The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man, Isiyaku Usman, for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl and stealing two mobile phones in Darazo Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, a resident of Kari village in Darazo, was arrested following a complaint lodged by the victim’s 37-year-old father on Sunday. According to the police, the incident occurred around 8am on Sunday when the girl was reportedly on her way to a neighbouring house, carrying two Tecno A31 Android phones. The command said Usman allegedly lured the girl into an uncompleted building, where he dispossessed her of the phones and sexually…
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The 2027 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that former Labour Party, LP, presidential running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed knew Peter Obi was “a packaged fraud” when he served as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election. Sowore made the allegation in a post on his X handle while reacting to Datti’s claim that Obi, Atiku Abubakar and other politicians cannot improve Nigeria. “He knew Peter Obi, whom he deputized, was a packaged fraud. That needs no repeating, he just revealed what he knew up close,” Sowore wrote. Sowore also recalled the 2023 Peace…
Twenty-five family members of ISWAP terrorists have surrendered to Nigerian troops in separate incidents in Borno State amid intensified military operations against insurgents in the North-East. The surrender involved four people who gave themselves up to troops of 3 Battalion, Marine, at Combat Outpost Ladari on August 30, and another group of 21, comprising seven women and 14 children, who surrendered at Mafa on September 2. Zagazola Makama, a security analyst and counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, disclosed the development in a post on X. According to Makama, the four individuals who surrendered on August 30 were from…
Adewole Adebayo, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has claimed he knows the mistakes that the President Bola Tinubu administration has made. However, he has vowed not to blame Tinubu if he succeeds him as President in 2027. Adebayo was speaking on TVC’s Politics on Sunday. He said that whoever comes into power after Tinubu must accept both the achievements and liabilities. Recommended “When I become President by God’s grace, I’m not going to blame President Tinubu,” Adebayo said. “Once I take the oath of office, I am now inheriting everything that the President before me has done.…
Personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces came under intense gunfire from terrorists in the North-East. A footage showed the Nigerian soldiers taking cover on a dusty road as an armoured vehicle is seen amid thick smoke. At the time of filing this report, the exact location and circumstances of the reported ambush have not been independently confirmed. The Nigerian military has been battling with insurgents in the North-East for more than a decade since the emergence of Boko Haram terrorists. Recommended The military has also been winning the war against the terrorists with some surrendering to troops. It will be…
Rivers United midfielder, Iyowuna Douglas, admitted that the team’s CAF Champions League away draw against San Pedro wasn’t easy. The Pride of Rivers battled to a 1-1 draw with the Ivorian side in the first leg of their first preliminary round clash at the Laurent Pokou Stadium on Saturday. Iyowuna scored Rivers United’s only goal of the game. He also expressed satisfaction with his performance in the game. Recommended “I’m very happy, it wasn’t an easy task,” Iyowuna stated to the club’s media. “I’m happy with my performance in helping the team with the draw.” Rivers United will lock horns with…
Financial expert and Professor of Accounting at Lead City University, Godwin Oyedokun, has detailed the implications of the recent Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, approval of Dangote Refinery’s Initial Public Offering, IPO, at N525 per share for investors in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country. Oyedokun made this disclosure in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST ahead of Dangote Refinery’s listing in September 2026. Recall that the Dangote Group announced that SEC had granted approval for its 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery. Details showed that the landmark Dangote Refinery IPO aims to raise roughly $1.6 billion by issuing 4.1 billion ordinary shares at N525…
Ikorodu City FC have strengthened their squad with the signing of Afeez Bankole for the new campaign, DAILY POST reports. The Oga Boys signed Bankole from Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Kwara United. Bankole featured regularly for the Harmony Boys in the NPFL last season. He is expected to add experience to the Oga Boys backline in this campaign. Recommended Ikorodu City will be aiming for an improved performance after missing out on a continental slot last season. They started the new campaign with a 3-1 win over Ranchers Bees last weekend. You may like
Barcelona have opened a two-point gap at the top of LaLiga table following their 5-0 thumping of Valencia on Sunday. The Spanish champions watched on Saturday as their rivals Real Madrid lost 1-0 to Real Betis. Madrid’s defeat presented Barca with an early chance to establish an advantage in the title race. It was an opportunity that Hansi Flick’s men took with both hands. Recommended Lamine Yamal opened the scoring as early as the sixth minute, before Fermin Lopez made it 2-0 before the break. In the second half, Raphinha, Pedri and Yamal got on the scoresheet as Barcelona ran riot at the…
Five suspected drug dealers have been arrested during a joint operation by troops of the 90 Amphibious Battalion and officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The development was disclosed in a post shared on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama on Sunday. According to the post, the suspects were arrested during a cordon-and-search operation carried out at about 10:10 pm on September 4 in Ugberukoko Community. The operation was reportedly launched after security operatives received intelligence about alleged drug-peddling activities in the Sapele area. Recommended “During the raid, five suspects…