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By Muhammadu Sabiu

Six passengers in two commercial trucks were killed in an auto accident on the Bauchi–Kano expressway in Bauchi State on Tuesday.

According to an eyewitness, the collision occurred about 12:15 p.m., involving a Sharon Ford and a Volkswagen Golf transporting groceries.

The passengers in both vehicles, according to the witness, were burned beyond recognition after a head-on collision.

When contacted, Rilwan Adamu, spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Bauchi State Sector Command, said he would make details of the accident accessible to the press following the rescue operation.

However, details in respect of the accident have so far not emerged.

By Uzair Adam Imam 

The mother of the missing social media critic, Abubakar Idris, aka Dadiyata, has passed on at sixty-six. 

The Daily Reality gathered that the deceased died at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna, where she was being treated.

Family members, Aminu and Usman, confirmed her death to journalists, adding that the deceased was rushed to the hospital where she had finally died. 

Usman said, “She was okay when she went to bed. However, she woke up at midnight, and she couldn’t talk. She became unconscious and was rushed to the hospital.”

Dadiyata was reportedly taken forcibly by unknown men on August 2, 2019, at his residence in Kaduna. However, until today, all attempts to trace his whereabouts have been fruitless.

By Uzair Adam Imam

Bandits killed a 39-year-old businessman, Yahya Hassan Musa, hours after receiving a N6m ransom, a traumatic incident that forced his family members to flood tears.

The Daily Reality learnt that the incident started on Thursday when Musa was coming back from Cotonou, Benin Republic.

Musa, who hails from Kano, was said to be roamed and kidnapped in a forest around the Mopa area of Kogi State, and the bandits reportedly demanded N10m naira before slashing it to N6m at a later date.

Daily Trust reported late Yahaya’s brother, Abubakar Musa, while narrating the incident to the City and Crime, saying that his brother used to fly whenever he travelled.

Musa was the one who took the N6m to the Kidnappers.

He added that, however, on that fateful trip, his late brother decided to return by road.

He said, “The kidnappers requested that I should take the money to a forest in Kabba. I went and delivered the money in cash. They then directed me to a place where I would meet him, but I did not meet him.”

“I slept in the forest alone. I went back to the nearby town and hired hunters to get back into the forest and search for the corpse. After trekking many kilometres, we found his decomposing corpse.”

By Muhammadu Sabiu

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has predicted that Nyesom Wike of Rivers State will lose the presidency in 2023.

Wike, according to Ganduje, would be a good loser because he is courageous.

He made the remarks while receiving the presidential candidate from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kano.

Ganduje said, “So, you have come to see your brothers and sisters. Good. You are aspiring for the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We see your efforts.

“And at the end of it, you’d lose, but you’ll be a good loser. I appreciate good losers because they have courage. And since you are doing it peacefully, you’ll live long to fight again. I congratulate you, Mr ‘Wise’ Wike. Thank you, and God bless.”

Recall that the Rivers State governor has recently shown his aspiration to govern Nigeria in 2023, noting that he stands a good opportunity to clinch power from the All Progressives Congress, APC.

By Ahmad Deedat Zakari

Popularly known as Rema, Nigerian singer, Devine Ikubor, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call off its two-month-old strike. 

The 21 years old Afrobeats singer made the appeal on Monday,  April 18, 2022, on Twitter. 

“ASUU, since dem give me admission I neva start school o, e don do nau “, Rema tweeted. 

Rema was reportedly admitted to the University of Lagos in January and has not been able to assume school before the strike’s commencement.

ASUU has been on strike since February 14, 2022. The Federal Government’s failure to implement the 2009 agreement and not accepting the University Transparency and Accountability Solution, UTAS, as a payment platform are among the main reasons cited by ASUU for the industrial action.

By Ahmad Deedat Zakari

Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment,  Chris Ngige, is set to declare his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on Tuesday. 

This is coming amidst the two-month-old strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

Ngige, who has failed to resolve the lingering impasse between ASUU and the Federal Government, said on Saturday, April 16, 2022, that God has spoken to him regarding the presidency, and he will not disappoint his supporters. 

“The period of Lent ended last night; throughout the period, we communed with God. We did spiritual exercises and fasted. We talked to God and his angels, and God has talked back to us. God has spoken to me. I want to assure the people that I will not disappoint you,” he stated

Ngige added that he has the support of the trio of the APC, PDP and APGA in his ambition. 

“This journey is not for the APC alone. Our brothers and sisters in PDP and APGA  are in support. They know that I am more qualified than any other person from the South East. They will support me,” he said.

However, Ngige’s intended declaration does not go well with many, especially students who have been held at home by ASUU’s strike, which the Labour Minister has failed to resolve.

Maymunat Suleiman, a final year student of Chemistry at Federal University Lokoja, expressed her dismay regarding Ngige’s presidential bid during an interview with The Daily Reality.

“A presidential candidate who doesn’t take education seriously. These politicians only care about themselves and their families. I don’t see myself voting for that kind of candidate,” she said. 

Another student, who preferred to remain anonymous, described Ngige’s presidential bid as a joke that should not be taken seriously.

He further decried the minister’s poor management of the ASUU’s strike, which has kept students in public universities from school.

By Uzair Adam Imam 

The bandits who abducted a pregnant woman in Jalingo, Taraba State, have refused to release her despite being in labour.

The Daily Reality gathered that the bandits kept demanding for ransom to release the woman.

The woman who fell into labour in captivity was said to have visited her parents for maternity leave from Kano.

However, the bandits called the father of the abducted pregnant woman and demanded immediate ransom.

It was gathered that the shooters, who targeted three houses in the area, operated for about forty minutes without any interruption.

DSP Usman Abdullahi, the police spokesperson of Taraba Command, confirmed the abduction of the pregnant woman and six others.

Banditry and kidnapping are the significant security challenges bedevilling the country over the years. 

The menacing security challenge lingers despite the threats and promises by the federal government to mitigate the issue.

By Uzair Adam Imam 

The abducted traditional ruler of the Bukpe community in Kwali Area Council of Abuja, Alhaji Hassan Shamidozhi, has regained freedom after 18 days in captivity.

Reports disclosed how bandits stormed the monarch palace in the Bukpe community and abducted him alongside two residents of the community a few weeks ago.

The Daily Reality gathered that the abductees were said to have paid a ransom of N2.5 million.

Shamidozhi, who spoke to Daily Trust on Sunday, said they were released around 6:12 pm on Saturday.

He stated that his family members, relatives and friends contributed to raise the money for ransom.

Other abductees were identified as Ahmad Joel and his daughter, Precious Joel.

By Uzair Adam Imam 

The Kano State Commissioner for Rural Development, Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso, has resigned to contest for the House of Representatives in the 2023 general election. 

Kwankwaso resigned barely hours after Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje gave political appointees wishing to run for elective offices 24 hours to quit.

The Daily Reality learnt that Kwankwaso wishes to contest for membership in the House of Representatives representing the Kura, Madobi and Garun Malam federal constituency.

In a statement Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Governor Ganduje has directed all his political appointees that want to contest for elections in 2023 to resign.

The governor said all appointees are given between now and Monday, April 18, to tender their resignation.

The statement partly read: “Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje directed all political appointees running for elective offices in the forthcoming 2023 general elections to resign from their respective positions.”

By Uzair Adam Imam 

The two-term governor of Kano, Engr Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, said he had concluded plans to formally declare his political ambition next week.

Kwankwaso, who has been nursing the ambition over the years, would contest for president on the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) platform.

Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Mr Kwankwaso said he consulted widely on his plan, and the responses were positive.

“I have been consulting widely with friends and Nigerians of diverse interests, and the outcome has been positive. 

“I will be informing Nigerians of my political ambition sometime early next week,” he said.

Kwankwaso also acknowledged the successes recorded by his new political party at its recently-concluded membership registration. 

He added, “the support for the NNPP had been overwhelming going by the responses recorded at its recently-concluded membership registration drive.”