body before he collapsed.
Neighbours who were attracted by Kpile’s scream rushed into the house and met him in a pool of blood while his wife, unremorseful and angry, alleged that her husband was disturbing her for s3x.
Though rushed to a nearby clinic in Makurdi, Kpile died on the way and was confirmed dead on arrival by the doctor on duty.
In the meantime, Torkwase, the suspect, has been on the run and the police have commenced an investigation into the murder.
A man identified as Hamisu Abdullahi has been arrested by a vigilante group in Zamfara state known as Askaraw, for helping bandits to coordinate attacks.
It was gathered that he was arrested on Monday, May 13, 2024, in Kabrawa under the Farfaru emirate in Maru Local Government Area of the state and handed over to the security.
Intelligence sources told security analyst, Zagazola Makama, that Hamisu's spying activities and that of his accomplices were responsible for the attacks on troops and towns in Maru and other LGA in Zamfara state.
“On interrogation, he confessed to having revealed troops’ movements and position to his bandits collaborators. Investigation is however ongoing to unravel the network of local informants whose nefarious activities have endangered troops on clearance operations in Zamfara state," the source said.