Author: Naija Daily News

The US/Israel vs Iran war and the latter’s closure of the straight of Homuz unleashed a fossil fuel shock that has hit economies far from the Middle East and the US. With the price of crude oil hit record highs and it is attendance effect on petrol and diesel, motorists are considering their options. The price of petrol has risen from the pre-February 28 price of about N800/l to N1250lt in most parts of Nigeria, Africa’s most populace nation. Fuel costs influence the choice of cars in Nigeria, with Nigeria drivers choosing between a 4-plug (16-cylinder) and 6-plu (24-cylinder) engines.…

The Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America, USA, has released the identifies of 10 Nigerian nationals include in the so-called ‘Worst of the Worst’ list in the country. The list included people who were convicted from various crimes ranging from child abuse, sex offence, identity theft, wire fraud and cruelty to animals, among others. The list obtained by Naija Daily News from the DHS website, showed that it targeted immigrants as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce immigration and immigrant considered to be driving crime in the country. Nigerians On US ‘Worst of the…

The dust has hardly settled on the Osun governorship election, but one thing is already clear: the APC did not lose the election to Ademola Adeleke alone. It lost to a combination of its own mistakes, the mood of the electorate, Adeleke’s political strategy and a campaign that understood the emotional temperature of Osun better than its opponent. Adeleke polled 511,067 votes against Bola Oyebamiji’s 444,815, and both won 19 and 11 of the state’s 30 local government areas respectively. Senator Babafemi Ojudu, an APC chieftain, has offered perhaps the most brutally honest postmortem so far. His list of those…

Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun recognized as the world’s oldest living person, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 116. Known for surviving a fragile infancy, Lucas credited her extraordinary longevity to her faith in God and dedication to her religious order, according to longevity trackers LongeviQuest and the US-based Gerontological Research Group (GRG). With her passing, the title of the world’s oldest person now goes to 115-year-old Ethel Caterham of Surrey, England, according to both databases. Born on June 8, 1908, Lucas became the world’s oldest person after the January death of Japan’s Tomiko Itooka, who was…

By Deborah Nnamdi The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released an updated deportation list containing the names of 124 Nigerians, describing them as part of its “worst-of-the-worst” criminal offenders targeted for removal from the country. The list was published on the department’s official website on Wednesday as part of the US government’s ongoing immigration enforcement campaign. According to the DHS, the affected individuals were arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and have been placed on what it described as its “worst-of-the-worst” criminal register. Although the department published the names and photographs of those listed,…

By Deborah Nnamdi Nigerian TikToker and streamer, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has opened up about his four-day stay in police custody, claiming he neither ate nor bathed throughout most of the period. The 21-year-old content creator was arrested on Friday in the Lekki area of Lagos after a confrontation with police officers over a tinted vehicle allegedly without a number plate. Speaking after his release, Peller shared his experience in a series of posts on his Snapchat account, describing the detention as the most difficult ordeal he had ever faced. “I am ugly now, I can’t show my…

File image: Carolina Moreno A 27-year-old Canadian mother, Carolina Moreno, has shared the remarkable story of how she unknowingly gave birth to her third child while asleep during labour, describing the experience as one of the most traumatic moments of her life. Moreno recounted the incident in a TikTok video that has attracted widespread attention online, revealing that neither she nor the medical team realised her baby had already been born until several anxious moments later. According to Moreno, she was admitted to hospital for an induced labour after testing positive for Group B Streptococcus, a bacterial infection that required…

The Oyo State Government has confirmed the deaths of four persons and injuries to several others following a violent clash between rival groups, including wheelbarrow pushers, in the Ojoo area of Akinyele Local Government Area. The government also assured residents that those responsible for the violence would be arrested and prosecuted. The unrest, which began on Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday morning, reportedly stemmed from the killing of a commercial tricycle rider during a dispute linked to a failed Point-of-Sale (POS) transaction. The violence forced traders, including operators at the popular Ojoo Motor Park managed by the Park Management…

No fewer than seven people have lost their lives, while more than 5,400 residents have been affected after devastating windstorms swept through 120 communities across 13 local government areas of Jigawa State. The Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Emergency Relief Management Agency, Hannafi Yakubu, disclosed this during a media briefing in Dutse, describing the windstorms as the most severe disaster currently confronting the state. Yakubu said the storms struck shortly after the onset of the rainy season, causing widespread destruction to homes and critical public infrastructure. According to him, the disaster claimed seven lives and affected more than 5,400…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 68-year-old man and his son for allegedly being in unlawful possession of four single-barreled guns along the Igbogene–Tombia Expressway in Yenagoa. The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed. According to the statement, the suspects, identified as 68-year-old Tibi Friday of Futoro Gbene Community in Ekeremor Local Government Area and his 36-year-old son, Oyabrade Tibi, were apprehended during a routine stop-and-search operation conducted by operatives of the Anti-Vice Unit at about 10:30 a.m. on July 6. The police…