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An Upper Shari’ah Court in Kano has sentenced Shafiu Abubakar to death by hanging for setting ablaze worshippers during early morning prayers at a mosque in Gadan village, Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The tragic incident occurred on May 15, 2024, at approximately 5:15am while worshippers were performing the Subhi (dawn) prayer. Eleven people died in the mosque, while 12 others who sustained severe burns and were taken to Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital, later succumbed to their injuries. Presiding Judge Halhatu Huza’i Zakariya found the defendant guilty on a four-count charge – culpable homicide, attempted homicide, causing grievous…

Today, Tuesday, May 27, 2025 is Children’s Day in Nigeria. The day, which is observed by other countries on other days, is to raise awareness about the rights and plight of children. The day seeks to protect children from vulnerable conditions as well as guarantee them access to education and other basic needs of life. Although it isn’t a public holiday in Nigeria, school children celebrate the day with events that usually include quiz competitions, radio and television programmes, march-past, and children’s parties. The theme for the 2025 Children’s Day in Nigeria is ‘Tapping the Untapped Natural Treasure’. In the 1960s,…

More PodcastsDOWNLOAD HERE:As, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), more than half its population is under the age of 18. NIGERIA DAILY : Executive vs Legislature: What Should The Relationship Be?However, almost half of these children, the UN agency said in a 2022 report, live under extreme conditions caused by child abuse, inadequate healthcare, lack of access to education, and so on.SPONSOR AD THE BEARING: ADC As Opposition Platform In Nigerian PoliticsAs Children’s Day is being celebrated today, this episode of Nigeria Daily will look at how protected the rights of Nigerian children are and what needs to…

President Tinubu’s election had sparked hope that his administration would solve the mounting economic problems faced by the nation. Alas, after 16-months, his policies of devaluing the naira and slashing petrol and electricity subsidies have sent inflation skyrocketing and triggered mass poverty and economic pains.In truth, the administration has been high on propaganda and low on governance. Although many historians believe that Europe underdeveloped Africa, the truth is that Nigeria’s suffering is homemade. The nation is stuck in a cycle of betrayal, corruption and deliberate backwardness the architects of which are well rewarded. No one is holding Nigeria back except…

Gunmen, in the early hours of Monday, broke into the Grow Homes Estate, located at Chikakore, on the outskirts of Kubwa town in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).The attack on the Chikakore estate is coming about 48 hours after another estate, Efab Global Estate in Idu district, was attacked by armed men, suspected to be robbers. Chikakore, about 30km from the Abuja city centre, is located in Bwari Area Council and has witnessed many attacks this year.SPONSOR AD In January, kidnappers, numbering about 20, invaded a house and kidnapped five people, including a director with the ruling All Progressives Congress,…

The Police Command in Delta State has apprehended a member of an interstates kidnap gang.Spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Warri. Edafe explained that the 30-years-old suspect was arrested on May 20 by the operatives of the CP Special assignment team (CP-SAT).SPONSOR AD He said that the suspect was a member of the kidnap gang terrorising Delta, Rivers, Imo and Enugu states.Edafe said that the hoodlum coordinates the syndicate operating on the Ughelli-Ozoro axis, adding that he resides in the Woji area of Port Harcourt.He added that upon interrogation, the suspect led…

The Competitive African Rice Forum – Nigeria Chapter (CARF-FSD Nigeria), representing a broad coalition of rice farmers, processors, millers, marketers, NGOs, and development partners, has cried out over the threat facing Nigeria’s rice value chain due to policy to what it described as selective import waivers granted by the federal government.Peter Dama, Chairman, Board of Trustees Competitive African Rice Forum and President Rice Millers Association of Nigeria noted that many local rice milling factories are shutting down because of the new policy. Daily Trust reports that in July 2024, the federal government granted a 180-day duty waiver on the importation…

The 2025 Access Bank Cup champions, Clearwater Polo Farm has dedicated the glittering prize to the ever-lasting memory of Nigeria’s polo ambassador, the late Dawule Baba just as the ongoing UNICEF Charity Shield Polo Tournament enters its grand finale stage this week at the Fifth Chukka Polo & Country Resort in Kaduna.“This victory is dedicated to the late “Great TEACHER”, Dawule Baba. Beyond our vision and mission, he inspired the spirit of the team” declared Clearwater polo Chairman, General Kapeh Kazir shortly after lifting the cup at the presentation ceremonies last Sunday in Kaduna. Champions Clearwater with Emir of Katsina…

Liverpool’s players celebrated their Premier League title success with a triumphant parade on an open-top bus through the streets of the Merseyside city in front of thousands of ecstatic fans on Monday.Liverpool sealed the title last month with four games to spare and ended the season with a sizeable 10-point lead over second-placed Arsenal. They lifted the trophy after their 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace at Anfield on Sunday.SPONSOR AD On Monday, the players and staff waved to the crowd from an open-top bus with the words ‘Ours. Again.’ emblazoned on the side, as red flares were lit along the…

One person died yesterday in an explosion at a bus stop in front of the Mogadishu Cantonment also known as Abacha Barracks located along the Abuja-Nyanya Road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).Statements from the military and the police did not confirm any death, but videos from the scene showed a dead man, who appeared to have been shattered, being lifted into a security vehicle. The incident, which happened at about 2:35pm, caused panic among residents and road users.SPONSOR AD The place where the explosion happened has residential houses of highly-placed Nigerians at the back and the military barracks in…