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The Islamic police, Hisbah in Kano State, has said that its operatives arrested 20 residents of the state including males and females, for taking baths together.   The Kano Hisbah Board said that men of Operation Kau Da Badala made the arrest at a leisure centre located at Ring Road in Kano, the state capital following complaints by residents of the area.   Daily Trust reports that the Deputy Commandant General of the board, Dr. Mujahidin Aminuddin Abubakar, said that the offence contravened the Hisbah law. According to Abubakar, Hisbah law forbids men from mingling together with the opposite gender…

The Ogun State Police Command said it had arrested a septuagenarian landlord, identified simply as Adesina, for allegedly defiling and impregnating his tenant’s 14-year-old girl (name withheld) at Akegbeyale Street in Ifesowapo Akute, Ifo Local Government Area of the state. According to Punch Metro, residents and other tenants were thrown into a state of shock when the septuagenarian suspect was found on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, having sexual intercourse with the 14-year-old girl at about 10:15 pm in the house bathroom. The minor, according to a police source who was part of the team that arrested the 71-year-old suspect but…

The police command in Kaduna State said its operatives have arrested a suspect who allegedly abducted a 10-year-old girl and hid her inside a refrigerator. The command’s spokesperson, Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna. Mr Hassan said on Saturday, at about 1400hrs, the mother of the abducted girl, Uwaila Idris of Unguwar Gara Village of Kauru Local Government Area of the state, reported the disappearance of her daughter. “She came to the police station and reported that on April 26, at about 1300hrs one Aminu Garba of…

The Senator presenting Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Tuesday paid a sympathy visit to the victims of Umunneochi Timber Market fire incident. The fire incident had destroyed shops and property worth billions of Naira. Represented by his Senior Legislative Aide, Barr. Victor Etie, Chairman of OUK Movement, Umunneochi LGA, Mr Basil Offor, Umunneochi LGA Chairman of the All Progressives Congress( APC), Prince Ugochukwu Ezekwesiri sympathised with the management of Timber Market and the traders whose goods were lost to the fire incident earlier this year. The Senator said: “We are here to…

A newly wedded wife, Amina Abashe, allegedly poured boiling water on her husband, Shehu Abdullahi, following a disagreement over her frequent phone calls with other men. The incident happened in Kontangora Local Government Area of Niger State. The husband, Abdullahi, who spoke with Daily Trust, from his hospital bed at the Kontagora General Hospital, said they got married two months ago after the death of his former wife. He said his wife first attempted to stab him to death but that he was able to collect the knife from her before she went to take the water she was boiling…

A viral video on Monday night showed how heavy rain washed away the newly-built Ochanja Market Road in Anambra State. The road was said to have been inaugurated by the state government about a week ago. Shared by a user, chude_, the video revealed the road’s asphalt coating displaced, scattered pieces, and waterlogged areas. Chude captioned the video, “When we complain e go be like say we too dey talk, just one rainfall, look at Soludo’s road. “This is the same Ochanja-Iweka Road they were celebrating its newly constructed needless roundabout some weeks ago. Shame dey catch me. “Just look…

The Kano State Islamic Police, Hisbah, on Tuesday apprehended 11 persons caught for eating daytime in the month of Ramadan. Muslim faithful globally are observing the compulsory 29 or 30 days fasting in month considered as sacred in the Islamic calendar. Recall that Muslims all over the world commenced the Ramadan fasting sequel to the spotting of crescent moon on Sunday in Saudi Arabia. A BBC Hausa News report monitored by Leadership on Wednesday, however revealed that the 11 arrested persons comprised 10 males and one female. The arrest followed an unexpected visit paid by the HISBAH officers to restaurants…

The Nigeria Police, Abia Command, has rescued 16 pregnant women and eight children at a baby factory in Aba, its Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, said in a statement on Friday in Umuahia. Chinaka, however, refused to disclose the location of the baby factory in Aba, opining that further details could compromise ongoing investigation. She said the Police also arrested one Onyinyechi Okoro (29) and Ekene Okezie (32), suspected operators of the baby factory. According to the statement, the rescued persons are: Joy Mathew (27), Stella Okon (22), Bella Okon (19) and Idara Emmanuel (24). Others are: Blessing Okon (19),…

As the economic downturn continues, all areas of Nigerian lives and plans are also striving to grapple with the situation, as areas like housing and rent are also being affected. Nigerians are used to building with cement, but now have to go for other alternatives, as the price of cement is now on the high side. Gone are the days when a quarter plot owner who earns N50,000 monthly can hurriedly place one or two blocks on his or her land. The high cost of cement has affected rent and even homeowners, who built their homes decades ago, also increased…