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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said on Friday that it has approved no fewer than 90 Tour Operators out of the 144 companies that applied for participation in the 2018 Hajj operation. NAHCON Head of Tour Operators’ Unit, Alhaji Alidu Shutti who made this revelation in a …...

The Bauchi State police command, have arrested a 17-year-old boy, Nuhu Bulus, for allegedly beating his father to death. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Kamal Datti, while parading the suspect confirmed that the boy killed the father by hitting him with a mud pot, wood and Sickle. He said, “The...

An alleged child killer, 23 year old undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt, Ifeanyi Dike who is reported to have killed his 8-year-old niece, Chikamso Victory at Eliozu area of Rivers state has claimed insanity. Counsel to Ifeanyi Dike, Lezina Amegua made the claim in an application...

Police at the Rumuokoro Divisional Police Station in Rivers state are investigating a mob action by some individuals against a suspect who was alleged to have transformed a man into a goat. DAILY POST gathered the unnamed thirty-six year old man was accused of transforming a human to a … via...

The Ojo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on Friday arraigned a 78 year old man, Joeseph Adetunji, for allegedly bathing his son’s face with acid. Adetunji who was remanded with his son-in-law, Abayomi Balogun, 60, is facing trial for conspiracy and assault for causing grievous harm. The Prosecutor...

Abuja residents on Thursday expressed divergent views, including outright condemnation of the emergence of sex dolls in the metropolis, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Some of the residents who spoke to NAN, however, argued that the sex dolls came at the right time to curb the rate …...

A woman and two men were killed on Wednesday in a communal clash in Josho, a village in Daffo District of Bokkos Local Government, Plateau State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that several others were injured in the fracas that took place in the morning. An insider … via Daily...

A severed head of a newborn baby was reportedly found along a canal opposite Babalola bus stop, Itire, Lagos. The gruesome sight was found on Tuesday by passersby and residents in the area who claimed that the baby was a victim of ritual killing. It was learnt that the … via Daily Post...

Manchester City midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne, has signed a new five-year contract with the club that will tie him down until 2023. The Premier League leaders confirmed the news on Monday. “I am really happy to have signed this new deal,” De Bruyne told mancity.com. “As I’ve said previously, …...

An auto mechanic, Mfon Iyang, who allegedly raped a teenage girl, was on Monday, remanded in Kirikiri prison by an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. Iyang, 55, resides at Fagba, a suburb of Lagos and is facing a 1-count charge bordering on rape. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Rachael Donny, told the …...

The Niger State Commissioner of Police, Dibal Yakadi, on Firday said gunmen kidnapped seven people in Munya Local Government area of the state. Yakadi in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said two brothers, Alhaji Garba Yakassai and Alhaji Umar Yakassai and five others were...

Two pregnant women at the Oyo State National Youth Service Corps Orientation camp in Iseyin delivered a baby girl each. The babies were delivered on Tuesday, the first day of the ongoing orientation course. The NYSC Coordinator in Oyo State, Mrs Ifeoma Anidobi confirmed this to newsmen in Oyo …...

A 45-year old carpenter, Olumide Akinleye, was on Friday arraigned before the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for raping his daughter. Akinleye, who lives in Odo-Ona Elewe in Ibadan, is facing a charge of having unlawful carnal knowledge of his biological daughter. The police...

Report reaching DAILY POST says fire has razed down the College of Education, Warri Senior Staff Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society in the early hours of Friday in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. Property worth millions of Naira were destroyed in the inferno. This development...

A transporter identified as Lateef Saka, has been arraigned before the Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stabbing his wife with a kitchen knife. The 36-year-old is facing a charge of assault for stabbing his wife on her head. The prosecutor, Sgt. Kehinde Omisakin, told...

Gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded islamic sect, Boko Haram, have attacked Nigerien Military base in Toumour village, Southeastern part of Diffa Province, military sources in Niger have revealed. Ahmed Salkida, a Nigerian Journalist with access to information on the terrorists group...

Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Aare Latosa Local Council Development Area, in Oyo State, Bashorun Adekunle Oladeji has debunked reports that the popular Bodija market would be closed for two days in order to perform some rituals. Oladeji described the purported ritual aimed to avert future...

An FCT High Court in Maitama on Thursday ordered the trial- within-trial in a culpable homicide charge slammed on a 37-year-old, Mathew Ankyoor, who allegedly killed his wife. Justice Peter Affen, while adjourning until February 19, said it was necessary to ascertain the veracity of the...

The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has postponed orientation camp for 2017 Batch B, stream 2 Corps members in Benue State. This was disclosed in a statement via its official twitter page. The statement read: “ATTENTION 2017 BATCH “B” STREAM II PCMs The NYSC management...