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By Muhammad Sabiu

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has issued a press release strongly condemning the recent burning of the Glorious Qur’an in front of the main Mosque in Stockholm, Sweden. 
 
The NSCIA, led by President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, speaks on behalf of the entire Nigerian Muslim Ummah in expressing their outrage and denunciation of this act.
 
The statement partly reads, “This abominable and heinous act is a clear affirmation of the growing high level of Islamophobia while evidencing the impunity of Islamophobes whose hatred for Islam and Muslims knows no bound. Actions and utterances credited to these Islamophobes smack of gross insensitivity, and disrespect for the feelings and sensibilities of nearly two billion Muslims in the World. This is one too many attacks on Mosques in Sweden, especially recalling that of 2015 and another in December 2022, following which a damaged copy of the Qur’an was left chained up and hanging outside the entrance of the Mosque.”
 
The NSCIA, along with global leaders and individuals, condemns this provocative and blasphemous act in the strongest possible terms. The burning of the Qur’an stands as a testament to the growing levels of Islamophobia and the audacity of individuals driven by hatred for Islam and Muslims.
 
Such actions and rhetoric displayed by Islamophobes demonstrate a profound insensitivity and lack of respect for the feelings and beliefs of the nearly two billion Muslims worldwide.
 
This incident is not the first of such incidents in Sweden, with previous instances occurring in 2015 and December 2022, where a damaged copy of the Qur’an was left hanging outside a mosque’s entrance.

By Ahmad Deedat Zakari

A hippopotamus that is said to be making life unbearable for residents of the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State has been killed by youths of the Agatu community.

The huge hippopotamus ran out of luck on Thursday, when it was overpowered and killed by youths in possession of local weapons.

According to reports, the hippopotamus had been preventing fishermen from freely carrying out their occupation, confining them indoors, damaging their canoes, and causing injuries to some fishermen.

It was also accused of devouring crops and destroying farmlands in the riverine villages of Agatu.

It was further alleged that the same hippopotamus had killed someone near the old bridge in Makurdi before fleeing to Agatu through the River Benue

Olikita Ekani, a former media aide to the immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, shared a video showing the youths using local tools to kill the animal.

Ekani disclosed that the Agatu youths had taken down a monster that had been terrorizing the waterways between Adeke and Ebete.

His statement reads in part “Agatu youths killed a monster that was terrorising their waterways between Adeke and Ebete.”

By Ahmad Deedat Zakari

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, denied entrance to members of staff of the Government House over lateness to work on Thursday. 

The governor drove to the Government House at about 8:30 to the reality that most of the staff were not in their offices and duty posts. 

According to reports, the governor only met cleaners and a nurse at the Government House Clinic. Consequent to the development, he ordered the security to lock up the gate and not allow entrance to anyone.

Speaking on the decision, the governor explained that “This is not a matter of joke.

 “What is expected from any serious government is to ensure timely payment of workers’ salary.

 “When I came in, I paid two months’ salaries within three weeks.

 “That is why I drove myself to the office because my driver did not come in time.

 “But I will not tell you my next line of action because you, too, came late (referring to the interviewers),” he said.

 The governor added that “I promised the people of Sokoto State that I would not betray their trust nor allow any public officers to do so.

 “You either work or return our money. You cannot collect our money without justifying it,”

By Muhammadu Sabiu
 
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) President Nasser Al Khelaifi has once again expressed his firm stance on the future of star player Kylian Mbappé, stating that the young forward must make his decision within the next week or two. 
 
In an interview with Le Parisien, Al Khelaifi emphasised that this deadline marks the limit for Mbappé to make his final decision regarding a new contract with the club.
 
Al Khelaifi made it clear that if Mbappé does not wish to sign a new deal, the door is open for a potential departure. 
 
The PSG president asserted that no individual, not even a player of Mbappé’s stature, is bigger than the club itself, highlighting the importance of the collective over any individual.
 
The PSG president expressed his disappointment and shock at the situation, revealing that there had been a verbal agreement between the club and Mbappé. Al Khelaifi stated that Mbappé had confirmed this agreement, which is why the recent turn of events has left him disillusioned.

By Muhammad Abdurrahman

An Islamic human rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has faulted the final report of the European Union observer team on Nigeria’s 2023 general election. MURIC described the report as an imperialist agenda.   

The group spoke on Tuesday, 4^th July 2023, through its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.

His full statement:

“The Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM), Barry Andrews, at a news conference in Abuja last week presented its final report on the 2023 general election in Nigeria. The report was an undisguised indictment of Nigeria’s electoral system.

“We are nonplussed by this blatant attempt to push an imperialist agenda down the throat of Nigerians. The report is a premeditated attempt at inciting anarchy in the country with the hope of gaining political and economic influence at the outbreak of commotion.

“The EU EOM final report is the odd one out when juxtaposed with those of other election monitoring groups. We saw nothing close to this in the report of the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI). NDI/IRI came with 40 observers from 20 countries led by Dr. Joyce Banda, former president of Malawi. They did not sow any seed of confusion.

“229 different observer groups deployed 146,913 domestic and international monitors. 33 of these were international observer missions which deployed 2,113 observers and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INED) threw its doors wide open for them.

“Why is the EU EOM report a different cup of tea? Is this group trying to tell the world that the Commonwealth Observer Group led by Thabo Mbeki which also covered the elections is blind? The African Union had its team and so did the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) observer team led by Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan.

“Nigerians should not allow the EU EOM to destabilise the country. Imperialists will never teach you what will benefit your country but what will make you despise it. The aim is divide et impera. MURIC rejects this EU EOM report. It is jaundiced.”

By Muhammadu Sabiu

A German-based Nigerian lecturer at the University of Cologne, Germany, Dr Muhsin Ibrahim, has taken to his social media handles to question some Nigerian governors for donating a huge amount of money to Nigerian pilgrims in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

The Daily Reality understands that some of the governors who made the donations include Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, Dikko Radda of Katsina State and Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State.

According to reports, Governor Kabir gave 6,166 Kano pilgrims N65 million; Governor Radda gifted N278 million to Katsina pilgrims, while Governor Bala gave over 300 pilgrims 300 Saudi riyals each.

Questioning the governors’ actions, the lecturer asked what the essence of this is, looking at Nigerians’ critical situation.

His words, in Hausa, and translated into English: “For God’s sake, what is the essence of donating millions of naira to pilgrims by some governors?

“Giving out is good, but is this gift a “priority”, especially at this critical moment people are in? Hmm.”

Nigerians are in a critical situation characterised by the inflation of almost every consumable product nationwide.

Recall that an announcement of fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu during his inauguration triggered an increase in the prices of petrol by over 100%, leading to a significant increase in transportation fares and the prices of commodities.

By Ahmad Deedat Zakari

Gunmen has shot and killed a vigilante in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State. The victim, simply identified as Mustapha, was gunned down by unknown persons in the late hours of Saturday at the Ejeh Palace gate.

The attack is believed by many residents of to be politically motivated. A resident of who spoke to the Daily Reality on the ground of anonymity said: “Some powerful persons in the state want to instill fear in the voting population in the eastern part of the state.”

Another resident who spoke out of fear and sought not to be in print, disclosed that attacks on individuals have been on the increase since the conclusion of party primaries and as the state prepares for December gubernatorial election.

Daily Reality has gathered that the residents have threatened to arm and defend themselves if the culprits are not brought to justice by the government. As of the time of writing this report, the police is yet to comment on the issue.

By Uzair Adam Imam

Taraba State on Saturday was thrown into pandemonium and fear as fresh communal violence erupted in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of the state.

It was reported that the clash also brought tears to the eyes of many families who lost their relatives in the violence.

A witness who preferred anonymity told journalists that over 50 people were murdered and several houses burnt to ashes.

But police said the number of casualties cannot yet be ascertained due to the inaccessibility of the terrain at the time of the findings.

Usman Abdullahi, the State’s Police Command Spokesperson, said the new crisis between the Wurkuns and the Karimjos started around 3 a.m. as “guerilla attacks.”

“In the last few days, there have been pockets of guerilla attacks in some communities in the area whereby the Karimjos attack the Wurkuns, and the Wurkuns also attack in return, or the Wurkuns attack the Karimjos, and they also attack in return,” he said.

According to the police spokesperson, a joint security team of military and police personnel are already in the area to restore order.

By Uzair Adam Imam

A mother of four in Cross River State, Mrs. Martina Itagbor, was murdered by some frustrated youths over accusation of a witchcraf in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state.

The deceased was accused of witchcraft following the death of two brothers in a motor accident. It was on the heels of the accusations that the mother of four was beaten to death and her fingers chopped off.

It was reported that the frustrstrated youths also set her dead body ablaze, a development many people described as horrible.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Gyogon Grimah, directed that the perpetrators be tracked down, arrested and prosecuted according to the law.

This was relayed Saturday in a statement by the Command’s PPRO, SP Irene Ugbo, and made available to journalists in Calabar, the state’s capital.

The statement reads in part, “The issue of jungle justice is one crime that the Police does not take lightly and, as such, we have already commenced manhunt for those responsible for the dastardly act.

“Those responsible, no matter how highly placed, will be arrested and prosecuted according to the laws of the land.

“We are going to treat them like the criminals that they are, and no stone would be left unturned on this matter.

“They can only run but won’t hide. Enough is enough. Jungle justice is not the solution.All those involved in the murder of Mrs Itagbor would be brought to book, and the law will take it’s full cause. We won’t relent until they are in our custody,” CP Grimah assured.