Author: Naija Daily News

The Nigeria Police Force has dismantled an international cyber scam centre operating in Agbor, Delta State, with the arrest of seven suspects allegedly involved in large-scale online investment fraud targeting victims in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and other countries. The Force Headquarters disclosed on Thursday that the operation was carried out by the Police National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCC) in collaboration with the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA), with intelligence support from Meta. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, investigations revealed that the suspects operated a sophisticated online investment scam, using fake social media profiles to…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a former Managing Director of the Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Robert Orya, to a cumulative 490 years’ imprisonment after finding him guilty of fraud amounting to N2.4 billion. The conviction was confirmed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a statement posted on its official X handle on Thursday. According to the anti-graft agency, Justice F.E. Messiri found Orya, who led NEXIM between 2011 and 2016, guilty on all 49 counts brought against him. The court sentenced Orya to 10 years’ imprisonment on each of the 49 counts, bringing the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has expanded Nigeria’s political landscape with the registration of two new political parties—the Democratic Leadership Alliance and the Nigeria Democratic Congress—bringing the total number of registered parties to 21 ahead of the 2027 general election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, announced the development on Thursday in Abuja during the Commission’s first regular consultative meeting with political parties. He said the Democratic Leadership Alliance successfully met the Commission’s verification requirements, while the Nigeria Democratic Congress was registered in compliance with an order of the Federal High Court. Amupitan, however, expressed serious concern over persistent leadership…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man, identified as Gafaru Rasaki, for allegedly exhuming human remains from a cemetery in the Sagamu area of the state and being found in possession of four human heads. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday in Abeokuta. He said the suspect was arrested on January 21, 2026, by operatives of the Shakura Police Division in Sagamu. According to Babaseyi, Rasaki was apprehended during an operation and found with four human heads in his possession. He said investigations revealed that the suspect…

A viral video circulating on social media has captured a dramatic moment a suspected phone snatcher narrowly escaped serious injury after a failed theft attempt in slow-moving traffic. The footage, which began trending on Thursday, shows the suspect, reportedly riding a motorcycle, reaching into a vehicle through an open window in an apparent bid to snatch a mobile phone. The attempt quickly went wrong when the occupant of the car reacted and held on to the suspect, preventing him from escaping as the vehicle continued to move. In the video, the alleged thief is seen struggling frantically to break free…

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have rescued four kidnapped victims from a hideout inside the Ewu forests in Ughelli South Local Government Area, following a coordinated security operation. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement released to journalists in Warri on Thursday. He said the victims were abducted on February 2, 2026, at about 9:30 p.m. when five armed men suspected to be kidnappers blocked the Ewu–Ajekuta Road and forcefully seized four occupants of a Toyota Sienna vehicle. According to the statement, upon receiving a distress call, the Divisional Police Officer in Otu-Jeremi swiftly…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tacitly recognised the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, by admitting its leadership to an official engagement with political parties. The committee, led by Abdulrahman Mohammed, was represented at the commission’s first quarterly consultative meeting with political party leaders, alongside the PDP’s Acting National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu. The meeting is traditionally reserved for national chairmen and national secretaries of all political parties recognised by the commission. INEC’s decision to admit Mohammed and Anyanwu to the…

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted nine members of the same family, including a nursing mother and several children, along the Benin–Akure Road in Edo State, leaving four victims still in captivity. The abduction occurred at about 5 p.m. on Monday, February 2, 2026, along the Eko-Abeku-Iyowa Road in Evboneka community, when the family was returning home from school. Head of the family, Mr. Festus Bamidele, said the kidnappers later released the nursing mother and her infant after a heavy downpour on the day of the incident. He explained that the family only became aware of the abduction when…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 59-year-old Chinese national over the alleged rape of a woman at a quarry site in the Kobape area of the state. The incident was said to have occurred on January 25, 2026, at the quarry facility located within the Kobape axis. A senior security officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to lack of authorisation to address the media, disclosed that the suspect was apprehended following a complaint lodged by the victim. According to the source, the suspect was taken into custody shortly after the allegation was reported, and the case…

Former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), formally registering with the ruling party after weeks of signalling dissatisfaction with his former platform. Confirmation of the move came on Wednesday through his Chief of Staff, Moses Ukeyima, who announced that Suswam completed his APC membership registration in Mbagber Council Ward, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. According to him, the former governor was enrolled through the party’s ongoing electronic registration exercise and immediately received his membership card. Ukeyima said the registration was processed by state organising secretary…