Kings updates

A 42-year-old man, identified as Edidiong Joseph Effiong was, on Wednesday, murdered in cold blood over a lingering land dispute between two families in Ibiaku Itam in Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom State.   DAILY POST gathered that the deceased was severally cut around his neck region by his suspected assailant, Ambrose Bassey Jeremiah, before he gave up the ghost. According to the father of the deceased, Chief Joseph Effiong, who is also the family head of the greater Ikamaenyin family of Ikot Efaha Itong community, “The land belonged to my late father since the 30’s and when I grew up I inherited the land at his death. Part of the land is where I am building this house and shops here as you can see. “But along the line, precisely in 2010, this boy of over 35 years old started laying claim to the land, saying someone in the community showed him the plot as belonging to them. “The matter has been in court since 2010 and the case was to be decided on August 8, when...

A notorious criminal and serial killer, Umar Yakubu, has been sentenced to death by a Kano State High Court.    The High Court found Umar Yakubu, alias Baban Mage of Tukuntawa quarters guilty in the case of culpable homicide and adjudicated death sentence on him. The Kano High Court Presiding Judge, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, sentenced Baban Mage to death by hanging for killing one Ibrahim Adamu with a pair of scissors. The prosecution counsel, Lamido Soron Dinki told the court that Baban Mage fatally stabbed Ibrahim Adamu on June 29, 2018. Mr Soron Dinki presented six witnesses before the court while the accused Baban Mage said he was not guilty in the case. The accused Person, however, did not say whether he will appeal the judgment or not as he shunned the media after he was sentenced.

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The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has come under attack over its call on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the airing of Big Brother Naija reality TV show.     MURIC had, in a statement sent to DAILY POST, attacked the government of President Muhammadu Buhari for allowing the BBNaija show to go on. The Islamic group labelled the show being aired on national television as immoral, dangerous and Bohemian. However, Nigerians on social media have opposed MURIC’s call for the banning of the reality show, arguing that the show is rated 18. Here are some reactions gathered by DAILY POST from Twitter:

Ex-BBA housemate, Akintayo Faniran has blasted South African musician, Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, alias AKA, over his comments on Bafana Bafana defeat at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, quarter-final match played on Wednesday.     DAILYPOST recalls that AKA reacted to Nigeria’s 2-1 victory over Bafana Bafana AKA, who was angry over the outcome, took to his Twitter account to express sadness over South Africa’s defeat to the three-time African champion, asking why his country always lost against Nigeria at everything.

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has attacked the government of President Muhammadu Buhari for allowing the Big Brother Naija reality TV show go on. The Islamic group labelled the show being aired on national television as ‘immoral, dangerous and Bohemian.’ BB Naija, is currently making waves in Nigeria featuring some romantic scenes among the housemates. The group’s objection was contacted in a press statement made available to DAILY POST by its Founder and Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Friday.

Nigeria's senior national team have received a host of financial pledges following their exploits at AFCON 2019.   The Super Eagles of Nigeria will get N27m ($75000) for every goal scored from the semi-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) from Nigerian billionaire businessmen Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola.