Author: Naija Daily News

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan on the party’s November 2025 national convention, describing it as “academic and of no practical effect,” even as another faction of the party welcomed the ruling as a victory for the rule of law. The differing reactions were contained in separate statements issued on Friday. The BoT’s position was signed by its Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, while the opposing view was expressed by Jungude Mohammed, National Publicity Secretary of the PDP National Caretaker Working Committee. In its…

Sharia police in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday publicly caned an unmarried couple 140 times each for having sex outside marriage and consuming alcohol, in what is believed to be one of the harshest such punishments since the region adopted Islamic law. The punishment was carried out in a public park in Banda Aceh, where the man and woman were struck on their backs with a rattan cane as dozens of onlookers watched. An AFP reporter at the scene said the woman fainted after receiving her lashes and was later taken away in an ambulance. Muhammad Rizal, head of Banda…

The Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested seven persons over their alleged involvement in an attempt to sell a day-old baby in Calabar, Cross River State. The suspects were apprehended during an intelligence-led operation carried out by troops of the Headquarters 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in the state capital. According to the Army, the operation followed credible intelligence on the activities of a suspected human trafficking network operating within Calabar Municipality. Acting on the information, troops conducted a coordinated raid on Glorious Amazing Grace Hospital in…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has broken its silence on the political crisis in Rivers State, disclosing that behind-the-scenes negotiations are ongoing to resolve the rift between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, made this known while speaking on TVC News’ Beyond the Headlines, offering insight into the party’s strategy amid the tension in the oil-rich state. He said that while the public is focused on court cases, impeachment threats, and heated exchanges, key efforts to stabilize the situation are being carried out…

Moniepoint Microfinance Bank processed transactions worth N412 trillion and disbursed more than N1 trillion in loans in 2025, underscoring the growing role of Nigerian fintechs in financing the informal economy. The figures were disclosed by Moniepoint Inc., the bank’s parent company, in its 2025 Year in Review report released on Thursday. The company said the bulk of its loan disbursements were targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including provision stores, supermarkets, and building materials traders. According to the report, Moniepoint MFB processed over 14 billion transactions valued at N412 trillion during the year, accounting for about 80 per cent…

By Didimoko A. Didimoko A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has nullified the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held in the city in November 2025, deepening the internal crisis rocking the opposition party. In a judgment delivered on Friday, Justice Uche Agomoh ruled that the convention, held between November 15 and 16, 2025, was conducted in violation of existing court orders and therefore invalid. The court consequently set aside all decisions taken at the convention. The judge further declared that the caretaker committee led by Mohammed Abdulrahman and Senator Samuel Anyanwu remains the only recognised National…

By Douglas Maha, Abuja A senior official of Nigeria’s central bank told a court on Thursday that $6.23 million was withdrawn from the bank’s Abuja branch in February 2023 using documents later found to be forged, in a case involving former central bank governor Godwin Emefiele. Testifying at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bashirudden Maishanu, an assistant director at the Central Bank of Nigeria, said the cash was presented as funding for election observers and logistics during the 2023 polls. Maishanu, appearing as the 11th prosecution witness for Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, said he became acquainted with Emefiele in 2015…

Photo: Gov Abba Yusuf – took Kano from NNPP to APC By Austin Manekator Nigeria may still be two years away from its next general elections, but the battle for 2027 has already begun in earnest. Across the country, the political atmosphere is thick with calculation, quiet negotiations, and strategic repositioning. At the heart of this early manoeuvring is a wave of gubernatorial defections that is steadily reshaping Nigeria’s political map long before the first ballot is cast. In the past year, more than a dozen serving governors have either defected or openly aligned with the ruling All Progressives Congress…

Nigeria football is in mourning following the death of Mrs Sarah Chukwueze, the mother of Super Eagles forward and Fulham FC star, Samuel Chukwueze. The sad news was announced in the early hours of Thursday, January 29, 2026, by members of the Chukwueze family. Samuel’s brother, David Chukwueze, shared a series of emotional messages on his Instagram story to mourn their mother’s passing. In separate posts, he wrote: “Can’t even post your picture to say RIP Mum,” “My forever love just left me without saying goodbye,” and “You didn’t even carry your grandchild.” Samuel’s sister, Princess Chukwueze, also confirmed the…

Photo: Unrelated photo of a plane crash All 15 people on board a passenger aircraft were killed after it crashed in northern Colombia, the country’s state-run airline, Satena, has confirmed. In a statement on Wednesday, Satena said its Beechcraft 1900 aircraft “suffered a fatal accident” while en route to the city of Ocaña, near the Venezuelan border. The airline did not immediately disclose the cause of the crash but confirmed that the wreckage had been located in a remote mountainous area. The aircraft, Flight NSE 8849, departed from the city of Cúcuta, about 100 kilometres north-east of Ocaña, carrying 13…