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Eid-Maulud Celebration: Jigawa Governor, Deputy Cheer Youths Amid ‘Rejection’ Chants

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The Sallar Gani, a popular Eid-Maulud festival celebrated annually by Muslims in Nigeria, turned into an opportunity for youths in Jigawa State to express their grievances to the state governor, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar.

In the video of the event at Gumel Local Government Council of Jigawa State on Saturday, which was obtained by DAILY POST on Sunday, the governor and his deputy Umar Namadi were seen cheering the celebrants who were majorly youths.

As the duo drove past while cheering through the sunroof of the jeep conveying them, there were chants of ‘Bamayi’, ‘Bamayi’ which means ‘we don’t want you.’

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Governor Badaru, who was elected in 2015 and 2019 on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is in his second tenure of office and will be completing his administration by May 29, 2023.

His deputy, Umar Namadi, is the Jigawa State APC governorship candidate in the 2023 election and is expected to take over from him if elected.

Sallar Gani is a popular celebration during the annual Eid-El-Maulud (Celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) in Gumel, where the people display an age-old blend of multiethnic cultures through Dubar and other cultural activities.

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Those spotted at the festival in the video, before running into the protesting celebrants were the APC governorship running mate in the 2023 general election, Eng. Aminu Usman Gumel, APC State Party Chairman, Alhaji Aminu Sani Gumel and many high ranking party officials.

Reacting to the video, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, Alhaji Habibu Nuhu Kila said, “it was not true”, adding that those chanting ‘bamayi’ could be hirelings of those who don’t mean well for the State.

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Alhaji Kila asked rhetorically, “What of the thousands in the palace that were praising the governorship candidate who chanted ‘Sai Danmodu?”

According to him: “Everything started well, we arrived the town and the venue of the festival peacefully, and we were received warmly. After the event, when we were leaving the governor and APC candidate were in the same opened roof vehicle waving at the crowd when the youths started charting “Bamayi! Bamayi!”.”

The governor and the gubernatorial candidate were booed right from the palace until they left Gumel town. After the embarrassment they did not even wait to pray the Maghrib prayers

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Auto-crash Claims 2 Lives On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

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The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, on Friday confirmed that two people died in a lone accident around Oremeji Bus Stop on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The Corps’ spokesperson, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta.

Akinbiyi said the accident, involving a Mazda bus with registration number YNF 414 XN, occurred at about 1:30 a.m.

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He explained that the two occupants of the vehicle, the driver and conductor, both adult males, died on the spot, adding that no injury was recorded.

According to him, eyewitnesses said the bus lost control due to speeding, hit a road barrier, and somersaulted.

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Akinbiyi further said the vehicle, which was conveying live chicks, had been towed by the Ibafo Motor Traffic Division of the Police for further investigation.

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He added that the remains of the victims had been deposited at the Divine Touch Hospital morgue in Ibafo by operatives of TRACE, the police, and the Ogun State Emergency Services (OGSAES).

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He noted that traffic was briefly affected during the rescue operation but was later restored through the efforts of TRACE and the police.

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Court Sentences Man To Death For Killing Son

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The Kano State High Court has sentenced Abubakar Alhaji Sabo to death by hanging after finding him guilty of killing his newborn son.

The Kano State Government prosecuted Sabo before the court on charges of culpable homicide and causing grievous harm.

He was accused of force-feeding the infant with a local insecticide known as ‘fiya-fiya’, resulting in the child’s death.

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Sabo killed the baby after the mother, his girlfriend, refused to obey his instruction to kill the child to avoid the shame of fathering a child out of wedlock.

Following the incident, he was also found guilty of striking the girlfriend’s father on the head with a brick after he caught Sabo poisoning the baby.

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During the trial, the prosecution counsel, Barrister Safiya Yalwati Yahaya, presented three witnesses, while the defendant testified in his own defence.

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After reviewing the evidence presented by both parties, Justice Aisha Yau, who presided over the case, found him guilty of infanticide and sentenced him to death by hanging.

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The court also imposed an additional three-year prison sentence for causing grievous harm.

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Nine Kwara Victims: Kidnappers Insist On N300m Ransom

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No progress has been recorded on the bandits demand for N300m ransom for the release of nine victims abducted in Adanla community of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara state on Boxing Day, December 26, 2025.

Coordinator of the Joint Security Watch for Kwara South Senatorial District, Zubair Olaitan, disclosed this on Wednesday.

According to DAILY POST, the bandits have so far made three contacts with the community leaders that “if the N300m is not paid, the victims will not be released.”

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The bandits seized the nine victims in an attempt to abduct the King of the community, and his wife on Boxing Day, but failed.

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The King, David Olarinoye, was away to Igbaja town for a programme when the armed bandits invaded his community.

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The bandits, however, later seized nine other victims in the community and marched them to the bush.

While seven victims were abducted at the palace of the King, two others were captured on their way to the bush.

Following the abduction, the bandits demanded a N300m for the release of the abducted victims, resisting any negotiations for reduction of the ransom.

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